Scarface shows PSP software sales are lacking

[wraggster]

Via PSPFanboy

According to Gamespot, the Scarface video game topped the PSP's US sales charts in October by selling over 37,000 copies. This is distressing for two reasons. Firstly, the game sucks. Secondly, 37,000 copies sounds much too low a number to be the top selling game on any console. For comparison purposes, the new Pokemon game on the Game Boy Advance sold more than 150,000 copies (with the DS version selling more than 140,000).

According to PCVS Console, PSP software did not manage to break into the top 30 sales at all this month. This is especially distressing considering the slew of great new releases that were released in October. Will this discourage publishers from supporting the PSP? Should Sony fanboys worry that even the supposedly-dead Gamecube ranked more titles in the top 30?

Hmm the PSP does have some great titles but the downloading of ISOS for use seems to be causing massive damage to the PSP, even the best games are being warezed almost right away which does major harm to the PSP as a long time commercial product.

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

The sign of things to come we need a killer ap like GT portable or MGS to TRY and stir some new intrest $ony might as well put thier pants round there ankles and let ninty do the rest.Thank god for the homebrew scene.

[Emeriastone]

Where in the article does it say that ISOs are killing UMD sales? Not that they aren't but I'm not seeing any proof. I mean, DS games are pirated too! It's not hurting DS sales as much as UMD sales! I think the problem lies in the format and the way games are developed for each system. I think we need to stop placing so much blame on ISOs.

[YourStillWithMe]

i agree with emeriastone piracy wil always exist it does for movies, games, trailors, everything it will always exist people just dont buy games because they contain updates. I know sony is upset about the isos because what the ps3 does is a big door open for homebrew, there not against us running our apps, there against piracy. ps3 is gonna be friggin sick!

[nhlhockey]

Chill out dudes. Just enjoy the PSP for what it is... a kick ass gadget. Quit comparing it to the DS, Ipod, Xbox, 2007 ferrarri, lamborghini or whatever. Just enjoy for what it is.

[jhontikis]

Hmm the PSP does have some great titles

I think this needs reconsideration, at least by Sony.

[Vega]

I think this needs reconsideration, at least by Sony.

Of course there are great titles for PSP... people saying it has $#@! games has been the warycry of DS fanboys for months. Metal Gear Ac!d 2, Syphon Filter, Smackdown 2006, GTA Vice City stories and Gitaroo Man lives are all great PSP titles IMO, and I could think of more too.
It is a shame that we are seeing the decline in PSP software sales.... and I do believe it comes down to ISOs. Granted, piracy happens on all systems, but the ease of downloading and running ISOs on PSP defninitly has alot to do with why PSP games are more pirated than DS titles.
Just my opinion.

[emuking]

i don't think it's piracy it's just that psp games suck major balls, ds games are pirated but they sell like crazy because their fun and people would make an investment in a game they like of course unlike psp games, seriously it's sad to know that out of everyone at school who i know has a psp including me, Im the only one who ever plays actual psp games and everyone just listens to music on their psp's, now that's lame

[Dave the Rave]

In the UK;

DS Games - £25
PSP Games - £40+

[Basil Zero]

it just proves how stupid in decision making was the makers of the scarface game, they made it entirely different from the PS2 version, dont blame Sony and PSP for that mistake, blame the game