PSP vs PSPgo: WHICH ONE SHOULD YOU GET? 

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Years ago I got the PSP 3000. I soon installed a custom firmware and ever since then I rarely touch my GBA. With a micro SD to memorystick adapter I can fit my entire childhood in to one device. I also use it for watching movies and listening to music while travelling. Hands down the best portable I've ever had. Also, hello from Greece.

My psp is from my grandma who died and therefor it is very special to me and I will never get rid of it

Damn, I remember when PSP was the talk of the town, the biggest thing and second to none. Now it's retro console. Godamit, I'm old...

I love it when RU-vidrs are able to admit their bias to one option without letting it affect their recommendation towards others! It's not something you see a lot of on RU-vid these days, good job!

Hacked PSP/Vita is the king of porable gaming :)

Good review. I spent 16 years as a professional game developer, and PSP was by far the most interesting system I ever developed on. No question in my mind that something went horribly wrong during chip fabrication, and that one or more things that were originally supposed to work on it didn't, resulting in the crippling main bus bottleneck. What we got left with was a system with some really unusual technical constraints that required major refactoring of conventional graphics engine code. UMD issues just rubbed salt into the wound. That said, I'll always have a soft spot for that particular piece of kit.

Greetings from South Korea! As an owner of a PSP-1000, I flashed CFW on it just a few days ago. Since then I have done quite a bit of work on it. I got a MicroSD to Memory Stick Duo adapter and upgraded the storage from 2GB to 128GB, dumped and backed up my entire UMD library, and had my original battery's cell replaced. Also ordered a PSP-2000 from eBay for as insurance should mine no longer function and for curiosity's sake since it was cheaper than buying a modern AAA game :) I'd give the edge to the original PSP design over the PSP go. I like that Sony gave it a screen with 3000's improvements without the scanlines, added Bluetooth, and added usable internal storage. However, I don't think the extreme forward-thinking decision to go download-only was the smart decision to make in terms of sales. But then, the 3000 was still sold, so maybe Sony wasn't serious about selling lots of PSP go units. Other than lacking UMD support, the proprietary connection/charging port over the PSP's Mini-USB and barrel port also prevents me from seriously considering the go.

Two months ago I bought a psp go in white and I absolutely love this retro console ❤️

Where's the best place to get a PSP in Canada? Kijiji?

I wish this video came out 2 months ago, when I bought a PSP Go because the screen on my old 2000 had some waterdamage. It sums up all the pro’s and cons perfectly, great job! The Go is beautiful and very portable, but the battery is pretty weird like you said. Can’t really tell how much juice it has left. Might eventually even go and find myself another 2000. Greetings from the Netherlands!

Thanks a ton for the help Izzy! I’ve been struggling with which one to use, since I have both, but now that I know I can charge via usb, it makes the decision a lot easier

Just discovered your channel and I'm loving your content! I'm REALLY wanting a PSP Go, I love the form factor and I'm a sucker for slidey things. I wish they'd bring back slide phones just like the Go. Oklahoma, USA btw

PSP-2000 or 3000 hands are great. AND they can use the TV to component cables! I love my PSPgo but you can not deny the value you get from the PSP 2000/3000 models. Awesome video, thanks!

I absolutely LOVE my PSP Go, and I bought ALL the accessories for it - multiple memory cards, TWO of the official docks, even the official Sony Component Cables and an awesome hard leather flip-case made by Sony. I played with my PSP-1000 for a year or so, modded it, played some games, and then bought the PSP Go right around the time Playstation Plus launched (Summer 2009, I think) and LOADED that sucker with games. PSP Minis (indie games), PS1 Classics, and a TON of PSP games. I love the PSP Go so much. I was watching a video a couple months back about the best PSP games and decided to break it back out to play some games. I charged it, booted it up, and went into the store and then (as you mentioned) I realized that my entire library of games, probably over $1,000 of titles at least (lots of JRPGs that never went on sale) are no longer available to access without breaking out my PS3 and syncing up that way. Luckily I still have most of my favorite games like Jeanne D'arc. all the PS1 Square games, and my beloved Powerstone collection, but there's so much I can no longer get on my PSP, and as a consumer who went all-in with Sony's digital-only push in an attempt to support that model, I just felt absolutely betrayed. At this point, there's nothing else to do other than mod it and steal all the games I originally purchased, and that really makes me reserved about giving Sony money for future digital titles. That being said, I stopped dabbling with emulation on my PSP-1000 when I got the PSP Go, and have been on a big GBA kick recently. Seeing this video got me pumped to boot it back up and see how much the scene has changed. I was always a little underwhelmed with the PSP emulation scene, while there was a ton of great stuff out there, the performance always felt just a little less than perfect...a decade later I bet things are smooth sailing so perhaps that'll be a fun project for this week to get it all back up and running. I'll research the PSP Go a bit more and if I find it shouldn't be too easy to accidentally brick, I might just mod that sucker as well.

