looks like Sony finally did something right with the PSp...

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:33 pm

http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/comment ... /index.htm

Not trying to start a flamewar, but this is one thing that may save the PSp. At about $150, people will be much more likely to buy one of these things.

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:44 pm

wow so the price is only gonna be around $150

......I thought for sure it would be at least $200. this definitely ups my chances of buying one of them new fangled PSP things.......

s3ptic · Post by **s3ptic** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:55 pm

Wow I just might have to buy one of these. Leave it to sony to shock everyone. Mabey this will encorage Nintendo to drop the DS price, ahh how great would a price war be

(I can dream can't I?)

SuperChicken · Post by **SuperChicken** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:58 pm

Yea i was going to buy the DS hoping it would be expensive now im in a confused state still going to DS though WOO
Animal Crossing
Advance War
Pokemon
Zelda (most probably)
Metroid!

Where as PSP only has
Gran Turismo 4 (i dont like that 10 second BS)
And a lousey MGS stragety not directed by hideo special.

Post by **gannon** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:18 pm

According to that artical the price for the psp is $186, although they said it might drop to $150 by the time it hits america. Also, it says the current price of the ds is $150.

MR.MOD · Post by **MR.MOD** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:14 pm

Sony is pulling a Microsoft with that low of a price.
There loosing money.
I might get one allthough the DS will be much better.
I care about the games not the graphics.

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:19 pm

yeah I'm definitely getting the DS, 'cause I know that the games are (or at least, better be!) good. with the price drop of the PSP I'm more likely to get it, but I'm getting the DS before PSP.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:23 pm

SuperChicken wrote: And a lousey MGS stragety not directed by hideo special.

He's supervising it so it won't be horrble.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:42 pm

186, what an oddly predicted price.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:49 am

Well, that's the price in Japan, apparently, which is probably a more round number in yen.

Reaperman93010 · Post by **Reaperman93010** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:19 pm

unfortunately this low price may very well mean nintendo will no longer be able to compete in the handheld market...or any market.

I was never a big nintendo fan in my youth. Not until Atari/Sega/Snk stopped making hardware. It's my view that nintendo is now the only company left that has *any* desire to create a unique videogaming experience. not that they've even done a great job of that lately--like launching their new portable with an FPS--come on, they're all the same game...

will I buy a sony psp? It looks like I will have to if I ever want to play a portable game system again.

I guess I'll always have my portable xbox (pocketpc)

MR.MOD · Post by **MR.MOD** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:21 pm

I'm not a nintendo fanboy but I want the pspwned by nintendo. I'll probably get both with that low of a price.
http://forums.warppipe.com/viewtopic.php?t=12212
The warppipe forums there is a lot of info about the ds and demasked psp.

Reaperman93010 · Post by **Reaperman93010** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:32 pm

getting both systems is exactly what sony is hoping we do.
They know nintendo has a 6 month advantage, but dropping psp prices they'll get a psp into every home in the country that owns a nintendo ds and then some.

Afterwards, the volume of games (generated with the help of 'sony exclusive' contracts) and the limited ammount of pocket space (one system)--dualscreen will be forgotton by this time next year.

I don't want to see nintendo go away either. Rather I want them to see them show sony that 15 years in the portable business means something. But remember how sega "went away" under very similar circumstances?

you'll see mario licensed and released on a sony system within 2 years.
Either that, or nintendo will be forced to retreat even further to the 'tv game' industry.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:33 pm

But Socom for PSP itgs better than Halo. not Halo 2. Halo

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:49 pm

ok thats still crap pricing compared to toast! and when you factor in the exchange rates for my a canadian brothers! the ds here is 197.00$ and the PSP is like... still a peace of c"Rap!