| LipeJJ said: I agree with many point, but the digital one is so wrong. PSP Go proved that people are still not ready for a 100% digital service. And don't think things have changed that much since it launched, cause digital sales for Nintendo games are usually under 10%. |
I'm actually glad that you bring up the PSP Go, because I think there's a lot of misinformation about exactly why it failed. What you have to remember is that the PSP Go launched at the tail end of the PSP's life cycle, well after the PSP's sales started to dip significantly. The PSP Go didn't fail because it was all digital; it failed because no one wanted the PSP anymore. And as we can see with the Vita, no one wanted any Playstation handheld by that point.
A big selling point for the PSP, wether people like to admit it or not, was its multimedia capabilities. You could watch full movies on the go and play games. Remember, this was before the iphone launched. It was completely new technology in a completely untapped market. The PSP Go was using those same selling points well after the iDevices had settled in. It was released in a market with far superior, cheaper, and more convenient options. That's why it didn't sell.
Not because it was all digital.
