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[Mileena]

I doubt the online vouchers had anything to do with it. UFC is simply not a franchise that needed a new release every year. It isn't Madden or Fifa.

Madden and Fifa don't need a new release every year either :/

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Madden and Fifa don't need a new release every year either :/

They already have two.

 

[Averon]

I doubt the online vouchers had anything to do with it. UFC is simply not a franchise that needed a new release every year. It isn't Madden or Fifa.

More like Madden and Fifa are the only franchises that can get away with yearly incremental updates.

 

[user_nat]

More like Madden and Fifa are the only franchises that can get away with yearly incremental updates.

Call of Duty?

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Well, I can understand Madden selling every year because fans want to follow the season. FIFA is just a monster in the rest of the world. At least it's a great soccer game.

But I also think UFC doesn't need a installment every year. This is what happens when they try to milk everything.

 

[Boney]

ONLY MARCUS CAN SAVE US NOW

MARCUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

This is going to be the biggest disaster for the whole year. Move won't even come close.

 

[Tashi]

I don't have any of those games in the top 10. I'm so far behind lol.

 

[Kusagari]

This is going to be the biggest disaster for the whole year. Move won't even come close.

Marcus is Kevin Butler approved.

 

[Snuggles]

Isn't that the kid from Role Models?
He had also part in Human Giant and played Tracey Morgan's son on 30 Rock, he's a pretty funny kid.

 

[AceBandage]

Isn't that the kid from Role Models?
He had also part in Human Giant and played Tracey Morgan's son on 30 Rock, he's a pretty funny kid.

Too bad he's stuck in these awful commercials.

 

[Averon]

Call of Duty?

Good point. Forgot about COD.

 

[Culex]

Terrible numbers for PSP. Hard to believe things are polar opposite in Japan.

I'm betting less than 50k for June.

 

[duk]

are those numbers for all types of PSPs including Gos? yeesh either way...

 

[truly101]

Those hardware numbers are shitty, but to be expected heading into the summer months. I suppose the new 360 ,ay give it a bit of a boost but I suppose the numbers will be similar.

 

[Jonsoncao]

People are really hating on the Marcus commercials?

I bought my brother a PSP, and now I'm fucking his wife. Thanks, Marcus!

:lol

 

[demosthenes]

No Modnation

 

[Akia]

I think Kotick is going to start lobbing heads at Bizzare Creations because of Blur bombing and the lack of UK tax breaks.

 

[Snipes424]

It's really strange to me how the PSP sales in the US and Japan couldn't be more opposite.

But if Sony decides to drop support in the US and focus more on th PS3, that is totally fine with me, but I doubt many people would agree with me.

Spoiler

especially the ones who own PSPs

 

[Busaiku]

Hard to believe things are polar opposite in Japan.

Relatively, sure.
But on the other hand, things in Japan are on the decline in general.

 

[Empty]

I don't understand why Sony doesn't have a PSP2 ready right now, having announced it at E3. The PSP is beyond dead in north america, and they are about to give the 3DS an unchallenged lead into the next generation of systems; it's madness.

 

[HallucinatingElvis]

$130 Go plz.

Go check out the gamecrazy liquidation sale if you have any near you, I just picked up a brand new white go on Saturday for 125.

 

[Barrett2]

Will be interesting to see if Peace Walker cracks the top 10. I mean, there's still got to be some people actually buying PSP games, right?

 

[operon]

With NPD not counting the PS2 anymore and PSP as god as dead, is that the end of the "playstation family" pr garb we get from sony.

Publishers take note summer bad time to release games

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

I think Kotick is going to start lobbing heads at Bizzare Creations because of Blur bombing and the lack of UK tax breaks.

Yeah. I expect the same with Raven and Singularity. But everyone was saying that Bizarre Creations shouldn't have sold their soul to Activision.

But Raven has a back-up plan. All they have to do is say, "We'll make a Call of Duty," and Kotick will forget Singularity just bombed!

 

[AceBandage]

I don't understand why Sony doesn't have a PSP2 ready right now, having announced it at E3. The PSP is beyond dead on north america, and they are about to give the 3DS an unchallenged lead; it's madness.

Honestly makes me wonder if they are even going to bother with a PSP2 any time in the next 4 years.

 

[Boney]

Marcus is Kevin Butler approved.

GO PSP GO!

Spoiler

except you PSP GO

 

[Barrett2]

Go check out the gamecrazy liquidation sale if you have any near you, I just picked up a brand new white go on Saturday for 125.

Wow, that's quite a deal. I love my Go, it's a great system. Just wildly overprised MSRP.

 

[DMeisterJ]

With NPD not counting the PS2 anymore and PSP as god as dead, is that the end of the "playstation family" pr garb we get from sony.

Publishers take note summer bad time to release games

The PS3 is finally doing respectably enough to not have to need the PSP and PS2 to prop it up.

