NGP from $250 according to possible leak?

This is translated straight off a French site, so take it with a big dose of reality, still:

So according to the internal source, the price will be very aggressive: theNPM WiFi modelwould be marketed at a price ranging between250 and 280 dollars, that's between220 and 250 €including VAT.

Too good to be true? Full copy -http://psp2roundup.blogspot.com/2011/02/ngp-pricing-from-250-potential-leak.html

That would be awesome but i seriously doubt sony is going to take so much of a loss. Im guessing upwards of 350

$250.00 for the NGP if Sony could actually release it at that price. NGP would easily "Destroy" Nintendo but I don't see NGP costing less than $350.00

Don't believe anything until Sony announces it. Be patient.

I'll definitely get it at that price, but $200 would even more tempting. Then again, the regular PSP already feels next gen to me. It's already a beast. The NGP is going to be a super megaton beast capable of devouring entire villages.

That would take a lot of players eyes off the 3DS and start seeing the NGP as something they could possibly be able to buy now instead of the competition. I am really excited if this goes through. I want this so bad!!!

i stopped reading at where you said french site? like a french site can tell you the us price of a product , get a grip i highly doubt psp 2/ngp will be 250 considering psp go and psp was 250 at launch , and psp go is still 200 dollars ,

as well as psp bundles lol

and sony said already psp will; be sold along side it

whats that mean

well it means its sure not gonna be 250 you sir are asking for to much , 350 is what im banking on maybe even 320 ,

but 250 , eh sonyll lose profits lol big time , and remember 3ds will be out first

so i dont think sonys out of the water when it comes to that, you think people will leave nintendo knowing the line up of f uture games on 3ds just because ngp was 250-same price, no thanks ill wait for an officail price now you can stop creating threads among threads of trying to find the price out

sony will tell you be patient

$250.00 for the NGP if Sony could actually release it at that price. NGP would easily "Destroy" Nintendo but I don't see NGP costing less than $350.00

Megavideogamer

If its $250 I would get it without hesitation.

I tracked down the original on PSPgweber

I don't know how to feel about this. How many times have we seen this? "A sony insider told us..."

It would be great news, this, if it were true. 280? Very competitive. :)

I heard there main competitor they want to go up against is Apple and their ipod touch and I've heard they want to release the products around the same price as an iPod touch so I'd beleive this, But its probably the lowest spec model

I heard there main competitor they want to go up against is Apple and their ipod touch and I've heard they want to release the products around the same price as an iPod touch so I'd beleive this, But its probably the lowest spec model

Hanzoadam

Also, Sony said that when they started making the NGP, they had a price in mind so I don't think it will be in the 300's, maybe high 200's.Hammstray

UPDATE - Having tracked it back to source, this looks less and less realistic, in fact - thinking back to some of our own posts - it is unlikely that Sony would know the final price yet, as components are still to be finalised. As you were!

I don't see it going anywhere below $300, and may be well north of that number.

UPDATE - Having tracked it back to source, this looks less and less realistic, in fact - thinking back to some of our own posts - it is unlikely that Sony would know the final price yet, as components are still to be finalised. As you were!Gxgear

Yeah, I see they updated the site in the link.

Really though, some random guy posting that he found out the NGP is $250 wouldn't convince me it was true in the first place. My guses is $300 for the WiFi model and $350 for the WiFi + 3G model (there are supposedly two models.) But if it IS $250, I'm going to have a hard time picking between the two handhelds. Doubt it, though.

I can pretty much bet 100% that it's not going to be $250 or anywhere int he 200 dollar range.

My prediction is:

$300 for Wi-Fi only SKU

and

$350 or WI-FI + 3G SKU

$250.00 for the NGP if Sony could actually release it at that price. NGP would easily "Destroy" Nintendo but I don't see NGP costing less than $350.00

Megavideogamer

Now that we know the NGP is NOT a portable PS3, but an Upgraded PSP. 250$ sounds more likely now. This is a very fair price. Coolyfett

Well of course it's not a portable PS3! The PS3 is a beast with all of its 8 cores! I dunno why everyone has been saying that. It's just like the PSP was never a portable PS2; it's more like a portable PS1, and the NGP is more like a poratable PS2.5.

But I think $250 is highly unlikely. Ideal? Yes, but I'd be surprised if it happened. But why? Well, the NGP has superior hardware to the 3DS, which obviously makes it more expensive. I'm not trying to dis the 3DS (I think it looks pretty awesome), but I'm just telling you like it is.

[QUOTE="Coolyfett"]Now that we know the NGP is NOT a portable PS3, but an Upgraded PSP. 250$ sounds more likely now. This is a very fair price. RACiEP

Well of course it's not a portable PS3! The PS3 is a beast with all of its 8 cores! I dunno why everyone has been saying that. It's just like the PSP was never a portable PS2; it's more like a portable PS1, and the NGP is more like a poratable PS2.5.

But I think $250 is highly unlikely. Ideal? Yes, but I'd be surprised if it happened. But why? Well, the NGP has superior hardware to the 3DS, which obviously makes it more expensive. I'm not trying to dis the 3DS (I think it looks pretty awesome), but I'm just telling you like it is.

$250.00 for the NGP if Sony could actually release it at that price. NGP would easily "Destroy" Nintendo but I don't see NGP costing less than $350.00

Megavideogamer

Here is my opinion about the NGP:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7WXw67Yqg0

[QUOTE="RACiEP"]

Coolyfett

I agree with you and I never really understood why people thought the NGP could be a portable PS3. The PS3 has an eight core processor! But I do agree that it is more advanced than the PS2 because the PS2 was actually pretty underpowered for its time. The NGP is going to look stunning, but the hardware inside of it still makes it more expensive than the 3DS.

