Do you want a PSP upgrade?

Do you already have a PSP?  Are you planning to have an upgrade to PSP Go?
Well you better read this review from Brighthand:

Your feelings about the PSP Go will be greatly influenced by whether or not you already have a Sony PSP and/or a lot of disposable income.

If you want the latest and the greatest, I can recommend the PSP Go unconditionally. No device is 100% perfect, but it's obvious that Sony spent a lot of time perfecting the design, and actually listened to its customers (Sony used surveys to quantify the top feature requests). It's small, light, and to copy from Sony's latest PS3 marketing campaign, it only does everything -- games, video, and music, plus an Internet browser, RSS feeds, Internet radio, and even Skype.
Since it's all digital, it's also clutter free -- when you purchase a game you don't have to deal with a box, instruction manual, UMD disk, etc. The small size and the fact that everything is "on board" make it a great device for those who travel frenquently or are always on the go.

If you're an existing PSP owner with a substantial library of games, the question of whether or not to upgrade is much tougher. The same is also true for the import gamer who likes Asian games, and the cheapskate gamer who likes to rummage in clearance bins or shop for used games at GameStop or eBay, always looking for the best deal. In these specific cases, the best bet would probably be to stick with what you have, because the cost of making the switch would simply be too high. Or you may decide it's time to trade in/sell all of those old UMDs and embrace the digital future. The launch of the PSP Go might be the perfect time for you to do so. It's a great little entertainment device, and worthy of your strong consideration.

Pros

    * So small and light; finally the PSP is pocketable!
    * No UMD clutter--all of your content is digital
    * Larger memory capacity--16MB built-in and a M2 slot for another 2GB to 16GB
    * Faster game loading times, and no annoying UMD drive noises
    * Gorgeous screen--bright, with sharp graphics and vivid colors
    * Great sound quality, especially with headphones
    * Game pause function is a real winner for convenience

Cons

    * High price, especially if you have a heavy investment in UMDs
    * Some PSN games more expensive than their UMD counterparts
    * No ability to play imported games or purchase cheap used games
    * Accessories designed for previous PSP models won't work with the new PSP Go

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That was a fantastic PSP review that may help us decide whether to upgrade or not.  Price is a very significant factor unless you have lots of cash to burn.

Had enough?
Not yet? 
Here's another review regarding UMDless PSP, about PSP Go battery life, and what is missing (or the features that we want to be included in the new PSP), and of course (again) the important factor for me----the retail price.  Is it affordable and reasonable for their target market?

So, let's here it from Matt Peckham, PC World:

Sony PSP Go
Costly and compatibility-conflicted, Sony's PSP Go marries design elegance and disc-free gaming with worrisome pricing and upgrade uncertainty.


Included in the box is Sony's new MediaGo software, an iTunes-like application that facilitates library management of your movies, music, and games. Moving games between PSPs is a simple matter of dragging them to and from MediaGo's library.

Unfortunately, you get no option to rip UMD games or movies. Since Sony has backed away from a goodwill program offering digital vouchers to gamers who already own the UMD version of a title, the only way to get the games onto the Go is to buy (and download) them again. New PSP games average $30 to $40, so someone with six recent UMD games faces the prospect of forking over $180 to $240 to get around this egregious oversight. The tape-to-CD or DVD-to-Blu-ray defense falls down here, since those transitions were about media improvements--Sony's digital downloads, in contrast, are byte-for-byte identical to their UMD counterparts. If you're heavily invested in UMD gaming or movie viewing, you should avoid the Go entirely until Sony offers a reasonable upgrade path.

The Go's battery life compares favorably with that of the original PSP, lasting for about 5 hours of active gaming, and more if you keep Wi-Fi disabled. Wi-Fi remains a drain on power, of course--if you're planning to download a largish game, you'll want to leave the Go plugged into a power source. I left my review unit on overnight to pull down God of War: Chains of Olympus, and it ran out of juice before finishing, corrupting the data and forcing me to download the entire game again. A resume function (with an error-detection option) on the PlayStation Store would certainly help. A background-download option would be great, too; unlike the PS3, the PSP locks you out until it's finished downloading.

Then there's the question of what the Go is missing. Where's the GPS? The touchscreen? The microphone? The built-in camera? The gyrometer that lets you tilt the system and play iPhone-style motion-sensing games without the gamepad? Missing in action, every one. (Of course, you can find all of those features on a subsidized cell phone. Nobody is offering a subsidized PSP Go. Yet.) Instead, you're left with a PSP in a smaller, prettier case. And for that, Sony is asking $250--or $80 more than the cost of its last model. No surprise, then, that gamers and retailers are fit to be tied over the price tag.

Should you get one? Sony has made it hard for even affluent enthusiasts, since the company is asking for $250 up front as well as the cost of repurchasing games already owned in UMD format. At the other end of the spectrum, casual gamers who have never owned a PSP will probably balk at the price tag and opt instead for Nintendo's cheaper, more family-oriented DSi.

Taken as is, the PSP Go is a pretty piece of handheld gaming kit, but--as with the PS3 three years ago--Sony is positioning it incorrectly for the demographic groups it needs to win over most.

To read the complete review, go to washingtonpost

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