Author Topic: PSP PRICE ANNOUNCED!!! (Read 115874 times)

Chongman · « **on:** September 27, 2004, 12:48:08 PM »

http://gcadvanced.com/article.php?artid=3307

*smirk*...*chuckle* BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

yay...

DrZ moderates using a chainsaw on this day, I'm mangling this thread into an official type PSP thread, given it will be out soon and I'd rather not have a hojillion threads about PSP.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** September 27, 2004, 01:11:22 PM »

OMH! I kept thinking everyone was being a little too paranoid, claiming the PSP would retail for $300+, but here we go...that is fricking ridiculous! I imagine a large price drop will occur in the first 1/2 of 2005....if Sony has any brains left.

If PSP beats DS now, I'll probably wind up in a mental asylum.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2004, 01:11:23 PM »

350 dollars...Please, Sony...What could possibly justify me buying a "portable" "PS2" with inferior graphics for a price greater than the PS2 was? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... -_-

Ian Sane · « **Reply #3 on:** September 27, 2004, 01:19:50 PM »

$350?!! That's insane! I was reading rumours of $250 or $300 which I thought was pretty high. For the price to be EVEN HIGHER then what people were worried about is just bizarre. Does Sony honestly think that people will pay MORE than the PS2 did at launch for this?

In Canada this will cost around $445 which interestingly enough is actually cheaper than the PS2 or the Saturn when they launched here. That's kind of neat but this still is too expensive.

How reliable is the source? I haven't seen this anywhere else and it's so high that it's unbelievable.

ruby_onix · « **Reply #4 on:** September 27, 2004, 01:30:51 PM »

N-Philes says that the GameSpot story got pulled for violating an NDA.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #5 on:** September 27, 2004, 01:40:07 PM »

Did the guys at N-Phile or GCAdvanced actually SEE the Gamespot headline or are they just going on some forum members say so?

MaleficentOgre · « **Reply #6 on:** September 27, 2004, 01:49:10 PM »

Its not real yet, but sony's not denying it to be true. The real shocker as far as news goes is the fact that you'll need a $30 memory card for the games. In all likelyhood its proprietary so you can't use any other cards. I knew we were going to need memory cards, but 30 is a little steep for a handheld.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #7 on:** September 27, 2004, 02:10:43 PM »

According to the Penny Arcade forum it's already been debunked as a hoax. They say some guy issued a fake press release which Gamespot, being the professional journalists they are, believed was real and reported on only to take it down later.

This would make sense. Even with Sony's step-by-step "what not to do when launching a new portable" approach to the PSP $350 seems steep enough that even they wouldn't go with it.

ruby_onix · « **Reply #8 on:** September 27, 2004, 02:10:59 PM »

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Did the guys at N-Phile or GCAdvanced actually SEE the Gamespot headline or are they just going on some forum members say so?

I don't know.

But $350 just wouldn't surprise me. A year ago Chris Deering (the President of SCEE) slipped, and said that the PSP hardware would sell (with no money loss) for $450. Since then Sony's only statements have been "that's not confirmed yet", "no, we'll lose SOME money on the hardware, we just can't say how much", and "please stop talking about the price".

If you're losing $50 on the hardware, you're losing "PlayStation money".

If you're losing $100 on the hardware, you're losing "XBox money".

More than that? That just seems unheard of.

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The real shocker as far as news goes is the fact that you'll need a $30 memory card for the games. In all likelyhood its proprietary so you can't use any other cards.

That's Sony's "Memory Stick". They make them for digital cameras, and that kind of thing. The PSP is disk-based, so it needs some sort of memory cards. And Sony decided that we should be using their Memory Stick format. They're expensive, but the ARE really big (and you can get MUCH bigger and more expensive than the basic $30 ones).

If you want to use the PSP as an MP3 Player (which is back on it's list of features again), you'll need to hook the Memory Stick up to your computer to load it up with MP3s, because you can't get MP3s onto the UMD disks.

- NintendoFan - · « **Reply #9 on:** September 27, 2004, 02:40:04 PM »

Well, that price just makes the DS look more attractive at $150.

Chongman · « **Reply #10 on:** September 27, 2004, 02:48:43 PM »

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According to the Penny Arcade forum

whoa whoa whoa, it's the penny arcade forum. I dont know how much we can trust people who worship the likes of twisp and catsby and live in a forum with no rules :-P. jk

Rancid Planet · « **Reply #11 on:** September 27, 2004, 03:22:58 PM »

In all honesty when this was pointed out to me, I didn't at first believe it. But after a few other sources began confiming it I took it as truth and posted the news myself at the site I work for. So now that my reputaion is on the line as well, I like others, are hoping it isn't totally debunked. heh

However, operating on the topic as if it IS in fact true, I don't think Sony respects Nintendo at all now. The PSP is direct competition for the DS yet they act as though there is no DS and they can price their system at whatever mark they want. As Marvin the Martian once said "This makes me very angry!"

Chongman · « **Reply #12 on:** September 27, 2004, 03:27:56 PM »

I'm starting to tell sony-fanboys and they're screaming at me like mad. LIKE MAD. It's fun to watch.

- NintendoFan - · « **Reply #13 on:** September 27, 2004, 03:31:52 PM »

"I don't think Sony respects Nintendo at all now."

You know, now that I think about it, it's pretty much true. But that kind of thinking will lead the PSP to failure. Because anybody can see that if the PSP is priced at $350 and they factor in that it is a handheld system, I can't see anyone paying that much for it.

