PSP2 price will be $250, says analyst

28 January 2011

Posted by:Josh

PSP2 Next Generation Portable price is NOT $999. GameStop posting
What is the price of the PSP2 or New Generation Portable (NGP for short)?

That’s the question on my mind, your mind, and the mind of everyone else, is it not?

And while an official price point has NOT been announced, analysts are already speculating on what the price will most likely be.

The PSP2 will cost $250.

That is according to financial analyst Mike Hickey of Janco Partners.

Here is the full quote:

“We are expecting a +$250 price point for Sony’s NGP. We’re naturally excited over the muscular hardware specs including: two analog sticks, 3G connection, touch screen, OLED display and developer support. However, we suspect Sony’s NGP will face considerable market competition from smartphones, tablets and Nintendo’s 3D’s gaming handheld. We believe Sony’s PSP and PSP Go failed to resonate with today’s mobile gamers; and view the NGP as an evolution not a revolution from the aforementioned. The mobile gaming market moved aggressively away from Sony’s interpretation of a mobile game experience, and it’s not clear to us that the NGP is mapping to that new market.”

As more prices from analysts are revealed, or an official price from Sony is given, we’ll update this article.

How much are YOU willing to pay for the PSP2?

Via Gamedaily

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james braselton

hi there they said nintendo 3ds cost $777.77 vs $250 soo if sony prices it around $250 too $350 i can buy both nintendo 3ds and a psp 2 and games and 3d movies 3d games i do suport all consoles no matter home console or a hand held portable console i have all home console wii ps3 xbox 360 ds dsi psp go comadore 64 imac ipad ipod touch iphone 4 i do have a favorite or a fanboy more consoles the better soo i like technolgy only the release date is the determaning factore what too buy soo march 27 means nintendo 3ds pick up and buying psp 2 when released