Don McCabe, managing director of the UK game chain Chips had some harsh words for the newly released PSPgo handheld, saying he expects the console to "fail miserably" in the market.
McCabe says: "My own personal opinion is that it's a no-go. I've been to a number of presentations to see if there's anything there and I don't feel it'll go anywhere to be honest. I'm 99.9 percent sure it's going to fail miserably, in which case it's going to put back other potential people coming into that digital space."
The director believes the same as most other retailers and analysts that claim that Sony's latest handheld will fail because of lack of retailer backing. The retailers make pennies on the sale of the actual hardware and lose out completely on used game sales and software sales, where they make much higher margins.
McCabe does see great growth for digital downloads however, but is unsure who will profit from the eventual boom.
"It's going to come, no matter what, but a very small amount of people are actually going to go on to make any money out of it. One or two will make serious money and they'll be held up as 'you too can do this'. Whenever you see anyone producing fantastic figures, just ask them how much they actually made from it."
The director believes the same as most other retailers and analysts that claim that Sony's latest handheld will fail because of lack of retailer backing. The retailers make pennies on the sale of the actual hardware and lose out completely on used game sales and software sales, where they make much higher margins.
McCabe does see great growth for digital downloads however, but is unsure who will profit from the eventual boom.
"It's going to come, no matter what, but a very small amount of people are actually going to go on to make any money out of it. One or two will make serious money and they'll be held up as 'you too can do this'. Whenever you see anyone producing fantastic figures, just ask them how much they actually made from it."
