Sony PSP2: Price Fears after PS3 Performance Spec?

Product-Reviews writes: If the system can indeed manage to churn out games of PS3 quality, then Sony are obviously going to command a very high price for it – so don’t be surprised if the PSP 2 ends up more expensive than the current price for a PS3 console – $299.99 at least.

[HelghastDrake]

Who cares! Im glad Sony doesnt cater to the typical soccer mom casual gamer type crowd. Im glad they always deliver to their core, tech savvy early adopting crowd.

if not for Sony we would still be playing on a console that claims to be next gen but still uses DVD format and charges to just simply play online games (not going to mention any names)

If sony prices this at $300 or even $350, i say bring it on! Ill get it on day 1. Just like when i bought the PS3 at midnight for $600.00 and just like how i paid $500.00 for the original iphone in 07, and i dont regret either purchase whatsoever.

[tr00p3r]

I tend to agree with you, but not everyone has got that sort of cash to throw around. I think Sony will price it at like $399 though - I'd still pay it. Let's see..

[LORD-PHOENIX]

3ds will be cheaper and nintendo are veterans at handheld gaming,3D is the big buzz word at the moment,people are content to game on their capable smartphones....sony need to learn from the pricing of the ps3 and pspgo

pricing no matter how good the system is two steps back one foot forward before you even start.

marketing and pricing sony need to learn this and i hope they have by now,well see when they release the RRP

[NewMonday]

I just need it to have good browser (Chrome?), Email viewer, Flash, and a large enough screen for a reading and it will replace my IPad.

[shoddy]

and can do anything the ipad does
then day 1 for me for $299.

mobile super entertainment system of the future.
I want to see a leap forward.

[ThanatosDMC]

Quality is worth the $$$... i'm more interested in the launch games than anything since Sony always delivers with their consoles.

[SMOK3xFFx]

@HelghastDrake
"claims to be next gen but still uses DVD format"

So I guess, PC is still last gen?

"charges to just simply play online games"

This makes a console last gen?

OT: We'll see if Sony learned there lesson.

[NewMonday]

The PC is not a standard format, some are last gen, and some are the most powerful

[Jezuz]

lol, $599 US DOLLARS!!!!

[dragonyght]

@SMOK3xFFx lol didn't know the pc was a console

[pain777pas]

Many PCs have bluray drives. And you can install them yourself.

[SMOK3xFFx]

@Dadymidnit3

Who said it was? All I said is it is still the most advanced way to play games and what does it use as it's media for games? That's right DVD.

@Pain777pas

And all they get used for is watching movies, because DVD is the standard media for games.

[sinncross]

I highly doubt this will be anywhere in the range of the PS3. Between PS2 and PS3, sure, but PS3? not likely.

[ChristianGamer]

Yeah...that worked out great for psp go didn't it?

[danswayuk]

Is price a valid point after these new specs? Money is tight for some of us.

[Peppino7]

If they haven't learned from the ps3 launch, pricing can trump brand loyalty sometimes. However, the rumored specs appear to justify the price tag, so SONY will have a tough decision to make. Lose more money per unit but get them into more hands OR charge more and have a slower adoption rate. I hope it doesn't go past 299, tops 349. And this is coming from someone who can afford it. Less fortunate people will be hurting at that steep a price. Getting them into kids' hands is very important.

[Nicaragua]

I dont think pricing is that much of an issue - apple shows this every time they launch a new product. If a product is good enough then it will sell.

The problem wih the PS3 is that it simply wasnt desirable at launch. It had a pretty shitty collection of games available at launch and not much to validate Sony's claims of it being uber powerful - hence it wasnt desirable. (note past tense)

If the PSP2 launches with ipad like internet & multimedia features, PS3 quality gaming, and a stellar games lineup then im sold.

[Peppino7]

@nicaragua - you're right but apple also is being primarily bought buy adults who can afford it. Some people just buy blindly, even with only few improvements. We've been waiting about 6 years for this so you would think the psp2 would sell real well. Sometimes you can't compare certain products to others,even if they happened to both be expensive. They are serving different purposes.

[bunfighterii]

Yeah I like that they cater to the core crowd with the cutting edge stuff, but over-pricing is an issue.

[Tapioca Cold]

HelghastDrake, I completely agree with you. Everyone wanted the best this generation; spouting 1080p, blu-ray, hdmi, optical out, built-in wi-fi, batteryless controllers,free online, region free games, etc.

Sony gave it to all of us and then everyone complains about the price.

the 360 was outdated at launch.

If you want to walk with the big dogs, you got to learn to piss in the tall grass too.

PSP2 will be worth the price, but can you chumps pay?

[HolyOrangeCows]

STOP taking random rumors from nameless sites seriously! The PSP2 being as powerful as the PS3 was started by a small, nameless site looking for its first hit in weeks.

[golsilva]

well lets see how much of a hit sony can take if it offers the psp2 at a more affordable price even if it means selling it at a loss. this was the same strategy with the ps3, and the reason why that was very expensive was blu ray. most reports of the psp2 say that it will most likely use the conventional flash stored media so the price might not be as bad as we think.

lets say the psp2 cost around 400 to make, then they should sell it at 300 and try to make up for the costs with software revenue. plus sony has taken a bigger hit with ps3 so we do know that this is possible.

the price is probably the biggest barrier between beating the 3ds or not and if they stay within $50 of the 3ds, they can easily advertise how many more features it has that makes that difference

[tubers]

LOL.

