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Sony expected more PSPgo retail problems
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 30th September 2009
The PSPgo is set to launch this week, but some stores have announced they will not be stocking the handheld.
Talking to GI.biz, Sony's PSP manager, Claire Backhouse, said that the reaction from retailers has actually been a lot more muted than Sony expected and that Sony was always aware that there would be problems.
The comment comes in reply to the announcement that some chains in the UK and Netherlands will be boycotting the handheld console on the basis that it prices itself out of the market and that retailers can't recoup costs by selling games. The PSPgo goes on sale tomorrow in the UK for £215 and is a digital-only console that only lets users buy games from the PlayStation Store.
Sony has also faced criticism from gamers for abandoning plans to let PSPgo owners transfer their old UMD games to the new digital format.
Sony claims that the PSPgo is intended to strengthen the PSP range as a whole though and that the response from retailers hasn't been as big as some people think.
"We were very aware of concerns when we went into it and I actually expected a lot more negative responses than we actually got," she explained. "They were really quite fine with it."
"If you bring out a new product, people aspire to that but they might not buy it, they might buy the PSP 3000 instead. Especially if they're part of a family - dad might buy the PSPgo but the kids might get PSP 3000s. I think that works quite well for us."
Let us know what you think of the PSPgo and whether you'll be picking one up this week, in the forums.
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i'd like one but the price is rediculous
I can understand retailers. The margin with the handheld itself won't be too big and with no games to be sold it's just not worth it for them.
Hahahaha, dream on Sony.
Its more like no one cares for it no more. (atleast around where i live)
Game support are slow or are mostly ports nothing original.
We just recently see GT Racing come out which was due over 4 years ago.
Great unique games are rare.
Large part of the PSP users flashed their units.
The removal of backwards compability of PS3 was sadening
The removal of UMD slot to make unit small was cool but the missing ability to utilize ur old library is again sadening.
I know around here most people dont care for it no more or just wait and see how the support of it is, before even looking at it.
Personally i stop careing . Sony made alot of MEH moves lately...