I love your channel so much Izzy. It’s nice to know that’s people are keeping the psp alive. PS, love the yellow DX Racer.

FINALLY THE VIDEO I NEEDED BEFORE GETTING MY FIRST PSP! Thank you lots! Greetings from Ecuador

Damn I actually have that dock. Didn't know it was that rare.

Bought a PSP GO White from a second hand shop about 2 months ago mainly because of your vids :D And I was a little worried because of the battery indicator on the SNES Emulator just showed "scary" percentage.. This video explains a lot and put my mind at ease :D

It's funny that you posted this video as I recently took both mine and my husband's psps' out of storage. I had to buy replacement batteries for both because they had swollen so much they popped off the covers. We have been playing them quite a lot and I am remembering why I had loved it in the first place. It's a great system and had always held a special place in my heart. Hello from Alberta!

I got a PSP on day one, September 1st 2005, and it woks perfect. But I felt in love with the PSPgo the day I saw it and bought a second-hand one years later. Don't regret it. Love having both, and I also have a Vita. From Spain.

I’d truthfully say the psp go is my favorite device I never had, I did finally find one for cheap though it’ll be here tomorrow. But the psp is the way to go I loved mine it was literally the coolest system I’ve owned in my opinion

I've had my psp go for quite a few years but only recently started modding and putting emulators and games on it as well. I have to say it is amazing having such a small portable device capable of playing almost all of the classics on. Although I am looking into getting a normal psp just to compare the two. But all in all I would highly recommend the psp go.

I've honestly always liked the go more than the normal version. I just like the small size of it and the sliding feature. I remember a few years ago, my dad and I went out to pawn shops to look for one, and the first one we went to had it. It had a price of $150, but we told them we've seen them cheaper online so they dropped it to $70 for us. My favorite part about modding it is the homebrew games. I would have never learned about the history of PC gaming if I hadn't downloaded my first quake mod (it was a mod that gave you the portal gun in quake 1). I still love my PSP go and ended up giving my old PSP to my friend a couple years ago

i've had my PSP 3000 since it was released and I recently did a housing replacement on it and it still works like a charm i love it

The regular PSP is better for me. Mainly because that’s what me and my brother used until the memory stick failed and the battery got fried. I did use my friend’s PSPGo for a while, but the smaller screen didn’t do it for me. Hello from the Philippines

I just got a beautiful pearl white PSP 2000, can't wait to start playing it also about to pull the trigger on a PSVita before they start going out of production

Great video! The ribbon issue was also a problem on the Playstation Phone(R800x) as well. While not totally fun to repair. It can be done! Very cool, thanks again!

Great vid! I have both a PSP 3000 and a PSP Go. Just a bit of a correction though changing the battery on the PSP go is pretty easy. Just 6 screws and be careful. Batteries are available on Amazon no problem. First thing I did when I got my PSP Go off of Ebay.

I own both and I think these two handled are complementary. For example, I still use my PSP Slim to play my UMD games (even if I dumped some ones on my memory stick through an homebrew), whereas I prefer using my PSP Go to play games on an emulator (its internal storage is pretty useful to stock all my ROMS and some options too, like the "pause mode" - I don't know how you say that in English, I'm French - that enables to leave your game and continue it later, without having to reload the emulator and your ROM in two times). Furthermore, it's so fun to play some games when you "close" the console (when your screen is over your buttons) - I think about Locoroco that is playable with L/R buttons and some GBA games (the process is simple: you active the option L=A in Pokémon for example, and you pass the dialogues by pressing L with your console closed). By the way, I probably seem such a weirdo lol

This is very helpful! Thank you legend ❤️

Excellent PSP video... as always. :) I was a huge PSP Go fan back-in-the-day. I used it to play media (music and movies) more than to play games. Sony's SensMe Channel music player was ahead of its time. But now, I mainly use the PSP-3000. Using a micro-SD to Memory Stick adapter, I have 128GB storage. I loaded it up with digital rips of my UMD games, DVD rips (using Handbrake on my iMac), and MP3 files. SensMe on the PSP-3000 works just as good as it did on the Go. It is a full media center in an almost-pocketable form factor. Being able to use UMDs (for play or rip-n-play), replaceable batteries, and expanded storage options make the PSP an easier option these days.