$250 would be an awesome price for the system. But where are the games. Ok, there is an Uncharted game coming out for it. The 3DS library (to me) is just ok, but later on that system is going to kill. It already has a laundry list of games such as Street Fighter 4, Pilotwings, Ridge Racer, Monkey Ball, Rayman, Dead or Alive, Blazblue, Mega Man Legends 3, Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Metal Gear, Star Fox, Zelda, Kid Icarus, Bomberman, Contra, Kingdom Hearts, Sonic, and so forth. What games are coming to NGP? The system itself seems awesome, but if Sony doesn't start talking about games soon, they will face trouble like the PS3 at launch. Even if Unchated were to launch with system, Sony is going to need more than Uncharted to sell systems. The 3DS also comes with softwre built in the system. All Sony has said so far is that titles such as Wipeout, Resistance, and Killzone will be on NGP. When will we get to see those games and play them? A year after or more after the NGP comes out?

I don't want to bash the handheld before it releases but as of now Sony is shooting themselves in the chest. They keep emphasizing hardware and graphics. That kind of mentality worked with PS1 and 2, but does not work any longer. Wow so it only takes a week to port over technology from PS3 to NGP. Ok, that might work in Sony's favor, but it might hurt them as well. The system is heavily prone to ports. On the other hand, It won't take long for developers to figure out the hardware because it is similar to the PS3, so new games have a good probability of being made.

Nintendo has been dominant in the handheld market since they released gameboy in 1989. True, companies due fall from the top, but Nintendo hanhelds are resistant to faltering unlike the consoles. Nintendo always has plenty of software to buy on their systems. Nintendo went unchallenged in the handheld market in the west from 1996-2005. Other than in Japan the NGP probably is not going to sell well. I want it to succeed but let's face it, the only reason why PSP has lived this long is because of Japan and it has only survived over there because of Monster Hunter and games similar to it.

$250 would be an awesome price for the system. But where are the games. Ok, there is an Uncharted game coming out for it. The 3DS library (to me) is just ok, but later on that system is going to kill. It already has a laundry list of games such as Street Fighter 4, Pilotwings, Ridge Racer, Monkey Ball, Rayman, Dead or Alive, Blazblue, Mega Man Legends 3, Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Metal Gear, Star Fox, Zelda, Kid Icarus, Bomberman, Contra, Kingdom Hearts, Sonic, and so forth. What games are coming to NGP? The system itself seems awesome, but if Sony doesn't start talking about games soon, they will face trouble like the PS3 at launch. Even if Unchated were to launch with system, Sony is going to need more than Uncharted to sell systems. The 3DS also comes with softwre built in the system. All Sony has said so far is that titles such as Wipeout, Resistance, and Killzone will be on NGP. When will we get to see those games and play them? A year after or more after the NGP comes out?

I don't want to bash the handheld before it releases but as of now Sony is shooting themselves in the chest. They keep emphasizing hardware and graphics. That kind of mentality worked with PS1 and 2, but does not work any longer. Wow so it only takes a week to port over technology from PS3 to NGP. Ok, that might work in Sony's favor, but it might hurt them as well. The system is heavily prone to ports. On the other hand, It won't take long for developers to figure out the hardware because it is similar to the PS3, so new games have a good probability of being made.

Nintendo has been dominant in the handheld market since they released gameboy in 1989. True, companies due fall from the top, but Nintendo hanhelds are resistant to faltering unlike the consoles. Nintendo always has plenty of software to buy on their systems. Nintendo went unchallenged in the handheld market in the west from 1996-2005. Other than in Japan the NGP probably is not going to sell well. I want it to succeed but let's face it, the only reason why PSP has lived this long is because of Japan and it has only survived over there because of Monster Hunter and games similar to it.

gamenerd15

There's your games. And those were just the games announced with the reveal of the system. Expect a hell of a lot more to be revealed at E3. Either you haven't actually bothered to look at the announced games for the system, or you just made that post for effect. The fact you mentioned the 3DS and its games makes it seem that way. Also a COD was announced. Plus you can just check out a list of the developers making games for it. It doesn't lack support and it wont lack games. One big developer worthy of mention was Rockstar. It's pretty safe to assume a GTA is on the way. COD and GTA are two of the biggest and most popular franchises of the past decade. They and many other great games will sell the system.

Oh and by the way, this isn't system wars. Go there if you want to compare NGP with 3DS or talk about sales predictions of the two. This is the PSP/NGP forum. That goes for everybody, not just you. Why does every NGP thread just have to have loads of people mentioning 3DS?

TBH i would be fine if they removed the motion control and the touch pad ? (whatever it is) at the back, and bumped off £50 or so. Like who actually uses sixaxis ? I dont, i wonder how much a dualshock would be without it.

TBH i would be fine if they removed the motion control and the touch pad ? (whatever it is) at the back, and bumped off £50 or so. Like who actually uses sixaxis ? I dont, i wonder how much a dualshock would be without it. Climaxz

If that were true then who besides hardcore Nintendo fans would buy a 3DS?

250 seems really unrealistic though. Its gonna bemore like 350.

$250 , it is not cheap , but it is still worth to buy!!! 8)

I read the article about it , em , it is really good for game player !!!

[QUOTE="Megavideogamer"]

$250.00 for the NGP if Sony could actually release it at that price. NGP would easily "Destroy" Nintendo but I don't see NGP costing less than $350.00

Bryan_Williams