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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/08/pspcropped.jpg (http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/11/commentary/column_gaming/index.htm)With Nintendo's DS and DS Lite clearly showing the most momentum in the portable gaming space (who knew that a dedicated product (http://engadget.com/search/?q=ipod) could trump one with more bells and whistles (http://engadget.com/search/?q=sansa)?), word on the the street is that Sony is expected to drop the PSP's retail price down to $150. American Technology Research's P.J. McNealy feels that a slew of popular games such as Brain Age and New Super Mario Brothers have given the DS a much-needed boost in popularity, while the multimedia-centric PSP hasn't had a real hit since the last Grand Theft Auto title. Combined with the fact that the UMD is all but dead (http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/16/breaking-news-sonys-umds-arent-selling-well/), McNealy believes that Sony's gotta do something to reinvigorate interest in its portable device, and a price cut seems like the best way to woo potential DS purchasers away. At $150, the newly-priced PSP wouldn't be that much more expensive than Nintendo's offering, and the company's recent push to offer movies on MemorySticks (http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/12/sony-offers-flicks-on-memory-sticks/) might be just the differentiating factor that would convince consumers to choose feature sets over games. Still, with its innovative input system and non-traditional titles, the DS would seem to appeal to a larger potential audience than the PSP, so even a price drop might not be enough to turn things around for Sony.
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/08/pspcropped.jpg (http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/11/commentary/column_gaming/index.htm)With Nintendo's DS and DS Lite clearly showing the most momentum in the portable gaming space (who knew that a dedicated product (http://engadget.com/search/?q=ipod) could trump one with more bells and whistles (http://engadget.com/search/?q=sansa)?), word on the the street is that Sony is expected to drop the PSP's retail price down to $150. American Technology Research's P.J. McNealy feels that a slew of popular games such as Brain Age and New Super Mario Brothers have given the DS a much-needed boost in popularity, while the multimedia-centric PSP hasn't had a real hit since the last Grand Theft Auto title. Combined with the fact that the UMD is all but dead (http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/16/breaking-news-sonys-umds-arent-selling-well/), McNealy believes that Sony's gotta do something to reinvigorate interest in its portable device, and a price cut seems like the best way to woo potential DS purchasers away. At $150, the newly-priced PSP wouldn't be that much more expensive than Nintendo's offering, and the company's recent push to offer movies on MemorySticks (http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/12/sony-offers-flicks-on-memory-sticks/) might be just the differentiating factor that would convince consumers to choose feature sets over games. Still, with its innovative input system and non-traditional titles, the DS would seem to appeal to a larger potential audience than the PSP, so even a price drop might not be enough to turn things around for Sony.
[Thanks, Scott]
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