The 3DS will be the end of the PSP

Whether Sony chooses to announce their next-generation handheld or not, the 3DS will guarantee one thing: the end of the PSP. Whether this hypothetical death comes quickly or slowly, it all depends on how aggressive Nintendo markets their newest handheld and if they can continue to convince publishers to put more attention towards it...

[colonel179]

I don´t get why people don't understand that the 3DS is meant to be a next-gen handheld. So please wait until PSP2 launches, until they start making comparisons.

[NExaminer]

The reason why comparisons are made is because they'll both be out at the same time. The PSP 2 may do just fine, but if Sony stays with the PSP when Nintendo releases it's 3DS, they are going to lose sales which is why the article discusses it.

[Games4M - Rob]

so is the xbox 360 the end of the PS2 ?

[NExaminer]

@Games4M - Rob: The xbox 360 and ps2 are honestly fairly simliar features. Their main selling points were games and graphics . The 3DS offers a lot of gameplay features that the PSP does not have which means its a very large step up; not just another handheld with better graphics.

[Snakefist30]

I dont think so cause I no sony wont give up so easily look at ps3 at 2007 they say same thing the end of ps3 but sony never give up ended up with ps3 slim and had boasted the sales..Maybe psp gonna be a same thing.Sony never gonna give on handheld so easily so they need the PSP2 in order to beat 3DS.But it had to be cheap!!!!

[Trroy]

@ Nexaminer

On the contrary, the 3DS is on par with the PSP, as far as graphics go, if its rendering 3D.

If its cost is well above that of the DSi (which I would wager it will be), I don't see how its any more competition for the PSP than the DSi. The entire DS line is founded on being durable, relatively inexpensive tech for kids to use. The 3DS, to some extent, may break that mold, which may, or may not, be a good thing.

With the PSP and 3DS being so close, with regards to performance, we may very well see an influx of PSP/3DS cross-plat titles, since developing for the 3DS alone would not provide 3rd parties with enough potential buyers to make a serious risk worthwhile, for the first year or so. Heck the 3DS even has the ONE analog nub of the PSP -- virtually identical controls.

The PSP is far from "dead". The simple fact that the 3DS is basically growing the potential consumer base for software products in the PSP's power range will inspire 3rd parties to make even more games for the PSP (and 3DS) than they do already.

PSP = 3DS without 3D screen, and much cheaper. Your argument that people will abandon the PSP for a more expensive version with some additional features sounds like an argument for buying the PSP Go over the PSP-3000. Don't underestimate the power of "cheaper", or of a userbase already 60 million strong.

[paladin_veltron]

am i the only one who thinks psp is amazing? its got the adult games i want, remote play which i also use with my ps eye, i can see whats going on in my living room from anywhere. all i got to say is that if sony releases a psp phone with two mini joysticks and all the games they have now its over for iphone and the ds. who wouldnt want the awesome games the psp has plus the cool features like remoteplay in a psp phone. fuck the 3ds i hate all the games for the ds, im using the word hate here, the most boring kiddie games are on the ds. psp phone, im telling you that would blow away any competition.

[HolyOrangeCows]

The PSP will most certainly be cheaper. Don't doubt the power of that, either. Handhelds tend to be parental purchases, which tend to be highly influenced by price.

[badz149]

people says PSP don't sell because it often only gives console games on handheld. rather play the superior console version over handheld, and there's no point buying one. people said the DS sells because it offers unique games not found on any other platforms. but, now the 3DS is upon release, the spec is revealed and proven to be quite powerful, the games being announced for it so far are the so called "console games" in 3D, and people expect it to sell just like the original DSs? why will the DS audiences convert to this 3DS? IMO if they really like these console type games, they would have already bought the PSP over DS from the beginning! did I miss something here? am I the only 1 thinking that Nintendo is actually trying to be more like the PSP with the 3DS and then some?

[D4RkNIKON]

I agree Colonel also I hope it does mean an end for the original PSP. I have been waiting patiently for some time now for a new PSP to release.

[cygnuszero]

I dont know, last time I checked it not only looked like a DS, but has DS in the name too, and also has DS functionality! It's a DS, with a 3D screen.

