11th August 2003, 6:33 PM
Quote: you guys are saying is under the assumption that the system will have a battery life of two minutes and cost $700.
No.
Quote:Right now this whole situation is a big question mark, but you are once again underestimating Sony.
If we're underestimating them you're overestimating them.
Quote:If people are willing to pay several hundred dollars on MP3 players, cell phones, and PDA's, I'm sure they'd be willing to pay around $200 for a PSP
People usually buy cell phones and PDA's for their JOB.
Quote:And what makes you think that third-parties won't flock to the PSP?
Sure, third parties are going to develop PSP games, but they're still going to develope games for Nintendo too.
The point I was attempting to make, which I believe you may have missed, is that although you can find some similarities between Sony entering the console industry and Sony entering the handheld industry the situations are VERY different and I just don't see a repeat happening.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.