PSP Price Discussion Thread

[gaming ultima]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=new&aid=2787
£250 is quite a lot even though that was wot the n-gage costed
at that price howeevr a lot of ppl wont be willing to get it

[Matt]

Wow, that's a lot of money. I hope that they change the price before they release it, otherwise I can't see the sales being too high. Although it can't exactly do any worse than a certain gaming device released recently.....

[gaming ultima]

unless they lower it most ppl will think 250 for a handheld pha il wait untill price comes down
i for 1 wont be able to get it prob untill my birthday (may 2005) if i can perswade my parents to get me 1)

[Matt]

Although you do have to consider the sheer amount of features that is being thrown in with it. But still.....

[gaming ultima]

yes but u hav to ask yourself at that price r they forgetting about the teen market which is a very big part of the games industry
is this amied at 25 year olds and no 1 elce?

[Matt]

The PS2 was £300 to start off with. I managed to buy one on the launch date, and I was 16 at the time. But then, I had a job at that point. So perhaps it all comes down to how much money people have.

[dryclean only]

well 250 is to much. so i think if they dont change the price after or before launch im not getting it or atleast for awhile

[dryclean only]

wait a minute didnt the ps2 start out at $300?
because if it did than i bet the psp will drop to $150 soon after realese

[JoshD]

I just posted about this on PSPi. I find it highly odd that Sony would price the portable this high and I don't think it will be close to the pricing described so far. If they do, it will fail.

[JBFett]

Forget about $448.00. I just can't see this succeding if it sells for more than $200.00. It already looks like a lot of developers are signing on (see recent gamespot article). Why the need to bribe them with low royalties?

[JoshD]

I don't plan on paying more than $200 USD for the PSP. This is mostly because I can't see paying more than that for a portable unit. Sony are fools if they think any casual gamer is going to spend that much on a portable unit when they can get a console or GBA for much less.

[dryclean only]

if it cost this much i think i wont get one

[Comrade Penguin]

Ill be honest this kind of price came as no suprise to me. Considering a) new kit is always well over priced and b) the specs and the amout of stuff it does its not going to be similar prices to other portable launched and more like proper consoles. It still is a lot for a portable tho.

[axia777]

Honestly, how do you all KNOW how much the PSP is gonna cost?? We don't really. Sony losses mony on every PS2. So does Micrsoft on the X-Box. Sony will most likely do the same stratagy of lowering the price to, I hope $149.99. Then they will sell a lot of PSPs, after which they make up the dough on game sales. This is the normal statagey for systems. I bet even Nintendo losses cash on GameBoy Sp sales, then makes up the cash on games.

[gaming ultima]

i dont think that sony r losing money on ps2 sales
well they might do after some more price cuts but not at mo
so how do u know that they r?

[dryclean only]

according to halfgood sources it takes sony $250 to make every ps2
and it takes microsoft $300 to make an xbox
oh and i think nintendo makes money on the GBAsp because $100 does seem kinda high compared to others stuff

[gaming ultima]

im sitting here looking at your post wondering where the link is thinking it might just magicly pop up well it hasnt yet and im still waiting

[dryclean only]

how about searching google for it? because im so lazy i wont put a link up unless i know what it is for sure

[gaming ultima]

why should other ppl find links to backup wot u and axia say?

[JBFett]

<quote="axia777">Honestly, how do you all KNOW how much the PSP is gonna cost?? We don't really. Sony losses mony on every PS2. So does Micrsoft on the X-Box. Sony will most likely do the same stratagy of lowering the price to, I hope $149.99. Then they will sell a lot of PSPs, after which they make up the dough on game sales. This is the normal statagey for systems. I bet even Nintendo losses cash on GameBoy Sp sales, then makes up the cash on games.</quote>

We think we KNOW because Chris Deering, SCEE president, said that they would like to make a profit off this thing so that they can lower royalties for the game developers. We KNOW for a fact, that the majority of people absolutely will not pay that high a price for a handheld. Especially for their children. Therefore, we KNOW that there is no reason for those of us who are madly saving up money for the thing to actually buy it because it will die. Please follow the links to the actual article on www.pspinsider.com before posting further opinions.
I've been keeping the people at work (average age 22 or so) informed of the psp and they were quite happy. Very few of them were even willing to fork over more than $150 though. Not for a handheld, no matter how special.

