But it is unarguably true that certain people do. I paid WAY over the odds to have an iPhone early - so much so that I flew to America to purchase one. Many people paid way more than me to have a PS3 earlier than me.

Early adopters DO pay a price premium, to have something new first. But as someone who believes they understand the early adopter mindset, let me say now that I would rarely pay a premium for a mildy re-worked piece of old technology. The cachet in having a PSP was pre-Christmas 2005. Four years later on, and £50 more expensive just doesn't get my tech glands salivating. Especially since the iPhone is a far better portable media player than the PSP.

To appeal to me now, the PSP should be £99 now and the PSP Go £125.