Nice collection and contents, I still have the psp 1000 and 2000 and 3000 and the black pspgo. And bought a Japanese Vita, I didn’t think of modding but now I see you confident and might try a old device 😅 thanks for the great tips

Hmm, I never heard about that battery life thing for the Go. Looking into it, it seems the hardware just doesn't have the right parts to read from the battery. I've always wanted a Go for the portability and Bluetooth, but this bugs me so much that I kinda don't know how I feel about the Go now. Thanks for the new info Izzy, deeply appreciated!

I have a PSP 3000 modded for NES and SNES. It’s just an amazing little device. I’m planning on getting a second one just as a normal device, or two in case I want to play multiplayer games with my cousins.

I look at it the same way I did back when the psp go came out. The original 3 psp models are better because they have more features and are more user accessible. Like being able to change the battery or use physical media. Also I find them more comfortable to hold. The only thing those models lack is the bluetooth but thats not really that huge of a deal. Point is the models before the go had more features. It's a no brainer for anyone debating about what model to get imo. I'd say the psp 2000 is the best because the 3000 screen looked off to some people but either one is a good choice regardless compared to the go. If you could care less about physical media I'd say get the go. Psp is great in general although now your better off getting a vita if you can get one on the right firmware because it's definitely a superior platform with cfw.

I'd totally be down with getting a PSP Go in the future, I absolutely adore the PSP and would love to have one compact enough to be an excuse to carry it around with me. The lack of UMD drive would normally be a big turn off for me, but I already have a modded PSP 3000 that I use to rip my UMDs to the MemoryStick (both for the convenience of having all my games right there, and for improved battery life since I'm not using the UMD drive), so I can just mod my Go as well and throw all my ISO files on there. If I get a new UMD game, I can just rip it on my 3000 then transfer it over to my Go. Easy.

Always watch your vid when it involves the psp!

Great Vid! I just pulled my old silver PSP-2000 out and replaced it's very swollen battery to play some Klonoa and CTR PSOnes on it. It's my own version of the PSClassic :D

Izzy! Cali checking in. I have been getting in to portable gaming and am ready to up my game from the GameBoy/ GBA to a modded PSP. It just isn’t practical to lug around so many games. I’m leaning towards the PSP go. It will be my next gaming purchase in the near future. Thank you for your vids!

Greetings from Malaysia ! Your video is very helpful ! Thanks !

I've got the PSP 3001 White and the PS Vita 1000 with the OLED. I love how you just put the .ISO on the SD adapter of the PSP and it looks great on the PSP. However, the PS Vita is awesome in display quality !

I bought my Go back in 2012 & have been carrying it ever since! I've had most of the PSP's versions in the past, but I love the Go the most!

I randomly stumbled upon a $50 PSP-3000 and decided to buy it. It was a great choice...hell of a fun time modding and a great companion device next to my switch and the PS4. It also was in EXTREMELY GOOD condition, no scratches on the screen (unless I actually look for one).

I have the original PSP1000, pre-production unit from 2004 (one of those used in kiosks and at media events prior to its commercial and official release in early 2005) and after 15 years it's still going strong without any issue. I remember paying €400 for it and despite being worth just €50 nowadays, it's still the best cost-effective handheld console both for "native" gaming and especially for retrogaming. Sure, there are other handheld Android devices like that GPD thing or those Retro Pi-based things, but I find it hard to justify their price tags when for a fraction of the cost, I could buy a "new" PSP1000 and emulate everything I want there. Not that I need one as mine still works 100% fine, but if I was to ever invest in a new handheld for emulation, I'd buy another PSP1000 in a heartbeat.

i got the japan gold psp and i love it got it modded with two 128gb memory cards and lots of ps1 and psp games

I had the 3000 growing up and that thing fell apart really badly, after a few years, I'm really tempted by the PSP Go since I'd mod it and enjoy some PS1 games I grew up with.

Awesome video man. I can’t choose between the OG PSP or the PSP GO. I love both of them. I have one White Darth Vader PSP 2000, 2 white PSP GOs, and one black PSP GO. Collecting physical UMDs is fun too. I don’t have many, but I have a few more movies than I do games.

