jarrod said:
Square Enix disagrees with you.
Last time I checked neither Square Enix were initially alligned with the PlayStation when it launched. But with the PlayStation Portable they've already announced a title being developed by it's most important development studio and a part of the Final Fantasy VII franchise and compilation.
This analysts don't really know much about video games, so although I agree with their opinion here I take it with a grain of salt.
The problem I see with the next gameboy system is by the time it releases the PSP will already have been established with a userbase, and library of games, not to mention it's price will have dropped substantially. How will the next gameboy match it?
Jarrod your numbers are once again off. The Gameboy Color sold far more than 30 million units. And the original Gameboy never hit 90 million by itself. 120 million was for the GB, GBP, and GBC iirc.
DSN, you're blind. Sony's ability to manufacture PSPs will grow constantly though part of it's product life cycle. Sony is looking to be profitable by the end of the first year, thus the PSP would be a source of profit by the time the PS3 comes out, and if it works out that way it clearly would not hinder the ps3.
SonyCowboy the reason for the PSP coming out in december had more to do with sony wanting to launch the next system according to the PlayStation's 10 year anniversary, rather than showing the media something. They won't sell many units at all in the next month. Not to mention that christmas is not nearly as strong a selling time in Japan as it is in the united states and europe, and here we have no PSP..
They are also failing to increase shipments of the PS2s. They may get another shipment out before the end of the month, but many retailers don't expect more units until after january first.
While the poor planning and timing will hurt sony in the short term, it hardly matters in the long term. If sony REALLY cared about the holiday season you would have seen the global launch they promised. They'll wait til more software comes out making the PSP seem more impressive. It'll get better critical acclaim in spring than it would now in the winter.
Hajaz, consumers aren't going to see the DS as a third pillar, it is going to split sales with the GBA/SP. You're going to see GBA/SP sales drop significantly.
Kpop if Square Enix sees the PSP as the handheld of choice, they will have no reason to support Nintendo.