[Matt]

Honestly, how do you all KNOW how much the PSP is gonna cost?? We don't really. Sony losses mony on every PS2. So does Micrsoft on the X-Box.

I'm not quite sure about the Microsoft, but Sony have been constantly revising the construction costs of the PS2. At first they were losing money on it, but they've now reached a point where they have been able to cut down the production costs. They broke even some time in 2003 I believe.

[dryclean only]

well at the moment i could be wrong on them losing money but last night i found the article but it was an old article.

[threepac3]

This artical says that the psp will be delayed untill Febuary in Japan and that there is rumors that it will be between $350 - $400

http://megagames.com/news/html/console/pspdelayedalready.shtml

[dryclean only]

old news threepac, but who here would buy a $488 psp? i sure wouldnt

[Dreamcastmagic]

Well for that price which is like $370 and $560 im not going to buy a PSP, thats way to much. I could get a PC from Gateway for a little more with flat screen. After reading that this only reiterates my fears that PSP could really fail (well really just not be as big as people are hyping it). It may have great graphics but is half a grand too much to spend on something like a game system. I think so!!!, and in no way will this de-throne Nintendo’s GB line of systems. They must be joking the only thing close to being its competitor will be N-Gage, which is much cheaper and has some if not all of PSPs features other then its graphics. One thing is for sure at that price this not be as big as the GB in any way or form.

[gamingmonkey2004]

if it is over 150 there is no way ill buy it...its kind of a disappointment because i was going to buy an SP then i found out about the PSP so i decided to wait then now. i could buy like 3 SPs geez! it seems very very steep. i guess ill wait till the price goes down then get a refurbished one!

[Fats]

**INTERESTING NEWS ON THE PSP FROM COMPUTERANDVIDEOGAMES.COM**

No sooner does Chris Deering bag the plumb job of Sony Europe President than the formerly wily old fox loses his previous mile-wide cautious streak and just can't stop mouthing off. Seems Deering has been flapping his lip once more about the forthcoming PSP handheld - this time suggesting a price of around £250 quid.
Speaking to the UK trade press, Deering said the price would be "closer to £200 than £300", though there's speculation that the final figure will be around the £250 mark - roughly the price it's suggested the Japanese will pay for the unit.

Deering also revealed that the console will sell at a profit-yielding price; traditionally Sony isn't averse to losing money on hardware as it can make comfortable profits through software sales.

However, Deering also revealed that Sony wanted to reduce the cost of royalties for third-party publishers in a bid to get more companies on board - something which Nintendo has struggled to achieve with its Game Boy Advance system since launch. Tellingly, Deering referred to Sony's desire for "a wide range of entertainment", strengthening the belief that the PSP has ambitions to be far more than just a mobile videogames unit.

Of course, that price point isn't exactly small potatoes, especially when you consider its principal competitor the GBA retails for around £90. However, with across the board third-party assured in addition to a massive first-party drive, it's hard to imagine PSP will be anything other than a roaring success.

:P

[NickSCFC]

Sounds expensive., but I'm waiting to see just how powerful this machine actually is (by that I mean in game graphics, not a list of polygons and gflops). This is going to have to be an all in one which includes internet access, video and music playback and full online play to make me part with my £250

[dryclean only]

lets see if it cost $488 no one will buy it so there wont be that many games movies ect so then it will fail but if it cost $200 or lower it will prevail as a top rankth system

[solidus]

I wouldn't care less about the price if it's not higher than 250$.
Seeing i just bought a phone for 500$ i'm a gadget freak so the Psp will be on top of my list.

