| thismeintiel said: I find it sad that a thread mostly asking what Sony can do to outperform the 3DS has been overtaken by anti-Sony people and turned into a "TEH PSP2 IS DOMZED!!1" thread. It's pretty much a given that the 3DS is going to do great off the success of the DS and its exclusives. But is it so hard to look past your bias and believe that Sony could see a similar success with the PSP2? It too has a good install base with the PSP to springboard off of. In fact, when all is said and done, the PSP may come pretty close to pulling off GBA numbers (81 mil), the first time any company has even come close to pulling off Nintendo numbers in the handheld market. Of course, previous install bases really mean nothing if the competition can release a "better" product and/or have a better launch. Nintendo learned this when going from NES/SNES to N64/Gamecube. Sony learned it when going from the PS2 to the PS3. So really, we'll just have to wait for the launch info for the PSP2, including the price, specs, and launch software. But, there's nothing wrong with speculating. I predict Sony can dethrone Nintendo if they do certain things. Price would have to be the major one. If they can launch the device for the same price of the 3DS, or at the most a $25 difference, that will help them greatly. I think both will be in the $249-$299 range. The launch date will help, as well. If they launch closer to Nov./Dec., they can benefit from the holiday sales rush, as well as being the new hot item on the scene. Then there's support. While I'm sure both will get great support at launch, we'll just have to wait and see how well that support continues. PSP2 will benefit greatly from having a second analog nub when it comes to FP and TP shooters, as well as camera control in action/adventure games. Having BC with the PSP and maybe some form of PS2 emulation would greatly help with its library and appeal. And if they have Android running on this thing, that will help even greater, since they would have access to Android apps/games. |
It's nothing to do with hate at all for some in here. The PSP is an amazing handheld but sadly the software targetted a very narrow demographic and the games especially in the beginning didn't suit the short play experience people generally use handhelds for.
Unless Sony radically alter their target demographic for the PSP2 it will not outsell the 3DS, it literally has no chance imo. I would highlight by the way that I think the PSP has been a very successful venture into the handheld market for Sony and I'm sure it has actually probably made a fair profit and would maybe have done even better (profit wise) without the rampant piracy issues.
