PSP makes a comeback

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March 1st, 2007, 16:24
wraggster

PSP makes a comeback

via CVG

In a surprising turn of events, the PSP has beaten off the Wii and PS3, selling more than both consoles in Japan last week.

The latest weekly sales figures for Japan reveal that Sony's portable placed second in the hardware sales chart for the week ending 25 February, with unit sales of 96,750.

This falls short only of the still storming DS, which sold 146,250 units according to figures on vgcharts.org.

However the PSP beat even the might DS in the software sales chart in the same period, selling 808,750 games compared with 618,250 for the DS.

The surge could be put down to the recent release of Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom 2, a co-op-enabled monster catching/battling game, which topped the software charts with a colossal 755,500 copies sold. Second down was Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri, with 90,500 sales.

Could this be the start of the revival of PSP?
March 1st, 2007, 16:41
krobinso

"the PSP has beaten off"

LOL!
March 1st, 2007, 17:00
Balthasar00

I hope so !

more rpgs
more rpgs
more rpgs!!!
March 1st, 2007, 17:21
Arimasen

Quote:

Originally Posted by wraggster

the PSP has beaten off the Wii

If Wii penis jokes were still funny, this might've been the best.
Also, a surge in PSP sales because DJMAX Portable 2 is coming out, DUH.
March 1st, 2007, 17:36
TrowaX

This is great for the psp system. hope more great games jump on board for the psp . I would like to see my favorite PS2 game Street Fighter 3rd Strike it would be ported perfectly over to the psp. GOOD JOB CAPCOM KEEP THE GOOD GAME COMING. :D
March 1st, 2007, 17:55
MZeroEW2

Monster Hunter Freedom is a Fantasic game me and my friends play it all the time. All ready 135+ hours into the game we still gave a long way to go. my friend is 173+ hours and my bro is 123+ hours. I can't wait for Monster Hunter Freedom 2 this fall
March 1st, 2007, 17:59
eLAy12

I got tricked. I read the title and thought that sony was gonna release a PSP2 and i got all excited cuz i just lost my psp and was gonna buy a new one. Oh well..good news is still good news and this is good news for the psp.
March 1st, 2007, 18:00
danmiracle

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrowaX

This is great for the psp system. hope more great games jump on board for the psp . I would like to see my favorite PS2 game Street Fighter 3rd Strike it would be ported perfectly over to the psp. GOOD JOB CAPCOM KEEP THE GOOD GAME COMING. :D

Street Fighter 3 would be awesome on it!

That and a Virtua Fighter game would make me buy a PSP for them alone!

I already have a DS and was initially planning to get a GP2X in the future (as I used to have a GP32 and follow that scene) but now there are so many good emulators for the PSP, I'm thinking I should get one of them instead...

...I just wish they were a bit cheaper!
March 1st, 2007, 18:02
danmiracle

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Originally Posted by eLAy12

cuz i just lost my psp

lost?! :eek:

damn man, that's harsh :(
March 1st, 2007, 18:07
JKKDARK

I believe it's because Sega will not support PSP as the same level as the DS :p
March 1st, 2007, 18:47
Basil Zero

Quote:

Originally Posted by JKKDARK

I believe it's because Sega will not support PSP as the same level as the DS :p

dont expect a Virtua Fighter game on DS unless you want that sucky quest one , because the psp has more of a chance of having VF game on it because of its graphical properties:thumbup:

Man, i told you few months ago, that 2007 will be a good year for psp, and it will get better now that more good games are coming out

for example, FFTactics is coming out in may i heard.:thumbup:
March 1st, 2007, 18:48
DarthPaul

Quote:

Originally Posted by Balthasar00

I hope so !

more rpgs
more rpgs
more rpgs!!!

No. You're wrong,you should say: "More good rpg's. More good rpg's..." Because they are a lot of RPG's for PSP. They just suck. That's all. We need more RPG's and more innovative games. I think a little change on the control system will help a little. And companies should work on more different titles. They're focused on just 1 title or 2. PSP it's almost on it's 3rd year and we have games on their 3rd part[or so] already. What the hell? 3 Games on 3 years? You should spare the time with another title and make the story of a game and plan it better. I don't know... I think it's just me.
March 1st, 2007, 19:15
iceman100

lol one game does good and all of a sudden it'sa come back, so what will it be like next week when that game is gone?
March 1st, 2007, 20:59
IndianCheese

Krobinso stole my joke...
March 1st, 2007, 21:08
JKKDARK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil Zero

for example, FFTactics is coming out in may i heard.:thumbup:

and DS ;)
March 1st, 2007, 21:23
tyranos

i think the psp needs some more infrastracture games ,
i wanna play without the need of kai
March 1st, 2007, 21:44
.:}<3\/!}\{:.

revenge?
March 1st, 2007, 22:32
Dickhead

We need great games

Well I think what has happened is that we are getting too many games that are too much the same and not many new type/style of games are being released. I think the best time is when we had many arcade games on a system. I think that if We had more 3D arcade stlye games released then that will be good. Also I love games like Sim city etc. But we do need a very good orginal FPS on the PSP right now as most of the FPS on the PSP are pants.
Also I think sony should release more applications for the PSP like VOIP Skype or How about a full blown word processor or Spreadsheet with a IR/USB keyboard? Wheres the Camera Add on for the UK??? etc
March 2nd, 2007, 02:45
jerrt

might have had something to do with it? come on that game sold 93% of the software for the psp when comparing the numbers on the software sales. Don't get me wrong i'm just glad it is happening. [:
March 2nd, 2007, 03:17
Makaveli777

It was never dead though......
March 2nd, 2007, 09:13
danmiracle

Quote:

Originally Posted by JKKDARK

I believe it's because Sega will not support PSP as the same level as the DS :p

SEGA NEED to bring a Virtua Fighter game to the PSP and a Jet Set Radio game to the DS (with touch screen to graffiti) IMO
March 2nd, 2007, 09:17
T-2000

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Originally Posted by eLAy12

I got tricked. I read the title and thought that sony was gonna release a PSP2 and i got all excited cuz i just lost my psp and was gonna buy a new one. Oh well..good news is still good news and this is good news for the psp.

How do you "lose" a PSP ? :)
March 2nd, 2007, 12:11
Tetris999

now my psp is great for homebrew AND games :D

ive hit the jackpot :p
March 2nd, 2007, 23:05
eLAy12

I Let my Girlfriend use it for the ride home as i drove. I didn't think about it till the next day. Then when i went to look for it it was nowhere to be found. I don't blame her and i'm not that bummed because she is the one that bought it for me. I guess now i can get a silver one.