Yahoo: "Goodbye Sony PSP, We Barely Knew Ye"

If Sony is making a profit on PSP sales, then its not going anywhere. I wouldn't release another PSP before another DS is made. Let Nintendo lead the way, look and see where they're going and then follow suit later on.
 
Regardless of your console preference, Sony is much bigger than the PSP/PS3/PS2 and won't be going anywhere anytime soon. kthxbye
 
No way. Kotaku reported that Sony lost a trillion dollars because jer7583 hates the PS3 so much, and they're filing for bankruptcy this morning. Even the government hates the PS3 and won't give them a bailout. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) said "PS2 BC or no money!"
 
I still love my PSP, launch model too..

but yes, it doesn't get play anymore.. 6-months & counting

only own 2 games.. lumines & Crisis Core, will pick up star ocean when it drops in price.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']Oh btw Left For Dead?! Are you fucking kidding me? What a disappointment. Finding it had no fucking plot was a huge disappointment for me.[/quote]
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[quote name='Tsukento']
Valkyrie Profile is basically a port of the Japanese PlayStation game, with none of the enhancements the US version had.
[/QUOTE]

What are these changes? This is the first I'm hearing of them.
 
I guess the author missed one very big point: People aren't into what the PSP offers. They like what the DS offers. And Wii is so popular over Ps3 because it's cheap, not pricey. Sony bet everything on two things: Blu Ray, and a ten year system. There was no guarantee for either. Blue Ray one, but there's no guarantee of how long the PS3 will last, especially when the folks at Sony were planning the PS4 when 3 came out. And the PSP seemed doomed from the start. Nobody wants to watch movie son such tiny screens. Wide screen HD TV's are all the rage. It's why Nintendo's GBA Video series never caught on. Nobody really wants to watch stuff on a tiny screen.
 
I remember people praising the screen when the PSP was released. It was enormous compared to what other handhelds offered, and the unit itself was much more manageable than a portable DVD player or a laptop.

The issue with movies was (a) people didn't want to pay full price for a lower-quality DVD that could only be played in PSPs, and (b) Sony didn't make it very easy for Joe Q. Gamer to rip their own movies to PSP. Understandably so, since the thought of ripping movies makes film distributors pull a David Banner. They'd much rather squeeze another $20 out of you to buy the film in a new format.

I think the widescreen TVs comment is a little out of place. When I first bought my PSP, nobody I knew had a widescreen TV. And you can't bring a widescreen TV with you on a plane.

Also, Game Boy Video didn't catch on because the content and the visual quality sucked. Spongebob Squarepants, Rugrats, and Sonic the Hedgehog? That's some Triple-A entertainment right there.

If anything at launch doomed the PSP, it was the price and the lack of a second analog stick. Everything else, they did a pretty damn good job of handling. Once Sony became aware of how widespread piracy was, they simply focused on the addition of other non-gaming features (in a pitiful attempt to draw people away from custom firmware) like Skype and Google integration. It left us gamers in the dust, though.
 
The PSP is too many things my portable music device will do the music and movies better and has a 30gb hd to go with it. no first party memory sticks to buy at stupid price points.

It should have stayed a strict game system. I just dumped mine on ebay a few days before xmas... still waiting to get paid. I hope she doesnt read the news...
 
[quote name='Tsukento']Would that include Boom Blox?[/QUOTE]

:lol: you mean you didn't cry at the ending? "Look at this purple block....that could have been 3 more. This yellow block...6 more. My Wii....10 more."
 
[quote name='Sarang01']Until the iPhone or whatever gets Nihon Falcom on board and anthologies as well by companies like Capcom and Konami I don't fucking care. [/quote]

Konami already said Metal Gear is coming to the iPhone.

http://kotaku.com/5112011/konami-confirms-iphone-metal-gear




[quote name='Thomas96']If Sony is making a profit on PSP sales, then its not going anywhere. I wouldn't release another PSP before another DS is made. Let Nintendo lead the way, look and see where they're going and then follow suit later on.[/quote]

Nintendo DSi
 
[quote name='jer7583']People don't rip on Sony because it's cool, they rip on them because they have made stupid decision after stupid decision for about 4 years on now and people are disappointed.[/quote]

Yup, this. Anyone remember the best thing Sony's done this generation, that crab thing?:lol::applause:
 
I have a PSP and I own exactly zero games for it. I don't play it at all. The only reason I still have it is because I've got a nice hard plastic case for it, rip DVDs to a memory stick and I can lock all the buttons for my son to watch on the road. More durable and convenient than a portable DVD player. I may at some point, pick up a cheap used game or 2 but right now? Nah. I'm set with my 360 and DS.
 
