Where do you play your PSP? - Page 2

MuGen · 04-12-2005, 05:33 PM

Yeah I play when I'm on the go and even inside my house. I don't feel like bringing my ps2 everywhere I am in the house....

My ebgames has about 10 units of the PSP, DH....

GameMaster · 04-12-2005, 06:59 PM

Yeah, my Target has a whole case full of them. I was relieved to see they're not all sold out. Someone here had said something about them being out of stock all summer, I don't think that'll be the case at my retailer. Hopefully around June I can buy one.

DeathsHand · 04-12-2005, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyuzo

My ebgames has about 10 units of the PSP, DH....

Yeah well my local house has one too.

Along with Lumines and a very convenient used copy (perfect condition) of Wipeout Pure ($31.95)

*stares anxiously as it charges*

Perfect Stu · 04-12-2005, 08:46 PM

Im jealous

Make sure you post impressions

Canyarion · 04-13-2005, 04:51 AM

I'd take it as an offense when someone trades in a brand new game for a new system. I saw a used copy of NFS2 or whatever it was for the DS.

MuGen · 04-13-2005, 11:26 AM

Hey, the reason the PSP's aren't fully sold out is because they took the european launch units and added it to the NA launch.

Good for us, bad for the UK.

DeathsHand · 04-14-2005, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

I'd take it as an offense when someone trades in a brand new game for a new system. I saw a used copy of NFS2 or whatever it was for the DS.

The guy at gamecrazy said he thinks the guy bought the game specifically to check out the web browser hack (I dunno the details, but basically there's a way to get into a web browser via Wipeout Pure's download section, which will allow you to have sort of a limited access to the internet)... Then realized it's not that special...

Either way, Wipeout was one of the games I wanted to buy and most people say it's the best launch game (and a game that revitalizes the series... Which I've actually never played before this one, but hey that's what people say

)...

Anyways the reason PSP isn't sold out is simply because it's not pushing an amazing amount of units at the moment... As most sites say, it was a good launch, but nothing spectacular...

DS had a head start, PSP launched in the 'off-season'...

The first real 'battle' will be this holiday season...

Canyarion · 04-14-2005, 05:42 AM

Get it on.

GameMaster · 04-15-2005, 12:01 AM

I think you meant:

Bring it on.

Unless that was an inside joke between you and Deathshand relating to Marvin Gaye's 1973 sexually and romantically charged hit, Let's Get It On.

Canyarion · 04-15-2005, 05:39 AM

Hehe didn't even notice my mistake... but Get it on sounds cool as well.

MuGen · 04-15-2005, 01:47 PM

No no no, the reason the PSP hasn't sold out is because Sony shipped a surplus amount to the NA therefore delaying the EURO launch.

Sony had originally intended 500,000 units to NA. It sold that much in the first 2 days, and according to numbers is already reaching close to 750,000.

If Sony had gone with their original launch plan, PSP's would be sold out everywhere, however wouldn't be selling a lot of them. This was a good move on their part.

Not being a sell out isn't a bad thing. It just means they had a lot more units to satisfy the demand. If they originally shipped out 500,000 to NA.... anybody who didn't have a pre-order would be finished.

But they shipped 1,000,000 and thats about 350,000 extra units as of today for off-the shelf purchasing.

So the surplus of units to the NA caused good sales, and encouraged even more considering it wasn't sold out.

Hence.... sites saying the PSP did well but was not a spectacular sell out.

I guaruntee they will not sell out in EURO either, only because they will be shipping out more than what they planned for Euro.... from 500,000 units to 1,000,000..... so everyone will have their share... pre-order or not.

DarrenMcLeod · 04-16-2005, 02:51 AM

Hmm... IGN had said something about Sony claiming PSP would sell one million in two days.

But then again, IGN's run by a bunch of idiots.

DeathsHand · 04-16-2005, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

Hmm... IGN had said something about Sony claiming PSP would sell one million in two days.

But then again, IGN's run by a bunch of idiots.

The correct arguement against Kyozu's post would be pointing out that GBA (and I think GBA SP) both also launched in the early-mid year 'off-season' and sold quite well...

Now by no means are the PSP sales horrible, but I think everyone was expecting a bit more from the outrageously sexy handheld brought to you by the runaway leader of the console market...

Just nobody be too quick to write off PSP as another Game Gear or Neo Geo Pocket Color...

I can't help but wonder though, if PSP had launched with only 500,000 units and sold out, would people look at the launch as more of a success than they are with the 1mil shipped and 600,000-700,000 sold? *strokes beard*

Alls I know is that PSP is amazing and has been thoroughly entertaining me for the past few days, and if it dies off after only a couple years I'm gonna have to bust some heads...

DarrenMcLeod · 04-16-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

The correct arguement against Kyozu's post would be pointing out that GBA (and I think GBA SP) both also launched in the early-mid year 'off-season' and sold quite well...

Now by no means are the PSP sales horrible, but I think everyone was expecting a bit more from the outrageously sexy handheld brought to you by the runaway leader of the console market...

Just nobody be too quick to write off PSP as another Game Gear or Neo Geo Pocket Color...

I wasn't trying to argue his point at all. I was just trying to add what other sites are saying.

I think anyone who is writing off PSP as another game gear or neo geo pocket color would be an idiot. Neo Geo isn't a household name like Sega or Sony, so that's obviously why they failed, and the reason Sega's system failed was mainly because it was released at the wrong time. There wasn't as big of a market in gaming as there is now, especially with the older gamers that are willing to spend big bucks for better graphics. Back then, the majority of people buying handheld systems was teens and adults buying for kids, and obviously the better pricepoint and name-power that is Nintendo GameBoy ruled supreme.

Perfect Stu · 04-16-2005, 09:37 PM

3 words guaruntee PSP will be a long-term success:

Grand Theft Auto