Sony Europe has been answering PSPgo (as it's now being called) questions on its blog. Well, Adam Grant ( PSP European Product Manager) is. One question is how much will the €249 unit cost in territories that don't use the Euro. Here's the answer: "It'll cost £249 won't it, you idiots". No, we jest. The real answer is:
"Unfortunately at this stage we are unable to define prices in countries where the Euro is not present at this time but I can assure you that as soon as these prices have been agreed upon I will let you know."
Given the launch isn't until October and exchange rates will fluctuate, that's a fair answer for those countries that won't toe the line and instead make its citizens change money in order to travel to Spain... we digress.
On other issues, such as the fact that peripherals for older PSPs won't run with the new model, Grant says,"Another big question was if the current peripherals can be used with PSPgo. We have reduced the size of the USB connector and introduced multi-function features which has allowed us to obtain a smaller and lighter PSP. As such the peripherals for the current PSP models do not currently work on PSPgo however we are considering introducing a special attachment that can connect current peripherals to PSPgo."
So, as it stands, no - you won't be able to use your old kit with the new unit.
See the entire Q&A here.
"Unfortunately at this stage we are unable to define prices in countries where the Euro is not present at this time but I can assure you that as soon as these prices have been agreed upon I will let you know."
Given the launch isn't until October and exchange rates will fluctuate, that's a fair answer for those countries that won't toe the line and instead make its citizens change money in order to travel to Spain... we digress.
On other issues, such as the fact that peripherals for older PSPs won't run with the new model, Grant says,"Another big question was if the current peripherals can be used with PSPgo. We have reduced the size of the USB connector and introduced multi-function features which has allowed us to obtain a smaller and lighter PSP. As such the peripherals for the current PSP models do not currently work on PSPgo however we are considering introducing a special attachment that can connect current peripherals to PSPgo."
So, as it stands, no - you won't be able to use your old kit with the new unit.
See the entire Q&A here.
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