I like my PSP...I got the God of War version and enjoyed Chains of Olympus.

I currently own:

Wipeout Pure
GTA: LCS
GTA: VCS
Hot Shots Golf 2
Ratchet & Clank
Daxter


yeah....it is lacking a little bit in the game department (ok, a lot) but I still get plenty of enjoyment out of it...especially when traveling.

If only I could get fucking remote play to work properly though
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Yup, this. Anyone remember the best thing Sony's done this generation, that crab thing?:lol::applause:[/QUOTE]


E3 2006 really was the high point of the gen.

*car goes around track for the 100th time*

*car honks, people jump back*
 
I love how in the article they decide to try and bash on the DS.

I can see why they don't have many software sales, it's because people can easily pirate them with homebrew that is pretty simple to do.
 
The only objective problem I have with the PSP is that neither the d-pad or analog nub are very good.

Subjectively, I've just not had interest in buying one as I don't have much need for portables, especially one that plays PS2 style games. I mainly play portables at home, and I'd rather play those type of games on a console on the 50" TV. I'll sometimes play my DS just because I can play some 2D games and what not that are pretty much non-existent on the consoles. But I see the appeal of basically having a portable PS2 for people who do need the portability and play it outside the house often--or have roommates/wives/girlfriends etc. who hog the TV with the consoles.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']The only objective problem I have with the DS is that neither the d-pad or analog nub are very good.
[/quote]


The DS has an analog nub? Since when?

:whistle2:s


Also, I think the DS d-pad>>>>>>PSP d-pad
 
I know, just bringing some levity to this thread.

And FYI: Ever since I got an iPhone, BOTH my ds and psp have sat basically unused.


The iPhone/Touch are the real threat to the DS/PSP
 
In terms of quality, the few games I tried were novel, but I don't think all-touch controls will ever feel right on a screen that small.

In terms of ubiquity, price, ease of purchase, amount of games, I'm pretty sure the touch/iphone will soundly beat the next Nintendo and Sony handhelds.
 
[quote name='manthing']I know, just bringing some levity to this thread.

And FYI: Ever since I got an iPhone, BOTH my ds and psp have sat basically unused.


The iPhone/Touch are the real threat to the DS/PSP[/quote]

you mean the games that go with it? or the fact that what you have is a bit more than what either the DS or the PSP was meant to be?

[quote name='ninja dog']In terms of quality, the few games I tried were novel, but I don't think all-touch controls will ever feel right on a screen that small.

In terms of ubiquity, price, ease of purchase, amount of games, I'm pretty sure the touch/iphone will soundly beat the next Nintendo and Sony handhelds.[/quote]

Quality over quantity?

sure there are some.. some games that big names will make... Enix and Konami... but I really don't think that Elf bowling will trump the DS/PSP game for game.
 
[quote name='ninja dog']
In terms of ubiquity, price, ease of purchase, amount of games, I'm pretty sure the touch/iphone will soundly beat the next Nintendo and Sony handhelds.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, plus developers will love the digital distribution on the iTouch/iPhone since they can get straight profit. No making a physcial copy and shipping it. No losing sales to used games. Less piracy etc.

But of course I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Sony and/or Nintendo to make their next portable download only as well.
 
[quote name='ninja dog']In terms of quality, the few games I tried were novel, but I don't think all-touch controls will ever feel right on a screen that small.

In terms of ubiquity, price, ease of purchase, amount of games, I'm pretty sure the touch/iphone will soundly beat the next Nintendo and Sony handhelds.[/quote]

no. ipod touch is a pda and iphone is well a phone. the ipod touch is a pda and people will use it as a pda and it will defeat nintendo and sony in terms of specs but not in terms of games. no one uses a phone and use it as a dedicated handheld game machine. if all these things are to make you think they will beat the ds, then how come the pda from the past didn't beat the gba.

the ds is a handheld game machine and is meant to be used as a game machine and people buy it to play games. people don't buy an iphone or ipod touch to play handheld games, they buy them to use what they were meant to be.

"...Where's the touchscreen? What are all these buttons for? What on earth is the point of this useless analog nub of a joystick?..." if you apply this quote to wii's motion controls and the 360/ps3 old way of playing games, it sounds funny. this is an indication of what is coming in the future.
 
I don't play my PSP much, but it's a pretty poor written article with many factual inaccuracies.

GTA being previously exclusively on handhelds to PSP? What? GTA's were released on the GBA.
 
