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Sony - Is the PSP dying? - View Post

griffinA on 11 November 2009
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Procrastinato said:
griffinA said:
Procrastinato said:
PSP software also tends to cost more (a fair amount more, even) than DS software, which generally tends to yield more profit/unit, along with more revenue/unit.

The PSP is doing fine. Its a premium handheld -- its ridiculous to expect it to hold even 50% marketshare relative to a cheaper handheld like the DS, or to have an attach rate equal to the cheaper-software DS. It fits very well into the space that Nintendo didn't really occupy with the DS.

If the PSP held even around 40% markshare, its net software profits might equal or exceed that of the DS, even with the current attach rate, and Nintendo would be seriously considering releasing a new handheld to compete.

The argument that the PSP is expensive and therefore sells less than the DS is becoming less and less tenable as the PSP becomes cheaper. Right now the PSP-3000 and the DSi are the same price. Granted, there is the cheaper DS lite, but no one buys the DS lite anymore. It seems that DS customers don't mind paying the extra money for the handheld.

Do you have some info to back up your "DSi, by itself, sells more than PSP" claim?  I kinda think the DSLite is still the hotness, and that the DSi is just gravy.

Here are the launch sales (or at least close-to-launch) of the PSP go in Japan as reported by Famitsu:  http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=91281

 

PSP: 42000

PSPgo: 28000

DSi: 36000

DSL: 4400

 

Notice how the higher priced DSi sells more than the lower priced DS Lite. Granted both DS systems put together didn't outsell the PSP that week but that discrepancy can be explained by the recent launch of the PSP go. Also these numbers are only for Japan, but a quick glance at Amazon bestsellers shows that the best selling DS sytems are the black DSi, followed by the pink DSi, followed by the blue DS Lite. If you don't believe amazon you can PM The Source and he will probably confirm my findings.



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