Capcom not giving up on PSP

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 18th August 2008
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Capcom not giving up on PSP

Capcom remains confident in the PlayStation Portable despite rumours that it is forsaking the platform.

Contrary to rumours that the developer is abandoning the PSP platform, Capcom is claiming 100 percent commitment to Sony's media player and portable console.

Capcom's business development executive Christian Svensson has frankly and resolutely refuted all rumours that it is abandoning the PSP platform, which many see to have completely lost the battle in the handheld console wars to Nintendo's DS lite, claiming that it would be foolish to abandon a platform they still see as successful and viable.

The comments came over the Capcom-unity blog after several readers voiced a concern that the developer was abandoning the console to focus its efforts elsewhere.

"We may be the most successful PSP publisher in the world with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd and 2ndG. It'd be a difficult decision to defend stopping development when we have such success on the platform."

"We're still making new PSP games,"Svensson added.

Sony meanwhile has been pushing the PSP as more of a general purpose device rather than just a games console, announcing new camera and GPS utilities for the PlayStation Portable, as well as the new Go!View facility which has been launched in partnership with Sky.

What do you think of the PSP? Is it an under-rated performer or a dead duck waiting to sink? Let us know what you reckon in the forums.
Quote Crunch77 18th August 2008, 12:13
I just got one, so I hope it's not a dead duck :)
Very impressed with it so far. I enjoy watching movies on it, and my first game purchase was God of War, which bodes well for the platform, if other developers can live up to that standard.
Quote Narishma 18th August 2008, 12:18
This is a joke. The PSP has been outselling everything in Japan for most of 2008 thanks mainly to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd. How can anyone think Capcom would stop making games for it?
Quote mikeuk2004 18th August 2008, 13:05
I too dont get the comment about the dead duck awaiting to sink comment. The PSP has been out selling the DS in Japan for some time and is selling as many as the PS2 is each month in the USA. DOnt know the UK situation though.

There are loads of games out for it now and alot of great games.

Portables stay around along time as seen by the GB, they dont get replaced as often as a home console so there is alot of life left in the PSP and DS. They will just continue to sell.
Quote devdevil85 18th August 2008, 16:55
I wish I had a reason to get a PSP. From what I've seen of my friend's and cousin's I don't understand how it couldn't be selling well.
Quote r4tch3t 18th August 2008, 22:07
I will be getting one even if only for the Final Fantasy games. But then again I have seen a few others that look interesting too.
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