Seriously, Sony really doesn’t seem to get it. They recently released more colours for the PSP, and now there are rumours that they’ve got a PSP-4000 in the works, this time with a sliding screen in front. From the rumoured pictures, it seems like they’re heading in a completely new direction for the PSP. This isn’t PSP 2, just a “complete aesthetic overhaul” apparently, meaning old PSP games will still work on it.
Seriously, does Sony not get it that the PSP isn’t doing well simply because most of the games SUCK. Maybe they need this guideline below:
- PSP games suck
- No one buys PSP games
- No one buys PSPs, everyone flocks to DSes
- Developers see the trend
- Top developers stop developing for the PSP
- PSP continues to get shitty games
- therefore, redesigning the PSP won’t help things.
Just Make a PSP 2 Already
In my opinion, if Sony really wanted to make such a move and revamp the PSP, they should have done the same to its insides as well. They might as well have designed a brand new PSP 2 from the ground up, with a faster processor and better graphics and whatnot, and admit the PSP is going nowhere. But no, instead Sony decides to just do an aesthetic overhaul.
COOL! for like 5 seconds…
I have to admit that if the final product is anything like the pictures, it will be pretty cool. Unfortunately, this will excite people for about a few weeks, then they’ll remember the real reason why they stopped touching their PSPs (like me): the games just aren’t fun. Making us play a shitty game on a larger screen (and hence at a lower resolution) just isn’t going to cut it Sony.
The Simple Solution
So what can they do to help? I’ve already said time and again in this really really long rant of mine about the PSP. They need to attract more top developers to develop high quality games for the PSP that people will actually bother to play. And cut the bullshit about it being a “portable media device”. I use my iPod for photos, videos and music and my PSP solely for gaming.
That is… when I still bothered about my PSP. Seriously, it’s probably collecting dust somewhere in my house. Not sure where exactly though…
