Three years ago, Sony endured one of its most troubling hardware launches in company history when it released the PSP Go.

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The new PSP Go ONLY plays games via digital download, and by cutting out the middleman, companies will be able to make more from their product than ever.

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It very much resembles the new PSP Go, which now explains to puzzled customers why that iteration ever existed, as it was really a warm-up for the phone.

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' It's really a product of what our developers want to see, not to mention the feedback we got for the PSP and the PSP Go, from both developers and the community and consumers.

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In April 2011, Sony discontinued the PSP Go.

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While buying fully digital copies of games we already own is less than appealing, if Sony can implement something like the abandoned UMD-to-PSP Go "good will" plan, then there may be benefits for all.

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Think of it as iTunes meets Windows 7 Device Stage with a dash of social network integration and you'll get it: you just tell DT where you want your media to go -- your phone, Facebook, your PSP -- and it'll handle all the encoding, conversion, and uploading steps for you.

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Gamers who are traveling for the holidays will no doubt savor treats like the "God of War: Ghost of Sparta" PSP entertainment pack or the Nintendo DSi XL red bundle, which offer handheld gaming to go.

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