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CrazyHorse on 28 September 2009
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jesus kung fu magic said:
CrazyHorse said:
jesus kung fu magic said:

@crazyhorse

 

It doesnt matter.....the psp is still far too expensive that even using the word "expensive" is an understatement.

No UMD,worser feel than the psp 2000-3000, absolutely no improvements inside(except bluetooth)....all for the jacked up price of $250....

Yes but if price turns out to be the main problem that can be rectified very quickly and very easily assuming the Go isn't costing Sony a lot more than the 3000 model to make (which given its specifications I doubt it is). Regardless of its current obscene price there will be early adapters who still buy it, especially with the holidays coming up, allowing Sony to make a strong early profit before lowering the price if need be. We all know how expensive the PS3 was at launch and yet it was still one of the fastest selling consoles.

PSPgo is not getting a price cut , and even if it does it wont be a significant one.....retailers make very little on consoles/handhelds and get most of their money from the softwarei.e games....pspgo has no games in the retail market and as such has to have a higher than average price for a handheld to keep retailers interested in keeping it on their shelves.

Sony fucked up on this one.

So you think that if the Go isn't selling well next year Sony will abandon all the research and marketing put into it rather than settle for a reduced profit margin? We don't know how much margin retailers are making on it but according to a lot of early reports it isn't much and so the price point is purely up to Sony. Considering how much more expensive it is than the 3000 do you think all that extra margin is going to the retailers? I suspect Sony is using this launch to try and make a decent profit for a change.