Are gaming handhelds overpriced?

[Triv1um]

iPhone 3G - $99
iPhone 3GS - $199

PSPGo - $249.99

Lol... They're actually over apples price range on the iPhone

$#@! arguement bro.

To get a iPhone at a decent price in the UK means you have to spend £45 a month on a 18 month contract plus £100 on the phone.

So £45x18=£810(+£100)=£910

If you want to buy a Pay as you go iPhone it will cost around £450.

[Eviltaco64]

The PSPgo and DSi are overpriced, but they still sell the cheaper PSP-3000 and DS Lite (I'd prefer both of these over the new models).

[JDvorak]

Come on guys you can't compare the PSPgo to an iphone, it doesn't have a phone besides skype. Sure they both can play games, do music, watch movies etc. but the iphone is a phone and PSPgo is not. You would have to compare it to the ipod touch only and even then the PSPgo has no touch screen or motion pack. To be fair the ipod touch is more like an NDS Lite or NDSi than a PSPgo. I have Tony Hawk with the motion pack on my NDS Lite and it has a touch screen. Pretty fun stuff but this still won't make me go out and buy an ipod touch or an iphone. If you want a good deal you can get refurbished/used PSP 1000 or 2000 all over the states for $119 or less and refurbished/used DS Lites for $89. Besides even the new PSP 3000 and NDS Lite and NDSi are less brand new than the PSPgo. So forget comparing these handhelds to the iphone, they are not intened to be the same product although they have some of the same features.

[apex05]

No we don't. The US pays less because of the economies of scale, lower rates of VAT, and shops having smaller profit margins due to cheaper costs (e.g. staff costs, rent).

Even manufacturers admit price depends on what each economy is willing to pay for that type of product, so they ration prices where obviously the UK and other countries pay more so others only pay what they can afford, right now we pay around 60% more with a direct dollar exchange and our extra taxes don't get close to that, and last year we payed 100% more than US.

[CoderX]

I love my PSP, though I have to say sony is heading south. Their products offer no clear direction and are simply being marked as over priced do anything devices.

Microsoft just cut the Elite to $299, and buyers are being asked to decided between the lowest model PS3 or the Highest model XBox360 at the same price point, & frankly most consumers are going to choose the one that gives them the most bang for the buck (# of Titles, Disk Space, Accessory).

Unless Sony can pull off an upset they are on their way out of the video game market. Because Studios aren't going to make games for a device they can profit from with out making emulated ports.

I just wanted to thank sony for backing up my earler comment about the PS3 Having no Direction and suffering an Identity Crisis.