The PSP Go is Interesting - Here are my thoughts...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:21 pm
I've been using the PSP Go for grand total of about 45 hours, mostly playing a single game (Trails in the Sky FC). I wanted to throw out my thoughts on the hardware itself. It will be a bit disjointed because I'm basically firing from the hip here, so my bad.
I recently replaced the battery with a third party one from ebay for $19.19 with tax and free shipping. Opening it wasn't bad but looking inside the unit, I feel a bit overwhelmed if I had to do anything else. Mainly because of the system being in two seperate housings. I didn't do a great job taking apart a DSi XL recently so I'm not going to mess with the Go unless I really have to.
There were two main colors that was released: the Piano Black and the Pearl White. I have the latter and I really like the way it looks. It's got super tiny "pearl bits" in the paint. The problem I'm starting to see is the yellowing of the rubber grips in the back. I should look into replacing that. I know for a fact that I would hate the way that would look cosmetically if I let that get worse.
A couple of years back, I got my hands on a new m2 memory stick. Tiny little card. So I have 16GB internally and 8GB with the stick. This works great because I installed CFW about a month or two ago. I now have the option to play a wide variety of games. Connecting to the PC is super easy. Windows 7/10 has the internal storage and memory stick as separate file locations so I can drag and drop games freely. Also, the pause/resume feature is great. I can pause the game and quit out to play something else, and then hop back in afterwards.
The sliding feature feels great. Don't know the longevity of that system though. I don't really like the L and R buttons. They don't have the clicky feel of the face buttons. I feel like the screen gets in the way as well. I haven't played anything yet that relies on those buttons quite yet so hopefully it won't be too much of an issue.
Bluetooth I've never used. I'd like to own the docking station one day.
That's all I got at the moment. Please feel free to chime in!
I recently replaced the battery with a third party one from ebay for $19.19 with tax and free shipping. Opening it wasn't bad but looking inside the unit, I feel a bit overwhelmed if I had to do anything else. Mainly because of the system being in two seperate housings. I didn't do a great job taking apart a DSi XL recently so I'm not going to mess with the Go unless I really have to.
There were two main colors that was released: the Piano Black and the Pearl White. I have the latter and I really like the way it looks. It's got super tiny "pearl bits" in the paint. The problem I'm starting to see is the yellowing of the rubber grips in the back. I should look into replacing that. I know for a fact that I would hate the way that would look cosmetically if I let that get worse.
A couple of years back, I got my hands on a new m2 memory stick. Tiny little card. So I have 16GB internally and 8GB with the stick. This works great because I installed CFW about a month or two ago. I now have the option to play a wide variety of games. Connecting to the PC is super easy. Windows 7/10 has the internal storage and memory stick as separate file locations so I can drag and drop games freely. Also, the pause/resume feature is great. I can pause the game and quit out to play something else, and then hop back in afterwards.
The sliding feature feels great. Don't know the longevity of that system though. I don't really like the L and R buttons. They don't have the clicky feel of the face buttons. I feel like the screen gets in the way as well. I haven't played anything yet that relies on those buttons quite yet so hopefully it won't be too much of an issue.
Bluetooth I've never used. I'd like to own the docking station one day.
That's all I got at the moment. Please feel free to chime in!