PSP US Price drop on 4/3/07

[diskoboy]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/02/ps...9-99-tomorrow/

Only the core pack is mentioned.

[MegaDrive20XX]

I heard rumors about something happening during the Anniversary, but this comes as a bit of a surprise.

[ShenmueFan]

Too little, too late.

Redesign soon for less than $150 or die completely, Sony portable.

[cyberfluxor]

It's better than nothing. I'm still holding out for it to become $100 core or $150 for a 2gb stick or something.

[Griking]

Your subject is wrong. You mean April 3rd, not March 3rd.

[slip81]

i'll buy it when it's $70 or less.

[GrandAmChandler]

Conversation in the Classic Gaming Forum in 2018

A - "Hey remember when the DS Lite kicked that Sony portable thing's ass?"
B - "HAWHAWHAW THAT was SO lame... It was like Game.com"
A - "Yeah it was."
C - "What's a Game.com?"

[diskoboy]

Your subject is wrong. You mean April 3rd, not March 3rd.

Ah - thanks.

[zektor]

Heck, I'll pick one up for that price. Thanks for the news!

[The_4th_Survivor]

Conversation in the Classic Gaming Forum in 2018

A - "Hey remember when the DS Lite kicked that Sony portable thing's ass?"
B - "HAWHAWHAW THAT was SO lame... It was like Game.com"
A - "Yeah it was."
C - "What's a Game.com?"

Waitasecond.....

What is a Game.com? That's a website, right? :P j/k

[7th lutz]

This is long due. I think this is a short term answer for boosting psp sales. It seems like people are not buying psp games except for a small of psp games. Psp games have more difficult time get to a top 10 list for sales then a ds game.

The price will not help for the long time for the system for people buying games for it.

In 10 to 15 years from now, people will be liking at psp like they do toward a 3do. Both were multimedia systems at time they cost more then the consumer was willing to pay.

[j_factor]

PSP has already sold over 7 million units in Noth America. Yes DS is still outselling it, but that's nothing to sneeze at. That ain't 3DO. It's definitely tanking in Japan, of course, but not here. I don't know about Europe.

In any case, the price drop is indeed overdue, and it should be a bigger drop (down to $149) IMO. But whatever.

[Half Japanese]

Cool, I'm planning on picking one up in the future, but I'll probably sit on my cheap ass and wait for the next drop or two (and hopefully a redesign) before doing so. To be honest, the DS just doesn't interest me anymore (hence trying to sell mine in the B/S forum) but the PSP has a few games I'd like to play.

Also, people getting emotionally attached to any corporation = laffs.

[Trebuken]

I saw one of these preowned the other day for $139.99. I thought that price was a little low, so maybe they were anticipating the price drop.

I am disappointed to see the negativity here toward the PSP. I think it is a fantastic system. It's not the conventional handheld but it can hold it's own against the DS; though the DS is clearly king.

The price has always been reasonable, there is a lack of 'system selling titles' though.

Everyone here should have one just for emulation on the go...

[heybtbm]

You may love Nintendo, and you may hate Sony...but it doesn't change the fact that the PSP has some fantastic games. If you don't have a PSP, you're missing out...plain and simple.

[ShenmueFan]

PSP has already sold over 7 million units in Noth America. Yes DS is still outselling it, but that's nothing to sneeze at. That ain't 3DO. It's definitely tanking in Japan, of course, but not here. I don't know about Europe.

In any case, the price drop is indeed overdue, and it should be a bigger drop (down to $149) IMO. But whatever.

7 million in North America? Really?

I didn't even think the DS had reached that point domestically. In comparison, *I think* the N64 only sold 12 million systems domestically and the Saturn sold 5 or 6 *I think*...you sure you got your #s right?

Because that would mean LOTTTTTSSS of people have PSPs and they'd be pretty common to see.

[NinjaJoey23]

If you don't have a PSP, you're missing out...plain and simple.

eh, not the way I see it. Even with the price drop, the PSP isn't appealing enough for me to spend that much on a handheld. I own two handhelds, and I got both of them for free. Now, if Sony could match THAT price...

[le geek]

Things are looking up when Castlevania Chronicles is released

[Leo_A]

Lot more than 6 million PSP's in this country.

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatapsp_e.html

Even if you assumed that 1 out of every 4 PSP's shipped to this country was still sitting on a store shelf somewhere, its way past 6 million. DS is up to 15 million in the US. N64 sold just over 30 million worldwide, so its safe to assume US sales were somewhere around 10 million for that.

[boatofcar]

I've been on a PSP kick recently--hopefully the price drop will coincide with a bunch of new GH titles.