PSP RELEASE DATE!! (24th of march)
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:lolKobun Heat said:
Hear, hear. People seem to be forgetting that even at $249.99 PSP is still an insane value given the technology (DC+ chipset, WiFi, high visibility 4.5" screen, jpeg/mp3/mpeg4 playback, MSDuo support, etc). Stop focusing on the "Value Pack" and start focusing on the overall value.... this is still cheap for a bleeding edge handheld.kaching said:
J. Horwitz said:
Must I be underplaying something if I put you in check for a moment to say that Sony won't be weighing the collective opinion of GAF as a factor whether to pad their loss by 50 million dollars?
As a member of the gaming industry, I'll be the last person to say that the GAF isn't the most important forum in the field right now, but I'm also not delusional about market forces and corporate policy either.
And if I were you, I wouldn't worry about what my employers might think, or whether I should be way too busy to "hang out" at a place like this. GAF has its place in the industry. But ironically, you're the one who's denying reality when you suggest that sales of the PSP will somehow be affected by a few heated threads on this forum.
Wow, you really do talk like you write.
Kobun Heat
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Within 24 hours? Maybe not. More DS game announcements for the first half of the year? Yes, in that release dates for Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, and Advance Wars haven't been set yet but we know they're on for first half.Hero said:
jarrod said:
We'll see who is laughing. Its not insane value at the price. Its not value at all. You are paying a premium price. Maybe for some people here i guess $500 is starting to get expensive... It wont stay at this price for long. PSP SHOULD be kicking DS's arse through hell but it hasnt been able to so far. Overpricing it is maybe for the hype to increase its value and then knocking the price down again before or shortly after launch.
Doubtful, word has it all were bumped to fall (along with FFCC), possibly working into Nintendo DS online plan somehow. Metroid's still going to make it in the first half though, as will some other smaller tier stuff hopefully (Puppy Times, Kirby, Jam with the Band, etc).Kobun Heat said:
kaching said:The fundamental difference between subjective worth and objective worth is that you consider factors outside of your own personal preferences in the latter case to arrive at an estimation of worth, which is what the rest of your rant fails to do, just as many others have in this thread. At the end of the day, there is a bill for materials and services per PSP unit that you aren't going to be able to argue down below a $100 price point right now just because it doesn't happen to represent something you'd pay for. But go ahead, be my guest and replace Ken Kutaragi as PSP czar and try to convince all the involved suppliers to drastically reduce the prices of PSP materials and services they supply on the strength of your argument that "all worth is subjective".
The thing is, all worth is PERSONAL PREFERENCE. How do you think companies come to selecting a price? By looking at the demand and selecting a price for it. Everyone uses factors of demand to set a price, and demand is how much people are willing to pay for it. That is all, no more no less. It's all subjective. Your demand for the item may be, $500 ... meaning you would pay $500. Mine would probably be around $100 for this ... my mom's would be $0.00 ... and so on. Everyone has their own price. All demand is, is what its worth TO YOU.
Kobun Heat
Member
Around Japanese launch time my friends were saying the PSP cost about 50,000 yen for Sony to produce. Taking into account: rounding up, the exchange rate, economies of scale, my friend exaggerating, or whatever, let's say it costs them about $400 to make a PSP. It's still a deal and a half and will be for quite some time.
sonycowboy
Member
Kobun Heat said:
I can guarantee you that those estimates are wrong
sonycowboy
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I screwed up posting a whole nother thread because I didn't see anyone talking about it here.
Sony claims that they will ship 1 million units for the NA launch. I'm not entirely sure that they will be an instant sellout with that many units. Or, we're going to be seeing people buying multiple with the assumption that they'll be able to sell them on Ebay and there will be a ton of them there.
That is the largest shipment of systems for a systems launch since the GBA I believe.
Sony claims that they will ship 1 million units for the NA launch. I'm not entirely sure that they will be an instant sellout with that many units. Or, we're going to be seeing people buying multiple with the assumption that they'll be able to sell them on Ebay and there will be a ton of them there.
