PSP price drops to $170

Eh, the PSP is looking better than it did at launch, but I'm still not ready to buy another game system. Besides, I'm quite happy with my DS. But definitely, at that price, if I could afford it I'd finally go for a PSP. Now if only they could realize that the PS3 is the one that desperately needs a price cut...

"[This message was deleted at the request of a moderator or administrator, it was deemed to intelligent for any sony fan to understand]" Thanks jackass, now I've got soda all over my monitor.

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Hmmmmm... It seems that Sony may of bought itself a little time, but Its fall is certain. Come April 22nd, its over.

Sweet! Time to get another PSP! Comparing the PSP to the DS is like comparing apples to oranges. The DS is a gaming platform while the PSP is a multi-media platform. I use the PSP primarily for video/music playback (thanks to the 4Gb card) and quick web surfing. Games are of secondary only for those rating 8 and above. Of course, those games are great to play on the go too. Our two DS units are now sit inside the closet collecting dust. Our 10 years old wouldn't touch it anymore beside playing Advance Wars or Metroid Pinball once in a while. Interestingly, the 4 years start picking up Mario. Nintendo has its market position toward younger generations, just like the Wii. PSP/PS3/360 have their own market spaces. We are just out-growing the DS despite its innovative dual screen design.

To KingovGames: Some simple research will yield some interesting results for you. Such as Sony's track record of lowering the costs of hardware every two years. The earliest PS3 drop would probably take place for the Holidays to impact sales of the big AAA software splurge of Fall/Winter (Lair, MGS4, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, Little Big Planet, Killzone 2, etc)

KingovGames are you are saying should concentrate on the ps3 and psp?

What Sony should really be doing is bringing down the price of the PS3. But who really cares if it doesn't have any games. I think they brought down the price of the PSP to compensate for the failure of the PS3. They may have just figured out no one's gonna buy their $600 systems, it will become another Gamecube, and they better concentrate on the PSP.

I will not buy any of these consoles but now,the PSP has not the same price as Nintendo DS Lite(+one game...)? I mean i rather buy the PSP.More powerfull(graphics).Why Sony will not make a new PSP2 just for games :( ?

MMM, I would'nt mind buying one rite about now, rather I would buy the japanese white one, but after hearing the rumors about a new version of the PSP comming out, i think that and GOW is gonna keepp my money in my pockets a little longer, lol.

I'll get one again later this year for Disgaea, Final Fantasy I & II Anniversary, Final Fantasy Crisis Core, Puzzle Quest, God of War, Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles, Metal Slug Anthology and maybe Crush, Valhalla Knights, Silent Hill Origins and Jeanne D'Arc, depending on how those turn out.

I'm still going to wait for the God of War game to come out on the PSP for me to buy it!

yeah!!!

sweet

ive had the same one since launch

Naaaahhhiice!! PSP here I come

"We note that a Wal-Mart promotion on Black Friday last year generated significant sales volume for the PSP at a discounted price of $169, providing one indication of potential consumer demand." ...Does this guy even know what Black Friday is? It's when EVERYONE in America goes out and begins shopping for Christmas, or for themselves since electronic prices are slashed to insane levels. You can't just use that as a context, although a price drop might help the PSP as it is struggling like crazy.

nor did running on six AA's for two hours...i'd say that was the game gear's biggest flaw

paycheck tomorrow, guess what i'm buying???

Hey, Game Gear wasn't bad. It was considerably ahead of its own time when it was released. That Sega-VS-Nintendo things was a matter of influence (leading to third-party support which was obviously Nintendo's trump card against the technological advancement of the game gear). Also, Sega's stupid marketing tactics didn't help.

Ahhh Tnasty... Let me explain it this way...these are TOYS. Game Boy beat out Sega, why?...Sega was better in every possibly way hands down...GB won cause it was cheaper. Sorry if you don't understand how that might be related to this, but please, keep up the good hall monitoring job you got going here.

Yeah the Gamegear owned,way better than the gameboy.PSP FTW.

Yuck_Foo still trolling eh.............. go away

Anyone else remember "Sega Game Gear" vs. "Game Boy" 15+ years ago?

Well that's sold me. I'll probably pick one up in a couple months.

lol sounds good

Im glad to hear this now more people will buy it and developers will start making more games on it, not just ps2 ports. Its awsome to see games like GTA, ridge racer and need for speed in your hands, its a way different experience then the ds and shouldn't be compared against it.

that's all and good...but where's new info on a new Syphonfilter game?????????????/ Syphon Filter rules!!!! let's get info on a ps3 and psp game coming out???

gamecube120 trolling is people diss the one sysrem because they have the other one.

I don't understand peoples hate for the PSP at all. It's a sad time when people don't like the concept of competition. I own both a PSP and a DS. To tell you the truth, I play my PSP a lot more than I do my DS. The only time I play my DS is when I got someone around the house and a few hours to kill. Besides that it doesn't hold much weight. As goes for the PSP there aren't many games that my freinds would want to play with me causing that whole Adhoc thing to be useless. ;o The things you do.

@Tnasty11: what is trolling? you've called out have the people on this board for this. Anyway, the PSP price cut is pretty sweet IMO. I've wanted one for awhile but for the exact reason Wilson stated, the price was too high for me.

this is good news cept...i have a DS and most of my freinds have a DS anyway now they wanna drop the price? on April 3? what a weird timing...why not when the Seansons were in, and it was the Holidays...wow Sony know when to bring out the big guns dont they? :P

Sim_genius you are trolling

Just because a system is more powerful than other it doesnt mean it's gonna win. DS Lite hello?!?!?! Clearly Nintendo knows their business and Sony does not.

fluffbunne for a hardcore core gamers you are trolling

I think its too little too late. The PSP is cool but the DS is Kickin butt.

I agree with fluffebunnie ,not everyone have to like the DS,but the truth is the DS has the better games,but the PSP has a lot more functionality ,so in both cases is a smart buy,I just think that DS has the better games,but sure, the PSP has some great games as well.

I'm so tempted to go buy one lol, but I'm pretty happy with my DS,even though 169.99 is not bad,why not 149.99?.

Im gonna keep waiting to see if Sony decides to release the PSP2, which im sure they will.

VyseN1 quit trolling

Makes you wonder if Nintendo will counter Sony by dropping the price on the Lite. With this move, I'm sure Sony will take up a little bit more of the market. Eh well who knows.

what's up with nintendo fanboys trolling the psp news

why are nintendo fanboy's arguing for? Yuck_Foo quit being a fanboy and just be a hardcore gamer

Boy the DS is wiping out the PSPs butt.

Nah.. I rather get a DS anyway for the castlevania stuff.

this is definitely a blessing

fluffbunne - don't take the narrow-minded approach of assuming DS owners are casuals or nongamers. I'm a hardcore gamer - until recently you could not get new Castlevania games on the PSP - and frankly Portrait of Ruin is still better than Rondo of Blood. Only a fanboy would buy into a system with inferior games - most DS games don't use the touch screen *at all* - at least the ones I play - but they do use the two screens to counter not having one larger screen. It's a pity that Sony botched things with the PSP so badly, it had the potential to be a great system. I think it will finally be obliterated in a year or two when Nintendo releases the next handheld in the Gameboy line. Once the PSP loses the screen size / graphics power advantage compared to the DS, it will be pushed aside, much like the Gamegear. Pity.

I might get one, but I would have to get a huge memory card and of coarse both GTA games so it would cost at least 250.

I want a price drop for the PS2 slim. Anytime soon I hope.