HereticPB · « **Reply #14 on:** September 27, 2004, 03:42:33 PM »

The price story is iffy. GameSpot had removed the article. Now GCA has removed the article as well. Either it is a really good fake or there is some Non Discloser Agreement cover up work going on.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #15 on:** September 27, 2004, 03:50:24 PM »

"really good fake" huh?

"really bad journalism". Yeah, that's it. Gamespot baka.

- NintendoFan - · « **Reply #16 on:** September 27, 2004, 03:59:31 PM »

At this point in time it is clearly fake. But I think it gives us some indication that the PSP price point is going to be rather high or much higher then anyone as thought.

Zach · « **Reply #17 on:** September 27, 2004, 05:05:58 PM »

just goes to show you that Sony, in their success, has gotten arrogant (I know that price is not official, but we know that the price will be HIGH for the psp) They think people will buy a mega-expensive hand-held, becouse it is from sony. Unfortunately, sony is not the first to do this, we all know that Nintendo's arrogance is what put them way behind sony in the days of the N64. Of course some rich snobby kids will buy it just for the hype, which I am sure sony will generate, but the sales of the psp are probably not gonna be very good.

Fortunatly it looks like nintendo will still have the handheld market by the balls for a little longer.

Uncle Rich AiAi · « **Reply #18 on:** September 27, 2004, 07:35:01 PM »

You fanboys need to re-examine what the PSP really is. Of cause the PSP is gonna be around the $300-$350 range for what you are getting. Sony are not targeting you people, ie: kids and college people. They are targeting people in the mid-20s and above who like to buying expensive gadgets and so forth. I wouldn't say Sony is downright stupid (I would like to see you run a big electronic corporation). Sure, they have gotten arrogance over the years, but they are not stupid as you folks claim. They are cunning, whether you like it or not. They didn't become #1 in the consoles wars for nothing. And keep this in mind: the GC is cheaper than the PS2. Did that result GC > PS2 sales? No. That proves people are willing to pay more for a console that costs more over a cheaper one.

The handheld market will be a true test for Sony, I won't deny that. But the PSP will have it's initial appeal to the market they are targeting. Will it be successful? Out sell the DS? Only time will tell.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #19 on:** September 27, 2004, 08:56:01 PM »

"They didn't become #1 in the consoles wars for nothing."

Actually they did... sort of. If Sega didn't make a 2D console with 3D capabilities thrown in at the last minute and Nintendo hadn't made a cartridge system Sony probably wouldn't have lasted five years. They got REALLY lucky. Both of their competitors f*cked up huge. The reason the PS2 is so successful is because of the Playstation name, the year head start, Nintendo's constant Cube related brain farts, and Microsoft's inability to break into Japan. The Playstation was in the right place at the right time and they've been riding that wave ever since. If the PSP is a success it will because of the Playstation name, NOT for any good reason. Sony so far has made virtually ever mistake other company's have made when trying to enter the portable market.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #20 on:** September 27, 2004, 09:43:15 PM »

GameSpot pulled a 'CBS.'

If Nintendo were to release a handheld at $300, the media would have it on the front page, complete with editorials of how Nintendo is doomed and should go third party, etc.

Rancid Planet · « **Reply #21 on:** September 28, 2004, 12:45:29 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"They didn't become #1 in the consoles wars for nothing."

Actually they did... sort of. If Sega didn't make a 2D console with 3D capabilities thrown in at the last minute and Nintendo hadn't made a cartridge system Sony probably wouldn't have lasted five years. They got REALLY lucky. Both of their competitors f*cked up huge. The reason the PS2 is so successful is because of the Playstation name, the year head start, Nintendo's constant Cube related brain farts, and Microsoft's inability to break into Japan. The Playstation was in the right place at the right time and they've been riding that wave ever since. If the PSP is a success it will because of the Playstation name, NOT for any good reason. Sony so far has made virtually ever mistake other company's have made when trying to enter the portable market.

I couldn't have said it better myself. (Which is why I didn't and quoted your post)

At any rate, best post ever.

Mario · « **Reply #22 on:** September 28, 2004, 03:20:23 AM »

Except the PSP has over 100 games planned for it and it doesn't launch until next year... which no other handheld could claim previously. That may not mean much to you, but idiots will look and see "wow, that's a lot of games! what is this system? hmmm, PSP? oh its by sony! its like playstation! playstation has lots of games! let me open my wallet!".

odifiend · « **Reply #23 on:** September 28, 2004, 04:33:56 AM »

But Mario, at 350 bones most people can't afford it. And who cares about how many games there are if you can't afford the system. I think people, like Sony, give too much credit to the purchasing power of teenagers. Most working teens wouldn't make that money in a month, even if they were willing to spend their entire pay check. Part of the appeal of the GBA is that it is pretty cheap. Relative to the PSP, so is the PS2. I really don't think we're going to see PS2 entire fan base transfer over. Price will sober people up more than you think.

IMO, even 300 is ludicrous for a handheld and an impractical walkman. Oh and something that plays proprietary movies that I'll never be able to find.

"Sony are not targeting you people, ie: kids and college people. They are targeting people in the mid-20s and above who like to buying expensive gadgets and so forth."
I don't agree. The video game market is almost entirely comprised of teenagers and 'college people'. I don't think it would be worth Sony's while to make a gaming system they'll likely lose money on for maybe 10% of the gaming population.

joshnickerson · « **Reply #24 on:** September 28, 2004, 04:53:18 AM »

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Originally posted by: MJRx9000

If Nintendo were to release a handheld at $300, the media would have it on the front page, complete with editorials of how Nintendo is doomed and should go third party, etc.

Just what I was thinking... but then again, they do that every time Nintendo announces ANYTHING.

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