You have to hand it to Sony, the PlayStation brand holder possesses optimism that verges on insanity. Despite common sense informing us otherwise, Sony has promised, yet again, that the PlayStation Portable is not done yet, stating that “significant” games are coming to reinvigorate the system’s unimpressive Western performance.
“This year we are also launching a host of significant PlayStation IPs on the PSP platform,” claims Claire Backhouse, who has the unfortunate job of being Sony’s PSP UK product manager. “Granted, perhaps there hasn’t been the volume of high profile PSP titles we would have liked to have seen on the platform but, that said, we continue to focus heavily on software development.
“The fruits of this you’ll see later this year, with the release of a number of currently unannounced, yet significant franchises that will reinvigorate the current user base, as well as attracting a whole new audience.”
I will believe it when I see it. I sure hope it’s true, but Sony has cried wolf too many times for me to believe that this year, like 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, will be the PSP’s big year.
