America Gets Disappointing PSP Go Game Bundle

Kris Erickson • Aug 28, 2009 • Comments ()

In Europe, customers who purchase a PSP Go during its first month on sale will get a free digital copy of Gran Turismo. Earlier, we speculated that Sony might do the same thing for customers in North America, perhaps by offering a free copy of Jak & Daxter to early adopters. It turns out that Sony will offer a downloadable bonus with PSP Go hardware, but it is nowhere near as good as the deal they are getting in Europe.

Here, Sony and MTV will offer customers a free download of the Rockband Unplugged single player demo. This demo will only come with 5 songs, but is compatible with future downloadable content, so users can pay to increase the number of tracks if they wish.

We doubt that very many readers were dying to try out Rockband Unplugged, which has been on sale for several months now. If they had, they would have already bought the game. Still, if it allows Sony to keep the final cost down, we would gladly have a cheaper PSP Go than a bundled game. After all, due to the difference in exchange rate, most Europeans will be paying more than $300 USD for their PSP Go machines, free game or not.