PSV NGP And PSP Will Co-Exist, Says Sony

[x3sphere]

Sony has always been a staunch supporter of its 10-year platform lifecycle, and the PSP is no exception. SCE worldwide studios exec Shuhei Yoshida has told Edge Magazine that the holiday 2011 arrival of NGP will not signal the PSP's demise.

"[NGP] can't replace a platform that has already been on sale for seven years now. In terms of pricing, we can't sell the NGP for the same price as a PSP[...]

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[MenaceInc]

Makes sense when you look at how PS2's are still selling (somehow) when the PS3 has been out for quite a while.

 

[KezraPlanes]

Makes sense when you look at how PS2's are still selling (somehow) when the PS3 has been out for quite a while.

The same that happened with the PS2 won't happen with the PSP... The PS2 still sells because it's got an awesome software lineup and is without a doubt, a legendary system.

 

[joefrazier]

Also ps2 is still around because Sony yanked backwards compatability out too.

 

[Bran]

Also ps2 is still around because Sony yanked backwards compatability out too.

This.

 

[Josey Wales]

This.

Makes you wonder if it was on purpose purely for this reason now...

With the NGP is it now fair to say that the PSPGo is a complete failure? Or had we already established that?

 

[FrozenIpaq]

Makes you wonder if it was on purpose purely for this reason now...

With the NGP is it now fair to say that the PSPGo is a complete failure? Or had we already established that?

We've already established that, including Sony themselves

 

[KezraPlanes]

We've already established that, including Sony themselves

Agreed. It was a nice piece of hardware but it was too expensive and Sony didn't supposrt digital correctly.