E3: Sony Qore accidentally outs PSP Go

By Tom Bramwell Published 30 May, 2009

16GB mem, Bluetooth, MGS, GT, Jak...

Sony's new handheld is indeed called PSP Go and has up to 16GB of flash memory and Bluetooth support for tethering to mobile phones.

That's according to Sony's own Qore gaming show, the latest episode of which was posted prematurely and then yanked, but not before the internet pounced on it.

A snippet of video that has since popped up on YouTube includes mentions of Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, Jak & Daxter and Metal Gear games.

The Sony man talking about it also says that the PSP-3000 will be kept on the market.

Eurogamer's in-house pals at the Digital Foundry blog have also done some digging and unearthed high-resolution snaps of the PSP Go.

With the slide closed, the unit has a visible Wi-Fi indicator in the top left next to the screen, as well as a PS button in the bottom left, and a Bluetooth indicator in the top right, with low-profile shoulder buttons along the top.

When the screen slides up, it reveals a d-pad and analogue nub, start/select buttons and the traditional arrangement of four face buttons.

We've previously been told to expect 8GB and 16GB models, but presumably we'll find out more on Tuesday at Sony's conference - tune into the site at 7pm BST / 8pm CET for live coverage.

Condolences to whoever hit the button early.

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Comments (41) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Lord_Gremlin #1 3 years ago

    Well, now there's a question - is it cheaper than 3000 model?

  • nicksan #2 3 years ago

    It's a shame that the mockup from months ago looks a hundred times better than this.

  • El-Dev #3 3 years ago

    Could this be related to the MGS announcement?

    Hopefuly not as I've always been disappointed by handheld machines.

  • AceRadd #4 3 years ago

    I'm so glad the screen slides down to save all the buttons from getting scratched.


    I was at least hoping this'd have a DS-style clamshell design or something. My old PSP's scratched to buggery, and I have it in a case pretty much all the time.
    Edited by 2 at 30/05/09 @ 18:43

  • crickson #5 3 years ago

    Sigh. Ugly-looking and no second analogue stick, no built-in camera, no gps.... I'm really disappointed.
    Edited by 1 at 30/05/09 @ 18:44

  • david78 #6 3 years ago

    It would be hideously expensive with cameras and stuff. I'd rather it's kept cheap and simple.

  • crickson #7 3 years ago

    Nonsense, ~2 mpix cameras are very cheap and about the minimum resolution required to give an acceptable picture. The psp has more than the DSi to worry about, there are new iPhones on the way with what sound like brilliant location-based functions and an increasing library of games...
    Edited by 1 at 30/05/09 @ 18:57

  • lcmnick #8 3 years ago

    Who'd have thought that Microsoft designed hardware (Zune HD) would look better than Sony designed hardware.

    This looks, just, bland more than anything.

  • clean515 #9 3 years ago

    Ps3 slim also kind of comfirmed that way

    Look at the package (this was leaked before psp go on psn).

    [link url=http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/micromagic1 313/ps3slim.
    ]http://i1 58.photobucket.com/albums/t91/m...[/link]

    and then compare it with the psp video sony leaked

    [link url=http://i41.tinypic. com/wlbrr8.jpg
    ]http://i41.tinypic. com/wlbrr8.jpg
    [/link]

    Yeah that is pretty much the same thing with diffrent color... Same font also.

  • Xerx3s #10 3 years ago

    Meh, and here I was hoping that they would go with that sexy rectangle mockup. This thing looks hideous. :/

    Oh well, I guess my ds will do for the moment.

  • jimboton #11 3 years ago

    "I'm so glad the screen slides down to save all the buttons from getting scratched." :D (my thoughts more or less)

    I had the mad hope they would divide each shoulder button in two so we could have better compatibility with ps1 games using all four R1,R2,L1, L2 buttons... it couldn't have been too hard.. and that cute thin d-pad looks to be even more 'diagonally challenged' than the one in the fat model..

    As usual Sony is more concerned with style than usability. Not that the thing is particularly stylish.

  • CapnCloudchaser #12 3 years ago

    Who cares if it looks ugly? As long it handles well and plays well, it doesn't matter so much. Do you really need MP3, camera and GPS functionality when you get all of that in a modern phone?

    I'm disappointed by the lack of enthusiasm for something new and exciting on the eve of E3 :\

  • coolbritannia #13 3 years ago

    So, there are more models of the PSP than there are games for it now?

  • moggsy #14 3 years ago

    Gran Turismo PSP! LOL!

  • NotSoSlim #15 3 years ago

    Looks like GT PSP and PS3 version will get a release date.

    Think this PSP looks good.

  • moggsy #16 3 years ago

    That is one ugly mo fo.

  • StooMonster #17 3 years ago

    The analogue joystick is in the middle of the thing, great for symmetric design but looks rubbish to play.

    Still, at least there might be a couple of titles that will cause my PSP to get taken out of the drawer.

  • porkchop #18 3 years ago

    Direct Feed YouTube Link... http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=XJfZ6TjU1WQ
    Edited by 3 at 30/05/09 @ 21:04

  • makeamazing #19 3 years ago

    To be honest this is going to try and compete with the DS, and the DS is certainly no looker (it looks like a lump of lard/cheese)... so in all the PSP Go isnt that bad. Though it will need touch screen, not heard if its got that yet.

  • Ryze #20 3 years ago

    What the FUCK is the (single) analogue doing over there?

    Sony don't learn very well.

    Current opinion: F-F-FAIL

  • DFawkes #21 3 years ago

    I like it. Then again, pleasing just me isn't the best marketing strategy in the world. "Hey boss, we sold one to that guy we made it for, DFawkes! Now sales are at... well, just him. I'm fired aren't I."

