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My idea of market research is to browse various message boards to get a sense of what the people think. I recently found myself on a PSP message board—I’m a baller, you see—and discovered that the kids there (I assume they’re kids) now refer to the PSP Go as the PSP No. So yeah, Sony would do well to re-launch that bad boy.<\/p>\n
The story comes to us by way of Gamervision, presumably a trustworthy Web site. “Someone close to Sony” told the site that the company is seriously considering re-launching the PSP Go<\/a>. Sales haven’t been great and critical reception has been somewhat mixed. (My main complaint<\/a> with the hardware is that it’s only 802.11b—it took 70 minutes to download Silent Hill: Shattered Memories<\/i> a few days ago! I could have gone to the store and picked up the UMD in half that time.) So yeah, by all means, Sony, re-launch away.<\/p>\n What would a re-launch mean? A new marketing blitz and price drop, primarily. Really, all they’d need is a price drop (it’s about $100 more than the “regular” PSP), but a price drop without getting the word out is sorta pointless.<\/p>\n Of course, all of this is based on that lone person “close to Sony,” so don’t lose sleep over this.<\/p>\n Off the top of my head, the following are worth tracking down if you’re looking for fun PSP games: Final Fantasy: Crisis Core<\/i>, God of War<\/i>, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories<\/i>, Gran Turismo<\/i>, any of the Grand Theft Auto<\/i> games, Metal Gear: Portable Ops<\/i>, Jeanne d’Arc<\/i>.<\/p>\n Feel free to leave your own suggestions in the comments. I’m not exactly a PSP expert.<\/p>\n