Next-Gen discusses the PSP's recent turnaround.

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rocketpig said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

It's too late to become king of the mountain again, but it can still become a hit system. It's ten million units behind the Genesis, the lowest selling system that is still considered a blockbuster system. So if the PSP outsells the Genesis, it's made it. There will be no question it's a hit system (aside from bashers denying it).

That's not an accurate evaluation of the situation. Comparing a nearly 20 year old console to a handheld today is ridiculous. The gaming market is leaps and bounds beyond what it was in 1993 and the Genesis was a console that launched at $199 in 1989 vs. a $199 launch in 2005 for the PSP.

According to the Consumer Price Index, $199 in 1989 dollars is now $323.

There are a few other factors, too. The PSP sales have never been that disappointing but the software sales are absymal. That is what developers and Sony focus on and that's where the real money is made in this business. The PSP is failing miserably in that category.

Over the long run, I think the PSP will be fine but it will never be considered a blockbuster system.

PSP launched $250 in America. And it can still reach a "blockbuster level". Don't completely count it out.