Yesterday, Sony Japan said that the PSPgo, the disc-free variation of the PlayStation Portable was no longer in production. Dead. Done. Put to rest. Well, not in America. Clarifying news that broke on IGN, a Sony spokesperson in the U.S. told Kotaku today: “We are continuing production of PSPgo for North America. We will also continue to support the PSP-3000 platform.”
Today Sony Computer Entertainment confirmed yesterday’s rumour that its digital-only portable the PSPgo was going out of production.
According to what’s supposedly a Sony Store employee blog, no more PSPgo shipments are planned and the portable is apparently out of production. Over on the official Japanese Sony Style page, it is not in stock and shipments are TBA.
Adding to the price-cut the PSP-3000 got ($US130 down from $US170), the PSPgo is now priced at $US149.99. It was previously $US250.
The fact you can’t buy Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on the PSPgo highlights one of the bigger problems with Sony’s struggling handheld. It also helps explain why piracy is so rampant on the portable device.
