this isnt a troll thread about the psp or w/e, i just want to know whether or not you think the psp Phailed or is it considered a sucess?

when i first saw the psp, i had high expectations for this device. i thought of it as a portable ps2 with great movie capabilities. boy was i wrong

i got my psp 1 year after launch, and the only game i find myself playing on it are fifa games. the software is absoloutly crap, and its easy to hack. my friend has crisis core and chains of olumpus on his psp, not to mention windows xp. i used my psp just for vids and music. ive never hacked it.

the piracy on the psp is really hurting it. over 1 million games were downloaded from just ONE SITE! thats shocking.

i think the lack of software is really hurting the psp.

should sony make another psp? can developers trust the psp again? will it turn out like a dreamcast?

i forgot to mention: the psp is the only handheld that gave the gameboy/ds a run for its money. 

Ask to Sony.

Yes it is successful, in the same way the Xbox was successful. It broke into a market that was otherwise monopolized and took some marketshare and set the foundation for future consoles. While it is obviously not the winner, it has so far been the best competitor against Nintendo in handhelds.

As long as Sony doesnt try to push another format with their next one, UMD's FTL!, they are only going to grow.

ok ill "ask to sony"

Of course it is. I don't see why this is even a question.

It's exactly as Bursche says, it's a relative success.

Isn't it considered suicide to enter the handheld business against Nintendo? It may have only half the sales of the DS, but the PSP came out a year later and was more expensive.
I'd say the PSP is definately a success- it's like the first Xbox; didn't sell like crazy, but was used to establish themselves in the market, meaning the PSP2 will be a far bigger success. Sony are probably pleased with it, they've put up a good fight against Nintendo for handheld dominance.

A console that has sold >30 million worldwide cannot be classed as a failure! The software side, yes, but i think Sony will have learnt that lesson for the next time! They severely underestimated the amount of people that are willing to hack games instead of paying for them!

The PSP2 (or whatever) should not use UMD but rather a way that allows for games to be cheaper and more secure! I mean £29.99 for a handheld game is insane, the DS is no better with games going for £34.99 :S

Yes I consider it a success as bursche just said.

I am sure that they are happy with the hardware sales, it only looks not good if you compare it with the DS sales.

Software sales are something that they really will be not happy about;.