Sony Gives Their Opinion on PSP Go’s Entry Price
After being in the rumor mill for so long, and finally being formally announced at this year’s E3, the PSP Go has had its fair share of criticism. The initial price point was announced at $250 dollars, placing it at the same monetary level as the original PSP. According to a SCEE’s Andrew House, potential owners should not be waiting for a pricedrop, as it probably won’t be happening anytime soon.
“If it’s cheaper would we sell more? The answer would probably be yes. I think on Playstation 3, and the potential with an extension of PSP, we’ve got an opportunity to go even further on that. The overall value proposition which, by the way, European consumers get very, very well, I don’t think they are as price driven as other markets.
So the overall value proposition is really strong and trends towards that lifecycle. And then you’ve got for the first time a networked community for the business and the strength that implies.
“That’s a huge factor in retaining people for a longer lifecycle with the product they have, because now they’ve bought into not just a packaged media relationship with games, but they’re bought into a community that they’re sharing with people and they’re interacting with.”
Is the price point a turnoff, or do you see it as being in line with other handheld products on the market?
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9 Responses to “Sony Gives Their Opinion on PSP Go’s Entry Price”
I don’t see the price as a turnoff. I bought a PSP 2000 for $199 and I thought that was a fair price. I especially think it’s a good price for a system with a 16 GB internal memory.
Just do what I plan on doing, trade in your PSP 1000′s for about $50; 2000′s for about $70; and 3000′s for about $100 and then just save up from now until October when the GO launches.
i think it should only be $200. i just got a new 16gb iphone 3g s for $200. not likely im going to want to buy a psp go for more than that.
@ Jeneric
yea $200 i think is the perfect price and people wouldnt mind that price point
The major reason I criticize the price is this… They are competing with Nintendo, Microsoft, and said in interviews that they are competing with the iphone, yet in every single situation they are more expensive than the competition.
If they can make money per unit sold and keep the price at 200 dollars a unit. Digital Media and anti-piracy is such a major importance that they have to do something if they can, but they are trying to be profitable so I’m not going to say “Take a substantial hit on the PSP Go! per unit sold” even if the Go! can help curb how much money they miss out on.
price and proprietary peripherals killed this for me.
with the exchange rate, looks like it’s gonna be about $480 (NZ). 360 pros sell for $450.
Hopefully its gonna be a it cheaper than $480. 3000 series is $330, just less than twice the US$ of $170. Its not looking good..
Still I’ll be getting the psp go – smaller, more battery, and closer to ps3 button layout.
Being in the UK its a hella of a turn off. 230 quid…… are you kidding me, the psp-3000 is 130 quid
and with a 80 quid price differnce between the US and UK its too much of a rip off.
I think it’s because quis are more expensive to make ,lol
j/k sarcasm ya know
Not a bad price point but it could be better.
I’m getting one regardless of the $250 price tag, it’s consumers like me that Sony are targeting. I would bet the go is not that much more expensive to produce that the current PSP, if at all. There are no moving parts/UMD in the go and hard drives are dirt cheap, especially 16 GB ones. Sony are just getting the early adopters.