Thanks Izzy, always enjoy your vids.

Such a shame that good batteries are hard to find nowadays. Greetings from Italy! :)

The ONLY thing I had against the PSP GO is that you can't find M2 cards anymore (past 16gb) while even a NON-hacked PSP (though mine's soft modded) can use a Micro SD-to-Pro Duo adaptor. (Yeah, I know there's an option available for the GO, but by comparison, it not a real convenient one - I just don't like the idea of having an inch or so long ribbon cable sticking out of the card slot.) (BTW, I'm watching on a Shield TV, but commenting using a phone/tablet.)

I just found out my old pspgo..memories are flooding back. im so happy i found it! :D

Great to know the pros and cons for both! I really like the 2000 from the points you mentioned, but in terms of affordability the PSP and PSP Go sell for the same or sometimes even more than the PS Vita (at least locally)! Because of that, I personally prefer the Vita option. All the games and emulators you can get on a PSP plus the newer Vita titles as well 👍🏼👍🏼

Still have my PSP 3004, had the original PSP as well but gift it to a friend for his birthday since he wanted a PSP so badly but couldnt afford one.

5:31 I lol'd because you said, "This is my go-to." And I heard it like Go Two or Go too, as in, this is my PSP Go also or the second iteration of it. English is weird.

From 2005, I've been an owner of a couple 1000 models, 3x Go models and a 2000 model. I think the Go is a very interesting model. My current one cost me £15 as a base unit only, but my previous Go went missing, but still had the OEM charger for it. Nowadays, I use it exclusively for emulation (mainly PS1) and my 2000 is primarily for regular PSP games. I use a micro SD card with a Micro SD to Memory Stick Pro adaptor. My boyfriend is more than happy with his 1000 (he likes the beefiness of the 1000). His UMD drive doesn't work, but when I do more mods to it, I'll be deleting the optical drive and will be making it a digital only handheld.

I just got a PSP Go yesterday. I have always had a 2000 model. I got it for $150 and I’m happy with it so far.

Easy. Go with the vita and mod it with adrenaline

Definitely buy a PSP Go it's the most portable handheld ever

I was thinking of getting a psp go when my psp broke and I still had my UMDs and my memory stick, and when I saw this, I decided to just get a white psp 3000。 Thanks for the video!

Great video as always, I’m watching from Costa Rica

I love my Vita 2000 but i really do wish i had the Vita 1000 for its build quality and OLED screen as opposed to the LCD and plastic build the 2000 offers. I have a SD2Vita card in my vita LOADED with games from my childhood from the SNES, GBA, *Some* n64 games, LOTS of PS1 games, PSP games, and of course the newer Vita games and ports. And to this day, there's still games being released for the system from indie devs. So to answer your question: C, None of the above. My favorite is the Vita. (Hello from the US)

My favourite PSP is PSP 3000 because it has a mic and a usb charging mode and a bigger, brighter screen and is more fast than GO. I have a PSP 3000.

I used to have the PSP-1000 from Japan and I'll probably pick up a used Go. One thing to think about the Go's screen is even though it's smaller it also means higher pixel density so images should look a bit more crisp.

Dude you have Red Alert as the background.... You are a legend sir

every psp for you psp 1000: if you like a better grip and some other features like a open trey button psp 2000: for those who likes the gameboy color (has a better screen and more color) and for the ones that want a psp go but with more features and more slimmer psp 3000: those who like the psp 2000 but with a better screen psp street: no wifi bois and those who just want to play psp games (and just want to play because the sound is kinda bad) psp go: basically no one except if you want to hack and play a lot of games than that’s you in my opinion i would go with the psp 2000

I have the PSP fat, I love it and I got it like for free from my cousin who didn't want to use it anymore 😂 it has a broken wireless switch, so I cannot connect to the internet, but who cares! It was free!

Would be cool to see a video of you setting up emulators and running games on them. Went with the PSP GO btw :)

I remember purchasing a PSP1000 for its exclusive IR function. Using a mod, the device became a universal remote controller PSP capable of changing almost any IR controlled item outdoor.

Argentina. Have a PSP Go but I prefer the 3000 model

The answer is neither, get a Vita. If you set it up with Henhaku you not only have a more powerful device with a better screen and dual analog sticks, but also a full PSP after installing Adrenaline. A PSP with upscaled graphics, save states, and even plugins available to patch games like Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep & Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker to allow you to use those dual analog sticks. Combine that with several remastered collections of PS2 games available natively for the Vita, such as all the PS2 God of War, Jack & Daxter, and Sly Cooper games, as well as great emulator support (everything the PSP can do and more) and the ability to stream games from your PS4 or PC via remote play, it's a no brainier.

