Look, China -- we need to have a talk. We know you're back up to your old tricks again, trying to sell people knock-offs of Sony's new PSP Go handheld. We thought you learned your lesson last time? You had made all of these promises, told us how you were going to get your life back on track and now we have to find out about your Slide Panel Retro from some website? Where's the communication? We don't care if the thing has 4GB of space, a built-in camera, mp3 player and emulation software, it's just not right! To say we're disappointed would be an understatement.
So, here's what we're going to do: We're cutting you off. No more joyriding in the Jag or going down to Toshi Station to waste time with your friends. This is it, we're washing our hands of you . Do what you want, we won't be responsible anymore.
[Via Siliconera]
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:03AM Special Agent Steve said
But it has a camera- therefore it can't be a great gaming device. Sorry, PXP maybe next generation.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:49AM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said
It doesn't matter so long as they can get one sale they can claim victory!
Purchase your P5Pgo Now!
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Purchase your P5Pgo Now!
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:05AM (Unverified) said
And only 85? Very reasonable. Now you can fool people into thinking you bought a Go, and have a crappy MP3 player!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:03AM DWilson8504 said
LOL I work for Walgreens, those fake Wii's were such a joke and people actually bought them!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:15AM (Unverified) said
They're here, just not very prevalent. We usually don't let guys set up a table on the street where you typically find this stuff.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:29AM (Unverified) said
I get it! Because PSP Go sounds like "PSP Faux"!!!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:19AM Funkmaster General said
I have to say, fantastically written article.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 4:19PM (Unverified) said
wait are they also secretly telling us how much the pspGO could really cost ?
they must make money off the $ 85.00 price tag already....
ok ok it may not have precious,expensive metals inside or that shiny black case, but a point is to be made here, but im not going to go there today, because we all know that that the GO is _____________________.
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they must make money off the $ 85.00 price tag already....
ok ok it may not have precious,expensive metals inside or that shiny black case, but a point is to be made here, but im not going to go there today, because we all know that that the GO is _____________________.
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:35AM ArchiGamer said
What a knock off!! I mean, look at that PSPGo, its a ripoff!!
Umm, wait....
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Umm, wait....
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:39AM Gun Barrier said
I don't know... There's a better chance of me buying this knock-off than the actual PSP GO.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:40AM ybfelix said
Hell, this time we Chinese arguably give the world a superior product, compared to the so called capitalist "original" ;)
Look, it plays NES, Gameboy, Genesis, SNES; it takes SD cards; it has Chinese-Americanish dictionary which is essential for your survival in the coming Chinese Overlords age*, it's even named MP5, how awesome it is? Can you top that at the price of $80**? Cut us some slack please...
* According to current media mind-set.
** If you don't need the knock off casing, there are even cheaper models
Thought I do wish they had a better taste in choosing English fonts.
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Look, it plays NES, Gameboy, Genesis, SNES; it takes SD cards; it has Chinese-Americanish dictionary which is essential for your survival in the coming Chinese Overlords age*, it's even named MP5, how awesome it is? Can you top that at the price of $80**? Cut us some slack please...
* According to current media mind-set.
** If you don't need the knock off casing, there are even cheaper models
Thought I do wish they had a better taste in choosing English fonts.
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 7:02AM bm111 said
Why the hell do you people feel the need to do this with absolutely anything and everything? Videogames, cars, buildings, amusement parks. Or stuff like character designs. And then in some cases even fiercely deny anything is wrong. It baffles me. It gives off the impression of a people that lack any ideas of their own. People without a soul, so to speak. Are you really so creatively bankrupt? Or are you just lazy?
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 7:12AM ybfelix said
We actually do build lots and lots things of our design, but they don't got your media's coverage - why would they report a generic Chinese media player that has no brand in western world? As of now China is the factory of the world, so we build absolutely everything, knock-offs included. So what? You think it's possible to prosecute the manufactors? China of this era is a land where raw capitalism ran rampant, when there is profit to be made there is no stopping them. That's not incompatible with creativity, since China's productivity is infinite, there are always other people trying out new things, and there are people who were content with knock offs. To each his own.
And does that harm the original product in anyway? I doubt so, they are clearly aimed at different crowds. To others they provide a cheap laugh.
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And does that harm the original product in anyway? I doubt so, they are clearly aimed at different crowds. To others they provide a cheap laugh.
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:45AM GuineaRabbit343 said
If it doesn't break apart in your hands the minute you touch it, this actually doesn't sound that bad.
And it already has a hell of a lot more content than the PSPgo.
Come on Sony. Quit playing with your dicks and get to work. We want more PSN content.
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And it already has a hell of a lot more content than the PSPgo.
Come on Sony. Quit playing with your dicks and get to work. We want more PSN content.
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 10:07AM (Unverified) said
Are you serious? Last update was like 2 months worth of content.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:55AM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said
I wonder if they camera the guy used to take pictures it was a knock off camera?
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 2:29AM (Unverified) said
This 4GB PXP thing doesn't even have the 4GB despite the title.
4.3" 4GB Slide Panel Retro Gamer / Game Mp5 Player w/ Camera, Mp4 - PXP-2000
... scroll down ...
PXP-2000 Specifications:
# MP4 Specifications
# Memory: 2GB (holds 500 songs, or Countless Games)
# External Memory: SD Card (4GB Max)
So, it only has 2GB. 4GB is the size of an extra SD card that you can buy on your own.
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4.3" 4GB Slide Panel Retro Gamer / Game Mp5 Player w/ Camera, Mp4 - PXP-2000
... scroll down ...
PXP-2000 Specifications:
# MP4 Specifications
# Memory: 2GB (holds 500 songs, or Countless Games)
# External Memory: SD Card (4GB Max)
So, it only has 2GB. 4GB is the size of an extra SD card that you can buy on your own.
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 3:11AM Kodros said
How funny would it be if it had a UMD drive and a second analog stick. Anywho...
"Memory: 2GB (holds 500 songs, or Countless Games) "
"hold 1000+ songs or countless music videos."
Why do they have trouble counting things? I thought Asians were good at math =)
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"Memory: 2GB (holds 500 songs, or Countless Games) "
"hold 1000+ songs or countless music videos."
Why do they have trouble counting things? I thought Asians were good at math =)
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 10:25AM (Unverified) said
on the contrary, everything is original because that's where it was made.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 10:24AM (Unverified) said
It seems like knock offs are so easy because most of the time products are manufactured in China anyways. All the manufacturer has to do is sell the schematics to another company, change some functionality, and replace the logo.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:00PM Kade Storm said
Y'know, I could buy this, for what looks to be a very decent-price--relatively speaking--and have no more need to use my PSP for emulation needs, provided that this thing can run Genesis and SNES games without any kind of problems or loops holes.
Hey, then I too could become a self-righteous preacher, droning selective-biased rants about how custom firmware and piracy are mutually exclusive concepts. Heh.
I like this knock-off… it’s cool. Go China!
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Hey, then I too could become a self-righteous preacher, droning selective-biased rants about how custom firmware and piracy are mutually exclusive concepts. Heh.
I like this knock-off… it’s cool. Go China!
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