Rumour: PSP2 Priced at $299

**F34R** · 02-09-2011

I'll buy it at $300. I wish I didn't have to though. I feel its a little high. I definitely don't want a 3g one though.

**dc89** · 02-09-2011

$249 so £154.

Hmm I expect to pay double that. It probably will be the $249 in the land of America but in England, we get ripped off. I expect £250-£300. Of course, if you are reading Sony, make it cheaper please. 2011 is expensive enough.

**Zoibie** · 02-09-2011

Originally Posted by Noxia

Hmmm, I'm only interested in the non 3G. I'll see how it translates into UK, like apple something can be $499 and £499, rather than the equivalent of $499 in GBP.

Edit: Lethal, don't you work for Gamestop?

Sony don't tend to do that, so I hope they don't start with NGP.

**dc89** · 02-09-2011

Yeah I'm not going to care for the 3G one either tbh.

**ERC1980** · 02-09-2011

well what if it turns out to be $199.99, that would be even sweeter!

plus sony said they will be making a loss on every ngp sold, so i would conclude that my prediction is feasible

**AaronSOLDIER** · 02-09-2011

Originally Posted by F34R

I didn't want to spend that much on it, but I figured that'd be the price. I was hoping they would stick it at $249...

Guaranteed, by the time this launches, the 3ds will see a price drop already.

I doubt it personally, a special bundle at best.

Originally Posted by Noxia

Hmmm, I'm only interested in the non 3G. I'll see how it translates into UK, like apple something can be $499 and £499, rather than the equivalent of $499 in GBP.

Edit: Lethal, don't you work for Gamestop?

Yeah thats pretty much how Sony does it too, not as bad, but with PS3 is was:

$299 = £249

Which it shouldve been £199.

**Zoibie** · 02-09-2011

Originally Posted by ERC1980

well what if it turns out to be $199.99, that would be even sweeter!

plus sony said they will be making a loss on every ngp sold, so i would conclude that my prediction is feasible

For the amount and price of the tech that's in the NGP, $199 is a bit far-fetched. I think it's unlikely at $249 as well, the lowest we'd see it at would be $299 I think.

**Bitbydeath** · 02-09-2011

Not a bad price, i was thinking it could go as high as 400 so hopefully this is right.
Either way im not getting it day 1 though, maybe next year.
Weddings are expensive *sigh*

EDIT: Just realised it's placeholder is next year... ignore that last part...

**Nuvian** · 02-09-2011

Originally Posted by ERC1980

well what if it turns out to be $199.99, that would be even sweeter!

plus sony said they will be making a loss on every ngp sold, so i would conclude that my prediction is feasible

Very unlikely, take the PS3 for example, Sony were losing on each console when it was selling for 599$
my guess would be 299$, cost of production is probably 350-400 the first 8-12 months.

But the topic stating that as a fact is a bit misleading, specially since its only taken from retailer.

**dc89** · 02-09-2011

I've changed the thread title so it's a little clearer that at the moment, this is just a rumour and it's not been confirmed.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 02-10-2011

Originally Posted by Nuvian

Very unlikely, take the PS3 for example, Sony were losing on each console when it was selling for 599$
my guess would be 299$, cost of production is probably 350-400 the first 8-12 months.

Exactly. Losing ~$100 isnt much of a problem because they'll easily make that back off software, with PS3 they were losing $240.

**Vulgotha** · 02-10-2011

I thought Sony stated they want to remain profitable per unit?

Also I don't imagine the PSP2 costs an extravagant amount to make (like 400$ or something). Look at the iTouch and other portables which are fairly close to within the PSP2's tech range. Those sell for 215 and Apple is most definitely making a large profit per unit, so if Sony IS selling at a loss I don't think it will be anything greater than something like 20-40$ (ballpark).

But again, I thought Tretton (or someone) said that they wanted to make money off the games and units.

**CMac21** · 02-10-2011

I don't consider this bad at all... It's the same as a 32gb iTouch.

**mickice** · 02-10-2011

Could we perhaps see a price drop of the original PSP soon?

I wont pay over $400au, PS3 launched at 1k xD

**SnowHawk** · 02-10-2011

so about £250 over here, will get it day one.

**MrFenwick** · 02-10-2011

I'd get it for $300. Just curious about the data plans required for the 3G.

**Minnzy** · 02-10-2011

Originally Posted by mickice

Could we perhaps see a price drop of the original PSP soon?

I wont pay over $400au, PS3 launched at 1k xD

THE NGP will probably be 500 to 600 in Aus... despite the fact it's disgusting and an insult to customers

**dc89** · 02-10-2011

It would be a bold move by some Network companies to offer the PSP2 on a contract. Orange have just started it with the iPad for it's 3G service. Then again, it's not really a gaming machine.

**Noxia** · 02-10-2011

Could one simply pop their current network sim into this if they could be bothered?

**Ryunosuke** · 02-10-2011

Originally Posted by dc89

It would be a bold move by some Network companies to offer the PSP2 on a contract. Orange have just started it with the iPad for it's 3G service. Then again, it's not really a gaming machine.

You mean offer it at a lower price (don't think they would offer it for free with the contract)? Somewhere around $100 off (depending on how much the 3G version of the NGP costs) for a 12 or 24 month contact?

Is the monthly fee higher when you get the plan with the iPad?

I would personally like to see some providers offer prepaid 3G plans for the NGP. Similar to what Virgin Mobile has. They offer a prepaid unlimited 3G plan for just $40/month (they have cheaper plans that are not unlimited).

This way if you're at home you can just use the WiFi instead of worrying about paying a monthly fee for the 3G service. If you go on a trip or something where you won't have access to WiFi you can just buy a 1 month prepaid 3G plan.

Gamestop had the price of the 3DS at $999 when they started taking preorders (instore only) before Nintendo announced the US price. Which makes me question why they would offer NGP preorders at $299 before Sony announces the price unless they have a good reason to believe this is what it will cost.

**rbrtchng** · 02-10-2011

Originally Posted by ERC1980

well what if it turns out to be $199.99, that would be even sweeter!

plus sony said they will be making a loss on every ngp sold, so i would conclude that my prediction is feasible

Sony said they will be making a profit lol.

But if it's $199, I will hump Kevin Butler's leg.

**F34R** · 02-10-2011

The price of the system initially will limit how many games I buy initially. @$299, i'll get one, $249, two, and so forth.

**Galvanise_** · 02-10-2011

Sounds good to me.

I'm hoping there are a lot more PSP sales on the PlayStation Store. I want to beef up my digital library.

**ps3freak18** · 02-10-2011

Not a bad price at all for the tech. I think this PSP will be a contender unlike its predecessor. Looks like they have a bunch of support right out of the gate. I'm definitely gonna have to get one at some point.