14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that Sony is finally realizing that the steep asking price of the PSP Go is a real deal breaker for plenty of potential customers, and will cut the price of the handheld games console this Friday, on October 15.
This is at least according to a leaked retail document from a North American store, which informs its management that the device will get its recommended price slashed at the end of the week.
According to the document, the PSP Go will be priced at 199.95 U.S. dollars, a 50 dollars discount from the current 250 price tag.
This would certainly help the cause of the PSP Go, which hasn't really gained the success Sony hoped it would when it presented it last year.
The device was set to offer a better and more portable experience than the regular PSP devices, as it had a sliding form factor and didn't include the clunky UMD drive.
Instead, the PSP Go relied on digital downloads to get games and stored them on its internal memory, ready to be played anywhere and anytime, and didn't require the user to carry physical UMD discs, like the regular device.
Sadly, even though it sounded pretty interesting, the 250 dollar price tag made a lot of people weary, and even though Sony offered vouchers for downloadable games from the PlayStation Network, in order to attract people, the device is still considered a flop.
Hopefully, at least for Sony, this price cut might get people interested in the device.
For what it's worth, the Japanese company declined to comment when asked about the presumed price cut, so take all of these rumors with a grain of salt.
Also, don't forget that Sony is rumored to be preparing an all-new PSP2 handheld, which will have improved hardware and better specifications, in order to compete against the upcoming Nintendo 3DS.