Sony’s PSP Go! might be the latest miniature masterpiece you'll get, but it can also shrink your wallet, too. Set to conquer the handheld gaming world in the US on October 1st, the all-digital UMD less PSP will not only cost twice as much as its bigger sibling, but require all new accessories thanks to a crafty change of port type.
Rather than using a mini USB port, as with previous PSP does, the PSP Go! has a new, multifunction socket on the bottom of the handheld. That keeps down space, of course, but it also means that accessories existing PSP owners already have will not be compatible anymore with the new console.
Sony, unsurprisingly, are lining up a new range of PSP Go! accessories - including USB cables, AV cables, AC adapters, wrist-straps and screen protectors - that will play happily with their new gadget, but that’s no use to the people who have already spent significant amounts of money on older PSP models like the PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 add-ons. The company’s own GPS module and chat keyboards won’t work, and neither will hundreds of third-party accessories.
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