Game Informer agrees: PSP failure is a myth

The June issue of Game Informer has a feature about gaming's big questions. One of these is whether or not the PSP is a failure. Unsurprisingly, these claims are reduced to nothing more than simple falsities, spouted by Sony haters. As the Game Informer article smartly states: "How does selling 10 million units equate to failure?"

Amongst many reasons listed is the undeniable fact that the PSP is the first serious portable competitor of Nintendo to find success. Before the DS Lite came out, PSP was actually beating DS in sales (according to NPD). To sum it up, no rational, unbiased gamer can list the PSP as a failure.

We all know the PSP is a success, it's just nice to see the often PSP hating press finally agree with us.

[CyberSentinel]

I just wish it had dual thumbsticks.

@2: I don't hate all things Sony, I love their games, televisions, camcorders, even previous consoles.
My beef, as I have stated before, is with the PS3.
I'm not some automaton who hates all things Sony, because its Sony.

[gta_cb]

yeh i love my PSP aswell, and yeh i wish it had daul thumbsticks. then games like Starwars Battlefront 2 wouldnt SUCK, and yes it does, i own it and i dont play it because you have to press L or R and a direction on the only analogue stick just to aim, and by doing this you cant move your player so its very limited.

[Rockstar]

You forgot to add the words "Blind Lemmings" to your post.

Turning over a new leaf?

[PS360WII]

PSP is good. Hardly the best handheld ever seeing that the library of games for it after 3 years is nothing near the best. Sure it's getting a few titles now that are uber. PSP is no failure for sure it's an awesome handheld, but Nintendo still makes the best handhelds. They don't have full domination anymore, however they still have a lot. It almost seems that both handhelds are making the portable gaming world into a very lucrative business.

[sonarus]

PSP is the best handheld ever. The titles it has gathered in the past 3 yrs are far more engaging than any other handheld.

P.s. Can't wait for remote play i am not at home and wnt be home for about two weeks and i wanna watch movies frm ma ps3:)

[Clinton514]

Only an idiot would call it a failure without looking at the hard facts. Sure it isn't #1, but it's still up there.

[Chemical]

I think it's a failure.
That's why I homebrewed mine. 1.5

no games for the damn handheld.
I only use it for.....music...and videos?

the thing doesnt even have gran-turismo on it.

on ign.... the last editors choice was...portable ops?
That game was crap and was released many months ago

[gta_cb]

GT is comming soon... i heard. and yeh it doesnt have alot of games but its not a failure. i have also modded mine. mine went like this

2.10 > 2.60 > 1.50 > 3.02 OE-A

i am going to be putting the latest custom fw on soon, but i still dont agree its a failure.

[progx]

its a failure, the DS has sold like 40 million units.

[pLaystation]

so i guess everything else is a failure aswell except ps2 right?

[Uganda64]

^^^
And PS1 :)

[ITR]

It is when you compare current handhelds.

[alsef07]

I heard you can use i as a GPS system, is that true?? how much is it for that feature

[bamdad]

for about 65$ you can get the GPS thing. its just been released in japan

[Xi]

vmd or w/e the movie format was didn't sell
games didn't sell well for it
the system is losing money on each sold

all in all the thing is losing money, so for sony, it is a failure.

[kewlkat007]

PSP sales was the thought of HOMEBREW. HAckers are running rampid on that thing and Sony's firmware updates have not stopped them. Sony will fail to see much profits from the PSP, people already dowload games and play them, as well as movies. It really does hurt it, since they are not selling like DS's.

[progx]

well when the psp is getting assf*cked by the DS like it is, then yeah its a FAILURE.

[pLaystation]

Lol i agreed with you, but you didnt answer my question.

[ITR]

He's only comparing current handhelds.

The DSL is at or around 43 million now.

[bootsielon]

1. The first serious competition Nintendo ever had.
2. It's not Nintendo taking marketshare from Sony; It's Sony taking old marketshare from Nintendo, and even better for Nintendo, seeking new markets, which in the end made the market a lot bigger.
3. It's a great headstart for entering the portable scene
4. 25 million and counting in 2 and a half years is hardly a failure. That's selling more than the Xbox and Gamecube combined on their first 2.5 years on the market.
5. Even when the DS has a stronger line-up, it still has plenty of games.
6. There's a lot of untapped potential, which will realize this year with more exclusive games, its relationship with the PS3 and the PlayStation Network.
7. If it serves for a "Positive" spin, it has the most marketshare when it comes to revenues; yes, that's because PSP is more expensive, just like the PS3 generated the most revenue ever for any launch, not because they're selling like hot cakes, but it's still something.
8. The PSP could last even more time than the Nintendo DS. So while it has started slower, in the long run it could end up having a 10 year life span. There are still price drops to be made on the unit... after all, it's more expensive than the DS, and the profit made per PSP is less, probably. So there's still more room to cut down the cost of the PSP.

By the way, someone above mentioned the PSP is being sold at a loss, which couldn't be farther from the truth. That was true at launch and some time later, but not today. If that was the case, there wouldn't have been a price drop.

[Double-Edged]

Do you have a psp?

c'mon.... if you were to pick....

DS or PSP....
what would you choose?

in terms of "Games, Multi-Player, and being innovative"

I'm not talking about media stuff. "music, video photo etc"

[gta_cb]

for me and barring in mind its for games, i would choose a PSP.
and i will tell you why, i love the GTA series (thus my name) and i love the fact it has a pretty big screen for a handheld, it can also play GBA games, which is a huge bonus, only if you have custom fw on it, or running dev-hook.

but if i was to buy one for a younger brother i would deffinatly choose a Nintendo DS/ DS Lite

[Double-Edged]

as a real owner.

again i'll say.... the PSP is useless as a gaming device.
Their games are watered down PS2 games.
I had to exchange mine because of dead pixels.
the analog sucks.

whoever thinks PSP games are good, needs to buy one and see for yourself.

That's why I homebrewed mine. Cuz the line up of games is WEAK.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAk

I cannot stress that anymore.
Portable ops is whack.
the only thing good game is lumines.

I wanted my girl to buy me a Nintendo DS.
but instead I got a PSP.

and the UMD??... that thing is a joke. NEXT

Multiplayer. not too good, DS has way more multi-player games.

I'm a psp owner.. and i say... it has failed me

[Uganda64]

PSP is the best handheld ever, I agree!
For handhelds, it has the best games, best multiplayer, best design, best media functionality, emulation. It's god in my hand.

That 'no games' crap is getting old and is just a myth like saying its a failure. Or perhaps people haven't noticed that DS has less games than PSP if you don't live in Japan and buy shovelware.
Also, PSP's games far outclass DS. See for yourselves:
PSP: http://www.metacritic.com/g...
DS: http://www.metacritic.com/g...

But I like DS too, it's just not as good, never will be.

And yeah, it's making money. PSP revision at E307 and new colours and an even smaller price (all of which the DS has had extensively) should send it shooting up.

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

Its great . You dont have to tell me that.

[Odiah]

Locoroco? Portable Ops? Syphon Filter? Killzone? LCS? VCS? Tekken?

[progx]

syphon filter? killzone? tekken? Why the f*ck would you play those games on a handheld?

by the way..I have played both. The DS is superior.

[IPlayGames]

dont have time to play games though. i had my psp for 3 months and still havent passed a game (on the last stage of ghosts n goblins).

I do use to play songs got like 400-500 songs and listen to it all day.

Look a pics of my son and other members of fam.

Watch anime

I also used it as a middle man to transfer vid/music/pics from comp to ps3 but since the 1.80 upgrade i havent had to do that.

[IPlayGames]

no bad for there 1st time out.