As for me, well, I bought a PSP Go when it came out, and if the sales numbers are any indicator, I might be the only person in northern California who bought one. I love video games, of course, and that extends to game hardware. I also like other types of gadgets, but whereas some gadget freaks will buy any new cell phone without flinching, I desire and often get any new game system, no matter how it looks, and (usually) no matter how much it is. Basically, I'm crazy, and crazy logic dictated that I buy a PSP Go. Ashamed? Never -- you gotta own your feelings.

I had a genuine desire to get the PSP Go, though; it wasn't a mindless need. For one thing, I liked it's smaller size because I enjoy the novelty of game systems that get as tiny as possible. And though the regular PSP is overly large, it feels a little out-of-place when I use it in public. That's just me, though. Regardless, with the PSP Go, I also understood where Sony was coming from. The message was that this was simply a tiny sibling of the PSP that could appeal to the kinds of people (kids!) who aren't hung up on keeping their games in boxes, and maybe even someone unhappy with the kind of game selection available on Apple's App Store (relatively rare, but possible).

Unfortunately, Sony couldn't make that message connect with anyone else, and the PSP Go caused consumer confusion from the get-go. A disturbing number of people expected this to be the PSP, becoming genuinely mad when they found out it wouldn't have a second analog nub, for example. By all accounts, the NGP has made up for it.

I didn't have a problem with the Go being download-only. I already had a few downloadable games from the PlayStation Store from my other PSP, and I don't have a personal problem with digital distribution as a whole. I bought several downloadable games that were available, including the retro game compilations like the , sort of turning the Go into a portable arcade. Yes, the games staying at parity with their retail prices was silly and unavoidable from Sony's standpoint, but if you thought they all should've been $5, you're nuttier than I am.

I made sure to keep my older PSP-3000 around, because I still have my collection of UMD games, but also because I had some downloadable Japanese games, and switching accounts on one PSP just to play a different game can be a hassle. I was prepared to make the Go my "American" system. And again, I liked the Go because it was smaller and thinner. I could put it in any pocket on my person or in a bag and I barely notice it.