PSP Go Protective Case

by Sony

Product Features

• Made from durable and stylish Faux Leather
• Traveler case converts to a stand for movie watching
• PSP Go system is playable while inside the Traveler case

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002LHGOU0
• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: October 1, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,256 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #16 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Hardware > Cases & Protectors
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Color: Black

Protect and carry your brand new PSP Go system with our stylish, durable and portable Traveler Case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice solid feel, with some drawbacks, October 6, 2009

By 

M. Donnelly (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PSPgo Traveler Case - Black (Accessory)

Honestly, I think that this case is GOOD OVERALL. It's not perfect, but it is good.

It has a very sturdy, solid feel to it. I am willing to carry my PSP around in a bag with this, whereas without I would only carry it in my pockets, so I know it's not shifting around. With that said, I still wouldn't pack it away in a bag that might get thrown around or roughed up--it's definitely not made of steel.

Everyone seems to think that this case doesn't fit the Go. I personally like the way it fits for the most part because it's very SNUG. It fits tightly so that NOTHING SHIFTS AROUND when it's in the case. That is a feature that some people seem to think may damage the product, but in fact, it actually just makes it that much more secure. It was a tight squeeze but at no point did I feel like I would be damaging anything to apply slight pressure. I pulled the brackets outward slightly as I pushed the system downward into place, and it was quite painless. The case is so snug in fact that the sliding mechanism feels like it has some resistance. You may not like this, but in my opinion the inside of the case material is VERY soft, and is not likely to scratch the shiny plastic at all.

The outer material has a nice leathery feel to it as well. The Go with the case on still fits in my pocket, so it's nice and thin, despite how solid it feels. And again, it does feel quite solid due to its snug fit. (like a glove)

When using this case, most buttons around the exterior rim of the Go are accessible--L/R, Wifi, Power/Hold, as well as the multipurpose port and the headphone jack. The volume/brightness/mute buttons will be inaccessible when closed. (and effectively inaccessible when the case is open and the screen is slid upward exposing the controls, as your fingers may not fit to reach them) I don't feel comfortable pressing the volume/brightness/mute buttons with the case and screen both in the "open" position, as I feel like my fingers push the screen forward just slightly--something I'm not willing to do. Thankfully I don't need to use volume controls very much, but if you're using it for music and have a very wide dynamic range in your music, it might be an issue.

Opening the case, you can opt to either let the front flap dangle around the back of the unit, or use the velcro clasp to secure it to the reverse side of the case. This is how the unit is designed to stand (with the velcro flipped around on the back side of the case) but I find that it stands a bit too vertically for my liking, so a cool potential feature doesn't really play out too well in that situation. In my experience the case gets in the way if you're trying to hand-hold it while the flap is secured to the rear via the velcro.

The only other issues I have with it are relatively minor--one is that the right side clasp actually covers up the PSP Go's battery light--so if you're charging your PSP Go in the case, you may not be able to see when the light turns green indicating a full charge. Additionally, I don't really like the use of velcro for the clasp, but it's not obnoxiously used, so I'll excuse it for that.

Overall, I personally think that if you want a sturdy case, this is a good product. There are definitely drawbacks to it, but most of the drawbacks don't actually AFFECT me, personally, so I do not regret purchasing it. I will likely buy a set of screen protectors as well, so that when I REMOVE the Go from the case I still feel that the screen is protected. If you're worried about breaking your Go, just be cautiously firm when placing it in and taking it out of the case. It's definitely not as bad as some have made it seem, as long as you apply pressure to the whole system, and not just the screen or controls, when inserting it/removing it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Hard Case but cannot stand on its own as described, October 7, 2009

By 

C. Law - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PSPgo Traveler Case - Black (Accessory)

I finally returned this product after a week of ownership.

Simply put it doesn't worth $19.99. It doesn't stand on its own for movie viewing as it is described on the box. It also makes the screen harder to slide even I know the trick on how to insert the PSPgo in it.

Today, Amazon has finally lowered the price of this faux leather case which is now cheaper than the soft neoprene case.

I would say, if you can find better case out there, you might as well just skip this one.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Does not fit PSP Go well, October 2, 2009

By 

J. Evans (Tampa Bay, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PSPgo Traveler Case - Black (Accessory)

I bought this case at a game store today, and hope to be returning it tommorrow. I felt like I was going to break either the Go or the case itself by trying to get the PSP Go to fit into the case, and I had to push on the screen much harder than I would have liked to access the buttons. I'm not sure how it's supposed to stand on it's own, either. I recommend the PSP Go Soft Carrying Case instead, especially since it covers the entire system and is very soft, though you cannot play the system while it's in the recommended case.

EDIT: After reading some of the other reviews, I stand by mine. I still did not like how hard I had to push on the screen, and since I take my portables out of the cases so often, I did not like the way I had to put the Go back in or take it out. While I did not test it, it looks like you cannot connect the Go to the PSP Go Cradle without taking it out of this case thanks to the clips on the bottom, and I use the cradle to connect the PSP to my computer and to my TV.

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