[quote name='pochaccoheaven'] no one uses a phone and use it as a dedicated handheld game machine. [/QUOTE]

No serious gamer is going to.

But someone who would have bought a DS to play something like Brain Age may not if they can play something similar on their phone or iPod. Or someone that just wants to play Tetris every once in a while in a waiting room would probably be fine with just downloading the game etc.

I don't see them being serious gaming platforms and killing Nintendos handhelds etc. But they can take sells away by keeping non-gamers, casual gamers etc. from buying portable gaming machines.
 
Here's the strange thing: I want an iPhone, but I could give two shits about gaming on it.

But I've used Apple computers for over two decades, so perhaps I'm just accustomed to not gaming on Apple machines. ;)
 
IDK, i really do like my PSP and wish it had more third party support. I have both a DS and a PSP and outside of games like Zelda and a few others, the DS just feels dated to me. With the PSP at least the graphics are something to be said of ... recent? I usually take my DS and PSP on vacation with me and my PSP is really usually all that gets played. The only major third party I see supporting the PSP is Square and I have been loving crisis core for the PSP.

Lets face the facts, Sony has made an excellent showing in a market that has always been dominated by nintendo. When people think about handhelds, they jump to nintendo right a way. Nintendo also has established IP's like pokemon that you can only play on a DS (pretty much).

Sony needs to get new IP's on the PSP, not just PS3/PS2 franchise hand me downs. That would probably go a long way in helping PSP sales. Sony needs a game that people know well and associate with the PSP, much like pokemon is associated with nintendo handhelds.

Sony also needs to enter some third party partnerships and publish games for the PSP with third parties developing them.

Of course what is really going on here is that Sony is using its publishing houses to only develop for the PS3. Sony feels as though the PS3 needs as many exclusives as it can get right now so development attention is being shifted a way from the PSP.
 
[quote name='ninja dog']:lol: you mean you didn't cry at the ending? "Look at this purple block....that could have been 3 more. This yellow block...6 more. My Wii....10 more."[/quote]I laughed. :)

[quote name='manthing']I know, just bringing some levity to this thread.
And FYI: Ever since I got an iPhone, BOTH my ds and psp have sat basically unused.

The iPhone/Touch are the real threat to the DS/PSP[/quote]Really? But those games really suck and it crashes often unless I wait 2-3 minutes for a restart.
And I'm sure I've played the best of the best.

We'll see though when more big hitters actually start to hit the system. I still think it's too weak/slow to handle what PSP and DS can do.
 
Gloom and doom reporting is popular -- this article is just overhyping a bad month. The DS has always sold more. It appeals to a wider audience than the PSP. The PSP has some amazing games and some great capabilities. Has it all been taken advantage of to its fullest extent? No. But I'm going to go play some God of War PSP. :p
 
I personally LOVE both my psp, AND DS. One thing that bugs me is all the "psp is a port machine" talk. The DS does have a LOT more games, but a LOT of ports also (plus a TON of crap to weed thru).

Both systems have fun games ( I have more than 30+ psp games, and prob the same amount for the DS).

I go where GAMES i like are. Fanboy system choices, and bashing the "competition" is just not for me.
 
[quote name='dallow']

Really? But those games really suck and it crashes often unless I wait 2-3 minutes for a restart.
And I'm sure I've played the best of the best.

We'll see though when more big hitters actually start to hit the system. I still think it's too weak/slow to handle what PSP and DS can do.[/quote]


Break it from jail and you'll see.
 
[quote name='manthing']Break it from jail and you'll see.[/quote]
I did, what are you playing?

Shitty Doom port?

I mean, the SCUMM games are great, but well, there are only so many.
 
[quote name='randomthinker']Gloom and doom reporting is popular -- this article is just overhyping a bad month. The DS has always sold more. It appeals to a wider audience than the PSP. The PSP has some amazing games and some great capabilities. Has it all been taken advantage of to its fullest extent? No. But I'm going to go play some God of War PSP. :p[/QUOTE]

There were also no major PSP releases for the fall ... something Sony seriously overlooked.
 
[quote name='pete5883']What are these changes? This is the first I'm hearing of them.[/quote]
From Wikipedia:

Several improvements were made to the English release of Valkyrie Profile, including more cinematics and the ability to adjust all characters' armor instead of just the active party as well as being informed when changing Lenneth's weapon from sword to bow. Some editing occurred during translation, but visible blood, drinking, and sexual comments remain. Badrach's smoking was cut out but the animation of him smoking after a successful battle remains, minus the cigarette. Lezard Valeth's teleportation circle was changed from a pink pentagram to a purple circle though this was left unchanged in the Playstation Portable version. The names of Frei, the elder sister, and Freya, the younger, were reversed from Norse mythology and from the Japanese version (though in the former, Frei is the elder brother).