[Znegil]

It will be easy for the japanese market... just make a popular RPG olny for PSP, and they will buy it no matter what the price is, they are freak all over there. :twisted:

[ant80]

At any time, I carry four pieces of equipment in my pockets. Wallet, cell phone, pda (currently m505) and gba sp. When I go on road trips, it increases to five with my gps. If the psp comes out with pda and gps functionality, i'll galdly buy it immediately. Even if it is for around $500. Maybe even more. But its got to have the same functionality as my gps and the pda. That would be freaking awesome man.

Eventually, the cell phone will also be incorporated into one gadget. That would be in a perfect world.

[Znegil]

At any time, I carry four pieces of equipment in my pockets. Wallet, cell phone, pda (currently m505) and gba sp. When I go on road trips, it increases to five with my gps. If the psp comes out with pda and gps functionality, i'll galdly buy it immediately. Even if it is for around $500. Maybe even more. But its got to have the same functionality as my gps and the pda. That would be freaking awesome man.

Eventually, the cell phone will also be incorporated into one gadget. That would be in a perfect world.

You are :lol: :twisted: a little :twisted: :lol: equipment freak!

[ant80]

ant80 wrote:
At any time, I carry four pieces of equipment in my pockets. Wallet, cell phone, pda (currently m505) and gba sp. When I go on road trips, it increases to five with my gps. If the psp comes out with pda and gps functionality, i'll galdly buy it immediately. Even if it is for around $500. Maybe even more. But its got to have the same functionality as my gps and the pda. That would be freaking awesome man.

Eventually, the cell phone will also be incorporated into one gadget. That would be in a perfect world.


You are a little equipment freak!

Tell me something I dont know already.

[GUNDAMSEED]

i will get a psp but i hope the price is not more that 300us . I have to pay 4x the price for something by the time it get to country i live or maybe a little more . But i also am a tech freak and if it good i pay the money for it . my ps2 cost 1400bds my money which is 700us . got it 2 weeks after lanuch .

[Ubatuba]

Two things:

In response to Ant80's extract below. Has anyone thought of what a gps facility might mean as far as gameplay goes? Imagine a title where you have to actually journey physically to different places in the country to unlock new levels - Boktai plus or what?

Also, re. the price point, has anyone got an inkling of what the UMDs will retail for and do you think there'll be two price points, one for games and one for films?

[charlesvikings88]

I have heard the games will be from 20-40 dollars and CDs and films around 15 dollars.

[dryclean only]

since when did you come to the pspinsider forums.
im MXer#29 but anyway i thought people said $10-$40

[Steevy_Maximus]

EA is estimating a price of about $200-$300. I think that is a decent price for what is essentially turning out to be a portable PS2. I don't think the price will be much higher because few would be willing to pay that much more.

I think game prices will be variable, like they are now. Most will be about $40, with first party titles being about $30-35. If manufacturing the UMDs is fairly cheap, we may be seeing $20 and under games within a couple of years.

E3 just can't come quick enough.

[klaymen]

if sony is selling the psp to make money on the hardware instead of the games, does that mean that psp games will cost less than gba games?

[dryclean only]

EA (who probably has links to sony) has said they wont make money off the psp and will make money of games

[DGKAMD]

I really doubt PSP games would cost less than a little cartridge that runs on an 8 MHz processor, with only 2-d graphics. Think about it, 1.8 gig UMD against a 16 Meg outdated cartridge?

[Steevy_Maximus]

I really doubt PSP games would cost less than a little cartridge that runs on an 8 MHz processor, with only 2-d graphics. Think about it, 1.8 gig UMD against a 16 Meg outdated cartridge?

The UMDs are optical discs, essentially. ODs are far cheaper to make than cartridges. That is why PS games were $50, while the N64 versions were $60-70. Cartridges are expensive, with the plastic and chips. That is probably the primary reason Sony went with a variation of an optical disc.
The amount of data doesn't always equate to price.

