Hopefully God of war will do well seeing as how it does look like a decent game.

@chan,

I've heard some good and bad things about CC:FFVII and most people I know like this game. Maybe this game didn't rub you in the right way, but it is one of the best games among PSP's library.

I doubt MHP2G will see it's release in the western market. There is no question that MHP2G will help PSP sale in Japan, Capcom and Sony can sell out as many PSP bundles as they can make. However, Capcom seems to be very conservative about its sell in Japan. In their financial report, the target of MHP2G sale in Japan wan't even above 1 million.

PSP needs saving? Sony make money on each unit sold so I am not too sure on that. I mean it's selling 80k in Japan a week at the moment with no big games released... I am not sure how much saving the PSP actually needs.


As for software... goodness me... 2 games selling does not equal saving. Besides, in Japan I do not believe piracy to be the issue or Monster Hunter would have not stayed on the charts for 12mths. In the US maybe, but there hasn't exactly been a lot of games released for the PSP lately in the US and PSP software is selling in Europe. People think too much of the US... they seem to think that games live or die by their sales and they really don't.

Piracy is given way too much credit for the PSP's weak software sales. The price of the games and the fact that the device does a lot more than just play games is really what hurts it. Only PSP games I've seen are Daxter and CastlevaniaX, because my roommate uses it more for its media capabilities (though he likes playing games on it just fine). Though he does want to hack it, he would still purchase worthwhile games if the opportunity arose.

Anyway, the PSP doesn't need to be saved.  Handhelds traditionally have low attachrates and they'd be worse if you took Nintendo out of the picture, which is pretty much how the PSP has played out.  Given that it's more than just a game device, it's actually selling fairly well.  They'd like more, no doubt, but the system is so far only halfway through its life or so (maybe less, who knows) and it has already well outsold many a console so far. 

Before long the PSP will have outsold any non-Sony, non-Nintendo piece of videogame hardare, and if it does as well for the next 3 years as it has doen the last 3 then it will likely pass the NES in hardware sales.  Hardly in need of a savior, I'd say.  They just need to actually put good games on the system.  Really, it's only a lack of decent titles that makes it look like such a joke.  People could deal with it being a lower attach than Nintendo due t its nature, but selling more hardware than software some weeks in some places is just plain bad.

 I agree with that, the same as the patapon stuff. I will certainly buy these games (I still haven't decided whether just to import CC) and with KH BBS and FF Disidea coming out at the end of this year, the PSP should do well. However, I am concerned about the fact that wipeout and pursuit force have hardly sold anything at all, despite being great games. Purusit force had an opening week of 6k sales in the US, and the European sales have not been recorded

 I would advice against it, especially so close to US release, I imported the game on first day (via eBay) and even with some Japanese knowledge, I find the orb combination very difficult to understand. (you pretty much have to comebine 2 magics + money to form a stronger magic). Not the most import friendly game. But I will import Dissidea, man, that game will be awesome.

I think "Operation PIMP CC/GoW" Will be in full speed soon.

 I meant import from the US, since the release date has not been set for Europe yet, and the boxart will be nicer

I'm willing to bet that god of war wont sell a million. As for crisis core I think it will sell around just under 2 million. Nothing can save the psp software unless you create an uncrackable disc and firmware. Hardware wise its doing fine and its making sony money, so all you sony fans need not worry.

 with over 30 million console sold, and outsold DS in Japan in last 2 weeks, why does it need 'saving'? ;)

Sure, it's no handheld winner, but it's far from Gamecube.