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PSPgo nudges hardware up 120 per cent News
PSP News by Games Industry.biz
Sony has revealed that sales of PSP hardware are up 120 per cent following the launch of the PSPgo in the UK. It's not quite the 999 per cent performance the PS3 Slim put in. [Sony contacted GamesIndustry.biz to alter the percentage from 100 to 120, in case you're wondering.]
Sales of the PSP-3000 also grew, GamesIndustry.biz reports, as owners snapped-up long-awaited releases Gran Turismo PSP and FIFA 10 - the latter setting a new record for the series.
Chart-Track will not release UK-specific figures, but we're told PSPgo and PSP-3000 sales were neck-and-neck for the week.
"PSPgo has performed in line with our expectations, driving 100 per cent incremental volume for the category and has benefited the broad PSP portfolio with PSP-3000 also enjoying a big lift," said Sony Europe in a statement.
"PSP software sales also having been a standout with both new releases GT PSP and FIFA 10 performing well."
The new PSPgo launched last Thursday and sells in the UK for £224.99. Early adopters are able to download a free copy of Gran Turismo PSP until 10th October, and UK consumers can also access a deal which allows them to download another three games for free if they register with Sony online.
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Vice.Destroyer
05/10/09 @ 13:54
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It's a brave new world of a download-only console. Retailers must be watching these figures and hoping for an almighty collapse of these numbers. It almost feels like a collective "FUCK YOU" to retailers for allowing the second-hand market to have gotten so huge.
But then, Steam has shown that there are other ways to combat second hand sales. /watches with interest //refuses to buy a handheld at £20 cheaper than a PS3. |
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PearOfAnguish
05/10/09 @ 13:56
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100% of not much is still not much.
Wasn't much of a launch. Oddly, retailers don't seem that keen to push it. Wonder why? Maybe they don't want to explain to people why they can't use PSP games they already own. |
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Nice spin there by Sony, but a 100% rise is pretty awful, you'd assume that sales of the old model(s) would be particularly low in the week before a new one's launch too.
These figures could easily translate to sales of 25 units last week to 50 units this week. It doesn't tell us anything without concrete figures. |
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StooMonster
05/10/09 @ 14:24
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'fraid I won't be buying a UMD free-PSP, why should I forgo all the titles I've already purchased?
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EarlBassett
05/10/09 @ 14:27
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Hope this dies a massive death.
I can't really see it having any other outcome at that price |
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giant_frying_pan
05/10/09 @ 14:34
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>>>I'll attach a strap to my fat one and carry that around before I buy this
Come again? |
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I can't see Sony being surprised at this really. The PSP Go is a great piece of kit but it's far too expensive. I think that people expect to pay a lot less for a small portable device than a proper console. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sony drop the price fairly soon, once the early adopters have bought theirs.
Having said all that, I got one but paid £199 for it, which, with the four free games I'll be getting for it, made it seem a much more reasonable investment.
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el_pollo_diablo
05/10/09 @ 14:36
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"PSPgo has performed in line with our expectations"
- so they weren't expecting anyone to buy it either then. |
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They messed up the PSPGo and nearly everyone was telling them it could be a mess. BUT NO they wont listen. I know companies dont always take notice of customers and sometimes it works but in some cases where its so obvious that hardly anyones interested they should have noticed reduced that price substantially. If they are not careful this could turn out to be a total disaster.
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LOL such a bunch of crap. If its according to their expectations they shouldnt be dropping prices after 3 days in the UK:
http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/10/... Nor they would get butthurt to call themselves and change the 100 to 120% boost. Which is added on top of an excisting series of hardware. So you are telling me that the PSPGo sold 20% total more than the regular PSP? If you do the math thats all thats left for the PSPGo cause I really dont see how you put this even in the same market. Anyhow... Most of us know this is bound to fail and i feel sorry for the ones that paid for it. |
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While I certainly agree with the general consensus of these comments, I've got the feeling that, by releasing the PSPgo, Sony are actually testing the waters of a UMD-less PSP, without taking the full risk of launching a new PSP2 handheld.
In other words, they are checking to see how would the market react to a downloads-only console, without spending huge amounts of money on R&D. So, they may well be prepared to expect low sales initially. After all, they *did* stick with the PSP even though it seemed like a lost cause to a lot of observers. Time will tell whether this gamble will pay off... |
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@JonFE
I would agree with you but I cant for some reasons. First the fact that iPods even with crappy games are still selling games online. Why would you test with the same hardware something thats already tested? Sony's strategy has always been "force my shit on others" and thats about it. ( Unfortunately its "force" for the dumbasses without brain enough to not just go buy stuff they throw in their faces that is ). If Sony wanted to test it they would do what MS just did if you ask me... They never even mentioned of gaming possible for the ZuneHD. Its an iPod + PSP with great hardware and has never been even promoted as a plus of gaming capabilties cause apparently they are gonna test if it will work for them. Anyhow.. Im way too possitive that Sony isnt testing anything more than if people will give into plain trust for them before the PSPGo dies like lots of other handhelds. |
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Vice.Destroyer wrote :"It almost feels like a collective "FUCK YOU" to retailers for allowing the second-hand market to have gotten so huge."