[Matt]

It makes you wonder why Nintendo were still using cartridges at the point where the Saturn and PS1 were using the CD format.

[Steevy_Maximus]

It makes you wonder why Nintendo were still using cartridges at the point where the Saturn and PS1 were using the CD format.

Nintendo likes having near complete control over their products. They still do it with the non-standard ODs being used in the Gamecube.
And we all can see what that has brought them.

[StealthWarrior]

I don't think the PSP will accually be any more than around $200. If it's over that much, they'll soon lower it too that amount. Only fanatics will buy it at over $200. Under $200 broadens the gaming spectrum to a much larger group of people (like me).

[ultimategamer2004]

I think the price will be more along the lines of £150-£200 i think that 250 is too high and most people wont pay that for a portable as they could get a ps2 3-4months after the release for around 250....

[the legendary ice man]

the PSP is likely to retail at around £250 because its many capabilities, including GPRS and a variety of phone network coverages.

[NickSCFC]

Didn't Sony announce that we'd be likely to pay between £200 and £250, I think there's a news confirmation on this very site.

[gamingmonkey2004]

Didn't Sony announce that we'd be likely to pay between £200 and £250, I think there's a news confirmation on this very site.
how much is that in dollars? or is that sign (£) mean $ or yen??

[stanDarsh]

Didn't Sony announce that we'd be likely to pay between £200 and £250, I think there's a news confirmation on this very site.
how much is that in dollars? or is that sign (£) mean $ or yen??

That £ means pound as in british pound!

[gamingmonkey2004]

im sorry! i didnt know i dont live in england! so how much would that be in $?

[stanDarsh]

im sorry! i didnt know i dont live in england! so how much would that be in $?

I dont live in England either, but if you want to know how much that would be in American dollars, Id suggest using a currency conversion website such as www.oanda.com, because I am not sure how much that would be either!

[Omega Blue]

im sorry! i didnt know i dont live in england! so how much would that be in $?

Americans will be between 150 to 200 $ for the PSP. 8)

[ultimategamer2004]

Well if it is going to be over £200 like most people are suggesting i will wait until the price has lowered i wont have to wait long because the ps2 went downby £50 in 2-3 months the decrease in value in consoles is massive.

[Matt]

Didn't Sony announce that we'd be likely to pay between £200 and £250, I think there's a news confirmation on this very site.
how much is that in dollars? or is that sign (£) mean $ or yen??

At the moment, £200 would convert to about $350. But I can't see it being that price over there to be honest.

[violentkid449]

OMG! people read things before u make stupid comments like "i thaught it would be $700-800" It will be $159-$259 I read it on sites that will be as high as it goes...

[gamingmonkey2004]

maybe they are talking about hte PS3 entertainment console?

[NickSCFC]

OMG! people read things before u make stupid comments like "i thaught it would be $700-800" It will be $159-$259 I read it on sites that will be as high as it goes...
Says the noob.

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea he joins just to make that one flame post...kinda funny

[UltimaWeapon]

You need to remeber when talking about the price that it was said that it "would be comparable to the price of a game boy advance". I doubt they would release it at THAT low, but i wouldn't expect anything higher than $200. The original GBA costed 150 if I remeber correctly.

[gamingmonkey2004]

i dont expect more than 300 but higher than 150

[ultimategamer2004]

Yeah i supose that it will have to be around the same price as the other handhelds around at the time but then again it will be a vast amount better.

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea its most likly going to be around the same price as the price of the PS2 when it first came out so about 300

[ultimategamer2004]

Well as i said before if its going too be above £250 i'm going too wait a few months untill the price goes down and i also still think it will be around £175-£200

[Ibanez32]

Hardly a competitive price.

[gamingmonkey2004]

wheres the compatition nintendo is still 2D and PSP is going NURBS #D so yea

[Fats]

I think people would rather use a 2D handheld system rather than pay an extortionate price for a handheld that uses NURBS.

