Report: GameStop discontinuing PSP games at smallest stores

[Zim]

SWORDF1SH said:

Zim said:

No where have I predicted the decline of the PS3 or said it's doomed. I haven't even said it won't reach 10 years. In fact I didn't even mention the PS3 in my first couple of posts, you did. I then stated it would possibly reach 10 years. Again living up to the Doogle name with your intelligence there. As I have constantly said it can possibly reach 10 years but that 10 years is going to be a stretch for the PS3. Just because the PS1 and PS2 did it it doesn't mean that magically it is set in stone that the PS3 will. 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-160GB-Slim-Console/dp/B005EL3ACK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337195850&sr=8-1 SLIM, gaming sites announced it as the slim, on wikipedia the section is labelled PS3 Slim etc etc. It is the slim. Although I nicely see you just pretended to have not noticed the reasons why further slim revisions will be difficult, I guess you will just ignore any points where you are wrong? 

I mean some of your logic is just bordering on insane. You say Wii is suffering lower sales because 3rd parties have stopped supporting it, but that this won't happen with the PS3 and it is simply going to get more 3rd parties every year.... really? You honestly think that once the Wii U, PS4 and 720 are out that the PS3 will get more support? You seem to think that because the PS2 kept selling well once next gen was out that of course the PS3 will. Sales wise the PS3 is no-where near close to what the PS2 was. The PS2 was an industry leading juggernaut. The PS3 is fighting for second place. 

My made up trends of actual sales figures vs your trend of.... doogle logic. Yes the wiis decline has contributed, but the numbers still show that the PS3 is down YoY as well. Lets see from the numbers I can find 2011 Jan-April NPD PS3 is 1239k, Jan-April 2012 NPD PS3 is 1072k. Although I should clarify that for 2012 the Jan numbers are not available, simply that Wii+PS3 were 281k, so I very generously estimated PS3 at 200k. Again not saying those are bad sales, the ps3 is doing great. However you statement that it shows no signs of giving up coupled that it just had it's two best years implies you think it has yet to peak. We are coming up the the next gen, all this generations consoles are bound to see sales start to dip.

Although I now see you write for a PS3 fan site so I guess that explains that. 

I will not arue with you because you arent worth it, Instead i'll show you a recap.

you- I could be wrong but wasn't the PSP also meant to have a 10 year life? It's only at the start of it's seventh and is already beginning to disappear. First party support seems to be entirely gone with only 4 titles the entirety of last year and I don't think any planned for this year.

Although I think everyone always knew the whole 10 year life thing was nonsense. It is and always will be a decision the market makes, not a company.

10 year life in EU and NA? Verging on no chance. In Japan? Ehhh not likely. It will probably still be being sold but I doubt Sony themselves will still be making and publishing games.

Me - 10 year plan for PSP. No chance in eu or na. But 10 year life worked for PS2 and more than likely will for the PS3.

You - If you don't care then why come to a gaming forum? Why enter the thread? The point is that people who believe Sony when it talks about 10 year plans are deluded. Like I said, it is always up to the market to decide that. Will the PS3 have a 10 year span? Possibly but it hasn't even reached it's sixth year yet so has a LONG way to go. However we can pretty much guarantee that when the PS4 is announced and Sony likely again talk about a 10 year plan there will be fools nodding their heads.

Me - PS1 1994-2006

PS2 2000 - present day

ps3 2006 - present day

psp  2005 - present day

I don't get your point. You say that Sony don't decide but they make these claims on there knowledge of the market and how long they plan on supporting that console. They proved that they can do it, twice with PS1 and PS2. The PS3 Just had it's two best years halfway through its 10 year plan and when sales do drop they will release a slim PS3 (no we havent had slim yet) for $99- $150.

The only console that looks likely to not make the 10 plan is the PSP but they still had good intentions of honoring the 10 life plan. But we still don't know their plans for PSP.

And that's where it should end. proved wrong. I'll leave you with that.

Lol you still haven't answered any of my points. You still have no idea why a new slim would be so difficult. You are still ignoring that the PS3's sales are no-where near those of the PS1 or PS2. You still think 3rd party support will increase on Ps3 when next gen consoles come out LOL! You are saying ''Things were like this in the past, so will be like this in the future'' I am showing you that in the present Sony isn't in that position. Nintendo supported the NES and SNES for over 10 years each, by your logic the N64 MUST have been supported for at least 10 years.  But it wasn't, because of sales. 

Also if it's just when Sony itself supports the console, as you just said, then actually the PS2 was finished last year. One game in 2011 and nothing in 2012. Likewise if that is your definition then the PSP is possibly already done. They have good intentions of honouring the plan? So to you the fact they have almost entirely stopped supporting it already with years to go is proof they are planning to continue to support it?

Just keep working on your poorly written fan site.