Analysts' Thoughts of PSP Launch

[Colin TRADEMARKED]

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...toryID=8051335

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03...s_6121383.html



For the Nintendo Folks

"[The] PSP [launch] has been solid but not spectacular."

"To put this in perspective," McNealy added, "while the PSP has been launched amidst much hype, the expected financial impact on the video game publishers for the March quarter has been minimal and, in our opinion, is more of a case of headline risk than actual material impact right now."

For the Sony Folks

"We think the PSP will be the dominant handheld gaming device in two years."

"The PlayStation Portable (PSP) has been solid but not spectacular. We believe that the PSP launch, while not the blow-out event expected, will be considered successful as retailers continue to sell through existing inventory levels,"

[Viper]

lol, I've read that and I love how you broke it down. Very balanced.


I think it sold great at those stores that offered a pre-order but flopped at the big box retailers. With 1 million available at launch, it undersold but still had solid numbers overall.

[orcus116]

What were the final numbers?

[Glenn2K4]

the Walmart by my house still is holding alot of PSP hardware but all the EBgames and GameStops have none.

'tis is true.

[OutlawAdidas]

its because sony decided to give the variety stores alot more than the actual game stores. My gamestore got 7 while target and best buy got a shitload

[tonic]

In two years, I'll be replaying FF:CC and lots of other great RPGs

[koten]

The way it seems is that gamestores only got the amount they put in for preorders, while they just threw a ton at the bigmarkets (cause they know more people would pass it buy there than at a gamestore).

I just wanna know how many were sold in total. Was there ever an official launch number released?

[WadeTyhon]

Why don't we have a publication like Famitsu that releases the launch numbers every week or two?

I'd like to know how the PSP did because around here everyone wants them... but no one can get them. And it isn't because they aren't available, but because it's too big of an investment. Meanwhile, the people who wanted the DS got it on launch day. Most of them (like myself) just got the system with Metroid, and didn't buy a game for another week or two.

I know one person with a PSP and 5 with a DS. I hope sony's selling in other places better than it is here.

[dncardman]

I so wish PSP's were like...$100 then I would totally get one. Anywho what are the overall sales as of now worldwide for both DS and PSP?