That is the largest shipment of systems for a systems launch since the GBA I believe.
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I'm a cheap bastard... I'm midway through college... I work less than 10 hours a week...and I was oh so close to forking over the money to get a PSP. I've always wanted an ipod... too cheap to get that. So this was what I was planning to finally give in to. From what I've read and seen the PSP sure seemed to be the next big thing. Not just in VG but in everything. However, now at $250+ I'm going to have to wait. 199 was a strech for me. I'm already bogged down as it is, and first gen. sony hardware isn't the most reliable thing out there. I want the PSP to be my do it all anytime media center. I want to be able to drag it around where ever I go and have be durable enough to stand up to it. If it turns out that this is what the PSP is, exactly what I hope to see, then maybe I'll eventually fork over the cash for it. Untill then, I'll have to wait. $50 may not sound like much, and I'm sure that 250 is still a great deal.. but it made me double think it, 199 would have been much easier for me to just go with it and take my chances.
I'm a cheap bastard... I'm midway through college... I work less than 10 hours a week...and I was oh so close to forking over the money to get a PSP. I've always wanted an ipod... too cheap to get that. So this was what I was planning to finally give in to. From what I've read and seen the PSP sure seemed to be the next big thing. Not just in VG but in everything. However, now at $250+ I'm going to have to wait. 199 was a strech for me. I'm already bogged down as it is, and first gen. sony hardware isn't the most reliable thing out there. I want the PSP to be my do it all anytime media center. I want to be able to drag it around where ever I go and have be durable enough to stand up to it. If it turns out that this is what the PSP is, exactly what I hope to see, then maybe I'll eventually fork over the cash for it. Untill then, I'll have to wait. $50 may not sound like much, and I'm sure that 250 is still a great deal.. but it made me double think it, 199 would have been much easier for me to just go with it and take my chances.
sonycowboy
Member
acklame said:
That's a matter of 7 days betwen March 24th and the 31st. Granted, you've got in transit, but it's not like they're going to be making a ton of these in those couple of days.
My disappointment boils down to simply not having $350 for a PSP and a couple games at launch.
It's not Sony's fault I'm not pulling down enough jack to go grab one of the first ones.
It will still sell out the launch and this generates a few extra bills in revenue - not that understanding the idea makes it any less disappointing mind you.
It's not Sony's fault I'm not pulling down enough jack to go grab one of the first ones.
It will still sell out the launch and this generates a few extra bills in revenue - not that understanding the idea makes it any less disappointing mind you.
sonycowboy
Member
jarrod said:
You can trust me
50,000 yen is almost $500 ($478 currently) and it's not close to $400 either.
ManaByte said:
Because it's EB. Every new thing that comes out is "super rare" and "you'll never, ever, ever, even by the grace of God, ever get it unless you pre-order it today. Not tomorrow, today."
Don't buy their horseshit. If you really want to pre-order it, find a local Toys R Us, or hell, I bet even Best Buy or Circuit City will be letting you pre-order the damned thing soon enough.
J. Horwitz
Member
chespace said:
They sold it at $199 in Japan after floating $299+ price points. Apparently some external collective opinion mattered there, and I guarantee that it wasn't the drooling game journos who were ready to pronounce PSP a hit no matter what the price was. Communities such as this one now play a direct role in determining price points.
You wouldn't know. No, really, you wouldn't know.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
It was sold at around $190 for a base pack, and $230-240 for value pack. Value pack has been selling a lot more than base pack (not that it matters as they have both been selling out constantly).
sonycowboy
Member
I'm thinking I should have ordered those 1GB memory stick duo pro cards deals I posted a couple of days ago. The damn cards have been impossible to get anyway and the PSP is going to drive the adoption of these things by an order of magnitude at least.
Methinks it'll be quite difficult to get a 1GB card in late March.
Methinks it'll be quite difficult to get a 1GB card in late March.
VictimOfGrief
Banned
Yes we all know everyone here on GAF is going to be getting one launch day. Cancel your pre-orders, fine, I don't care, you'll be getting one. :lolDeg said: