NGP and PSP to co-exist, hinting at a high NGP price?

[Conegamer]

psrock said:

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 the other smartphones (which by Sony's own admission they are now competing with), 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.

God I wish the NGP is like the PS3. Nintendo has never lost the handheld war, they always win, what Sony is doing is trying to give people choices, and enough with the 3D has being some king of advantage already. The NGP is not going to outsell the 3DS, we get it, Sony gets it. What they are trying to do is not only sell 60 million console but offer software that plays well and gives us a console experience on the Go. 

The PSP biggest weakness was not the DS, it was its control, it was just bad. DS offered a much better experience, but I feel now, they are going to compete now when it comes to the experience minus the gimmick. I love the Ipod Touch, The Evo, The PSP, but it never gives me the experience, the control I really want want playing. I don't want angry birds, slicing games all day. 

NGP will give people like me who don't care for Nintendo games a chance to experience great gaming on the Go for the first time. 

I'm...uncertain if Sony get it. 

Why would they do something if they have decided that they'll already lose? Sure, it'll make money, but in the consumer's eye the DS is the king, and the 3DS has the brand name behind it. So some of those 150ish million who have a DS will get a 3Ds for similar reasons. 

The PSP on the other hand, has the completely different issue. The PSP brand isn't strong, for some (not me), it signifies a lack of effort on Sony's part, lack of long-term interest, an experiment gone wrong and/or brittle. So the NGP to try and take it away from the name (see: N64, GC) wouldn't be a surprise to me...

Now I'm not saying it's bad, and it deserves much success, as it looks awesome. But they need to really pull themselves out of the preverbial hole they're in ATM...

And the 3Ds seems to be doing great portable games for people who don't like Nintendo, looking at its launch 3rd party lineup

Also, I expect a price of $350-$399 at launch, features were (apparently) dropped from the PS3 at launch as well...and the other consoles...