I walked into Gamestation the other day to trade FIFA 9 for 10 and the trade in value (not cash) for FIFA 9 was £3 !!! So laughed and then bought a PSPgo and said "FUCK YOU I'M GOING DIGITAL!" :D only to find FIFA 10 on PSN was £30 !!! Agrhh... I can feel the guy behind the counter laughing now :D |
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I bought one:) and I like it:) a lot:)
And I feel sorry for those who cannot see that the Go is a complementary product, you don't *have* to buy it if you want to play PSP games, you can still play your UMD's on a 3000 (which is cheaper as well), and if you like handheld gaming but hate Sony in general then simply buy a DS or an iPhone:) Bought a PSPgo at RRP 250 Eur less 50 Eur due to cash voucher I forgot about ages ago less 40 Eur RRP for GT PSP (25 Eur on play admittetly but I hate UMD's) less 60-80 Eur for 3 free games if you upgrade = 80 - 100 Eur cash outlay for 'upgrading', and I still keep my 2000 for playing the occasional UMD. I don't need it, I could easily use my 2000 for the next few years, but I wanted one cos I like the smaller form factor. Simple as. So for me personally it was worth it, for many others it might not, especially if you don't want the free games on offer, but for christ's sake, stop moaning about a bloody consumer product. Just don't buy it and leave it at that. |
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svd_grasshopper
05/10/09 @ 16:14
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looks like they are continuing the UMD versions. there was a rumour about a 4000. i'd be interested in that if it were true. the new MGS will be very tempting.
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There seems to be alot of peeps that bitch about it without actually ever holding one.
Yes its not a psp2, but it much better in every regard to the 1/2/3 series if you are really into mobile gaming. It has its place. Its not a UMD machine. So what? UMD's are rubbish, fragile and bulky. It seems to me that those that can afford it, have it, and like it. Nuff said? |
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"another three games for free"
That's about as much as download-only games and consoles are worth. I wouldn't touch this with a frikkin' barge pole! Sony would be the BIGGEST bastards around if they start killing off the PSP-3000 model and gradually die down UMD releases and thus force people to move up to downloads only. |
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xXBrombeerXx
05/10/09 @ 16:41
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^^ If so then I would simply desert the PSP platform. And I suspect Sony will let the UMD die sooner than later, seeing their past history track record...
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beastmaster
05/10/09 @ 16:57
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I've got an original (firmware) PSP and a 3000 with no firmware. I like them both for different reasons. The Go doesn't do it for me for 3 reasons. 1. Price 2. Digital download at mega prices? No thanks! 3. I have big shovel hands and it's meant to be crap for us mutants.
I was just in Gamestation in the Arndale Manchester and saw no sign of the thing. Thought about chatting to guy behind the counter about this but couldn't be fucking arsed.
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Machiavellian
05/10/09 @ 17:04
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I see a lot of people who would be happy with a PSPGo but those people have a poor sense of value for money as well. It's totally obvious that the PSPGo at it's current price does not give you value for the money you spent, especially since you can get a PSP 3000 that does everything the PSPGo does (besides blu-ray) and also gives you much more. Everything is proprietary with the PSPGo. You can only get your cables from Sony, you can only get your games from Sony. Once you purchase the GO, you are locked into getting everything from Sony at the price they dictate and it's obvious that the price will not be consumer friendly.
At this point in time the PSPGo is a bad investment. |
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Alterego-X
05/10/09 @ 17:11
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It's the UK sales only, Actually it went only from 5 000 to 11 000 units...
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justanotherdave
05/10/09 @ 17:25
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Don't get me wrong, I think the pspGO is a big waste of money, both the console & the games.. But it also seems that everyone has forgotten that for YEARS they bitched & moaned about the UMD, how slow it was, how it ate the battery & how the movies were shit & pointless.. Now that Sony has removed the UMD, everyone it seems is moaning & bitching about that!. I know the prices for DLC are wrong, but if they were a lot cheaper than RRP then the shops would refuse to stock PSP & then you would defentalty see a lack of UMD's at retail. You have to remember Sony is stuck between pleasing its PSP1,2 & 3k users by keeping UMD at retail & giving the pspGO users a good deal on the store.. I'd be willing to bet the fact we have no umd-download conversion tool & a high retail price for the hardware is more to do with the big game store chains rather than Sony itself. pspGO is just testing the water for psp2, which will be download only also.
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electrolite
05/10/09 @ 19:57
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"But it also seems that everyone has forgotten that for YEARS they bitched & moaned about the UMD, how slow it was, how it ate the battery & how the movies were shit & pointless.. Now that Sony has removed the UMD, everyone it seems is moaning & bitching about that!."
Could give us the option for both? Wacky, I know, I'm out there, but.... |
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maximusfarticus
05/10/09 @ 20:55
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"Could give us the option for both? Wacky, I know, I'm out there, but.... "
But that's exactly what they have done isn't it? If you want both, get a 3000, if you don't want UMD you can get a 3000 or a Go. There's the option right there.
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