8 Reasons the PSP Will NEVER, EVER Overtake the DS

Our own pantsing expert Jason Chen late wrote up8 Reasons Why The PSP Might Overtake the DS . It was a fascinating article with some worthwhile arguments . But alas , he was altogether , entirely wrong . Jason ’s logical system is the consumer electronic eq of Zeno ’s Paradox , perfect in theory … but clearly frail in real world examination . So here are my 8 reason the Sony PSP ( though a peachy handheld system ) , will never , ever take over the might Nintendo DS .

https://gizmodo.com/8-reasons-why-the-psp-might-overtake-the-ds-327596

• PSP Slim sold more in first two months only because DS Lite couldn’t . The PSP-2000 may have reinvigorated the platform , with Sony shipping 2 million unit in the first two months . And that ’s impressive , specially since full DS figures were only 1,828,621 over the same period of time . The departure ? Nintendo did n’t sell / ship more because they were out of hardware — Ds were sell out everywhere . And it did n’t start with the DS Lite , either . From computer hardware importer Play Asia at the DS launching :

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Hardware supply of the Nintendo DS ™ has been sozzled since end of 2005 , most shops were completely sold out for weeks and once supplying arrived , all unit were sold out like raging cake . When Nintendo declare the unexampled Nintendo DS ™ Lite in the end of January , everyone was hoping for a hold back and increased provision upon release of the improved hardware …

• As long as we ’re talking about sales , the DS hastopped 40 million unit of measurement worldwide . Sony has , respectably , reached 25 million . Both numbers look big , but remember , Nintendo already has a near 2:1 lead . And that ’s plenty of external respiration room when you …

• Nintendo has the one - two blade punch of Wii , which is the lead home plate console in the macrocosm . Since its launching , the Nintendo Wii has not been outsold for a calendar month worldwide ever by the Xbox 360 or PS3 . There ’s simply no stiff firebrand right now in picture games than Nintendo .

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• The PSP does n’t offer an alternate experience so the PSP will inherently always combat the PlayStation brand for market share . What do I signify ? The PSP is on the nose what it promises to be : a portable PlayStation . And while that ’s with child , the lack of a unlike interface on the PSP have in mind that other than its portable nature , there is short play - wise drawing consumers to the product . In other words , Sony is essentially selling orange and small oranges . Nintendo , in its two screen and use of touch , is selling oranges and apple . While this was a gamble in the beginning , the public wish the unique taste of both spirit of gambling . buy a Wii can not exchange the experience of buying a DS , or vice versa . So people are more tempted to buy both .

• The DS supports more than just the DS through backward compatibility . certainly , the PSP is heavy at play PSP games . But with the DS , Nintendo took a lesson from Sony ’s PS2 and made their portable compatible with Game Boy Advance deed ( GBA ) . Is it a huge mess ? Maybe not . But one thing ’s for sure : backward compatibility never hurt a cabinet ’s cut-rate sale , especially when it support such a large subroutine library .

• DS games deal good . mode better . lease ’s turn off from consoles sell for a minute and look at the software moved — a stat just as important for the success of a weapons platform . The PSP has no title whatsoever in thetop 100 of all timevideo game sale chart . Their best selling title is Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories which has moved a meagerly 4.5 million units … at least when compared to the success of the DS . From my count , the DS has 8 titles in the top 100 chart , with Nintendogs breaking the top 10 with 15.41 million copies sold worldwide . And it ’s not the only title to move more than 10 million copies . Oh , and Mario and Pokemon and case closed .

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• The casual grocery store is the real stack . Whether you love it or detest it , casual play exists and it ’s big . We ’ve seen estimates as high as$2.5 billion a year(even if that number is a minuscule questionable ) . Bottom line : the DS attracts both nonchalant and “ hard-core ” gamers . Does the PSP do the same ? I do n’t suppose so .

http://kotaku.com/gaming/numbers/casual-gaming-requires-casual-fact-check-317376.php

• The DS just had the most successful week in history with Black Friday . Nintendomoved 653,000 DS units , the most consoles in one week ever .

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https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-ds-sets-new-record-wins-all-of-worlds-gold-327335

So while the PSP is a howling automobile and probably does n’t get enough credit — honestly , it attend like two handhelds can get by just okay in this marketplace — the PSP is not dethroning the DS . Sorry , it ’s just not happening ( see above ) . But a next PSP2 or PSPP or whatever ? Who experience ? Sony has done pretty well during their first foray in the portable industry .

[ all sale information taken fromvgchartz ]

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