Sony PSP Japan sales hit record high

Sony said on Thursday it sold a record number of its PlayStation Portables (PSPs) in Japan in September as a slimmer and cheaper version of the handheld game machine helped drive demand. Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony's video game unit, said it sold 550,000 units of the new version of the PSP in the month, topping PSP sales in Japan in any other month including December 2004, when the original PSP went on sale.

Sony launched the new PSP in Japan on September 20 for 19,800 yen ($170), 5 percent less than the original model to better compete with Nintendo's hot-selling DS. The new model comes in a wider variety of colors.

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who cares? ~ only sony does.

I for one loved sonys PS1 and PS2 but i have since become fed up with sony KNOWING what i want and need---sony has no clue as to what any of us consumers really want.<br />For starters Blu-ray -- it was not desired by most because of the cost involved,it still is and that fact will not change.<br />As for the PSP it has lagged because it too is to expensive and has to many features that most of us do not want or already have covered with other devices,so while they saw a spike in the short term it will not last as the PSP was/is over rated and really does not qualify as any one device and saddly fails to do any on thing well.<br />This is just my own personal opinion but i am sure i am not alone on this.