Sony PSP to launch at $300

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Originally Posted by Funky Fly LOL PSP is in trouble. Anyone remember the Wonderswan? It was better tan the Game Boy Color (both graphically and gamewise), but Nintendo crushed them. Now here's a system that costs DOUBLE what the DS is and doesn't come with any games. Sure it's got better graphics, but the handheld market has never been about that. I give PSP a year.

Never been about graphics? I think that's pretty much the exact thing the portable business has been about. The reason the GameGear did so well was because it was in color. Sure, the games have a lot to do with it and both the PSP and DS have a decent lineup to start with but graphics are going to play a huge part in this. The original Playstation was about $350 when it came out compared to the Super Nintendo when it was at around $100 and now look where Sony is.

I think once they get all the people they can to buy the system at the $300 mark that they'll have a price drop and play it out from there.