Sony gives PSPgo an Easter boost

A routine Bank Holiday sale or an effort to encourage struggling hardware sales – call it what you want, but PSPgo owners old and new will be greeted with some significant discounts the next time they log into the PSN Store.

Several high-profile titles have seen their prices slashed on the service, including the likes of God of War (down from 14.99 to 7.99), GTA Chinatown Wars (29.99 to 14.99), FIFA 10 (29.99 to 15.99), Tekken 6 (31.99 to 15.99) Need for Speed: Shift (29.99 to 15.99) and Gran Turismo (17.99 to 13.99).

Permanent price reduction have also been made to a number of games, including many from EA, such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 which drops from 29.99 to 15.99.

One of the main criticisms of the PSPgo to date has been the price of its software downloads, which compared to those available on the High Street – and particularly to pre-owned prices – are generally much higher.

Whether the price cuts can deliver the sort of hardware sales boost all platform holders look for over a Bank Holiday weekend in the UK is the obvious question to ask.

Here’s the list of discounts in full:

PSP Favourites (Available until the 15th of April)

*LittleBigPlanet (was – 19.99/€34.99 now – 13.99/€17.99)
* Gran Turismo (was – 19.99/€34.99 now – 13.99/€17.99)
* Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (was – 19.99/€34.99 now – 13.99/€17.99)
* MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (was – 19.99/€34.99 now – 13.99/€17.99)
* Ghostbusters (was – 14.99/€24.99 now – 9.99/€12.99)
* God of War: Chains of Olympus (was – 14.99/€19.99 now – 7.99/€9.99)
* FIFA 10 (was – 29.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (was – 29.99/€34.99 now – 11.99/€14.99)
* Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (was – 13.99/€17.99 now – 8.69/€10.99)
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (was – 13.99/€17.99 now – 8.69/€10.99)
* Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (was – 23.99/€29.99 now – 11.99/€14.99)
* Tekken 6 (was – 31.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* F1 2009 (was – 23.99/€29.99 now – 11.99/€14.99)
* Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (was 31.99/€39.99 now 15.99€19.99)
* Need for Speed: Shift (was – 29.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (was – 29.99/€34.99 now – 13.99/€17.99)
* Colin McRae DiRT 2 (was – 23.99/€29.99 now – 11.99/€14.99)
* Beaterator (was – 23.99/€29.99 now – 7.19/€8.99)
* Football Manager Handheld 2010 (was – 29.99/€34.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)

Permanent Price Reductions

* FIFA 09(PSP) (was – 29.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* Need for Speed: Pro Street(PSP) (was – 17.99/€21.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10(PSP) (was – 29.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* Madden NFL 10(PSP) (was – 29.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* NBA Live 10(PSP) (was – 29.99/€39.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* Burnout Dominator(PSP) (was – 17.99/€21.99 now – 15.99/€19.99)
* Marvel Super Hero Squad(PSP) (was – 29.99/€34.99 now – 13.99/€17.99)
* WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010(PSP) (was – 31.99/€39.99 now – 23.99/€29.99)