superchunk on 17 July 2007
Success.
Did it outsell Nintendo handhelds? no.
Did outsell all previous handhelds competing against Nintendo handhelds? YES.
Did it make Sony and profit and get them a good foothold in the handheld market? YES.
Sony did a great job overall. The PSP is a pretty nice piece of hardware and has a decent library. Best of all it also helped Sony regain some of its lost walkman market from the ipod, granted very little, but the media features of the PSP are a major selling point for a lot of people. I would say much more than the Bluray player is on the PS3.
All in all it has sold very well comparatively speaking and is a profitable venture for Sony. Thus, a success. QED.