[quote name='manthing']The iPhone/Touch are the real threat to the DS/PSP[/quote]
Unless you have the money to afford either or are a spoiled brat, there's absolutely no way either of those will actually become a threat to the DS.

Nintendo handhelds always manage to stay at the top for a reason: They're cheap and easy to use.

Expecting the iPhone or iTouch to become a top contender in the handheld department is like expecting the Mac to become a competent gaming platform.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']I remember hearing it was from Romero and everyone was psyched. After that it was dead or looking for a publisher. I figured that it being from Romero it would have a great or even a decent plot, not just gameplay, gameplay and gameplay. If a movie director, especially a renowned one, is part of a game I expect a solid plot if not a good one as well.
Vinny bring back the kitty! That was SOOOOOOOOOOOO you! :D It was fucking awesome. I'm starting to forget what it looked like. :([/QUOTE]

Lets be clear here. You associate George Romero with plot?

Your cause for disappointment is obvious.
 
[quote name='Renaissance 2K']I remember people praising the screen when the PSP was released. It was enormous compared to what other handhelds offered, and the unit itself was much more manageable than a portable DVD player or a laptop.

The issue with movies was (a) people didn't want to pay full price for a lower-quality DVD that could only be played in PSPs, and (b) Sony didn't make it very easy for Joe Q. Gamer to rip their own movies to PSP. Understandably so, since the thought of ripping movies makes film distributors pull a David Banner. They'd much rather squeeze another $20 out of you to buy the film in a new format.

I think the widescreen TVs comment is a little out of place. When I first bought my PSP, nobody I knew had a widescreen TV. And you can't bring a widescreen TV with you on a plane.

Also, Game Boy Video didn't catch on because the content and the visual quality sucked. Spongebob Squarepants, Rugrats, and Sonic the Hedgehog? That's some Triple-A entertainment right there.

If anything at launch doomed the PSP, it was the price and the lack of a second analog stick. Everything else, they did a pretty damn good job of handling. Once Sony became aware of how widespread piracy was, they simply focused on the addition of other non-gaming features (in a pitiful attempt to draw people away from custom firmware) like Skype and Google integration. It left us gamers in the dust, though.[/QUOTE]


Correction: Sony made it very easy for people to rip their own content to the PSP. (DVD copy protection was not something that could be blamed on Sony in this context.) Where they screwed up was in not allowing use of the full screen resolution. Not being able to get the full use of the hardware you paid for was not a big enticement.

Content was not the issue in the GBA Video product. The target audience was small children and the content they prefer on TV. Those titles were exactly the right choices for the demographic in question.

The real problem was that mask ROM simply was not cheap enough to be competitive with other venues for the same content. At the same time those GBA Video products were being produced, millions of new minivans and family oriented SUVs were being sold with built-in DVD playback systems. Millions more portable DVD players and automotive DVD kits were also sold. This meant consumers could use the same discs (or copies) the kids used at home instead of repurchasing the same content on cartridge.

By the time mask ROM pricing and density had improved enough to allow the product to be sold for a competitive price, the platform was no longer the mainstream choice of the target audience. The DS upped the quality requirements to the extent that the amount of ROM required put the cost barrier back in place.

Mask ROM simply isn't a good medium for non-exclusive content.

So the failure of the GBA Video product was actually down to the same primary complaint as UMD movies on the PSP: People didn't want to pay twice for content they'd already purchased on DVD. UMD might have had a chance if the price had been reasonable, say, $9.99 for a feature film and higher for collected content like a Family Guy season. This could have been doable if Sony had focused on older titles with strong popularity that were already in profits. UMD profits, however slim, would be gravy at that point. Pushing for day and date releases alongside the DVD versions of recent theatrical releases was not viable due to the much higher profit margins demanded by the studios.
 
There is another problem with UMD. The Universal part is incredibly false. There's nothing universal about it when it can only be played on with a PSP. The full price of something that was a stripped down DVD that could only play on a PSP was what ultimately harmed the format.
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']LocoRoco 2 - 5,100 units sold in Japan opening week (Famitsu)
Prinny - 18,000 opening week.

