No one interested
Sony's new PSP Go video game console is struggling to get
any attention.
A sales trend first noticed in Australia indicates that
the pocket-sized handheld is sitting on the shelves gathering dust. Again the reason is that Sony have over estimated the
price of what the gear should sell for.
The Go offers little beyond cosmetic benefits over its much cheaper
predecessor, the PSP 3000.
Sony admits sales are slow but says new features are on
the way that will let the device act as an e-book reader and video
player. Sony also has the problem that its new PlayStation 3 Slim
home console, costs just $50 more than the PSP Go. It has been selling
quite well. A spokesman for Sony said that the release of the PSP Go
a "soft launch", noting that some major retailers such as EBGames had
refused to stock it.
In the US, retailer Fry's has already slashed the price
of the console by $US50 to $US199. British retailers including Amazon, HMV and
Gamestation have also cut the price of the console by a similar amount, saying
that sales had been "slow".