Except that the official date for this Qore would have been next Thursday. After Sony's press conference, after everyone knew about the PSP Go. The video doesn't really have the tone of a reveal, or if it is, it's the most nonchalant reveal ever.
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Except that the official date for this Qore would have been next Thursday. After Sony's press conference, after everyone knew about the PSP Go. The video doesn't really have the tone of a reveal, or if it is, it's the most nonchalant reveal ever.
Other than shortly after launch, PSP and DS don't really compete. The types of games made for each platform are radically different. Hell, in Japan the PSP seems to compete mostly with the Wii.
They're going with digital download, but they'll probably keep UMD for markets where DDL isn't currently feasible.
Different markets.
How's the PSP competing for the existing PSP market? Existing PSPs can download games off the internet just like this new device.
As far as we can tell, besides the internal memory, there's nothing new in this PSP.
It probably won't be, but without the housing and parts for the UMD drive, it's probably not going to be that expensive. But it's not going for 'that market'.
Couldnt care less.
*) Looks Cheap and fragile
*) 16GB internal Ram - so what? I can buy as many memsticks as I like.
*) No UMD !! Might be ok for a PSP2, but for a rehashed PSP1?
On top of that I dont have a Wifi-Hotspot so I cant login in the PSN Store directly and the PC-Client is a scary bloated POS that dint even install (automatically) for me because I had Quicktime isntalled somewhere else than the default path and this was enough to break everything.
Having a slow UMD instead seems like the better choice for me.
*) Looks Cheap and fragile
*) 16GB internal Ram - so what? I can buy as many memsticks as I like.
*) No UMD !! Might be ok for a PSP2, but for a rehashed PSP1?
On top of that I dont have a Wifi-Hotspot so I cant login in the PSN Store directly and the PC-Client is a scary bloated POS that dint even install (automatically) for me because I had Quicktime isntalled somewhere else than the default path and this was enough to break everything.
Having a slow UMD instead seems like the better choice for me.
And Asia too. Most Internet credit card processors don't work well in Asia. The fraud detection algorithm is usually too harsh. So prepaid card will be important there.
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The last Playstation Media Manager seems like a rushed job. I think it was outsourced. May be time for a rev.
I can't decide because the rumor says there may be 2 configurations. Not sure if both of them will be cheaper than the current PSP.
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patsu said:
http://kotaku.com/5272290/sony-prepares-an-army-of-playstation-evangelists
An interesting attempt but would be more fruitful with large scale awareness campaign (Internet or TV). It'd also be more impactful if the product itself has a smooth and hassle free workflow. If I see one, I'll definitely go poke at them. For people who are not into gaming or Playstation, they may not even bother without something special/curious/new to draw them in.
Aside from the Star Ocean re-releases, everything I've played on PSP lately has been direct download from PSN. These days, however, I play my iPhone more than the PSP. So if the Go is small enough, it may get more use.
There's already a pretty decent selection of PSP games on PSN, but I'd like to see more PS1 releases. Also, I assume the Go will prompt more day-and-date PSP DD releases with retail.
There's already a pretty decent selection of PSP games on PSN, but I'd like to see more PS1 releases. Also, I assume the Go will prompt more day-and-date PSP DD releases with retail.
They do have a Top Secret sign on the Box and she is escorted by a security "fellow". Of course she does have a little plastic stand at the ready so they can put it on display.
They do have a Top Secret sign on the Box and she is escorted by a security "fellow". Of course she does have a little plastic stand at the ready so they can put it on display.
Well, yeah, but clearly she knew about it before Qore came out. Not saying it's unthinkable that this is planned, but it being part of Qore doesn't mean anything.
It's a handheld like GBA, DS, etc. The market leader is DS. It's like saying Walkman doesn't compete with iPod.
UMD games sale is pretty dismal to begin with.
Does a market exist that PSP, NDS or iPods don't already carter for? The original PSP was pretty slow to get off the ground unlike NDS or Apple handheld gaming.
Exactly my point. It'll just compete with current PSP. Their plan is going to sell it side by side. It's not a replacement like NDS, NDS lite, DSi. It's more like GBA SP and GBA Micro. It will eat into the current PSP market.
Yeah, it's a PSP lite in every sense of the word. Smaller screen, smaller form factor, lack of UMD. It's just not a necessary product. They should have save it for PSP2.
