Then, pray tell, why did you waste your money on the system?

I call shenanigans.

PS. Threads like this make my ass itch. The biggest problem holding the PSP back is the rampant piracy, leading to terrible software sales, leading to less overall software. The PS3 will never have that problem. 

If Piracy is the prime cause of the PSP's problems then why isn't the same happening to the DS which is far easier to pirate? Wouldn't it be possible that people are just buying it primarily as a mobile media device with free services instead of a game playing device?

I should have specified "holding back software sales". Hardware sales for the unit are quite solid, though obviously not on the level of the DS.

In any case, the PSP and PS3 are not in the same ballpark. They each have their own issues and are quite different from one another.

And BTW, the PSP is far easier to pirate than a DS. All you need is an internet connection and an hour of your time for most units. 

Perhaps the gaming market is just becoming more like the rest of the electronics market. Every other product has their high and low end market price products. If the gaming market is to keep expanding I think it's a good thing to have different consoles aimed at different people. The same way you can buy some dirt cheap stereo speakers or you can indulge with some uber expensive bose 7.1 surround system. Different things keep different people happy.

I think Sony should keep pushing for the high end. I like the high end. I think they should change their marketing slogans.

Playstation 3. Too good for the likes of you.

 That was the slogan Ken Kutaragi suggested.

Also PSP appeals to people who are much familiar with hacking than average 14 yo schoolgirl who like Animal Crossing and Brain Training the most (I mean to 14-24 yo core male gamer). It's not about difficulties but audiency.

As long as PSP makes money for Sony I don't care. It could make more though. Shame.

As you say, I can't afford an expensive top of line computer because it is extremely expensive, more than three times that of a console, and I don't like mouse and keyboard gameplay, since I have always been a console gamer. I like godd graphics, I feel more immersed if there are good graphics, and so enjoy the game more, and ulltimately that is what gaming is about.

You seem to be suggesting that Sony and Microsoft will never make any money. Of course they are loosing money, because they went down a different line to Nintendo, are more expensive one, that in my opinion, will ultimately yield better results for the gamer, even if Wii is still first in terms of sales. As far as I know, the PS2 was initially sold at a loss, and look how much it has made for sony now, of course they were first in the race at that time. So Sony will make some money. Many people have said that sony will fail and loose this generation. However, we have seen how they have begun to turn things around using their one advantage over nintendo. they are part of an electronics company that is involved in many things, and thus has a very large number of income sources. This means that they can afford these short term losses, in order that they can yield long term profits. the price drop, although it means that Sony loose more money, shifts PS3s, which shifts more software and blu-rays, earning more money for Sony. At the same time it shows that the PS3 can sell well and that Sony are prepared to make sacrifices for it to do well, it encourages third parties to develop for PS3. Well of course you will say that they will develop for the wii, but they have already invested in the tech which they want to use this generation not next generation, so they will look to the PS360. Also some games do sell well on the HD consoles, although Wii software is selling better.

Anyway, the fact that the Wii is leading now does not mean it will lead for ever, it also does not mean that Nintendo will win the next generation. 

PSP buy more advanced users, while DS buy more casual people, which play such games like brain training, nintendo dogs and etc. Usually besides those games, they can buy 2-3 normal games, which cost almost same as M3 card + 4GB flash card.

You're assuming here that gameplay on the Wii would be worse if it were just the old Gamecube controller.  Good luck proving that one.