iFixit Tore Apart the Sony PSP Go – Go Too Expensive at $249.99

YouTube video courtesy of iFixit.com

The Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) Go isn’t officially available until October 1. However, the nice people over at iFixt.com have already torn it apart for your viewing pleasure…

Sony PSP Go Teardown

There weren’t any surprising “reveals” discovered during the disassembly process. The PSP Go’s list price is $249.99 (in black or white). You can find its product page at…

Sony PSP Go (product page)

And, CNET has a pre-release review at…

Sony PSP Go (CNET review)

My take? $249.99 is too much. The $199 iPod touch (8GB model) will not lose much (if any) market share to the PSP Go despite the Go’s 16GB flash storage advantage. Sony needs to reprice it down to around $129.99 (or lower) to be competitive.

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