the day psp comes out in the us, how big do you think the excitement will be? i have a feeling it's gonna be huge. but i wonder if it would be as big as when the ps2 launched here on oct. 26, 2000. now *that* day was crazy... people lining up and camping out in front of stores hours before they opened, near fights breaking out, etc. i don't think there was an event quite like it before. so, do you think the psp launch will be similar to this?
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PSP launch hype: how big will it be?
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DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
All things remaining constant...not that big. I took my sweet time preordering, and I'm #17 on the list. 22 on another.
I think the hype will ramp up post-launch.
They need more games and/or more fleshed out multimedia capabilities.
I think the hype will ramp up post-launch.
They need more games and/or more fleshed out multimedia capabilities.
UbiSoftologist
Member
Shawn said:
It will depend upon the quality of the new GTA.
Less than PS2... less than GC/Xbox/DC actually given the timeframe. Probably more hyped than GBA/DS though, it'll be the first handheld that really gets great coverage from the gaming media. It'll coast along that way probably until Xenon starts taking over the media, then it'll be relegated to 2nd class status again.
Ignatz Mouse
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GBA got great press for its first year.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Nintendo spent a lot of $$ to make sure of that... Coupled w/ the fact that it was the successor to the best selling portable in history.
DaCocoBrova said:
And Sony will, especially given their history, not spend a lot of $$ to make sure they're well covered in the press, am i rite?
O wait the PSP already made the cover of Newsweek and Stuff UK and is already being heralded by the press and it hasn't even been given a solid release date/price in US/UK.
But put that aside, do you honestly think Sony is going to have anything other than a colossal push for this thing? I don't know how the hype will compare to the likes of PS2/GC/Xbox, but it's going to be positively huge.
seismologist
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It wont be as big as the PS2. With PS2 people were eargerly awaiting the followup to the PS1.
I dont think as many people are waiting for a portable PS2.
(was that a troll?)
I dont think as many people are waiting for a portable PS2.
(was that a troll?)
Doom_Bringer
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seismologist said:
hey thats a nice tag you got there buddy!
:lol :lol
seismologist
Banned
I'm walking on thin ice.
To put some perspective on the hype... I have never owned a Playstation in any form or fashion. I have about as much respect for Sony as a company as I do Compaq. They use proprietary equipment in everything and then charge twice as much to replace it.
... but I still can't wait to get a PSP. I'm a gadget guy and that beautiful screen and all of those neat features are just calling my name.
... but I still can't wait to get a PSP. I'm a gadget guy and that beautiful screen and all of those neat features are just calling my name.
Kutaragi Hirai
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with 6 games from EA, TW:HO " if it has been confirmed to be a launch title" , THUG2 and the BIG sony hype as usual, you can expect 100K units to be sold at the first day ..and this is a very huge number IMHO.
Ignatz Mouse
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jarrod said:
True enough. I think the same thing will happen with the PSP though.
Kutaragi Hirai
Banned
oops ! maybe I was very dispirited, and I forgot Ridge Racers and Mercury !! -_- whoa I am out of touch ×_0
PSP is gonna hit 1 million units sold for its first week. take it from me
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Sony doesn't have to do sh!t, and they will sell just fine.
Legal Step
Member
A hype topic about hype...Irony is present here...I can sense it.
The End said:supposedly, lumines will be included in the value pack
That would make a good value pack.
The killer package would be the PSP, memory stick, earphones, and one game pack-in for $200, but that's not going to happen...
...right?
Lyte Edge said:That would make a good value pack.
The killer package would be the PSP, memory stick, earphones, and one game pack-in for $200, but that's not going to happen...
...right?
Ignoring the PSPs already incredible value, if this happened and came in at 200 bucks it'd be the single greatest value in videogame history, imho... especially for a launch product
Phoenix
Member
Amir0x said:Ignoring the PSPs already incredible value, if this happened and came in at 200 bucks it'd be the single greatest value in videogame history, imho... especially for a launch product
IAWTP. To pack all that in for $200 would lead a lot of people who would want to wait for a pricedrop to just go ahead and purchase.
Sales will be limited by supply.
But we already know there is at least 1 million PSPs already sold to techies and fans who just can't wait.
The real test is if it can get a critical mass soon enough to counter any challenge the DS might have to it. By march DS probably would have a pretty solid 1.5 m unit lead and to a third party publisher, the DS is going to be more appealing in terms of potential sales.
But we already know there is at least 1 million PSPs already sold to techies and fans who just can't wait.
The real test is if it can get a critical mass soon enough to counter any challenge the DS might have to it. By march DS probably would have a pretty solid 1.5 m unit lead and to a third party publisher, the DS is going to be more appealing in terms of potential sales.
from what i gather, sony really only need to put it out a few weeks before launch with that screen running.
Sony just need to put it out there, ie kiosks etc and BANG
Reading the impressions from the Japanese resident members and those that import leads me to believe people will be awed by the screen and the size and the hype will build itself.
ie johntv appears quite taken with the little PS. DC can find little wrong with it, Lyte, Mash, Buddychrist, DSAL all raving.
Sony just need to put it out there, ie kiosks etc and BANG
Reading the impressions from the Japanese resident members and those that import leads me to believe people will be awed by the screen and the size and the hype will build itself.
ie johntv appears quite taken with the little PS. DC can find little wrong with it, Lyte, Mash, Buddychrist, DSAL all raving.
Pedigree Chum
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seanoff said:
Yup, this thing is going to have the iPod syndrome:
"Hey check out my new little gadget"
"Holy fuck, look at the screen, the graphics. WHAT? You can play movies and music on this thing? *subsequently tramples the homeless and young children on his quest to get a PSP*"
SolidSnakex
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Odnetnin said:
The PSP is schedule to launch in March right now and the Xbox 2 likely won't come out till late 3rd or 4th quarter.