HeySumbode Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Via The Verge Nearly ten years after first going on sale in Japan, the PlayStation Portable has reached the end of the line in its home market. Sony confirmed to The Verge that it will stop shipping units to Japanese retailers this month, noting that it made the same move in North America this January. While shipping will also end in Europe at an unspecified date, the portable console is expected to be available in Latin America and other Asian countries for a while longer; Sony isn't stopping production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 This is probably Sony's misguided move of trying to sell more Vita's. Since PSP's are still the big thing in Japan, they reckon if they strangle the PSP, people have got to buy Vita's. Not entirely sure it's gonna work. They should focus of getting more AAA exclusives.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naoto Shirogane Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 This is probably Sony's misguided move of trying to sell more Vita's. Since PSP's are still the big thing in Japan, they reckon if they strangle the PSP, people have got to buy Vita's. Not entirely sure it's gonna work. They should focus of getting more AAA exclusives.. I didn't know that PSPs are still popular especially in Japan. Sort of sad though that they are discontinuing making PSPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxleonardo97xX Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Got mine in 2006..... Haven't played consistently since 2011.... It was a very good system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Amazing to think the PSP is 10 years old. That went fast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmill97 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 My PSP had a good run... Loving the vita now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willstown Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Sony's consoles tend to be planned out for a 10 year life cycle, this would generally be the planned EOA for PSP I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I didn't know that PSPs are still popular especially in Japan. Sort of sad though that they are discontinuing making PSPs. Yeah, I only found out a few months ago, but yeah pretty much PSPs are still outselling the Vita in Japan. Shocked me. Kinda dissapointed though, kinda thought Japanese public would've gone for the Vita, and more sales may have encouraged Sony to focus on it a bit more. Even though there are some great games, I'd like more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuantumMercury Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Damn, the PSP is a legendary system. So many awesome games and it was really the bridge between PS2 and PS3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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