| Rath said: I can't believe people are still talking about ten year lifecycles. The lifecycle of a product is essentially what the consumer demands the lifecycle to be. Once people stop buying a product and stop buying games the product is stopped. The PSP will most likely not survive the 3DS, it won't make ten years even if Sony wants it to. |
Exactly. The PS2 is still around because it has regions not yet explored and because people in the US are still buying new ones while exploiting the cheap used market at say Gamestop. The 360 can do the same when it hits $100 if people are still buying them.
Anyways, I still think the PSP2 is better off releasing later. Also, they don't need to pay off developers to get support. They have PLENTY of first party studios that can develop for the PSP2 and can lead the charge. That way you get 8 launch PSP2 titles from Sony and more companies will follow along once sales start to rise.
It's just that simple.