Very helpful information, thank you very much.

good video thanks for listening to feedback on twitter and not mentioning the usual

So today my Latin teacher took my PSP-3000 because I was playing Super Metroid in class. I just don’t like Latin, luckily he’s pretty easy-going so there weren’t any consequences. By the way, hello from the Netherlands!

I like the yellow background thing you're doing, especially for the thumbnails

Good video, I love and own various models of the PSP. I have put therm all side by side to check screen quality, the surprising winner for me is my PSP Street, it is brighter and colours pop more than the 2000 or 3000. I like the Go but it gives me finger cramps if I play it without a grip attached. I love the Street, it feels chunky in the hands and the matt black finish doesn't leave finger prints everywhere (I don't care if it has no wi-fi or no stereo speaker). I was lucky to find a barely-played mint condition one last year here in Ireland.

I swear u knew I want a PSP and posted this like great timing

PSP 2000

I'm 2 years late. But greatings from Croatia! 🇭🇷👋🏻

This is why I subscribed to Izzy! Thank you my dude

So glad you clarified the PSP go is lighter, I often have to leave my PSP 3000 at home cause I can’t pick it up cause it’s so heavy.

I love all PSP but the first one was so sensitive the lense broke really easy so I decide it get a gameboy advance for my kid he didn't touch it sold it got a Nintendo DS he didn't even look at it I found out a guy that sales modded PSP with 64 games PlayStation games supernintendo & Sega even gameboy advance games my kid dint even let me touch his PSP now he even sleep with it 😸

Being a comfy, sleek portable with that sweet, sweet Component out makes the PSP 3000 my go-to emulation machine since 2010! Especially when I found 3rd party memory sticks that could accept micro SD cards! Great video dude!

I own a PSP-3000 and I recently found my copy of Battlefront Rogue Squadron for it. I also soft modded it to play emulators. It feels so nice to play GB/GBC/GBA games as well as Super Nintendo and some N64 as well on long road trips. I was thinking about buying a PSP GO for it's smaller size, but after seeing this video and factoring in my large hands it just makes me appreciate my 3000 even more. Edit: Greetings from the USA.

It's worth mentioning that purchasing games is very possible on the pspgo currently, as while the store has been "shut down", the search functionality is still intact, even within the store interface.

Hey Izzy. I got my white psp go + the cradle, 2nd hand past month just for 80 bucks. Thanks to your videos.

What about the pause game from psp go model he hasn't said anything about it. Thats such a great feature to be overlooked

I used to have a PSP 1000 bought it at a used game store was one of the best purchases I ever made today I got on eBay and bought me another one that's why I checked out your video to see what you could do with them now so I bought a psp 3000 for 97.25. Really awesome gaming device and that you can watch movies on the go. Adam From longview tx

Hi Izzy, great video as always. What about the notorious problems with joystick of the psp fat? Still a better choice than the one on the go?

I'm watching from Turkey, PSP portable used is less than $50 here, lucky us 😜

Caramba! O Izzy Nobre tem um inglês incrivelmente bom!

You need more subs man. great video!

Nice video, i love the PSP, it's my favorite portable console, i own all models but my favorite one it's the model 3000, greetings from Costa Rica

Bruh, your videos always get me hyped up to get a PSP even tho my note 9 is so much more capable of running all this stuff 🤣

Sense I've gotten the note 9 I kinda stopped playing on my ps4 an PSP. I just put emulators on it then link my ps4 controller

A plus with the original PSP is that you can carry a few pre-charged batteries and swap them out when you’re out of juice. I like the thickness of the PSP-1000. It feels nice in my hands. My dad bought it for me on launch day 2005 and I still have it today.

Just purchased a psp go after getting a psp 3000, can't wait for it to arrive!

Still trying to figure out how to connect my psp 3000 to wifi

PSP is one of the console I've been in love. 5 years ago, I carelessly lost them few months after buying it. I was frustrated and sad because it was my favorite model which was 3006 model. Now I own it again and it feels nostalgic to have it once again. Although it's not the color I want, but at least it still a model 3000 which is my favorite. Also, PSP is what I more preferred than PSPgo because of its convenient on fixing them and easier to grip as my hands is quite big.

Poland here, really cool video, dude.