 

[MikeE21286]

just de-list the PSP. What is the sales equivalent of $1

 

[operon]

The PS3 is finally doing respectably enough to not have to need the PSP and PS2 to prop it up.

But respectable isn't enough to say you beat the 360 this month, how the hell did they not capture the momentum of releasing some great exclusives, not planning enough consoles was mad

 

[DMeisterJ]

But respectable isn't enough to say you beat the 360 this month, how the hell did they not capture the momentum of releasing some great exclusives, not planning enough consoles was mad

Who knows... I think they're just happy to be doing better than last year, and are hoping that GT5 and PS Move bring them good tidings this holiday.

 

[Beth Cyra]

The PS3 is finally doing respectably enough to not have to need the PSP and PS2 to prop it up.

I can see Sony as a whole feeling this way, but I doubt that SCEA really does. Even with the postive news they still have to say they are getting their teeth kicked in because no matter what they do they can't stay ahead of X360, and PSP has been bent over by the DS for so long it has long since given up struggling.

I really doubt that even now Jack Trenton would be exactly pleased.

 

[ZoddGutts]

Wow at Alan Wake, thought it would do at least near Heavy Rain sales guess not.

 

[AniHawk]

Who knows... I think they're just happy to be doing better than last year, and are hoping that GT5 and PS Move bring them good tidings this holiday.

I think they're probably tearing their hair out at the utter frustration that this current gen wound up being for them.

 

[Vizion28]

Am I the only who had a hunch Sony was going to announce a PSP 2 but opted out - had a change of plans - once they found about the 3DS?

 

[Averon]

I don't understand why Sony doesn't have a PSP2 ready right now, having announced it at E3. The PSP is beyond dead on north america, and they are about to give the 3DS an unchallenged lead; it's madness.

To Sony, it's more about profit than market share at this point. My guess is that they're squeezing out as much of what's left of the PSP before moving on. They just now getting their gaming business into profitability, and I doubt they want to launch any money losing hardware again for quite a while.

 

[reKon]

LOL, why wouldn't you buy mod nation racers if you had a PS3? That game is amazing and has more content than a lot of $60 games...

 

[HallucinatingElvis]

Wow, that's quite a deal. I love my Go, it's a great system. Just wildly overprised MSRP.

yeah, this a great little system. I've owned every version of the PSP over the course of the last 6 years and this is by far my favorite.

 

[charlequin]

I don't understand why Sony doesn't have a PSP2 ready right now, having announced it at E3.

They're probably bowing out of the market.

 

[soldat7]

Here are some of the titles released in May that did not chart in the top ten:

Iron Man 2
Lost Planet 2
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Split/Second
Backbreaker
Blur
ModNation Racers

Oh wow. pwnd

 

[Trurl]

I like Marcus.

 

[Beth Cyra]

LOL, why wouldn't you buy mod nation racers if you had a PS3? That game is amazing and has more content than a lot of $60 games...

Me personally? Because the last time the hyped a play create share game the final product ended being trash at it's core, so I ain't about to trust them again on this nonsense.

 

[SapientWolf]

Ehh, I like Marcus.

Why don't you have a seat over there?

 

[markatisu]

The PS3 is finally doing respectably enough to not have to need the PSP and PS2 to prop it up.

Not sure what is worse, the fact that the PS3 ever needed the PSP and PS2 to prop it up or the fact that PS3 is all Sony has left.

Hopefully we get a Top 20 like we did last month, even with no numbers it would flesh out how badly some games did

 

[Poimandres]

Lost Planet 2 hate makes me sad. Game is great in co-op and bursting with content.

 

[duk]

Can't wait to see June #s for 360, see if slim really helped or not.

 

[BoilersFan23]

But respectable isn't enough to say you beat the 360 this month, how the hell did they not capture the momentum of releasing some great exclusives, not planning enough consoles was mad

Honestly, I think a lot has to do with ending production on the older PS3 model and starting production on a newer one probably screwed things up. Sony probably estimated X amount of consoles were needed, but ended up needing more than expected (probably based on the amount of parts ordered). And since their manufacturing was moving over to the updated PS3 model, it was going to take some time to fully get them out in the market. I just think all the timing was bad on Sony's part. Before the PS3 slim came out, it was already manufactured for quite a while.

 

[Empty]

Honestly makes me wonder if they are even going to bother with a PSP2 any time in the next 4 years.

yeah, but that would be like if the english army under henry v turned up to agincourt with just a couple of exhausted knights who could hardly swing a blade anymore.

 

[chespace]

Wow, brutal.

 

[reKon]

Me personally? Because the last time the hyped a play create share game the final product ended being trash at it's core, so I ain't about to trust them again on this nonsense.

there's a demo and the final game is way better than the demo. just saying..