Known Lifetime PSP Software Sales Japan (famitsu) [258 games]

PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G 2.447.173
PSP - Monster Hunter Freedom 2 1.713.405
PSP - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 797.029
PSP - Monster Hunter Freedom 668.964
PSP - Phantasy Star Portable 628.371
PSP - Dissidia: Final Fantasy 504.000
PSP - Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 399.257
PSP - Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 358.277
PSP - Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam 331.000
PSP - Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions 301.796
PSP - Kahashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu Nou Chikara Trainer Portable 297.816
PSP - Monster Hunter Portable (PSP the Best) 290.904
PSP - Dynasty Warriors 286.274
PSP - SD Gundam G Generation Portable 278.702
PSP - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 275.268
PSP - Ridge Racers 273.521
PSP - Minna no Golf Portable (PSP The Best) 270.907
PSP - Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus 264.041
PSP - Minna no Golf Portable 2 256.926
PSP - World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 244.462
PSP - Gundam Battle Universe 242.742
PSP - Gundam Battle Chronicle 227.259
PSP - Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 214.128
PSP - Star Ocean 1: First Departure 204.996
PSP - Tales of Eternia 193.541
PSP - Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 189.940
PSP - Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Axis no Kyoui 171.787
PSP - Talkman 169.633
PSP - Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth 168.515
PSP - LocoRoco 154.816
PSP - Super Robot Wars A Portable 152.756
PSP - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 150.431
PSP - Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed : Rengou Vs. Z.A.F.T. Portable 145.549
PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) 145.000
PSP - Macross Ace Frontier 144.929
PSP - Monster Hunter Portable (PSP the Best)(reprint) 142.417
PSP - Tales of Destiny 2 142.301
PSP - Star Ocean: Second Evolution 141.218
PSP - Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 140.863
PSP - Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida 137.102
PSP - Warriors Orochi 136.346
PSP - Mahjong Kakutou Club 134.572
PSP - Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 130.919
PSP - Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters 127.724
PSP - Ape Escape Academy 127.679
PSP - Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 126.517
PSP - Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 125.862
PSP - Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition 124.839
PSP - Derby Stallion P 123.227
PSP - Metal Gear Acid 118.553
PSP - Jikkyou Power Pro Yakyuu Portable 2 118.126
PSP - Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception 116.176
PSP - Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Daijiten 115.349
PSP - Gundam Battle Royale 114.861
PSP - Tekken: Dark Resurrection 114.734
PSP - Ape Escape: On the Loose 113.443
PSP - Tales of Phantasia: Full Voice Edition 112.367
PSP - Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable 110.823
PSP - Samurai Warriors: State of War 109.324
PSP - Maplus: Portable Navi 108.848
PSP - Kashiramoji D: Street Stage 104.503
PSP - The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch 103.834
PSP - Go! Sudoku 103.590
PSP - Doko Demo Issho 103.205
PSP - Musou Orichi 103.000
PSP - Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road 97.739
PSP - Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable: Mushi Mushi Hakase to Teppen-yama no Himitsu!! 96.651
PSP - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 90.000
PSP - Nouryoku Trainer Portable 2 89.430
PSP - Super Robot Taisen MX Portable 87.342
PSP - Bleach: Heat the Soul 86.613
PSP - Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha 84.000
PSP - Jeanne D'Arc 83.847
PSP - Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 83.044
PSP - Me and My Katamari 82.406
PSP - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku 81.815
PSP - Warriors Orochi 2 81.000
PSP - PoPoLoCrois 79.756
PSP - Namco Museum 79.572
PSP - Sony Computer Science Kenkyuusho Kenmogi Kenichirou Hakase Kanshuu - Nou ni Kaikan: Aha Taiken! 79.557
PSP - Final Fantasy II 78.057
PSP - Echochrome 77.743
PSP - Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 77.466
