Why are software sales so low in the US?

[tsurumaru]

Garr! Jack Sparrow and his cursed crew be the reason for low sales.

Many a newbie hast written complaints about noUMD mode's compatibility being poor as they own not a single UMD!

[Foxmc_loud]

Like everybody shouts.....HOMEBREW!!!!!!!!!

[Ichijoe]

I do not have a clue about the Wal-Market®™ Fair you Guy's have over in the US.
But I can give you a very simple and explicit answer as to why I'm not buying any PSP™ Titles.

The answer to which is simply nothing currently available on the 'High Street' is remotely interesting there are on average about ~maybe~ Twenty Titles ranging from the Sports (Football and the Crap that you Americans would pass off as Football: Read Maiden™), and the Grand theft line of tiresome Games.

Sadly I haven't had as much fun with my PSP™, as I've had by updating from v1.50 to v3.03-OE A w/PSX Emulation!

Why 'cause now for what to me seems like the first time!
I can now play some fairly decent J-RPG's on my PSP™, something up to now that S0NY Computer Entertainment Europe®™ has for reasons unbeknownst to me refuses to get such Titles into said 'High Street' Locations.

It's a damned shame really.
If I didn't know it any better I'd say that the PSP™ UMD Game Market is 'bout to head off in the same direction as it's Movie-Line Brother!

Why am I disinterested in the PSP™?!
Cause it [the PSP™], has disinteresting Games!

I don't think S0NY®™ even cares about the PSP™, such as it is, and is more worried about how to market a PSP²®™, on us!!

[Vega]

People easily forget that Not everyone is into homebrew. The piracy arguement is always going to be weak.
For example, I've 3 friends who all have PSPs... And I was the one who downgraded all of them and introduced them to homebrew. They would not of had a clue about it, and if they did, they were either too scared of bricking their PSPs, or they were happpy enough to use UMDs. 2 of those friends now still buy UMDs, the other is happy as hell that he can play GBA and SNES on his PSP.
The point im trying to make is, WE all know how easy is it to enable PSP for homebrew, THEY know that it is possible to enable homebrew, however THEY still might not want to do it, out of fear of wrecking the system they paid £200 for, or simply because they are content on what they have.

[Ichijoe]

On a play of that old '90's addage:

...It's the Games Stupid!!!

[Kyo_]

psp sales are increasing and game sales decreasing.

The only thing that explains it is piracy. Ppl are buying PSPs with no intention to buy games.

[Vega]

psp sales are increasing and game sales decreasing.

The only thing that explains it is piracy. Ppl are buying PSPs with no intention to buy games.

but all new PSP hadware isn't downgradable.

[Argon0]

The reason I don't buy games much is because I can't test them out before hand, at my leisure, if there were any PSP demo discs easily available, I'd test games that way then buy them.

As it is I think I have one of the only ones available (from Playstation Magazine...) - I had to use DevHook to get it to work though, as I refused to update my PSP just to look at Demos...

Yes, I know I can Dload them, if I want, but then what's the point of buying them? (except to reward the developers). Actually I'd quite like to see some professional download only games...

Say EA put out a cut-down (read demo) version of Need for Speed, and to upgrade you need to buy a code - that's how the games market on Palms works.

You could also do games downloadable directly to the PSP, if you did things right...

[azncaliguy22]

Are you kidding me??? The games on the PSP SUCK!!! I havn't had one that lasted 4-5 hours that kept my interest. It's limited with short comings. Loading takes forever. I bought a total of 10 games that had to be resold on ebay because they suck. Dynasty warriros. That is when I realize how limited the psp really is. If you have to stop and play it like empires. After that the only use for it is listening to mp3's and watching videos. It's also on other fourms that they really need devolpers to make a smash hit. Because I don't want to fork up another $40.00 bucks for junk. When there is xbox360 titles & nintendo wii.... The fun factor in a psp isnt there yet. Hoping one day it'll come. When I first bought my psp it was because the ps1, ps2 are great consoles with fun games one after another. I was hoping the psp was going to be the same. But after buying one game and being very disappointed with. I tried to convice myself that it was only one game and the next one would be better. It just got worse and worse. Honestly I wouldn't of bought a psp if I knew ahead of time that the games were going to be that bad. Check out gamespots reviews Most of them are rated 6 and under. Anything above that you can tell what games stand out. But even than they'll be left on a counter collecting dust....

[sinjinn]

i have to say the reason psp games sales arent very good is the games ......easy.

i'll tell you which games i've played on the psp that i liked playing the psp.

loco roco
ridge racer
exit
mgs po
ssx

the reason these games work is because they fit well with the control scheme of the psp. the first person shooters DO NOT belong on the psp. it doesnt have the right control scheme.

theres a prime example of whats wrong with the psp. it can be summed up by looking at one game..sonic rivals.
i was expecting a normal side scrolling sonic game . it BELONGS on the psp, but no, it has to be some racing game.

i think the psp may be a victim of its own power. its powerful enough that developers want to port console titles over rather then making games that feel natural on the system.
consequently games smulators feel much more natural on the psp than any other game.

i have to say also...exit is a damn fine game and metal gear p o shows that the psp can do great stuff....however i have yet to see sony's in house games studio make anything even remotely as good as that ....soemthign that they are good at doing on the ps2 .

however... i should also say... nintendo in house studio draws a lot of attention...people have upgraded thier game boys where as the psp is the new (albiet more mature ) kid on the block. if i was sony i would SERIOUSLY consider releasing SIMPLE games...SIDE SCROLLERS... make em cheap but fun .... we dont need more fiddly fps shooters like socom ...they just look a bit crappy compared to new super mario bros.