Lack of consumer news on the PSP2 at Gamescom came as little surprise. This, however, hasn't stopped Wedbush Morgan's video game soothsayer, Michael Pachter from commenting on the lack of information.
In a statement that is both incredibly obvious, hugely honest, and really quite refreshing, Mr Pachter said,"I don’t really know what they have planned for PSP."
And it could have stopped there... but it didn't. Sony's failure to launch a brand new handheld at the same time as it is flinging all of its marketing muscle behind PlayStation Move means, according to Mr Pachter that, "They seem eerily complacent about the device, which, as we all know, is not selling well."
Sony did announce that global sales of the PSP for the most recent financial year to date amounted to 9.9 million units, that they believe in the strength of the PSP and wil stick with it.
It is apparently also showing a new unit to developers and publishers at Gamescom today according to MCV - more on that later.
Do you want Sony to continue supporting the PSP or do you want to hear solid details on a successor to the portable games machine already? Express your opinions in the comments below.
Source: MCV
In a statement that is both incredibly obvious, hugely honest, and really quite refreshing, Mr Pachter said,"I don’t really know what they have planned for PSP."
And it could have stopped there... but it didn't. Sony's failure to launch a brand new handheld at the same time as it is flinging all of its marketing muscle behind PlayStation Move means, according to Mr Pachter that, "They seem eerily complacent about the device, which, as we all know, is not selling well."
Sony did announce that global sales of the PSP for the most recent financial year to date amounted to 9.9 million units, that they believe in the strength of the PSP and wil stick with it.
It is apparently also showing a new unit to developers and publishers at Gamescom today according to MCV - more on that later.
Do you want Sony to continue supporting the PSP or do you want to hear solid details on a successor to the portable games machine already? Express your opinions in the comments below.
Source: MCV
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tyrion 19 Aug 2010 12:12
1/2
Do you want Sony to continue supporting the PSP or do you want to hear solid details on a successor to the portable games machine already?
Knowing how Sony have managed the PS1 and PS2, I'd be surprised if they dropped the PSP1 as soon as a PSP2 was available, it just doesn't seem to be the way they work.
realvictory 19 Aug 2010 12:14
2/2
The PSP was good, but in my opinion it's run out of stuff to keep it exciting. It doesn't have to be hardware, though, that keeps the brand going - but, whether it's hardware or software, I think it needs something innovative/modern to keep it exciting.
In other words, everyone is already very familiar with what it does. If they wanted one by now, they would have bought one already. How about a new reason to buy one? How about a massive-capacity battery, support for lots of multimedia formats, and a modern browser? That would broaden the target audience, since the (hardcore) games themselves are already there.
It's easy enough to think of ways to improve it. The DS, for example, has been going for ages, with only small improvements to hardware over time. But the point is, the improvements were what people actually wanted. 4mm thinner? Things like that don't warrant a new model.
In other words, everyone is already very familiar with what it does. If they wanted one by now, they would have bought one already. How about a new reason to buy one? How about a massive-capacity battery, support for lots of multimedia formats, and a modern browser? That would broaden the target audience, since the (hardcore) games themselves are already there.
It's easy enough to think of ways to improve it. The DS, for example, has been going for ages, with only small improvements to hardware over time. But the point is, the improvements were what people actually wanted. 4mm thinner? Things like that don't warrant a new model.