So it's going to be sold at the same price point as the current PSP ?
Not quite. The content is different. If iPod only played pop music and Walkman only played jazz, would you say they were competing? DS offers 'lighweight' portable games. PSP is after portable mixed entertainment and more 'heavyweight' games. You aren't going to buy a DS if you want movies on the go! So though they're competing for buyers' dollars in the same way a Porsche and a Fiat are, there's going to be a limited overlap where only comparable features are required. Someone wanting only games can consider the two. Someone wanting games and movies and a huge media library isn't going to give the DS a second look.
I don't think anyone would deny the PSP Go! is going to eat in to regular PSP sales. You're just the only one who seems to think that is somehow a problem. If people stop wanting the regular PSP they can always discontinue it. But I think you are clearly underestimating the Go!'s potential to expand the market to people who've always thought the PSP was too big for a portable.
I am disappointed in that it doesn´t have a built-in GPS and camera. It would just have added $3-5 to the BOM, maybe less. As it is now there is zero incentive for me to upgrade from my PSP-2000.
I think the PSP Go will be around for a long time and may become very price-competetive in the long run as the price of the flash-memory keeps falling.
A low price strategy is also in line with Sonys new focus on the teen market for the PSP, where every nickel and dime counts.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2007/04/for_psp_a_new_f/
I think the PSP Go may approach the DSi price territory within a year if not earlier.
Sony may also save a more extensive feature set for the new PSP2 which may come next fall. If the PSP-2 has GPS, camera, dual analog sticks, touch screen and full backward compatibility with the PSP games it would be pretty attractive. If there also was a phone SKU it would give the i-phone a run for its money.
I think the PSP Go will be around for a long time and may become very price-competetive in the long run as the price of the flash-memory keeps falling.
A low price strategy is also in line with Sonys new focus on the teen market for the PSP, where every nickel and dime counts.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2007/04/for_psp_a_new_f/
I think the PSP Go may approach the DSi price territory within a year if not earlier.
Sony may also save a more extensive feature set for the new PSP2 which may come next fall. If the PSP-2 has GPS, camera, dual analog sticks, touch screen and full backward compatibility with the PSP games it would be pretty attractive. If there also was a phone SKU it would give the i-phone a run for its money.
I agree that it will probably be download only, but I don´t see any connection to the PS4, pretty different market IMO. I also expect the PS4 for to come much later but that´s a different discussion.
By christmas 2010 the PSP has been on the market for 6 full years since the release in Japan, it would make sense to introduce a successor. I expect it to be feature rich and quite expensive, no need to compete with the PSP Go. I think it will compete with the i-phone. That is also a reason why I expect it to include a touch screen. It would allow easy porting of i-phone games relying on a touch screen and if it has full Backward compatibility it would also have a massive games library straight from start that would use the PSP control interface, which more expereinced gamers may prefer.
I think whatever success iPhone games have had is due to low-cost and easy, pick-up-and-play games which you could play in short durations of time throughout the day.
Sure the distribution model helps play into this dynamic.
For PSP, the business model is for bigger games, requiring higher development costs, requiring in turn much higher prices.
Sure Sony may experiment with $5 and cheaper arcade/casual games but to keep the traditional 3rd-parties on board, they have to produce hardware which lets you replicate a console-like experience.
But the ultimate question is, are there enough gamers who want that kind of experience on the go? Or are people who game on the PC and the consoles also settling for the simpler iPhone games instead of the kind of games the PSP will offer?
Nintendo won't be threatened because they have so many unique, exclusive properties that they can mine forever. But Sony (and MS if they should get into mobile/portable gaming) may be up against a paradigm shift.
Sure the distribution model helps play into this dynamic.
For PSP, the business model is for bigger games, requiring higher development costs, requiring in turn much higher prices.
Sure Sony may experiment with $5 and cheaper arcade/casual games but to keep the traditional 3rd-parties on board, they have to produce hardware which lets you replicate a console-like experience.
But the ultimate question is, are there enough gamers who want that kind of experience on the go? Or are people who game on the PC and the consoles also settling for the simpler iPhone games instead of the kind of games the PSP will offer?
Nintendo won't be threatened because they have so many unique, exclusive properties that they can mine forever. But Sony (and MS if they should get into mobile/portable gaming) may be up against a paradigm shift.
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