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500,000 PSP consoles sold in two days

7 April 2005 15:26 by James "Dela" Delahunty | 39 comments

Sony has released figures for the sales of their Playstation Portable (PSP) hand-held console in the United States. The console managed to sell half a million units in just two days which falls short of most expectations for its opening sales. The most enthusiastic gamers waited in line for hours to get their hands on a console. In the first week of the console sales, it generated over $150m which is a figure Sony Computer Entertainment America is delighted about.

"The launch of PSP was everything we hoped for," Kaz Hirai, president of SCEA, said in the statement. "In only two weeks, PSP is having an immediate impact across the entire industry, as consumers are clearly voting it the product of the year in 2005." The PSP hit stores in Japan late last year, but only went on sales in the United States in March. The initial number of PSPs available in the U.S. was 1 million. Sony actually had to delay the launch of the PSP in Europe to facilitate for the demand in the U.S. market.

The PSPs sold well in game and computer stores, other retailers (like Wal-Mart and Best Buy) still have many of the consoles on hand. Analyst P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research called the PSP launch "solid but unspectacular". Only one third of the 150 stores he contacted were out of PSPs and several stores reported still having over 100 of the consoles available. "We are hesitant to draw any macro-level conclusions about the success or failure of the PSP and impact on the video game publishers, simply because we are only seven days into the PSP launch in North America," he wrote.

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Toiletman (Senior Member) 8 April 2005 13:04
Trust me mate... once you get a hands-on, you might not be able to stop your hands going to your wallet. =P Good thing I only had $15 in my wallet. Lol, just joking, I ain't interested in handhelds so there's no point of me getting one. Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't. [ + quote]
esrever (Member) 8 April 2005 13:36
Much agreed. Unless you travel alot like on airplanes and such, there really is no point to having a handheld...unless of course you're into that kind of thing for a hobby. But I just don't see why someone would play a handheld vs xbox/PS2 if they're not always commuting. [ + quote]
juaneryle (Member) 8 April 2005 14:01
Couldn't agree more. I remember the day I bought the Gameboy Advance on it's first day of sales. The fun lasted for two weeks until I finally got bored of looking at that little screen. Now it's somewhere under my bed. After gaming on a 30" plus screen, I could never go back to handhelds. [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 9 April 2005 2:32
well i travel 40 miles evry week so i guess ill youst gonna have to go buy one ;) [ + quote]
spooky2k (Member) 9 April 2005 6:55
this is the point you guys are missing: ITS NOT JUST A HANDHELD GAMES CONSOLE! Its convergence, its everything in one. And its brilliant. i hardly travel, but i'm gunna get one. not cos im stupid, but its an amazing device that i'll use on a day to day basis whether i travel or not. Dan x [ + quote]
jarizzle (Inactive) 9 April 2005 8:01
OK ANYONE WHO WANT A FREE PSP NEEDS TO CLICK ON THIS LINK ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REFER 5 FRIENDS ITS REALLY EASY JUST CLICK ON THE LINK AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO http://www.freearmadillos.com [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 9 April 2005 9:00
Toiletman (Senior Member) 9 April 2005 8:28
You sir, are an idiot. spooky2k: I hope you're not one of those guys who gets new trainers every month just because they have advertisements for it. Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't. [ + quote]
spooky2k (Member) 9 April 2005 17:47
nope. i get new trainers once every year if that. but i've been awaiting the PSP for a long time. i've been awaiting a good portable gaming (and everything else that teh PSP does) ever since the gameboy was hyped. sure it was good, but all it does it play games. the PSP is much more than that. if u dnt see that, then i h8 to say it, but ur an idiot. Dan x [ + quote]
dg08967 (Inactive) 9 April 2005 19:46
The Ds is way better [ + quote]
dg08967 (Inactive) 9 April 2005 19:47
I hate psp [ + quote]
Nephilim (Moderator) 9 April 2005 20:58
Bye bye lamer. Got Indie? http://cdbaby.com Forum Rules! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487 Terry tube tops rule! [ + quote]
cazer (Member) 10 April 2005 9:13
why do people buy ipods or mp3 players when you can just lisen to cds or the radio? why do we buy handheld dvd players? becuase we do. i dont travil a lot but i have i psp. and i love it. everyone who has seen mine has fallen in love with it. its not just a game. it lives up to what sony wanted out of the playstation. [ + quote]
juaneryle (Member) 10 April 2005 15:58
It is nice- but $250? I think I'm going to sit this one out until around the holidays when they lower the price. JB [ + quote]
rootboy (Inactive) 10 April 2005 16:06
The PSP serves another purpose than just travel-gaming. I consider myself a casual gamer. I don't like to fire up the playstation and play games for hours on end, but opt rather to play games on my pocket pc intead, ofen while I'm watching TV. I can see myself picking up a PSP when they come down in price so that I can get better games than what are now available for pocket pc. [ + quote]
c4iscool (Member) 10 April 2005 20:12
I will wait about a year or so to buy it to see the price drop and to see if they still make good games for it. [ + quote]
tim1892 (Newbie) 10 April 2005 22:12
i have a psp and they rock. the $250 is def worth it and there are already some great games for it i have 7 of them already and almost all of them are more than i expected. i have an xbox playstation2 and gamecube and still find time to play the psp..once again its well worth $250, everyone is spending $400 on ipods and the psp plays mp3s as well and lets not forget movies. i recomend everyone at least give it a chance u will love it [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 11 April 2005 6:47
/always knew the psp would be a sucses [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 11 April 2005 6:50
i wonder if it will be a psp 2 [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 11 April 2005 6:53
how god is the psp [ + quote]
SNAK3MAN (Newbie) 11 April 2005 7:34
I am gonna get a job jus so i can get a psp [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 11 April 2005 8:14
whoops i meant how good is the psp mp3 can it compete with i tunes? [ + quote]
headbussa (Inactive) 11 April 2005 18:09
have 1 and i think it is awsome if you can get a bigger memory card cuz the 1 thats comes with dosent hold very much at all. [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 12 April 2005 7:58
got any dead pixels on your [ + quote]
Toiletman (Senior Member) 12 April 2005 12:58
sljusevi: Learn how to use the edit button and express your thoughts in ONE, yes, that's ONE post! =) Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't. [ + quote]
tim1892 (Newbie) 12 April 2005 20:59
yea i got a gb memory stick and i dont have ne dead pixels either i havent found a problem with it yet...and today in school my friend and i linked up and played some tony hawk it was pretty tight def. another sweet feature of the psp [ + quote]
sljusevi (Inactive) 13 April 2005 7:00
its my birthday today (13) and im relly hope that i will get a psp its the only thing i want. +toilet man i will try to remeber editing in the future;) one man can change an entire world! well maybe he has'nt the odds in his favour but the point is its possible [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 April 2005 7:02