[niblets]

I dont think that the psp should cost any more than the ps3 which will be around £150 for the cheaper virsion.
To me it would seem a bit strange paying more for a handheld than a actual console. :?

[Fats]

I dont think that the psp should cost any more than the ps3 which will be around £150 for the cheaper virsion.
To me it would seem a bit strange paying more for a handheld than a actual console. :?

That much is true, but we don't yet no If Sony are going to produce two consoles one being cheaper and one being dearer. So it is therefore unconfirmed that Sony are going to produce the PS3 with a selling price of £150.

If this is the case, then it would indeed be strange paying more for a handheld than a state of the art console. :shock:

[stanDarsh]

It would be strange, but when you think about it, the technology is state of the art for a handheld system! Also consider, that a lot of PDAs such as IPAQ and Palm Pilot cost a fair bit more than a GBA. The functionality of PSP plus the specs being close to a PS2 easily are worth whatever the launch price is!

[ultimategamer2004]

Hardly a competitive price.

That is true it is a bit too expensive and over nearly everybodys budget for a handheld including mine.

P.S: 500th post..

[gamingmonkey2004]

2D bores me 3D halps me get interested i think its well worth the price

[Ibanez32]

well I suppose they'll be trying the match the price of the DS rather than the GBA. that would make more sense cause if its gonna be out in 2005 GBA's will be very cheap.

[klaymen]

well I suppose they'll be trying the match the price of the DS rather than the GBA. that would make more sense cause if its gonna be out in 2005 GBA's will be very cheap.

maybe they meant the gba's starting price and then it will come down like the gba did

[ultimategamer2004]

Thing is the ds is set out to be a budget handheld or thats what one of there spokspeople said so i imagine it will be slightly more than the ds i think the ds will be around £150 and psp around £200-£250 at the most.

[UltimaWeapon]

I don't think we should start comparing the DS to anything until more information is given about it. Esspicially since it isn't the successor to the GameboyAdvance.

[Matt]

Here's a recent DS-related article from GI (http://www.gamesindustry.biz):

Nintendo's newly announced console is likely to cost under £100 (€148) at launch, according to an analyst estimate, while further details of the Dual Screen device's hardware configuration continue to emerge.

The pricing information, which was reported by news agency Bloomberg, is thought to be speculation rather than being based on inside information from Nintendo - but it's a fairly safe bet, given the low specification and "toy" concept behind the device.

If the system does arrive at under £100 (20,000 Yen in Japan), it will at least partially confirm Nintendo's assertion that the DS is not designed to compete with Sony's PlayStation Portable - which is set to be priced at over £200 when it launches.

Meanwhile, further details regarding the hardware have continued to emerge, with confirmation that the CPUs in the device will be supplied by British chip designer ARM, and that the screens in the device will be arranged vertically, rather than side by side. It's also been reported widely that the DS will be playable on Nintendo's stand at E3.

[klaymen]

Here's a recent DS-related article from GI (http://www.gamesindustry.biz):

Nintendo's newly announced console is likely to cost under £100 (€148) at launch, according to an analyst estimate, while further details of the Dual Screen device's hardware configuration continue to emerge.

The pricing information, which was reported by news agency Bloomberg, is thought to be speculation rather than being based on inside information from Nintendo - but it's a fairly safe bet, given the low specification and "toy" concept behind the device.

If the system does arrive at under £100 (20,000 Yen in Japan), it will at least partially confirm Nintendo's assertion that the DS is not designed to compete with Sony's PlayStation Portable - which is set to be priced at over £200 when it launches.

Meanwhile, further details regarding the hardware have continued to emerge, with confirmation that the CPUs in the device will be supplied by British chip designer ARM, and that the screens in the device will be arranged vertically, rather than side by side. It's also been reported widely that the DS will be playable on Nintendo's stand at E3.

dammit, i want to go to e3!!!

[ultimategamer2004]

WOW playerble on the stand....

