[QUOTE="wakefulness"][QUOTE="Alx1231"]
Honestly, I think that Nintendo priced the 3DS wrong but I don't think it should be worried avbout the PSV pricing. I fully expect Nintendo to lower the price by $50 before the PSV even hits stores, not because they're scared or have to but because it was all part of the plan. I thought that they were going to lower the price to insult Sony further when they announced the price of NGP would be $350 buuuut looks like sony turned around and came back punching with the $250 price tag. Now I believe that Nintendo's price drop for the holiday's isn't for embarrasing sony but to get right back in the game. This is how compitition works and it looks like it's gonna be one hell of a battle and I'm glad imma be there with both consoles every step of the way.
garrett_duffman
Not to discuss the Treaty-es but, Nintendough (codenames as this topic must follow forum ToS) will drop the price if they really want the treaty-es to have a chance in the portable market. They overcharged on the treaty from the beggning and even stated they would at last E3 so, they could very well lower the price. Whether they do that this year is yet to be seen. It more than liekly might come next year or sometime around there.
Any one who read up on that stuff would have known Nintendough might try something like that regadless so a low adoption rate for the PSV was crucial. thankfully, Sony devlivered and then some.
... you can't be serious. The sony portable market is barely even a market. The PSP (unfortunately) died faster than it came, thanks to hackers and poor dev support. All that it did was try to mimic what it could from the DS market (when it really should have been focusing on its own aspect, which it did, once it was too late). The Vita is underpriced for the hardware, which is smart for sony to do right now (since the ps3 release wasn't as strong as they would have liked), and the only games that we saw were 2nd party or capcom. Sony needs to not be so worried about the competition this gen if they want to get anywhere. Maybe you should read up on a subject before you post thinking you know anything about any sort of sales related tactics.I hate to see sony wasting potential when they have such great exclusive support (uncharted looks AMAZING), but they are trying to live out kid-sized dreams on this one. also, we don't know how much games will cost, so that could either A. Make up for the price of the system, but keep people from buying games; or B.keep fighting with the 3DS as far as pricing goes, and continue to bleed valuable company resources dry. 3G will probably not be a strong selling point to more core gamers, but sony is counting on unknowing passerbyers to think that they NEED to pay the extra 50 for the "better" model. I don't like it especially, but from a purely business perspective, it is sony's best shot at rising up.Perhaps I do not know as much as ananalytics scientisthowever, there is no reason at all to be rude.You and I come to the forums to have some level of intelligent discourse. And, not on any social occassion; public forum or otherwise, does any one have the right to be libelous. If you want to continue that mindset so be it but, I am not taking that ***t. If you can understand that concept than we can continue . . .
Regarding the PSP/PSV things (as discussing non PSP/PV hardware is a SW related matter), the PSP actually did have a large impact and outsold the DS at its initial launch. Piracy did play a big role however, the sales untis (for the PSP) are still strong in Japan. There are also multple PSP titles which have risen to the top ten in unit sales in Japan as of late 2010. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was really the break out title in Japan last year and is probably growing nearer to the 5 million unit sales figure (if it has not reached the 5 mil figure already).
The Vita only had a small amount of third party titles however, there where Japanese devs like Falcom, Imageepoch and NIS that have already stated they would make launch titles (will provide links if desired). The west did have less third party support (even during the January conference) however, that would be more indicitive of the fact that Sony had closer ties to companies such as Falcom that kept making great titles for the PSP early on the PSP2 prototypical phases. For all anyone knows, there will be more stuff revealed later in the year. CoD will more than likely be around launch, THQ has some titles planned for release and, FIFA and some other more typical stuff was leaked this year too. It would be wise to wait a little bit longer as the 80 in development titles and over 150 companies from third parties will eventually flesh out into some launch titles.
It would be easy to see a quality retail title at $50 USD but, there would be some value in everyone one of those phsycial games copies. The game card itself is flash based and is going to be re-writable for game saves, patches and firmware updates, etc. The interesting thing is Sony could either charge the same for the physical medium version as the DD copy on the PSN, charge less or have sales; either way it is a bit of a win-win. PSV still is going to have the physical presentation and the DD presence which is a big lesson learned from the PSP Go. Either way, the titles will come and people will buy them.
I sincerely hope you do not take anything I write personally. I never intend to personally insult or emberass anyone, I can promise you that. I am sure you are a kind person and I hope all the best for you.
Log in to comment