"PSP Go" released this month has fallen sharply as early as the sales volume is also bad as opposed to the strong old model

It was announced at the game industry trade show "E 3" held in Los Angeles this past June, and Sony's "Sony" which was released on November 1 in JapanPSP GoIt has become clear that the price drops 3 weeks after its release.

In contrast to the fact that the old model "PSP - 3000" continues to maintain solid sales, sales volumes are also unfavorable.

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Price .com - SONY PSP Playstation Portable Go Piano / Black PSP-N1000PB Price comparison

Major price information site "Price .com"As of November 21, 23:00, Sony's portable game machine" PSP Go "is sold for 20,209 yen. The suggested retail price of the main body of "PSP Go" is 26,800 yen, which is about 4701 yen cheaper.

Price variation graphIt is like this. It has declined greatly in the first week of launch, and it is in a form that the price cut continues for a while


In addition, he is engaged in research and consulting mainly on game businessMedia Create's findingsAccording to the sales data for the week of November 9th - November 15th 2009 which is the 2nd week after PSP Go was released, the PSP of the previous model has sold 38,870 units and it is the 1st place In contrast, PSP Go resulted in 6427 units slightly higher than Nintendo DS Lite and Xbox 360.


"Price .com Trend Search Enterprise Edition"And compared the PV share ratio of PSP Go and PSP-3000. Although attention to "PSP Go" gathered in the vicinity of the release day, attention has steeply descended and is approaching "PSP - 3000".


alsoFrom October 1, "PSP - 3000" has fallen from 19,800 yen to 16,800 yen, The price difference between "PSP - 3000" and "PSP Go" has reached 10,000 yen, and that the purchase of game software is only downloaded, abolishing the conventional UMD "recording media" slot And it may be undeniable that the sense of being a model of experimental positioning for the future is undeniable, it may have been shunned by the user.