And under £100 thats poket money...

[Matt]

They're definately trying to aim at a wide audience. With a price like that, the option of buying one will be open to a lot more people.

[ultimategamer2004]

Good thin for the customer but maybe not for them.. They tried it with the gamecube but they have still sold no where near what the ps2 has.

[Matt]

That's a good point, but again there's the whole loss of trust with Nintendo after the N64. If they can prove that the DS is worth getting, the perhaps people will go for it.

[klaymen]

Here's a recent DS-related article from GI (http://www.gamesindustry.biz):

Nintendo's newly announced console is likely to cost under £100 (€148) at launch, according to an analyst estimate, while further details of the Dual Screen device's hardware configuration continue to emerge.

The pricing information, which was reported by news agency Bloomberg, is thought to be speculation rather than being based on inside information from Nintendo - but it's a fairly safe bet, given the low specification and "toy" concept behind the device.

If the system does arrive at under £100 (20,000 Yen in Japan), it will at least partially confirm Nintendo's assertion that the DS is not designed to compete with Sony's PlayStation Portable - which is set to be priced at over £200 when it launches.

Meanwhile, further details regarding the hardware have continued to emerge, with confirmation that the CPUs in the device will be supplied by British chip designer ARM, and that the screens in the device will be arranged vertically, rather than side by side. It's also been reported widely that the DS will be playable on Nintendo's stand at E3.

did you intend to put this in the ds discussion thread? cause i've noticed we are talking about the ds price in the psp price thread. don't mean to be a forum nazi, just something i noticed

[elheber]

Good thin for the customer but maybe not for them.. They tried it with the gamecube but they have still sold no where near what the ps2 has.
They also tried it with the GBC, GBA, and GBASP. The $100 dollar handheld outsold $300 consoles.

[DappaDizzle]

im willing 2 shell out $200

[TheColin]

A device this incredible should be able to sell well even if it's over 300$. If Sony markets this as well as I know they are willing to, the PSP could be the next iPod( which is Sony's ultimate goal). I say that with full confidence, especially if there are a lot of movies and downloadables ready at launch.

[gamingmonkey2004]

sorry there is so much to read on E3 i cant catch up but has the price of PSP been released? *goes back to hours of reading*

[klaymen]

If Sony markets this as well as I know they are willing to, the PSP could be the next iPod( which is Sony's ultimate goal).

it is? i didn't know the ipod could play games (outside of solitare) and movies.

[gamingmonkey2004]

rival iPOD by MP3 wise

[klaymen]

i think the psp will be about $150, especially considering that they will initially sell it at a loss.

[Ibanez32]

How much do i pods go for these days.

[Fats]

Still too much if you ask me, in this country anyway.

15GB I-POD is £229.99 :shock:

As far as I'm aware there are plenty of competitors biting at the heals of Apple in terms of products which do the same thing, but at a lower price.

As far as the PSP is concerend I don't think that it will cost anymore than £200. It makes me wonder if I should buy the PSP on launch (knowing that the price will be quite high) or should I wait until they announce a pricedrop?

[vulcan4d]

Think I read somewhere today, maybe IGN, it's going to be estimated to be $150 USD. Well worth the money, heck I'd pay $300 for it if I had to.....but hopefully Sony ain't reading this lol.

[CrumCon]

Gamers and developers must force Sony this time.

Like they did with the RAM lol

Sony did a great job by increasing the RAM.. 36MB total RAM for a handheld is nuts! PSP is just current gen console in shrinked format

[ultimategamer2004]

Yes the psp will be a beast with all that ram and ps2 graphics unbelivable..

[Fats]

I'm curious, what price does everyone think the PSP will retail for at launch in the UK? Tell me... GO!

[Matt]

£169.99

[UltimaWeapon]

I wouldn't doubt $300.00. Most palms cost over $400 when they are first released, and many MP3s are over $200. The PS2 sold tons at the $300 price point, and since this is really a PS2 with better features I think that $300 is extremely likely.

