Australia is a land where games are late and cost twice as much, so it's hardly surprising that the over-expensive PSPgo isn't doing so well over there. A number of Australian retailers have even refused to stock it, due to its price and all-digital format, and the impact has been felt, with Sony downplaying reports that the system has sold fewer than 1,000 copies in the country.
Michael Ephraim, managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia and New Zealand, has denied that the PSPgo sold under 1,000 units, although he did have to admit that his own figures aren't much better, claiming that "it's slightly over 1,000." Oh ... that's much better, then.
A source from sales tracker GfK told Australian press outlet The Age: "[The PSPgo has] a nice design and I think it's quieter [than the original PSP] and uses a little less power but those things are not worth the extra cost, they're pretty cosmetic. It's $450 and you can get a decent PSP-3000 package for sub-$300, so it's hard to see who it was aimed at."
You'd think that, following the PS3 price cut, Sony would drop its hubris and attitude that people will pay any amount of money just to own a PlayStation product. Unfortunately, Sony has refused to get the message, and the PSPgo is starting to look like one of the company's worst ideas yet. Maybe one day they'll get it through their thick skulls, eh?<
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1:00 PM on 10.20.2009
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Holy shit that is terrible! That's...I'm speechless. Absolutely shocked.
It is always comforting to know however that this day the Nazis will not win. Not even in Australia.
The PSPGo is a terrible idea, period. Maybe when digital distro is the norm, we might have a winner on our hands. Until then, this is Sony trying to force the future down our throats. No going to happen.
Way to go Aussies <3
That's all.
I like the idea of everything moving to digital distribution, but it'll never take off the ground with prices like this (add on the Xbox's "Games on Demand" service is the biggest ripoff ever, and we'll never see digital distribution on consoles go mainstream. Yay Steam?).
So funny to see the word "hubris" making a comeback. Absolutely Jim. Sony's hubris, their gall, their sheer audacity is out of control. They need to recall every product they have on every retail shelf in the world, shut their doors, fire their workers and dissolve the corporation as a whole.
I think we can all agree it's the dignified thing to do...I mean, really...don't they read your blog??!
There's a fire somewhere. Kindly go die in it.
1- Price. If you complain about the price of games/consoles/XboxLive in America, then you clearly no nothing about how much we get ripped off.
2- Internet- Everyone that I've talked to (and in many cases, hard-core PSP lovers) just simply don't have a strong enough internet connection to DL games on a regular basis.
As a Fan of the PSP I can say that I'm not impressed by these numbers, but I'm not exactly surprised either.
Why do you guys get robbed on prices? Is it just electronics? It can't be just the shipping costs. Do you have crazy taxes or something?
Why do you guys get robbed on prices? Is it just electronics? It can't be just the shipping costs. Do you have crazy taxes or something?
That's just the way it is, no crazy taxes, it's not the shipping and it isn't the exchange rate.
People pay that much so that's how much theys charge. Often times I find I can import games myself from somewhere like play asia for around half the price (that's including the shipping cost) they go for in stores here.
It's frightening to think about price precedents and consumer expectations. $AU120 for an average PS3/360 game (that is how much they cost, right?) would shock my fellow American gamers, unless we were already used to it.
Give it a year and it will broaden it's market by way of price drops.
It worked for the ps3.
If you want a go bad enough to moan and bitch about the price,get your fucking save on!
I wonder what Sony is thinking right now?
OOH! Wait, I know!
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