| Metallicube said: Don't crucify me Sony fans, but I sorta feel like Sony is sending this thing out to be inevitably slaughtered (but in all fairness, I think 3DS has its flaws too and will be a pretty drastic decline from DS's success) Besides Sony's coexisting gaming centered phone, now they are saying they are trying to keep the PSP alive at the same time as well? That's THREE Sony gaming handhelds. So not only is Sony going to be facing heavy competition externally with Iphone and other smartphones (which by Sony's own admission they are now competing with simply by releasing the Ericson) and the juggernaut 3DS, but they will be facing competition among their own devices. If one PSP didn't do well in sales (besides Japan, where handheld gaming dominates), I don't see why Sony would think that three would. People who want a cheap gaming centered device with an established library will opt for the PSP, while people who want a multimedia gaming device and a phone will get the Ericson. And NGP will get stuck with the crumbs on the table. Throw in the rumored price of $400, seemingly more third party support on Nintendo's handheld, and no 3D to help it compete with the 3DS, seems to me this device has very little chance of success. Of course, as always, it'll boil down to the games, and who knows, if the NGP can get some hugely popular games to call its own, it could push some hardware. But I feel at the very least, they are going to send this thing stumbling out of the gate like the PS3, and will be forced to play catch up the rest of the gen. |
This is exactly the way I feel about the situation. Unless the PSP doesn't get that much of a price drop, the NGP may not take off. When you throw in the Xperia Play, and its MASSIVE competition, it only gets worse for Sony.
Long sotry short:Keep the PSP alive, and you risk cannablizing the NGP's sales.
If Sony wants the NGP to thrive, the PSP may have to be canned all together, and it will have to launch at or below $300.
