Should Sony Can PSP and just create PSP2

[vahdyx]

I keep hearing about piracy and PSP put together or great hardware sales and pitiful software sales etc.

Would you think it'd be smarter to announce PSP2 and slowly phase out PSP, maybe create a backwards capability for PSP so games will still run but on a emulated system so no firmware thingys are actually ran in PSP2

Personally, I just want a PSP2 with 2 analog sticks and better graphics.

[ivan872007]

no, psp is doing just fine.

Latest figures released by Enterbain reveal that Sony has sold a massive 10 million units of the PSP in Japan. The top selling PSP is Monster Hunter 2nd G which has moved 2,396,642 copies.

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=122502

[Master X]

Hell no, Im getting one sunday and I already got Monster Hunter 2

[WallyWest]

Originally Posted by ivan872007

no, psp is doing just fine.



http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=122502

Not to be a stick in the mud, but is 10 million in 4 years doing just fine?

[Vsions]

Originally Posted by Master X

Hell no, Im getting one sunday and I already got Monster Hunter 2

monster hunter is excellent you will not regret I dont think.

[capnmonkey]

Originally Posted by WallyWest

Not to be a stick in the mud, but is 10 million in 4 years doing just fine?

Psp's got almost 40 million units sold worldwide.

[WallyWest]

Originally Posted by capnmonkey

Psp's got almost 40 million units sold worldwide.

Yeah, and the biggest selling game is at 2 million. Not a great number there either.

[Sarang]

Originally Posted by WallyWest

Yeah, and the biggest selling game is at 2 million. Not a great number there either.

Yes and it's a great console. You've got the Capcom Anthologies, SNK regular and Metal Slug one, the EA one, Twinbee Portable(anthology), Parodius Portable(another one), Gradius Portable(another), Salamander Portable(another), Genso Suikoden 1 and 2, Megaman Powered Up, Megaman Maverick Hunter, Dracula X Rondo Of Blood, DJ Max Portable, etc. I mean are you kidding me?!

[capnmonkey]

I don't think anyone is trying to prove that the PSP is anywhere near as successful as the DS, but it's definitely not as grim as you are making it out to be.
I count 5 games above or near 2 million in sales, with GTA Libery City Stories selling 5 million copies.

[Roshan]

Originally Posted by WallyWest

Yeah, and the biggest selling game is at 2 million. Not a great number there either.

2 million only in japan not to shabby

[WallyWest]

Originally Posted by Sarang

Yes and it's a great console. You've got the Capcom Anthologies, SNK regular and Metal Slug one, the EA one, Twinbee Portable(anthology), Parodius Portable(another one), Gradius Portable(another), Salamander Portable(another), Genso Suikoden 1 and 2, Megaman Powered Up, Megaman Maverick Hunter, Dracula X Rondo Of Blood, DJ Max Portable, etc. I mean are you kidding me?!

And none of them sold for shit in relation to how many people are out there with the system to play it.

All I'm saying is that when you and your competitor release a product in the same year (PSP vs NDS) and your competitor outsells you 2 to 1, you may want to rethink you're strategy. Add in that the biggest NDS game sold 20 million while yours is at 2 million and obviously people are not using your device so much.

What this leads to is developers and publishers moving away from your device because the guys with 70+ million users are cheaper to make games for and sell better.

The PSP is second in a two man race, where I come from, that is called losing.

[ivan872007]

Originally Posted by WallyWest

And none of them sold for shit in relation to how many people are out there with the system to play it.

All I'm saying is that when you and your competitor release a product in the same year (PSP vs NDS) and your competitor outsells you 2 to 1, you may want to rethink you're strategy. Add in that the biggest NDS game sold 20 million while yours is at 2 million and obviously people are not using your device so much.

What this leads to is developers and publishers moving away from your device because the guys with 70+ million users are cheaper to make games for and sell better.

The PSP is second in a two man race, where I come from, that is called losing.

okay. I still like my psp and I want more games to come out for it.

[bowl-o-rama]

nah, PSP is still selling reasonably well and is still an awesome machine. PSP2 will come out in due time though. Maybe 2 years from now. For now they will just keep releasing small tweaks like the mic update on the upcoming 3000 series model.

[Sarang]

I'm sorry but I'll say it. The PSP has BETTER games on it imo. Maybe because of the fact no one can just jump to the touchscreen and perhaps have more gimmicky crap games because of it. I'm sorry but I can think of few games that are like, MAN I've gotta grab a DS for it.
Just being able to get "Princess Crown" on PSP instead of a complete ripoff price on the Saturn is a HUGE deal for me. Also being able to play "Black Tiger" for home is as well. I just wish the Capcom anthology games came with full on WiFi online. I think one of my big complaints is some devs. don't know how to program for it properly or do a half-assed job. Here "Gradius Portable" comes to mind. It has a TON of loading that shouldn't be there to begin with. This isn't a graphically demanding game.

[murphjp]

PSP is fine, graphically its close to a PS2. What do you want for a PSP2?