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Sony - Is the PSP dying? - View Post

CAL4M1TY on 08 November 2009
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dobby985 said:
impur1ty said:
alanshearer said:
mai said:
I'll wait for the first "I blame piracy" post.

Well it's a very well known fact that piracy has ravaged software sales on the system. So why would you say i'l wait for the first "i blame piracy post"?. Are you a troll?.

 

All current systems other than the PS3 have piracy issues. The PC and DS likely suffer the most.

DS owners aren't exactly l33t Hax0rz

Well given that with the DS all you need to do is slot in a DS Cartridge sized device into the slot that holds DS cartridge on the system to do it, I'd say DS is probably just as bad, and definitely more accessible.

I think the point is, you can't blame piracy for hardware sales because you can't pirate fake consoles (that actually play real games and aren't Vintendo Vii's), so it doesn't explain poor hardware sales.

I think they should have probably thought more thoroughly before releasing the PSP. Given that most Sony Ericsson phones can do most of the features the PSP can (Video, music, games) and more (talk on the phone), and they are usually much smaller than the PSP, Sony really needed to hammer home the gaming side of the device. This they failed to do for about 2-3 years.

Despite the fundamental flaws of the DS phat (it's freakin' bulky and ugly) it still sold well because of it had a good starting lineup, and the DS was a continued success because Nintendo recognised that it needed a massive core redesign within 2 years. It took the PSP 3 years and the end result wasn't as drastically better as the DS lite was.