Playstation 3 Portable.

If they ain't too careful, it'll eat some chunk of 360 and ps3 customers depending on what the PSP2 really does.

..Most likely "un-dumbed down -core" gaming on the go.

[Rashonality]

the only thing i fear is development time and budget for games if the psp2 is as powerful as a ps3

cuz they already hesitate to develop games on consoles let alone a handheld
no one will throw that much money and time on a handheld game

NO ONE I TELLS YA *except Sony of course*

[sjaakiejj]

Wouldn't worry about that, it's a portable platform so games don't have to be as long. Additionally, expect a lot of Ps3 ports on the PSP2.

As for the price, I feel it's rather unlikely it'll be more then the ps3. The Blu-Ray drive is still holding the Ps3 back, so unless PSP2 has one of those, which I don't believe it will, I think price-wise it'll be the same as Nintendo 3DS. I believe Sony learnt a lot of pricepoints this generation, and I don't think they'll just throw that out of the window for PSP2.

[BrianC6234]

More worrying about nothing. I can't believe people write things like this. At least wait for Sony to announce the price before attacking them for it being too expensive.

[maniac76]

if the graphics are like ps3 then people will pay any price. when the psp hit uk it was 299£ without game and bought it lol. i guess if you want console quality graphics on a handheld then youll pay for it

[Opiumunkey]

I don't think $300-350 is too expensive.

iPad is $499 and cant do shit.

Besides i really hate the controls on the iphone/ipad, so i hope sony comes through with this.

Day 1.

[gii bro]

Preorder now & get a free giant enemy crab!

[nikola987]

xD

[creamsoda]

If it will be able to emulate PS2 games then I don't care how expensive it is I will get it day 1.

Then we will be able to play Snake Eater on the PSP2 and give the middle finger to the 3DS.

[White-Sharingan]

i love the fact that sony loves to always go for the most tech wise products, which is great in my opinion. If consumers want a cheaper but less technological hardware then they can get it with nintendo, and if the consumer is like me and wants the best tech available console (again, i state console, no pc talk here) then they can find it with sony. To be honest, even though I prefer PS3, if it werent for microsoft, sony probably wouldnt try to achieve some of the things they did with PS3, makes me wonder what kind of beast sony would try to make if microsoft were in the high tech handheld market. Day one buy for PSP2

[Andy_Elvis]

I hope to god this is region free so I can import it from US if it's too expensive. (I live in UK)

[Optical_Matrix]

If this thing is as powerful as the PS3, it's gonna get shit hot. So I hope Sony have implemented a better cooling system. Rumor is, thats why they actually ditched the PSP Go form factor. Also the battery life. A PS3 in your pocket? With 3G among other things is gonna consume juice at an alarming rate. So I'm wondering what the battery life will be.

Either way I'm mad excited for tomorrow. Let's hope Sony don't disappoint. As for pricing, we all know it will be a premium. When do Sony not sell their products at a premium? But we know that it will be of the utmost quality as well. I'm gonna through it out there and say we're looking at a £270-£350 price tag for the EU/UK.

[the new king 74]

I'll wait for it to "fall" off a truck .....

[josephayal]

I pay $600 day 1

[hellzsupernova]

i have to say the original psp sony said will have ps2 specs it retailed for 250 USD that was launched 5 years after the ps2 well its been what 5 years of the ps3 life so shouldnt they be able to launch this at that same price? imagine that :D

[nevin1]

If it is based on the cell, isn't the production cost cheaper now? Also it said to be half of the cell features? If not mistaken, you people are saying OLED is much cheaper than LCD?

To me Sony has to price it between $250-$300 to compete.

[divideby0]

for ME... anything over 250 USD, I have no interest in.. regardless how powerful it is... its a portable gaming device....I cant justify the price of mobile gaming more than 250 USD
AND I wouldnt touch an iPad do it its cost either
I dont have to game outside the home

[Philaroni]

Too be honest I'm not worried about the cost of the PSP2, I wonder if it not using UMD and all that will bring game costs down. Games are really what hurt you in the end, the PSP, Xbox PS3 is just a one time investment.

3G is going to be interesting. I'd suspect we will see 2 PSP2s one 3G+WiFi and one WiFi only that is cheaper. Most of the stuff in the PSP2 that is at least rumored is common in cell phones and all that and new upcoming phones and tablets. It is the OLED screen that I think might jack the price up more then anything since OLED displays are very very expensive atm.

At the end of the day the people saying if it is over such and such price I won't get it, then don't. You never planed to get it anyway. At the very least it will take a year to see good software come out for it, that is true for just about all new gaming hardware.

Last thing before I go back to class. The PSP2 has potential to be one of the best gaming devices. It has more modes of input then any other device on the market. (Other then PC) Which means Devs can do more creative things with there games. So I'd ask everyone to keep there eye on it. I think Sony is going to do a good job this time around.

[C0MPUT3R]

I want the best. I don't want SONY to cut corners just to make it cheap.
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I also don't care if it outsells the 3DS, that has no effect on my enjoyment.
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If the PSP2 offers seamless integration with the PS3/PS4, High End Graphics, 3G, Dual Analog Sticks, Cloud Storage, & Trophies.
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Then PSP2 will offer a portable experience, that no other company is, or will offer.
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And I will want one.

[dorron]

I want it...but I'm not buying it at any price. Let's see tomorrow's event!