"So you think that Sony can potentially find a way that both Nintendo AND Apple haven't thought of yet?"
Duh. There would have to be a perfect device to preclude that, and perfection in such a thing is an impossibility as long as people have differing needs and tastes.
"Additionally, this precludes any new competition entering the market."
It doesn't have to preclude, just be first, and not try to overshoot their market later on.
"Right now, there are plenty of devices that are following that same kind of strategy as the walkman."
It was not a strategy that made the Walkman a hit. It was filling in what the mainstream was looking for and couldn't get.
"look, there is literally nothing the psp can do that the competition can't do more successfully except for providing a specific type of game."
Doing it more successfully requires Sony did it wrong in the first place. Better Walkman imitators were made and Walkman was still the leader. The Zune was a better iPod and that was still the leader. It's not a matter of what Sony does that the others "can't" do. It's what the others "did" not do and Sony does it first and secures the mainstream first.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
