| kitler53 said: 1. really? ... actually that's all i have. i just thought it was a myth that people still buy psps. |
There are multiple reasons why people would still want a PSP. PSP-3000s are cheap ($130) and the PSP has a sizable library whereas the NGP won't launch until like December at the earliest and it'll cost an arm and a leg. You can install Custom Firmware on the newer PSP's now. And some games are only available on UMD (and therefore not compatible with NGP).
It's pretty much a niche product in North America by this point. The novelty of a PSP (as a "hardcore gamer's handheld") wore off over here and much of the PSP's initial target audience defected over to the iPhone/iPod Touch and Android side of things. In Europe/Others it's not doing too bad these days. Probably all thanks to Custom Firmware being available on newer PSP's. Piracy tends to be a bigger thing in Europe/Others.
