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Robert A. · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2006, 06:45 PM

Joe D. has just written an in-depth article covering the reasons why Sony may need to watch out for a pitfall in PSP hardware sales this 2006 holiday season. From corporate blunders to inter-platform rivalry, sales for the PSP hardware may be low, though UMD games should sell stronger than ever before. What are your takes on this prediction?

"The winter holidays of 2006 are edging ever closer, and corporations as well as analysts are beginning to question the success of PSP sales during this year's shopping bonanza. The handheld, now a year and a half of age, is becoming less prominent in the gaming industry, as a handful of new next-generation consoles have been and are soon to be released..."

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alkasteveh · #2 (**permalink**) 09-27-2006, 07:06 AM

A few fair enough points, though I think (much like Sony themselves) that the fact you see the Nintendo DS as a kid's toy is one of the things that's played very much into their hands (along with outselling the psp by a considerable margin). It isn't so scrap that idea completely - and I know a lot of older adults (something you've missed completely) who own one.

And what games are you on about that are going to sell? Apart from GTA I can't see anything that would be of much interest, the psp's biggest problem has always been a lacklustre range of games - there simply hasn't been a game that has sold it at all, we've just recieved a supply of naff ps2 ports instead. There are some good games, just nothing to justify shelling out for a psp that's all. I've made the most of mine because of homebrew, if it wasn't for that I wouldn't still own one now.

But overall, I agree. I think the psp will struggle but I don't see the games selling either.

johnnyoo · #3 (**permalink**) 09-27-2006, 03:49 PM

I'd have to agree with the points made in this article. Hardware sales will most probably go down, and software sales will, more likely than not, rise. On the whole, I think Sony is set in the right direction.

Great article!

Robkellas · #4 (**permalink**) 09-27-2006, 04:28 PM

Article looks good, but im too lazy to read it. Thats why i have made it into a .wav file

if your lazy, then download the wav file here....

A bit more on topic: I agree with the article. sony are a bit too money hungry.
Joe D. should write a book lol

Orrmonger · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 10:06 AM

I do not believe hardware sales will be lackluster this Christmas. From all the complaints of the cost of the PS3, it seems as if no one will buy (I'm buying two though). There's only two million units being shipped globally on release day, but then there's the Wii. It will be a hot selling item and take many sales away from Sony. I believe people will still buy PSP's especially since GTA:VCS is coming out. People hear the talk of the PSP 2? Yeah, only if you are on forums all day. Most parents probably do not know of this and will buy PSP's regardlessly. If I didn't have a PSP and knew the PSP2 was coming soon, I would still buy a PSP for the homebrew and other functions.