PSP - Valhalla Knights 2 76.547
PSP - Puyo Pop Fever 76.507
PSP - Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 76.340
PSP - Tales of Rebirth 75.301
PSP - Gundam Battle Tactics 73.275
PSP - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2 72.662
PSP - Tenchu: Time of the Assassins 70.942
PSP - Derby Time 70.668
PSP - Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 69.733
PSP - Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Lost Colors 69.496
PSP - Ridge Racers 2 69.295
PSP - Fate/Tiger Colosseum 68.677
PSP - Valhalla Knights 67.966
PSP - Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd 67.344
PSP - Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Ossu! Banchou Portable 67.041
PSP - Saru Get You: SaruSaru Daisakusen 64.023
PSP - Saru Get You: Pipo Saru Racer 63.563
PSP - Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 61.803
PSP - Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 59.925
PSP - Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 59.070
PSP - Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2 58.782
PSP - Mahjong Kakutou Club (PSP The Best) 56.940
PSP - Jissen Pachislot Hisshouhou Hokuto no Ken Portable 56.550
PSP - Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki SC 56.515
PSP - Tales of Eternia (PSP The Best) 55.632
PSP - Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 53.268
PSP - Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou- Zeon no Keifu 52.887
PSP - Wild Arms: Crossfire 52.090
PSP - Metal Gear Acid 2 50.943
PSP - Jissen Pachislot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken SE Portable 50.445
PSP - WTF 50.417
PSP - Street Supremacy 49.907
PSP - Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Daijiten (PSP the Best) 49.083
PSP - Ape Academy 2 49.072
PSP - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 47.761
PSP - Dokodemo Issho: Let’s Gakkou! 46.011
PSP - Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins 45.810
PSP - Armored Core: Formula Front 45.561
PSP - Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory 45.305
PSP - Shinseiki Evangelion 2: Tsukurareshi Sekai - Another Cases 44.922
PSP - Ridge Racers (PSP the Best) 44.546
PSP - Dragoneer's Aria 44.407
PSP - Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 43.968
PSP - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 42.071
PSP - Coded Arms 41.504
PSP - Silent Hill: Origins 41.358
PSP - Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper 40.864
PSP - World Soccer Winning Eleven 9: Ubiquitous Evolution (PSP The Best) 39.679
PSP - Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl 39.574
PSP - Minna no Chizu 39.447
PSP - Samurai Dou Portable 39.243
PSP - Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower 38.576
PSP - Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. + Deluxe Pack 38.429
PSP - Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness 38.080
PSP - Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable (PSP the Best) 38.016
PSP - Lumines 37.349
PSP - Castlevania Dracula X 36.011
PSP - Patapon 2: Don-Chaka 35.000
PSP - Metal Slug Anthology 34.799
PSP - Derby Time 2006 34.446
PSP - Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner 33.639
PSP - Higurashi Daybreak Portable 33.000
PSP - Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki FC 32.712
PSP - Brave Story: New Traveler 32.703
PSP - World Soccer Winning Eleven 10: Ubiquitous Evolution (PSP The Best) 32.639
PSP - Need for Speed Underground Rivals 32.503
PSP - Talkman Euro 32.487
PSP - The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion 32.159
PSP - Quiz Kidou Senshi Gundam: Toi Senshi DX 32.158
PSP - Dora-Slot: Shuyaku wa Zenigata 31.987
PSP - Guilty Gear XX #Reload 31.910
PSP - God of War: Chains of Olympus 31.626
PSP - Bleach: Soul Carnival 30.925
PSP - Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Yoshimune Portable 30.673
PSP - Tekken Dark Resurrection (PSP the Best) 30.331
PSP - Soukyuu no Fafner 30.172
PSP - Magna Carta Portable 30.145
PSP - Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP the Best) 29.337
PSP - Clannad 29.052
PSP - Simple 2500 Series Portable Vol. 1: The Table Game 28.915
PSP - Sangokushi V 28.818
PSP - Gensou Suikoden I + II 28.271
PSP - Patapon 28.067
PSP - Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 27.151
PSP - Minna no Golf Jou Vol. 1 25.417
PSP - Namco Museum Vol.2 24.934
PSP - To LoveRu Trouble: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkou-Hen 24.870
