Today is the 5-year anniversary of the PSP’s release. The PSP has redefined what’s expected from a gaming handheld system with its many features and multimedia capabilities. However, Sony says “the best is yet to come”.

Peter Dille, SCEA’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, talks about the PSP’s success as well as the future of the device:

“Today, the PSP system is a well-established handheld platform that continuously redefines portable entertainment with quality that’s unparalleled. As PSP celebrates its fifth anniversary, the best is yet to come. We’re very excited about the vibrant 2010 lineup and are committed to continuing to offer entertainment experiences and immersive gameplay only possible on the PlayStation platform.”

Even though the PSP is showing its age, we expect Sony to continue to support their first foray into the handheld market for years to come. That being said, we wouldn’t be surprised to see a new PSP announced at E3 or at another trade show later in the year.

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2010/03/24/sony-on-psp-the-best-is-yet-to-come/

"The best is yet to come"

As in PSP2. The PSP will simply have to linger along to keep SCE's foot in the portable gaming business.

The best is yet to come since launch...

While I believe them, many good games can come up to the audience who owns this console, the only thing I see on charts is PSP hardware and software going down and down...

That was quick...

More good stuff for PSP and less talk of PSP2. I want to enjoy my Go for a few more years Sony!

I have high hopes that BBS and Peacewalker will become the best games in the PSP's library, so I think the best really is yet to come.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I really wish Sony would just give up on the portable market and focus on PS3. After all, they were kings of the industry with the PS1 and PS2 when they had no hand-held...

Let's be honest though, who else managed to reach Sony's level of success against the DS with their PSP besides Apple with the iPhone?

I would like to see some more awesome PSP games lets hope for Uncharted PSP for e3

Best of the PSP still to come, lol!

I think its a pile of PR bull to be honest. What could Sony possibly do to trump its past releases I buy maybe 2 PSP games a year and to be honest the software catalog has lacked luster ever since the release of the PSP. I think the best of PSP will be the next PSP which I expect to be revealed at E3 2010.

As for the PSP being a success, no other handheld has ever captured that percentage of the handheld marketplace from Nintendo. GameGear , NeoGeoPocket no handheld has ever broken Nintendo's stone cold grip on the handheld market. Sure the I-Pod is shattering PSP's software market share but the hardware sales make up for that.

I expect Sony to abandon the PSP this fall in favour of the next PSP. The software sales just aren't their and Sony and its third party supporters will not maintain software support for the PSP once a successor launches! If the best is still to come then this will be Sony's swan song their final push before the end of PSP!