Sony PSP GoClassic Handheld
Classic HandheldDiscontinued
Sony PSP Go
Sony · Released Oct 2009 · PSP Go (N1000)
Sony's compact, download-only sliding PSP — ahead of its time as an all-digital handheld, but undone by dropping UMD support.
7.8
out of 10
$249
Launch price $249
Pros
- +Compact sliding design with a 50% smaller footprint
- +Fully digital with Bluetooth
- +Genuinely pocketable
- +Same PSP library via downloads
Cons
- −No UMD drive — cannot play existing discs
- −Expensive at launch and a commercial flop
- −Proprietary connector and smaller screen
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full speedPlayableLimitedNot supported
PlayStation PortableFull speed
PlayStation 1Full speed
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- Sony CXD2962GG
- CPU
- MIPS R4000 (dual), up to 333 MHz
- GPU
- Sony GPU @ 166 MHz
- RAM
- 64 MB
- Storage
- 16GB internal + Memory Stick Micro
- Weight
- 158 g
- Dimensions
- 128 x 69 x 17 mm
- Cooling
- Passive
Display
- Size
- 3.8″
- Resolution
- 480x272
- Panel
- TFT LCD (sliding)
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- No
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 930 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~5 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi (802.11b)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Ports
- Memory Stick Micro, Proprietary USB, Headset
- Expandable storage
- Yes (microSD)
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 1
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- No
- Gyroscope
- No
- Hall effect sticks
- No
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Sony XMB (PSP)
Also plays natively: PSN downloads, PS1 Classics
Custom firmware
Our verdict
Value7.0
Build8.2
Screen7.5
Performance7.5
The PSP Go reimagined the PSP as a pocketable, all-digital slider with Bluetooth and 16GB of onboard storage — a vision of the download-only future. Unfortunately it abandoned the UMD drive, so owners could not play their existing disc libraries, and it launched at a high price. It flopped commercially, but as a compact, forward-looking design it is a fascinating collectible.