PSP - Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon 24.655
PSP - Hajime no Ippo Portable: Victorious Spirits 24.643
PSP - Kingdom of Paradise 24.402
PSP - Wangan Midnight Portable 24.308
PSP - Generation of Chaos 24.067
PSP - Puyo Puyo! 23.936
PSP - Virtua Tennis: World Tour 23.907
PSP - Capcom Classics Collection (Best Price!) 23.844
PSP - Breath of Fire III 23.448
PSP - Planetarium Creator Ohira Takayuki Kanshuu: Home Star Portable 23.261
PSP - Twelve: Sengoku Fengshenden 22.860
PSP - Mana-Khemia: Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi Portable Plus 22.654
PSP - Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist 22.570
PSP - Medal of Honor Heroes 22.489
PSP - Princess Crown 22.466
PSP - Wipeout Pure 22.455
PSP - Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded 22.151
PSP - Yggdra Union 21.989
PSP - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 21.753
PSP - Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 Tokubetsu Hen 21.451
PSP - Sakura Taisen 1 & 2 21.314
PSP - Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel 21.219
PSP - Machi: Unmei no Kousaten 21.021
PSP - Bounty Hounds 20.940
PSP - Portable Island: Tenohira Resort 20.914
PSP - Minna no Golf Jou Vol. 2 20.779
PSP - Metal Gear 20th Anniversary: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 20.776
PSP - Smash Court Tennis 3 20.631
PSP - Guilty Gear Judgment 20.254
PSP - Bomberman 20.159
PSP - Comic Party Portable 20.112
PSP - Crazy Taxi: Double Punch 18.054
PSP - Prinny: Ore ga Shujinkou de Iinsuka? 18.000
PSP - World Neverland 2-in-1 Portable 16.106
PSP - Nihon no Asoko de 16.000
PSP - Tengai Makyou Collection (PC Engine Best Collection) 13.992
PSP - Vantage Master Portable 12.000
PSP - Clank & Ratchet: Maru Hi Mission * Ignition 10.000
PSP - Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki Set 10.000
PSP - Winning Post 6 8.630
PSP - Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida. (PSP the Best) 7.887
PSP - Zwei!! 7.700
PSP - Garnet Chronicle: Kouki no Maseki 6.490
PSP - Coded Soul 6.100
PSP - Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran 5.657
PSP - Galaxy Fraulein Collenction (PC Engine Best Collection) 5.500
PSP - Moe Moe 2-ji Taisen [Ryoku] Deluxe 5.400
PSP - LocoRoco 2 5.100
PSP - Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus 4.900
PSP - Need for Speed ProStreet 4.800
PSP - Need for Speed Undercover 4.800
PSP - Hiiro no Kakera Portable 4.400
PSP - NBA Live 09 4.300
PSP - Umihara Kawase Portable 4.000
PSP - Memories Off 2nd 4.000
PSP - Memories Off 3.800
PSP - FIFA 09 3.800
PSP - Sega Rally Revo 3.500
PSP - Memories Off Sorekara 3.500
PSP - Neo Angelique Special 3.500
PSP - Bumpy Trot: Vehicle Battle Tournament 3.300
PSP - Tyumon Shiyouze! Oretachi no Sekai 3.300
PSP - Suigetsu Portable 3.100
PSP - My Stylist 3.000
PSP - Omoide ni Kawaru-Kun: Memories Off 2.900
PSP - Tomb Raider: Anniversary 2.700
PSP - Moeru Mahjong: Moejong! 2.700
PSP - Future GPX Cyber Formula VS 2.600
PSP - Infinite Loop: Kojjou ga Miseta Yume 2.600
PSP - Hayarigami 2 Portable: Keishichou Kaijiken File 2.100
PSP - Shinkyouku Soukai Polyphonica 0-4 Hanashi Full Pack 2.000
PSP - Solfege: Sweet Harmony 2.000
PSP - Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari 1.900
PSP - Daisenryaku: Dai Toua Kouboushi - Tora Tora Tora Ware Kishuu Ni Seikou Seri 1.900
PSP - Soldier Collection (PC Engine Best Collection) 1.900
PSP - Puyo-Puyo! (Special Price) 1.800
PSP - Mystereet Portable: the Challenge of Yasogami Kaoru 1.700
PSP - Daisenryaku VII: Exceed 1.700
PSP - SD Gundam G Generation Portable (PSP the Best) 1.600
PSP - Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (BEST) 1.500
PSP - Crimson Room Rebirth 1.400
PSP - Rockman Rockman (Best Price!) 1.300
PSP - Sunsoft Collection 1.100
PSP - Tengai Makyou: Dai Yon no Mokushiroku (Hudson the Best) 760
PSP - HimeHibi: Princess Days Portable 660
PSP - Rei shiki Kanjo sentoki 2 600
PSP - Princess Maker PSP Pack 540
PSP - SSX on Tour Portable (EA Best Hits) 520
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This is the whole story, right here. Little else matters if you can't move software. At this far into its existence, for the PSP to have only two (both from the same franchise) titles exceed a million sales in Japan is a very dire prospect for any developer looking to invest serious capital in original content.

