Just one week after the PSP go's launch, retailers are already slashing prices on Sony's new portable venture over the UK. The UMD drive-less, download-only system premiered with a slightly higher price tag at £225 (roughly $355), compared to the MRSP of $250 in the U.S. Numerous online retailers in the U.K., including Amazon and Gamestation, are already ratcheting that price point down to £200, however.
Several retailers, such as Zavvi and Tesco.com are keeping their prices fixed and ignoring the trend, according to GameSpot, but Game, Play and HMV have all cut pounds off their tags.
That drop won't quite equalize PSP go prices on both sides of the Atlantic; nor do North American retailers show any signs of issuing similar cuts, but it does raise questions about the handheld's appeal right out of the gate in the UK.
Russ pointed out in his review that the price jump from the PSP to the PSP go is a significant detractor considering anyone with a PSP game library of UMD's will have to re-buy everything they want to play on their new system from Sony's online store.
If a similar or greater cut makes its way to North America, however, perhaps that won't be such an issue anymore. Watch those American Amazon listings.
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