[quote name='StarKnightX']True about the PSP being too young to probably kill off but to borrow comparrisons to other nintendo hardware. The GBC was only out for about 3 years before the Advance came along and the GBC died out not long after. On the other Hand the DS , as you said , is on it's third year going on fourth yet the Advance is still alive almost 4 years after the DS came out. To borrow numbers from the games sales thread. Last year the GBA still managed to sell 90K units. That's respectable I'd say.
This could give us two scenarios.
1)The PSP 2 is advertised as an "alternative" to the PSP. Much like the DS was an alternative to the GBA. In reality though the PSP2 is better in almost every way , but the keep the original alive as well to keep a choice there. Once the PSP is abandoned completly then they press ahead with the PSP2. This scenario could take awhile since of course comparing it to nintendo , the GBA is still alive , meaning the PSP could still live several years after the PSP2 comes out.
2)The PSP2 is advertised as an "upgrade" and a true future PSP. They keep the original alive until the PSP2 has a adequetly strong library and everything of real value from the PSP is either on the PSP2 now or has been ported to the PS2 , then they do away with it.
Anyway , again no truth to any of this , I'm just saying that it could happen.[/QUOTE]
All good points and well written and non-flaming response to my post. I think the PSP2 will be point 1 and will kill the PSP1 over the course of a year much like the DS did.
Regardless, Sony has killed my interest in the PSP now (since I own a PS2) with all these ports to the PS2. I own a top of the line PC (well near top), PS2, XBox 360 , Wii and DS. Unlike some people I can actually wait on cgames to drop price/be ported to another system with all the choices I have, so owning a PSP to get games on day one doesn't seem economical to me.
Mack