[NickSCFC]

£250 - £300 at UK launch.

[gamingmonkey2004]

lets see...carry the two....plus 78...um...how many washingstons is that

[richjwild]

i think abouts 180 squid

[gaming ultima]

i rekon £250 at launch

[UltimaWeapon]

i rekon £250 at launch

how much is that in $$ :?

[gaming ultima]

i rekon £250 at launch

how much is that in $$ :?
errrr $440 i think, but having said that games related stuff usually costs a bit more over here so say $400 at launch, thats just a guess though

[gamingmonkey2004]

i dont think its 400$ cause they said they are selling it at a loss not with a profit!

[klaymen]

i think it will be about $150, 125 euros, or 85 pounds. i don't have a euro or pound button on my keyboard, so if a mod wants to change this, feel free.

[UltimaWeapon]

i rekon £250 at launch

how much is that in $$ :?
errrr $440 i think, but having said that games related stuff usually costs a bit more over here so say $400 at launch, thats just a guess though

:!: I don't think they would release it at anywere near that much. Thats far too much IMO. I would expect between $200 - $300. But you never know with Sony.

[gamingmonkey2004]

no...im with klaymen they made a point to say they are selling at a loss and at 300 its not much of a loss

[richjwild]

i think it will be about $150, 125 euros, or 85 pounds. i don't have a euro or pound button on my keyboard, so if a mod wants to change this, feel free.

85 squid?! sony said they were selling it at a loss, but surely not that much. it will be double that.

[Omega Blue]

i rekon £250 at launch

how much is that in $$ :?
errrr $440 i think, but having said that games related stuff usually costs a bit more over here so say $400 at launch, thats just a guess though

:!: I don't think they would release it at anywere near that much. Thats far too much IMO. I would expect between $200 - $300. But you never know with Sony.
they want them to sell they wont price them above $200 USD.

[DappaDizzle]

i agree whith the above they said they will make a lost a first so im guessin competing with ds , n-gage , gba

[gamingmonkey2004]

if they want to compete with DS, iPOD, and SP then they will sell it cheaper. i mean iPOD is coming out with another iPOD and it has a big harddrive and a screen to watch music videos...i think its a 10GB harddrive

[ultimategamer2004]

yes they will probably drop the price very quickly but sony means quality.

[richjwild]

i hope i dont buy it at launch then it goes down in price the next month, like the xbox did (although you got a consolation package for that)

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea thats why i wait a bit and buy stuff.

[kevindenoyette]

i think it will be about $150, 125 euros, or 85 pounds. i don't have a euro or pound button on my keyboard, so if a mod wants to change this, feel free.

85 squid?! sony said they were selling it at a loss, but surely not that much. it will be double that.

klaymen you must be joking. a gba: sp is €134.99 right now. it won't be less.

I'm guessing €225

[Majes]

They should sell it very cheap at the beginning, only to dominate the market, and to have many clients.

A couple of months later (when the psp dominates the ppl :P) they should increase a bit the price.

If they sell it very expensive, nobody could buy one, so the ppl will buy DS, and I hope that would not happen :S

[richjwild]

there is absolutely no way they would up the price, that would be stupid

[gamingmonkey2004]

They should sell it very cheap at the beginning, only to dominate the market, and to have many clients.

A couple of months later (when the psp dominates the ppl :P) they should increase a bit the price.

If they sell it very expensive, nobody could buy one, so the ppl will buy DS, and I hope that would not happen :S
first off i dont think they can raise the price. and it would be stupid because everyone would buy it cheap and no one would buy it when its expensive

[Matt]

Raising the price would just be silly. The price will stay as it is for a while, and then probably drop in price in time for a holiday.

