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PSP Still Struggling For Notice

Posted by Zonk on from the more-games-might-help dept.

TheStreet.com is reporting that the 360 has captured the hype machine for this Christmas season. The PSP, meanwhile, is still struggling for mindshare compared to Nintendo's offerings. From the article: "Sony launched the PSP in the U.S. to great acclaim earlier this year and sold more than half a million units in the first two days. The device marked the first effort by Sony, the leader in the console game industry for the last 10 years with its PlayStation and PlayStation 2 systems, to enter the portable game market, which has been dominated by Nintendo ... Right now, the PSP's threat to Nintendo -- much less to Apple -- remains hypothetical. Sales of the PSP are disappointing thus far, particularly this holiday season. Through the end of October, Sony had sold just 1.6 million of the devices after the first days' sales flurry."

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  1. Maybe... by dlvu5 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I bet if they stopped pissing off their consumer base we'd be more apt to purchase their products. Just a suggestion Sony execs...

  2. Who are these people? by MMaestro · · Score: 4, Insightful
    "It's just been slow out of the gate."

    Slow out the gate? Wtf? Slow out the gate is having your console selling game released 6 months AFTER the system is released. Having a PS2 port come out a YEAR after the system is released is trying to breath life into the dead.

    Sony just plain mismanaged the PSP. The movies offer little that DVDs don't outmatch, let alone the bonuses. The games are few, far and are often times nothing more than ports. Online capabilities is a joke, and trying to stop the PSP hackers has more or less alienated the PSP as a portable hackable Xbox.

  3. Keep it or ditch it? by ajservo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I thought about selling mine a few months back, but then decided against it when a working SNES emulator came out. SNES and NES games ALONE make the thing worth the $250. No amount of money could convince me that those $20 game in a joystick things are worthwhile when I can play Super Metroid, Bionic Commando, or Burgertime in my hands.

    The PSP's been the best handheld ever in my opinion.

    As soon as someone cracks the new firmware, 2.6?, I'll go games shopping again, since the two games I've waited for are out now. (Boku no watashi no katamari damashii and GTA, for those keeping score...)

    1. Re:Keep it or ditch it? by Hitto · · Score: 2, Insightful

      So, you bought yourself a very expensive NES and SNES emulator?

  4. PSP needs more good ORIGINAL games by spir0 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    99% of the games are just rehashes of older games or properties. There's nothing new and exciting..

    Gripshift is the most original game I've seen in a while on any console. Currently it's the only PSP game I'm playing. I own several others, but they just didn't last long because I've played them all before..

    Even better, Gripshift was made right here in little old New Zealand. :)

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  5. I wonder why.. by Durinthal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As of this posting, the only positive comments about the PSP I've seen in this article are solely based on emulating older Nintendo consoles. I guess it's not a Sony product that people really want, is it?