PSP games not much more expensive than DS games

[Shrygue]

via PSP Fanboy




Think PSP games are expensive? You'd be wrong. Things have changed greatly since the system's release more than two years ago, with the $50 price point for some UMD games a thing of the past. Curmudgeon Gamer took a look at the upcoming releases on both handhelds, and noted that only one game currently has a $50 MSRP: Oblivion. The average cost of a PSP game is $29.89, only $2 more than the DS average of $27.29. Curmudgeon Gamer has a few other interesting statistics:

• EB Games lists 102 new games for the Nintendo DS and 94 new games for the PSP. There's no games for PSP? Incorrect.
• The median game price for each system is $29.99
• About 33% of all PSP games retail for under $25. (DS has about 41%.)

This doesn't come as surprising for long-time PSP fans. Hopefully, the rest of the gaming world will soon understand that although PSP games feature better graphics, they don't have to cost more.

[SSaxdude]

I suspect the DS cartridges themselves cost more than the PSP UMDs, but PSP games probably cost more to develop.

[burrito]

I also think PSP games cost more to develop.
The largest DS games are only 64 mb I think, and the largest PSP games are over 1 gig.

[Buddy4point0]

nice chart. i noticed this recently, but when psp first came out a game for less than 40$ was unheard of and most were 50

[Triv1um]

psp games are £30 here.

very expencive.

[Basil Zero]

I've only seen one psp game that costs 50 bucks where i work at

the rest are like 30 dollars and under.

while DS games ranged from 40 dollars and under.

[Solidsnake3000]

yeah but most people dont buy games no more i hope they do to continue to psp chain but as for me sice i have an OE nor more buying for me just memory cards sice 2 gigs are like 50 dollars but i might get a ds did u all know that pokemon diamond is a wifi game that you can battle any one from all over i wish psp had a game you can play from your home and play people nation wide.










how much do i have to post to not be a newbi

[Bruce.Lee]

I agree with the whole developing costs thing. Most DS games are only 2D and some are extremely simple. For all the work they put into it, I think the developers should have a right to sell PSP games at a higher price. But then again, DS games are a lot more innovative.