14 DAY TRIAL // Sony may have stopped the production of the PSP Go altogether, according to a recent report, while the company is currently avoiding the subject in an official statement.
Sony's PlayStation Portable, in all of its iterations, hasn't exactly been the success the Japanese company wanted, especially when compared to its major rival, the Nintendo DS, so it is now getting ready to debut the Next Generation Portable, effectively a PSP 2 that might be released at the end of the year.
Until then, the company has been trying to make the current PSP-3000 and PSP Go devices more attractive by implementing price cuts and bundles.
Now, it seems that at least the PSP Go has reached the end of its lifecycle, with Sony being rumored to have stopped production of the device altogether, according to Eurogamer.
The report arrived from a blog run by a Sony employee, who claimed that the portable console is now out of stock and that the company won't be making new PSP Go devices.
This is backed up by Sony Japan's online store, who lists the PSP Go as unavailable, and doesn't mention when it comes back.
CVG cites an inside retail source that claims the UK won't be receiving any more PSP Go shipments, and that the consoles that are now on store shelves are the last remaining ones.
Sony has issued a statement regarding the issue, but it avoided talking about the fate of the PSP Go, instead just focusing on the bright future of the PSP lineup.
"It is a very exciting time for PlayStation portable devices," Sony said. "Before the end of the year we are launching NGP, our next generation portable device, which we believe will revolutionize portable gaming. In the meantime, the current generation of PSPs continue to be in demand, especially since the introduction of our value for money, Essentials range of games and we will continue to meet that demand."
Considering all these reports and the recent worldwide price cuts made just to the PSP-3000, it seems that Sony is focusing just on that device until the NGP is released around the world, and cutting its losses with the unsuccessful PSP Go.