[Sir_Wesley]

Hmmm........ matt is right, sony wouldn't increase the price, it will not be wise as sony would want to sell more psp and games rather than increase the price and lose bisness to nitendo

[ibrooklyn]

I don't plan on paying more than $200 USD for the PSP. This is mostly because I can't see paying more than that for a portable unit. Sony are fools if they think any casual gamer is going to spend that much on a portable unit when they can get a console or GBA for much less.

PSP is tagreted at OLDER players 18-34 and $200 is pretty cheap for a game/music/movies portable device....

now paying $200 for a DS is just rediculous, goto www.ebgames.com and look at DS....what happened to Nintendos "budget policy"?

[ultimategamer2004]

I would say it is more targeted at any age from 14+ i know loads of people who will be younger..

[PCP]

I like it to be cheap, but I rather they not cut corners ,it s not gonna be priced mass market wise the first year. Looking at everything in psp even at $300 ,sony will be losing $100 or more i bet on each sold 1st year.

[neptunez]

250 seems more like it but 200 is the lowest!

[DGKAMD]

jesus 250 is way too high, 200 is a maybe. i dont know about the rest of you but i dont have 200 dollars to blow on a portable

[Dante_]

what you cannot understand is that psp isnt just a portable....it is a portable with a graphic level around ps2(mabe more-maybe a little less)
an internal music player,a movie player etc etc etc......even if its final price goes around 300$ i think it is considered cheap for what is offering....and to make things clearer...try to combine a portable gaming machine+a mp3 player+a movie player and u will find how much the psp could cost..

[Fats]

Some people will just look at it as a portable gaming device. For that reason, some people will not be willing to pay anymore than £200 in the U.K.

That's $357.731 for the americans out there. (Thank you xe.com (www.xe.com))

[Makaveli_786]

Yeah I checked out a portable DVD player, 300 pound, an ATRAC player, 200 pound and a GBA SP for 100 pound.

All together its 600 pound(1020 dollars).

[ultimategamer2004]

Some people will just look at it as a portable gaming device. For that reason, some people will not be willing to pay anymore than £200 in the U.K.

That's $357.731 for the americans out there. (Thank you xe.com (www.xe.com))

I would like to see it at aroung £200 at launch or you are looking at home cosole money any more than that..

[Matt]

The currency conversions unfortunately never match up with the actual retail prices, so we lucky Brits get to pay loads more for our stuff. Brilliant.

[redrum]

Okay okay okay, we can speculate all day about the PSP price, but riddle me this....

What about the games themselves? Usually handheld games range about 20-30 american dollars.....
But now that the games are gonna be much more involved, graphic-wise....cinimatics, voice acting....and all of that, will it up the price to regular console game prices? It would sure suck to buy a 50 USD handheld game.....thank god people in alaska don't pay a sales tax....hehe :twisted:

[Fats]

That's actually a good question, I can honestly say that I think the prices will rise. We are talking games which will match that of the PS2 in terms of just about everything, so won't production costs rise? I can't see them rising to £40 in this country (but I wouldn't be surprised). £30 - £35?

[alternate_ending]

pfft, you guys have it lucky. Way down here in Australia we have to fork out $70 for a GBA game. The majority of people that own GBA's do not have that much money to blow on a game that they will be sick of in a month, thus begins the downward spiral of the australian video games market. No-one can afford to buy, therefore it becomes pricey to sell in australia, and prices begin to rise. Everybody loses :cry:

[Crono]

Yeah, we get everything crap. Bad PAL conversions and a lot of games never get released here like Chrono Trigger on SNES. The PSP will probably be released at $500 or $600 too.

[gamingmonkey2004]

we are going to go back an forth on this topic and not gain any ground. we have said every price from 100 to 600

[ultimategamer2004]

No more can be said ont the price it will be over £150 but under £250 i think...

[gamingmonkey2004]

ummm...been said also matt can you temporarly close this until more info on price comes out or something?

[Matt]

Probably a good idea just to close it permanantly. Not really much else that can be said about the price, even after the actual price is announced.

Though if some people feel that it is worth discussing at a later date, let me know by PM and I'll start up a new one.