    It at least looks like a portable console sized machine. Though, despite how I loved the nub before, I can't see that new nub placement being great.

  • ShinMegami08 #22 3 years ago

    Is everybody a PSP hater?
    I'm very excited with the new version. It looks very slick and cool.
    16GB of storage is also very, very good.

    You are all just jealous DS-suckers.
    Edited by 1 at 30/05/09 @ 22:51

  • djhazardous #23 3 years ago

    It's certainly a good option for the early adopters, but let's just say this: Sony best bring it into the DLC handheld market by offering premium content at low prices (I'm talking $19.99 for a brand new title) or they're in serious trouble.

  • peteb #24 3 years ago

    I dont think this will sell well to the mass market. Mums will be buying umds for it and wondering why theres no slot for them, this download only stuff can only cause indecision for most buyers. Sony would also have u by the balls, judging by the pricing/exchange rates on PSN. I cant see this touching the DS sadly. I was always fond of the PSP but I definitely wouldn't buy this over a 3000.

  • Ryze #25 3 years ago

    PSP NO

  • Milk #26 3 years ago

    gt mobile LOL!

    I'll believe it when I see it. In the shops.

  • NotSoSlim #27 3 years ago

    @ MattDamon

    The console wont be that cheap, probably £99.99 for 8gb and £129.99 for 16gb

    @ peteb

    Thats why they are not discontinuing the PSP 3000 best of both worlds. Choice is good and the mass market may appreciate that. There is already a PSN store you can access from a PC so more visibility of this will help the console sell as well as the price point.
    Edited by 1 at 31/05/09 @ 13:02

  • Bangaioh #28 3 years ago

    "Accidentally"? just for the clicks, right EG?

  • IneptPercy #29 3 years ago

    "You are all just jealous DS-suckers."

    Love that one, I own a DS lite and don' feel slightly jealous, still a no sale for me this one. The DS is made my the games, what does this have? hardware wise it is amazing, games wise not so much.

  • monkeylite #30 3 years ago

    DS Lite owner here since the first month it was available in Japan. Also a PSP owner. I am open-minded enough to enjoy both systems, and both have great games and awful shite.

  • movingincircles #31 3 years ago

    I'm collecting a whole bunch of info on the PSP Go. More news at PSP Go Fan

  • Diomedes #32 3 years ago

    The machine looks good ,but its a definitive let down that it doesnt play UMDs.

    I have some 25-26 original UMDs ,does this mean if I get a PSP Go I wont be able to play them anymore?This isnt a good thing.

    On the other hand ,Sony had to do something about piracy ,battery life ,cost etc ..and the PSP Go succeds on all those fronts.


    For those complaining about the lack of a second analogue ...there isnt a single PSP game that uses two analogues and future games cant incorporate them not to screw the 50 million people that alread have the previous models .......it couldnt be done suckers ,get over it.

    As for camera ,GPS etc it works better as peripherals,lets keep the core unit economic.

  • o_ci2007 #33 3 years ago

    you can get 16gb memory stick pro duo for less than £30 on ebay, for this to work it needs to be cheap

  • GreyBeard #34 3 years ago

    I agree its all about how Sony positions the PSP Go price-wise.

    That said, even if it starts out a premium pricepoint, they should have lots of wiggle-room to drop the price over time as the cost of solidstate memory has been falling rapidly for a long time now.

  • smelly #35 3 years ago

    DS is released.. Everyone shouts "touch screen is a GIMMICK".

    PSP Go is announced... Everyone shouts "where's the touch screen?"

    LOL

  • dadrester #36 3 years ago

    where's the sim card go. no mobile broadband. no sale.

  • dubdivision #37 3 years ago

    Missed opportunity

  • chrisjm #38 3 years ago

    'The PSP has sold 47 million units worldwide'

    and still there are almost no games.

  • rprince #39 3 years ago

    I don't get the point of it closing. Unless it has a touch screen. The only other explanation is for watching movies with it shut, but I bet they've forgotten to include that feature. The screen will probably go to sleep when you slide it shut!

    The slide also makes it look a bit top heavy, like the various horrible teen-IM-txt-chat devices, like the mylo or the sidekick.

    It's nice to get interesting new PSP hardware, and the digital download focus is definitely the way forward (though I'm not sure 16gb is enough: is there expansion?). However, the form factor looks even more wrong than the old PSP and I can't decide whether they've ignored the feedback of the only people who have actually bought the PSP (dual sticks, more shoulder buttons) through sheer stubborness or an attempt to expand their market.

  • VMerken #40 3 years ago

    Ruh Roh.

    Last time I had this feeling was with the Nokia N-Gage. Not sexy, this one. Considering the fact that the controls are buried inside four separate valleys (doesn't seem practical to me) and that the screen is smaller, I'll probably say No to the Go and stay with the Slim.
    Edited by 1 at 01/06/09 @ 12:09

  • layleeloo #41 3 years ago

    Chrisjm

    'The PSP has sold 47 million units worldwide'

    and still there are almost no games.


    Erm, im not fanboy here having most systems, but - no games? How many do you gonsider a decen selection? It comes down to the same old isea, I would rather have fewer games and them be decent rather than fill it with utter DS shite (before DS owners jump on me I do have one BTW and like it). What I mean is all the crap like the horsey shit, and the utter drivvel they churn out. The DS is the first console to put the PS2 to shame for sheen amounts of crap on a console.

    So if the PSP has fewer games, so be it. Lets be glad there is a higher percentage of decent games than there are on many other handhelds or the current and past.