jarrod said:
DSi LL is consciously targeting a different audience (seniors), one that tends not to be near as frontloaded when it comes to their buying patterns. Seems an odd comparison to make frankly, I can't really see it as anything but damage control for these unquestionably disappointing Go figures (28k out of a 150k shipment). |
Umm.. the PSP Go isn't targetting a different audience?
Have you guys forgotten that the PSP-3000 is still being made, and is much cheaper? This isn't "damage control" -- the PSP Go was not meant to shake the handheld world. On the contrary, anyone expecting the PSP Go to uproot the handheld market is, basically, off their rocker.
Let me reiterate: diversity in lineup.
Look at how many versions of A/V receivers Sony makes, or BD players, TVs, etc. (and look at the price ranges!) Do you honestly believe that the PSP Go doesn't fit into this same bucket? Suggesting that it doesn't is, basically, defying decades old logic in electronics manufacturing -- you better have some serious facts to back up the expectation that the PSP Go is anything more than a demographics expansion unit.
The Go is an alternate unit. It, basically, cannot fail thanks to its price point. Claiming its a "failure" is laughable, since there is no logic, whatsoever, that backs the claim. The DSi is an improved device (with 2x the processing muscle, and 4x the memory of previous DS models -- it is basically a DS v1.5). The PSP Go is not. You cannot compare the two releases. The DSi vs the DSi LL, however, is a valid comparison -- fundamentally they are only a different form factor, just like the PSP-3000 and PSP Go, as far as new buyers are concerned.
