Though I'm one of the people in Sony's targeted demographic (hardcore gamer over 25 years old with disposable income), even I can see they made a mistake by not targeting casual gamers that don't wish to spend a lot.  I thought it was strange when people thought the PSP was so expensive back in 2004, and again when people didn't get the value of the PS3 in 2006 (although it's very understandable if someone thought taking a chance on Blu-ray was risky back then).  Now it seems Sony can't turn back.  They can't make things less expensive.  And they have lost tons of market share to the other two companies that they had no business losing.  The PSP should be dirt cheap by now at almost 5 years old, and the PS3?  Well, do I even have to say it?

Damn ! pwnage

um YES i have used my DS Lite in the past 2 months moron. a GREAT game called FINAL FANTASY IV came out, sorry you missed out on that. to be fair the DS kicks the PSP's tail when it comes to game content.

I am sorry versus. But I have played Final Fantasy IV before and it is just not the game within that series that deserves multiple playthroughs. So that appeal for the nostalgic, or just plain inexperienced, might appeal to the casual audience but as a real gamer, the PSP has hands down beat the DS in real enteraining games. Graphics, storyline, and gameplay all around.

 

You also might not know that your opinion is in the ranks of the few because on sites such as gamerankings and metacritic PSP games score higher on average than DS games.

My mum recently got a DS Lite, and I quite like the machine. I thought about getting one myself, and had a look through the software available. Sadly there was nothing at all to tempt me.

 

I don't like RPG's, and there's little else besides endless recreations of Mario and Pokemon games. The only titles of interest were things like Sim City - but they're going to be be so cut down on a DS that they're not worth it.

 

I've got a PSP, and there has been a dearth of games for it lately, but that looks like it's about to pick up. I'm especially looking forward to Resistance Retribution.

 

With the PSP only £30 more expensive than the current DS, and capable of much more, I don't see that there's a place in the market for the DSi. But then again, if the mindless drones just go out and buy yet another DS 'just because', then Nintendo can't lose.

staticneuron go easy on versus, their just a kid, as for me though ,the games either one has isnt any of my bissuness, i only use my PSP to play music, and remote play, and watch video's ( btw the other day for the first time ever i played a video on my psp via memory stick, no video i copied to it worked but mirrors edge teaser trailer FTW! the music in that trailer is amazing, liike from when faiths running over tha red pipe and she looks down and you see the police cars, to when she jumps off the ramp and it goes into slow-mo...amazing music......) lol i havent watched a UMD movie on my psp since somtime in 07, so goes for PSP's T5DR, i just cant stand to play somthing that has such good graphics and all,(ps3) then go play somthing thats games just......suck.......so.......

Um... I have an R4 and havent bought a DS game in like a YEAR, and yet I've still not really turned it on much at all. The DSi is a mistake on Nintendo's part. They had a chance to actually improve the product, make the graphics better and target it as a NEW product instead of just another lame money grab by trying to force people to buy yet another copy of something they already have.

 

Screw you Nintendo, I'm not buying ANOTHER freaking DS.

There's nothing wrong with my PSP either, So I dont have any reason to buy a 3000, When are these companies going to realize that maybe they need to create a trade in service so people can UPGRADE without having to blow 180 bucks and have a useless extra device sitting around that they can't sell off to anyone but gamestop who'll just rip you off anyway.

Ohsnap. But yes while FFIV came out this month for DS, and i have been playing it a good bit, i have definatly played my PSP a lot more.

The ONLY reason I am contemplating the PSP 3000 is for daytime playing. I always hated the fact that the lighting needed to be better before you can enjoy the game. If when it is released, gets good reports of how the screen looks in the sunlight then I will get one.

ITs time for sony to put of PSP2 cuz this is getting lame and old

why is this posted on a playstation website?

Because it refers to a comment made by the head of PlayStation hardware marketing, which is relevant to a PlayStation console?

Their small steps have worked, been working and we can't really expect other wise till the reviews prove ur wrong. In the PSP's case if we really want Sony to roll out the next big thing we should all spread the word and get people to stop buying PSP for a while. Sony will see the lower numbers and get to work.

FF6 needs a remake on psp. Lets face it. Would ff4 have looked better on psp? yes so lets stop kidding around and release it. psp has pleanty of life left. Just dont try and mod one unless u know what your doing.

i agree, i would like to see FFVI on PSP rather the DS tho ><