PSP Go hands on from E3 – Detailed look at the PSP Go
PSP Go hands on E3 2009
Here is a round up of some of the first hands on experiences with the new PSP Go at E3, also some of the first detailed macro photos of the unit up close and personal. It’s interesting to note the audio and screen buttons we thought were removed are in fact on top of the unit. That makes sense! As those leaked promo photos didn’t show the top of the PSP Go.
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- PSP Go hands on E3 2009
From Kotaku’s hands on experience with the PSP Go.
The PSP Go is much more narrow than the original, a tiny little device that features the same visual quality, just with a half-inch smaller LCD screen. That smaller hardware footprint means a much tighter control layout, with the analog control nub moved to the right of the digital directional pad, making for a wider reach with the left thumb.
That move to the right will take some getting used to. It doesn’t feel natural, but doesn’t necessarily feel bad. It’s just that my thumb reflexively went for the d-pad. That’s no good for a game like SOCOM Navy SEALs Fire Team Bravo 3, which uses the analog for player control.
On the more positive side, the PSP Go’s d-pad and face buttons—square, circle, triangle, X—feel more precise, more “digital” than the squishier controls on the original PSP. They feel really tight.
The new shoulder buttons, which now reside behind the slide up screen feel fine. Not particularly good, not particularly bad. Just something that’s going to take a little time adjusting to, if you’re used to the beefier L and R buttons on the current PSP.
Weight-wise, we really couldn’t tell how much lighter the PSP Go was. It was locked down and attached to a bulkier weight, so no feel impressions there. Same for the slider. That was locked down too.
PSP Go Images source: Engadget
Hands on experience source: Kotaku
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