PSPgo Piano Black

Why a PSPgo? This new entertainment console from Sony PlayStation easily fits in your pocket or purse for anytime playing. It weighs just over one pound but is durable enough to stand up to some intense gaming. Best of all it's totally digital. That means you don't have to carry around your UMDs anymore to enjoy different games on the PSPgo.

The PSPgo is not intended to replace the current PSP-3000, but will instead be promoted as the "premium" version of the PSP. In terms of what you can do with it, the PSPgo hasn't changed all that much from the previous versions of the system.

It still features a single analog stick, four face buttons, left and right shoulder buttons and a d-pad for input. Your games will look exactly like they did before. The biggest change though is that there isn't a UMD slot anymore, so your old disc-based content won't work directly with it.

Sony built the PSPgo so that you could make use of the system's built-in 16gb of flash memory to store your games, music, images, video and more. If you run out of memory, you can use a memory stick micro to add more space (these are currently available in sizes up to 32gb). Having all of your media right there in the system means you won't have to carry around plastic discs anymore.

The PSPgo piano black is an all black console accented by two metallic rings. The control panel has a grown-up feel to it, like a James Bond gadget. The durable toy look that most game machines seem to have has been done away with.

The thing that stands out the most about the PSPgo is that the screen slides up to reveal the controls, and down again to make the system more compact. The screen snaps open and closed so it'll stay in place however you're using it, and it stays on when closed so that you can still watch videos and listen to music when the controls are hidden. Bluetooth is included for use with appropriate headsets, plus there's a 1/8 inch headphone adapter and built-in wifi.  

Common sense media encourages parents to engage the system's parental controls which are password protected and have the ability to keep children from accessing cetain device features such as internet access and games based on their ESRB rating.

PSPgo is targeted at a changing group of gamers who do not like carrying their games and prefer digital. It is the ultimate portable PlayStation gaming system in the market today.