Piracy cannot be blamed. Consider the money machine that is the DS. Has any major platform had easier access to illicit game copies being used? Give me $250 and a week with a good broadband connection and I'll be able to produce a DS with a set of discs containing every single DS game released to date and enough flash memory to store a major portion of those games.

Yet the DS moves immense amounts of software.

Platform identity is a factor. The DS is a better portable than its predecessors because it offers functions that drive developers to be creative. A DS version of a multi-platform can can be truly distinct and worthy on its own merits. On the PSP, despite excellent general capability, has the problem of not offering much to distinguish its ports other than portability.

It's a shame but the plan just hasn't worked out on the scale Sony wanted. The PSP has done good things for me. I have about 50 games and plan to get at least two dozen more from the existing titles. But considering that my average purchase price for those games was $10, this isn't much help for Sony.

Regarding the iPod touch and iPhone: these are not a threat to Nintendo, mainly because they have a very strong base among those young to be very unlikely to own Apple hardware, and even less likely to make online purchases. There is also the spread in cost of entry. I strongly suspect that if Nintendo saw a real threat from Apple, an accelerometer would be standard in the DSi to counter the primary feature the DS lacks. (This can just as easily be done in an SD card if the need becomes great.)

The Apple platform is a threat to the PSP, though, largely because it heavily targets the same demographics as Sony seeks for its device. The Apple gear has a higher cost of entry and lacks some amenities for many types of gameplay (like an input beyond shaking that doesn't block the screen you're touching) but it has a huge advantage in that its gaming functionality is latent. It helps a great deal in social interaction. A PSP is unmistakably a game system, even if it has other capabilities. An iPhone or iPod has a more more neutral appearance. There is far less potential social stigma when meeting new people if you have a fancy phone or audio player. Your gaming interests aren't declared unless you actually run a game in their presence.
 
Frankly I would love Culdcept on the PSP but since it's coming on the DS it's a definite buy for me. The game is great. It's full on crack, no wonder the Japanese love it.
It's too bad that Apple platform isn't widescreen however. X-(
 
[quote name='Tsukento']There is another problem with UMD. The Universal part is incredibly false. There's nothing universal about it when it can only be played on with a PSP. The full price of something that was a stripped down DVD that could only play on a PSP was what ultimately harmed the format.[/QUOTE]

Yes, 'universal' made a big presumption about adoption in other venues.

When USB was named, five of the biggest players in the PC industry were already onboard, pretty much insuring it would be adopted for at least its original intent, which was connecting mice, keyboards and other low speed devices. It wasn't until fairly late in the process they decided to add the 12 Mb mode to the 1.0 spec, largely because the cost was minimal and it was bound to be useful.

But the UMD name is a minor quibble. It could be called anything without altering the failure of Sony's business model for the medium. It could just as easily have been Micro-DVD (although that would have run into licensing issues with the DVD Forum) and still have been a loser if nobody else wanted to use it with a pricing scheme that appealed to consumers.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']Frankly I would love Culdcept on the PSP but since it's coming on the DS it's a definite buy for me. The game is great. It's full on crack, no wonder the Japanese love it.
It's too bad that Apple platform isn't widescreen however. X-([/QUOTE]

Do you own a TV? Have you seen Apple's ads for the iPhone and iPod Touch? Do you know what the phrase 'landscape mode' means?
 
[quote name='Thomas96']If Sony is making a profit on PSP sales, then its not going anywhere. I wouldn't release another PSP before another DS is made. Let Nintendo lead the way, look and see where they're going and then follow suit later on.[/QUOTE]



I was right! DSi has been released, and now Sony coming out with PSP2. Not too bad.
 
[quote name='Rig']The people I know with PSP's don't buy many games (2-3, tops) and they also don't pirate or anything of the sort.[/quote]

Yeah thats pretty much my situation, I don't buy many games for it (in comparison to how many 360 games I buy) but I don't pirate games either, neither of my PSP's are running CFW.

I maybe buy 6-8 games per year and usually I only buy cheap games and I never buy newly released PSP games. Mostly I use my PSP for watching movies when I'm away from home and occasionally some light gaming.

I do have about 50 PSP games mind you.
 
[quote name='Tsukento']There is another problem with UMD. The Universal part is incredibly false. There's nothing universal about it when it can only be played on with a PSP. The full price of something that was a stripped down DVD that could only play on a PSP was what ultimately harmed the format.[/quote]

This is the entire problem with Sony portable products after the walkman. Ever since Sony got into the content business they've been all about proprietary formats that are hell on consumers. I try not to buy Sony portable products anymore because I get sick of guessing whether I'll be able to play MP3s, MPEGs, JPEGs, etc, I did buy a Sony camera because it was super cheap but even that fucker has a Sony proprietary memory card - give me a break, Sony!

They do make a quality console though - I have to give them that. When it comes to consoles, if you have the money, you can't go wrong buying Sony.
 
[quote name='camoor']
They do make a quality console though - I have to give them that. When it comes to consoles, if you have the money, you can't go wrong buying Sony.[/QUOTE]


You could buy the PS3...some would construe that as "going wrong"
 
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