According to John Koller, Sony's Director of Hardware Marketing, the company has made the PSP Go battery non-replaceable in an effort to prevent piracy that has plagued earlier models, most notably the 1000 and 2000 models.
Using the infamous Pandora's Battery, users of past PSP models could easily modify official PSP firmware and therefore play pirated games at their leisure. Sony wanted ... [ read the full article ]
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It wont take long after the release for parts to hit ebay and then you will be able to buy extra batteries and all of sony's efforts to stop hackers will be in vain. Its useless and i can just see the problems just rolling in with the movable screen. There are springs and gears that can brake and round out. The screen is vulnerable now because the buttons would keep the screen from touching a table top if you put it down the wrong way. Idiots
I'll stick with my PSP 1001. Hackable and I can replace my battery. To top it off its cheaper then this new overpriced PSP GO. 16 gig on board storage is nice but not enough to convince me to buy this piece of crap.
Just wait and get the PSP Go USED at Gamers (gamestop does NOT sell them). They sell for $150 because they are a "download" only machine....no MONEY in that for the used game stores. I purchased one with 6.31 firmware a couple weeks ago, had JUST recently become able to run EMULATORS with the "Hot Shots Gold Open Tee" game save exploit!! I also purchased another used one for $150 at Mr. Money Pawn Shop here in town.....it had 6.10 firmware!!!!! So the free DEMO Patopon2 and game save exploit runs the homebrew and EMULATORS *old school* nes,snes,sega,n64....yada-yada-yada :) Slow me down------> but ya can't STOP me :) Oh, and there excuse to not have a user replaceble battery is CRAP. Hackers and Slackers haven't been able to use the pandora battery since somewhere around firmware 5.03 (2nd generation PSP 2000 and 3000) so it's JUST a scam to make big money off a $5 battery. AND your PSP Go "WILL BE UPDATED" no matter how much you scream and kick....it will be included in the service -no matter what- That's extra security for THEM. But don't lie guys....the PSP is a sweet machine no matter what. And I don't hear people crying because they can't hack there toaster and saying they won't buy one. Bull $-hit. If hacken is ALL you need these for "then build it yourself".
