Comments on: Sony to Its Entire PSP User-base: “Screw you.” http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/ Mashing buttons since 1984 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: buttonmashing.com | One Company Gets It Right http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/comment-page-1/#comment-80437 buttonmashing.com | One Company Gets It Right Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:11:36 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/#comment-80437 [...] Sony seems to be bungling the PSPgo, one PSP publisher seems to see what works for gamer. NIS is heavily discounting digital versions [...] [...] Sony seems to be bungling the PSPgo, one PSP publisher seems to see what works for gamer. NIS is heavily discounting digital versions [...]

]]> By: Tony http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/comment-page-1/#comment-80435 Tony Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:09:18 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/#comment-80435 As Brock said, this does not bode well for Sony. The PSP, while being out-sold by a wide margin by the DS but it is still a viable platform. Splitting the base this is not going to end well. As Brock said, this does not bode well for Sony. The PSP, while being out-sold by a wide margin by the DS but it is still a viable platform. Splitting the base this is not going to end well.

]]> By: Brock http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/comment-page-1/#comment-80411 Brock Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:11:54 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/#comment-80411 I just heard about the 'no-conversion of UMDs' announcement today and my friends and I concurred that they've effectively shut out any existing PSP user as a potential adopter of the PSPGo. I can understand why they can't completely undercut the retailers, at least not yet, but the prices for PSP games on the PSN are still too expensive, esp. when you can usually find them in a store for cheaper (esp. used). It's a shame, because if Sony had fared better this generation this could have been a true shot across the bow of the retailers and could have led to a wider adoption of digital downloads of new games AND possibly adjusted the pricing scheme to something a little better than it is. Sadly, Sony has lost most, if not all, of its clout and this is just a sad pantomime. I'm not ready to say it's the death of Sony's gaming division, but it certainly doesn't bode well, esp. compared to what it could have been. I just heard about the ‘no-conversion of UMDs’ announcement today and my friends and I concurred that they’ve effectively shut out any existing PSP user as a potential adopter of the PSPGo.

I can understand why they can’t completely undercut the retailers, at least not yet, but the prices for PSP games on the PSN are still too expensive, esp. when you can usually find them in a store for cheaper (esp. used).

It’s a shame, because if Sony had fared better this generation this could have been a true shot across the bow of the retailers and could have led to a wider adoption of digital downloads of new games AND possibly adjusted the pricing scheme to something a little better than it is. Sadly, Sony has lost most, if not all, of its clout and this is just a sad pantomime.

I’m not ready to say it’s the death of Sony’s gaming division, but it certainly doesn’t bode well, esp. compared to what it could have been.

]]> By: André http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/comment-page-1/#comment-80407 André Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:54 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2009/09/24/sony-to-its-entire-psp-user-base-screw-you/#comment-80407 Sounds like another reason to play PC. Sounds like another reason to play PC.

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