Sony not worried by price gap between PSP and PSP Go in Japan

Now that Sony has announced a price cut for the PSP-3000 in Japan, there will be a sizable gap between that and the forthcoming PSP Go. Problem is, there’s still plenty of doubt as to the potential of the latter in making sales. Considering that the PSP-3000 can run UMDs, is compatible with existing accessories, and can be ChickHENabled, the PSP Go might lose a lot of attention to its older brother. What say you Sony? No problemo.

Now that Sony has announced a price cut for the PSP-3000 in Japan, there will be a sizable gap between that and the forthcoming PSP Go. Problem is, there’s still plenty of doubt as to the potential of the latter in making sales. Considering that the PSP-3000 can run UMDs, is compatible with existing accessories, and can be ChickHENabled, the PSP Go might lose a lot of attention to its older brother. What say you Sony? No problemo.

“That’s fine. We have no intention to stop producing the PSP-3000,” said Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida, who assures PSP gamers that games will still be released in both UMD and digital form. While he did note that some games will be download-only, major titles will still be available for both. “We will continue supporting the UMD format,” Yoshida added.

What still needs answering is that how Sony will get consumers to opt for the Go over a more practical PSP-3000. Well, we’ll be keeping an eye on the sales charts when they come.

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Via Kotaku