Sony Announces PSP has 10 year life cycle

[webshark]

Sony: PSP has 10-year life cycle - Joystiq

Originally Posted by joystik

Speaking to IGN about the PSP's three-year anniversary, Senior Marketing Manager for the system, John Koller, reconfirmed Sony's 10-year commitment to the platform. Said Koller: "We've talked about the PSP being a 10 year product, but a 10 year product in the continued lifecycle." Citing the different PSP models, Koller said the handheld "will still be a very strong portable gaming device that is centered in gaming and has a lot of multi-functional features."

Before you go scoffing at that time line, remember that the original PlayStation lasted for over a decade, with the ultra-successful PS2 still going strong after eight years. With the PS3 also given a "ten-year life cycle," we suspect that's just the modus operandi for Sony's hardware strategy.

looking at that second paragraph i call BS. the PS1 was released in the US q4 1995. it was NOT, IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, alive and contending in 2005, the year the 360 launched.

why do they continue to broadcast this lolz worthy shit? every time you begin to think sony are coming back to their senses, they make some other stupid assed press release.....

[Nirvana09]

Tee hee....

[2pro4show]

No need for announcements Sony, we already knew. After all, everything you make has this magical 10 year life cycle.

[E6600]

10 years, they gotta be kidding. Doesn't shock me coming from Sony, that's usual stupidity from them!

[chedabob]

I said wow...

[Matthew]

Originally Posted by webshark

"We've talked about the PSP being a 10 year product, but a 10 year product in the continued lifecycle." Citing the different PSP models, Koller said the handheld "will still be a very strong portable gaming device that is centered in gaming and has a lot of multi-functional features."

Revising models and such like they did with the PS2 sounds like they could make it last, but the sales will definitely start to show. Who knows, though. I know people who buy PSP's just to have all the different colors, and kids will undoubtedly beg their parents to buy them the "next PSP" for them.

[Newerest]

Originally Posted by webshark

looking at that second paragraph i call BS. the PS1 was released in the US q4 1995. it was NOT, IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, alive and contending in 2005, the year the 360 launched.

The last ps1 was made in 2004~

The last ps1 game released by sony was also in 2004.


It certainly lasted 10 years

[Icemage]

lol10years.

I'd be happy with 4 years or so. Anything more is gravy.

P.S. Whatever they do, they need to kick UMD to the curb. Mini-Blu-rays, flash chips, whatever, but UMDs are noisy dust magnets.

[codenamelenny]

PSP isn't going to last 10 years, People are asking for a PSP2 now.

[Darth Daver]

Just when you think Sony are getting their act together and people are starting to respect them a little they go and release something like this? They just shoot themselves in the foot.

The PS1 did not last 10 years. Even if it was released in Japan in late 94, in Japan it didn't last till 04. I give PS1 8 years at most.