We don't set PSP Minis price, says Sony News

No, but you certainly set the proper PSP software prices (too high)...

well im not complaing 2 of the better games last week on minis were marked at £2.50, i cant even get a drink at the cinema for that.

mini stuff should be £1.99 max

I'm nor sure if it matters who sets the prices (of anything) too high.

£2.50? I can't even get a handjob off a crack whore for that.

The last V8 was 1.99 I think

"If it's not priced correctly, consumers may be turned off at the proposition...", said mouthpiece for company trying to sell the PSPgo at £250.

@xXBrombeerXx No they don't set any of the prices other than the SCEI ones. Check this:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_in...

Key part for those who don't bother to click:

"[Chris] Eden added that what differentiates PSN from the competition was pricing, as well. "We don't set or recommend prices, or have price slots," he said. "Sony just acts as a digital reseller, you're free to set your own prices."

Unlike competing services, he continued, Sony doesn't slot releases into a schedule. Once a game has passed its final QA check, the content is uploaded to the network the following Thursday."

IL 2 Sturmovik on PS Store for PSP: £31.99

Same game on Amazon: £17.99 (with resale value)

The industry thinking downloads are the future: priceless

Excellent move from Sony.

I completely agree with Brombeer (why the "Xx"?), Sony still has control over how much they charge for their own games and they're even worse, some of the games that were released almost at launch are still going for £15 on the store.

no, but you don't reduce the prices either.

I think Sony are offering a significant profit margin to the retailers with the "Go!", why else would retailers discount a product that won't generate any future software sales? The profit margin is at least more than the PS3's £8/$8 (can't remember).

Edit: I suppose I should point out that I still think its too expensive.

The Sony games are decently priced imo

Look at GT £21.99 or £17.99 on play.com, still more but not by much

My hatred of apple is weakening, but my love of Playstation is getting tested. I am shocked that there were no release minis at less than £1 (even as a special offer), Then the press would have been entirely positive. EPIC FAIL!.

"The Sony games are decently priced imo

Look at GT £21.99 or £17.99 on play.com, still more but not by much "


The thing is.. they should be CHEAPER on the store, not the same price or a bit more expensive, there cutting out retail, packaging & distribution costs (proberly a good 40% of the RRP), so games selling for £40 at retail could be priced at £25 on the PSN & they would still be making more money than selling at retail.. To charge MORE for a downloadable game is just bloody greedy imo.. There either stupid or there only keeping download prices up to keep the retailers happy, until the PSP2 comes along & they cut them out compleatly.

@ justanotherdave

I agree with you totally but compared to the EA gamesthe Sony games look like bargains!! They should be cheaper but also Sony could of charged £39.99 for there games but haven't

I think the PSP2 will be digital only but maybe with redeem codes for games in stores

@ justanotherdave:

The problem at the moment is that Sony still have to keep the retailers sweet. They can't undercut them they're selling the games on PSN at RRP which is currently the right thing to do. You'd never get retailers to sell the GO if the games on PSN were cheaper as then PSP3000 would just stop selling as would phsicle copies of games. Which yes is the ultimate goal but Sony isn't ready to go there just yet.

edit/ Back to the actual topic, are people seriously complaining about £2.50 for a game????? Espesially as i'm sure their all better then some of the rubbish you pay £5 for on most mobile phones!! Personally i'm happy for these devs to get a decent profit for their work. Hell it's less then you pay for a Starbucks or a beer! and far less then your average games mag!!!!

"If it's not priced correctly, consumers may be turned off at the proposition and say, 'I'd rather just go for this kind of stuff instead of Minis.'"

No shit Sherlock. Yet a whorehouse is more organised or is it just me? So Sony is "allowing" the higher pricing? aww how thoughtfull Sony is huh? Such a load of crap :)

Prinny! Can I be the Hero - £31.99 on the EU PSN Store, $9.99 on the US PSN Store.

gamers don't need to cry about it though, we just buy from the app store instead. Simple, really.

@ evil

Agreed, its the same with all these who cried over the PS3 price, so in order to still be able to make money sony dropped features that where not vital (memeory card readers, BC, less USB ports) and that allowed them to be able to drop the price a bit.

But they still cried as now they werent getting everything those of us who weren't cry babies didnt get. Yet in order to get the same from an Xbox, (watch dvd's, what HD dvd's, connect to a wireless network, expand HDD space) they would be paying just as much (if not more) then a launch PS3.

Anyway back on topic Sony are right not to force prices, that way more developers will choose to develop for the store, they probably do have a max price as when companies starts charging £5/6/7 for a mini I can't see Sony letting it go. But developers will decide whats best for their game, they may look at the if we sell it cheap it will sell more as people will be willing to pay little even if they don't like it. But on the same time if you charge £1 for a game and it sells 10 copies, thats £10 yeah? Well if the game was charged at £2 and sold just 5 copies it would make just as much money.

But at the end of the day if your bitching about a game costing £3.50 then you really do need a life lol

Oh really?So you get no money from them either...what a deal

''Prinny! Can I be the Hero - £31.99 on the EU PSN Store, $9.99 on the US PSN Store''

That a offer the devs came to with Sony America. Mike on the Euro blog confirmed that and that the devs did not make that sort of offer for us Euro gamers, sony blam the devs