PSP sales up 300% in North America, says SCEA

  • Posted October 8th, 2009 at 10:44 EDT by Mike Harradence
  • 16 Comments

Sony America’s corporate communications director Patrick Seybold has revealed that PlayStation Portable sales in the U.S. increased by 300 percent during the three days following the release of PSPgo last Thursday.

In addition, Seybold also confirmed that the uptake of downloadable games via the PlayStation Store rose by 200 percent on the back of Sony’s latest handheld revision.

Speaking to Gamasutra, Seybold commented, "The launch of PSPgo has generated strong consumer interest in the overall PSP platform and the PlayStation Network's digital content offering.”

"With several blockbuster games launching digitally and on UMD in the coming weeks - from LittleBigPlanet to Assassin's Creed Bloodlines - we expect this momentum to continue and look forward to a strong holiday season for both the PSPgo and PSP-3000."

Sony Europe said Tuesday that PSP hardware sales rose by 120 percent in the region as a result of the launch of PSPgo on October 1.

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  1. higgos22

    • 10:56am BST - October 8th, 2009

    You would expect an increase but thats definetly a very positive increase there

  2. SPIDER | SpiderMedical

    • 11:04am BST - October 8th, 2009

    wow cant wait to see sony's holiday numbers

  3. Stoffinator | Stoffinator

    • 11:13am BST - October 8th, 2009

    I bet it won't last. Most people don't seem to like the Go.

  4. arfi-gorgona-O

    • 11:17am BST - October 8th, 2009

    Wasnt it supposed to flop?Well i like it,but ill buy one when the price is right.

  5. terminator12259 | tacitassassin25

    • 12:12pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    look at Sony go. first the Slim and now the PSPGO

  6. Davidian

    • 12:17pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    @ 3 I don't know what you're talking about, at least where I live PSPGO's are gone from the shelves.

     

  7. masonmcglasson

    • 1:17pm BST - October 8th, 2009

     I'm waiting for a PSP go with a UMD drive and more flash memory.

  8. illbashu | IllBashU

    • 2:26pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    The PSP Go blows.

  9. moots | mootsChios

    • 2:31pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    Yeah it blows the competition out of the water

  10. Triple Dk | TripleDk

    • 2:46pm BST - October 8th, 2009

     I think the only who people who complain about the PSPGo, are current PSP-owners. I don't have one, but I'm saving up, and I think it's nice with the two versions. Current PSP-owners probably thought it was the PSP2, or something that was meant to be an upgrade, and therefore lashing out at the price and the no-UMD thing. And if you think it's too expensive, then get the 3000, it does almost the same thing...

  11. smiggy | iRev-TTx

    • 3:56pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    I think you'll find most of this increase is from the PSP3000 not the GO...

  12. Noxia

    • 4:01pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    @11 I agree, it wouldn't suprise me is the increase of people who were sitting on the fence about buying their first PSP and then decided to get a 3000 after seeing the GO price.

  13. Ocelot1987 | METSTM

    • 4:52pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    Is this just console sales or games too? I know a lot of games were sold from the PSN store. I don't have a PSP but the go interested me. I would like to see a price drop though. It will cost a lot of cash once you get the accessories and a few games. =/ Although for me a lot of old games that are good have a great price tag.

  14. Lefein | Lefein

    • 5:40pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    Just goes to show you gotta put the internet buzz in its place.  On forums, it would look like people hate the Go, but the average gamer ain't like that I suppose.

  15. illbashu | IllBashU

    • 9:38pm BST - October 8th, 2009

    @Triple Dk The only reason I say it blows is because of the ridiculous prices on games. If you get a PSP 3000 you can get a used game for like $10 yet that same game on the go is like $30.

  16. crasco99 | BauerLetYouLive

    • 12:44am BST - October 9th, 2009

    I want a PSP Go i just dont have the money that it costs, the only downfall i see is that the games on PSN are dearer and unlikely to drop in price like it stores for a physical copy.

    I just hope that when retail stores sel Digital content in store they can lower the prices etc

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