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Retailers to Sony: drop PSP price or else |
Listed in: News Tags: Arizona, John Koller, price drop, PSP2, Sony
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Gaming site 1UP is reporting that it was able to talk to a handful of retailers concerning the PSP2 rumor carousel that has been spinning round and round like crazy lately.According to the retailers, the handheld had a dismal Fall last 2006 as hardware shipments were down 72%, with total US sales reaching only 10,000. The retailers added that they gave Sony an ultimatum: drop the price or they'll drop the system from their stores entirely.
PSP Senior Marketing Manager John Koller said that no such price drop was announced during the recently held Destination Playstation event in Phoenix, Arizona. And then out of nowhere, Koller hinted at a redesigned PSP unit, "I can at least say this much, the screen won't be changing in size." (As you are all aware, the existence of the next PlayStation Portable has been long denied by Sony then confirmed by Maguire, only to be denied again.)
Anyway, Koller continued and explained that Sony is in the process of reducing parts and potentially adjusting the size of the PSP all together. Well, if these reports are correct, Sony should work fast. An ultimatum, after all, is an ultimatum. We're pretty sure the company can't afford to lose invaluable shelf space at this point.
Thanks Waponez for the heads up!
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Like this guy said this, this other guys said that... And I think is a waste of time attempting to draw conclusions from what it's being said. For instance "WTF PSP denied again??!!". No need to have this kinda surprise. Let's remain sober and follow the announcement WITHOUT ANY TYPE of pre-compiled judgements and conclusions. Know wha mean? Only post the TRASNCRIPT.
We can't do anything else other than wait patiently til the day PSP revision or PSP2 is released. Aiiight?
Cause Sony will say WTF they wanna say and any f time they feel like saying. Therefore no need to "WTF PSP/PSP2 YES/NO??!"
*wait for useless speculatory posts, useless conflicting opinions, useless hypothetical conclusions, petty fights about YES/NO, squabbles about touchscreen YES/NO*
peace
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Im glad that ppl use thier "inside" informers such as the guy at the "gamestop" store.... too funny.... Im going to trust the garbage man to tell me what good cuisine is too i think.... Sony has always been hush hush with everything they do,,, its funny how we want a new psp2 when they should be putting the money into better game designs to attract more ppl to the psp vrs. dumping on the die hard psp users that i for one LOVE mine and would almost step in the path of a car to save mine..... i think the psp is headed in the right direction some of the newer games released are getting sweeter and sweeter...... GO SONY.... w/e they do... :)
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the ds is like 150 bucks sopay 50 bucks more and have a psp so ........
***** the ds
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Nintendo was successful in making handheld videogaming a success, and Sony built on their success and released a system that has capabilities FAR superior to that of Nintendo (I'm not talking game-wise because psp+ds are relatively similar in that area, but in other multimedia ie music, internet, video etc).
I can tell you that my psp is one of the greatest gifts I ever received, and to exclude the people that are yet to experience the joy I get out of my unit would be a huge mistake on Sony's part.
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SO that doesn't make me a sony fanboy. =)
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I don't care who sells more as long as I have fun, and all this fanboyism seems childish, people must realize that competition drives these companies to create bigger and better things, so we should all support them.
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Rofl.
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and i have a feelin xbox will eventually take the lead in the console wars:P
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If Microsoft does ever decide to go portable, I hope they don't compete with size like they did with the xbox. The Name? PXB (Portable Xbox), kinda catchy.
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there magor problem is that they dont lisen to anything that psp users say, therte are feature and uses that we wont and they wont give to us talk about realy killing tha market
first rule of buissness dont piss off the people with the money, do every thing u can do to make them happy
if u agree i wana know
email me
jackonellsg1@hotmail.com
power to the psp user, kill SONY
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plus the gps in the america market would be great
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maybe a light version (but 100% umd accessories compatible) could be. best guess at this point is Xmas 07 light psp - Xmas 08 psp2.
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I mean, special titles that is only worth to buy a PSP?
Look at the DS: I mean secial titles like Pokemon (ok, a lil bit kiddy, bad example), Super Mario DS, Yoshi's Island DS....
You see, all are a bit kiddy. The DS actually IS for kids, but the DS is nearly everywhere present, and the PSP.............
Let's say: not so much..
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To futher the point of the ds argument. DQ9 is a ds exclusive. The FFXII RW DS only. FF I +2 came out for GBA for about 35 dollars where as they are going to be sold separetley for psp for 40 a pop. Plus mario kart multiplayer is more competitive and more played then MGS Potable ops. In fact, as it stands, psp online service is hardly totaling the numbers that play ds online even by percentages.
I own a psp for emulators because lets face it. Theres nothing else to play.
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That's what the site is for. A quick review of the news and a link to the real comments. Good to see QJ always provide the link to the original media.
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-killzone liberation
-syphon filter
-field commander
-GTA LCS VCS
-burnout dominator
-monster hunter
-couple of final fantasies this year for RPG fans
-metal slug
-metal gear:PO
-psx games
-emulators
To be honest mario loses his attraction after the 115th game he is present in.
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my site www.freewebs.com/pspfreefiles
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Its the best handheld out there what with the custom firmware large veriety of homebrew and emulators
and not to mention the good games like Socom,Burnout,T ekken etc
I bought a DS lite last year and i have to say it will never replace my PSP!
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PSP ROCKS!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111111111111111111!!!!!
DAM IT! *****ING KEYBORD!!111!!!111!??!
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MORE GAMES!! and a price drop would help too!
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during FALL not the whole year
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then sega....dont you mean sega had the genesis THEN the snes come out
i think people forget that the sega genesis was released years before the snes
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GTA: LCS
GTA: VCS
Tekken Dark Ressurection
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The PSP has everything I want. Gameboy color, advance, super nintendo, nes, sega genesis, atari lynx, tons of great homebrew games and apps, music, videos, nifty web browser, and even quite a few of the commercial games are good
MACH for example provides one hell of a dogfight! >
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