[jjesso1993]

As far i no 3ds is still codename and also has new carts 2gb in size. this deffentley not a ds with 3d screen the graphics according to the previews says it tops psp by miles. Nintendo are top dog with handhelds nothing change that.

[NExaminer]

It's a next generation handheld with better graphics and a lot more features in comparison to the DS. Also, the image we have is the E3 model, not the official look it will have at release. It will likely look a lot more unique by release day.

[Myze]

@jjesso1993

Haven't read anywhere that the 3DS tops the PSP graphics "by miles." Sure, it's a little better, being roughly equivalent to a Gamecube, but with 3D. Although, honestly, if it wasn't better graphically than the PSP, that would be almost pathetic, since it will have been out for almost 7 years when the 3DS is released.

Anyway, I'm slightly interested in the 3DS at the moment, but can't say I'm a big fan of handhelds in general, and not the type of person to sit and play a handheld when at home. I enjoy a lot of the current DS games, and that may lead to a 3DS purchase, if the right games are released for it. However, right now, the PSP is getting better games than the DS, and that's more important to me than anything else in making a decision. Hopefully a PSP2 is announced soon, so the competition between the two stays strong.

[Spenok]

Seriously. And at NExaminer, dude just as Games4M - Rob said, thats like comparing 360 to PS2 since the PS3 wasnt out yet.

[raztad]

@paladin

You are not alone.

I love my PSP-2000 GoW edition. It has a fair share of mature games, playing PW as of now, while waiting for Persona 3 and some other big hitters.

Honestly I dont think the PSP could do worse in terms of sales western-side, with 3DS or not. The DS as is right now outsells the PSP by a wide margin, still there are some good games incoming to the platform that make me happy to own one.

What Sony needs is to implement Trophy support, diminish piracy somehow and make sure the stream of good games dont stop.

EDIT: I forgot to add that price is key. If sony manage to sell the PSP as a cheap alternative to the "costly" 3DS, it will secure a portion of the market.

[pain777pas]

Look they got my money but there are games on the PSP to play like 3rd Birthday and Peace Walker plus GOW:GOS is coming out too. PSP is on the ropes for sure once 3DS is released but with Nintendo showing its hand Sony can do something different for their next system to counter both the 3DS and Iphone.

[RageAgainstTheMShine]

Japanese gamers beg to differ and wont give up on the PSP.
The PSP will be there when the DS hype cools down.
Plus look at the games coming to the PSP in America. They are incredible.
Like the PS3 and Wii have different markets so does the PSP and DS.

[GhostOfSparta78]

Let's wait and see when 3DS and PSP2 bring out all the guns to determine the outcome.

[Aphe]

To be fair, we already know the outcome.

Evidence A - The DS

[gamerz]

What's really going to chap Sony's hide is when the 3DS makes a killing on most of the existing PSP library.

[Active Reload]

What, ports? You may be right...

[CharlesDCI]

If the PSP2 doubles as a phone like its rumored too, I'm sorry but the 3DS will not end it at all.

[gamerz]

Haven't heard those rumors but yeah, it would certainly be interesting - like the iPhone and iPod touch. I always thought the nGage was a good idea but horribly executed.

[BeaArthur]

PSP2 will have to up its game if they want it to compete.

[iceman06]

They could be happy with their portion of the handheld pie. Nobody...not even the mighty (at the time) Sega was able to bite into the handheld pie like the PSP. 60 million sold and counting is no slouch. No, it's not DS numbers. But, this is still the first generation for Sony in the handheld realm. My bet is that they don't try to compete on the same grounds. Sony will probably continue their more adult slant on the handheld. Not saying that the DS is for kids. But, if you look at the initial marketing from Nintendo...it was aimed that way. Then, once the Brain Age phenomenon happened. They realized that they were missing out on potential customers. I would like to see a better integration of multimedia functions, another analog stick, a touch screen (not for gimmick games but for functionality), better battery life, and support...and I'm all in for the PSP2!

[GeoScore]

Come on... Sony probably already has the PSP2 but they didn't want to compete with the 3DS... They KNOW that it will be inferior, most likely because they have still yet to incorporate a second analog and the 3D without glasses idea is far more advanced than anything they can come up with..

[iceman06]

You act as though a PSP2 without 3D support wouldn't be worth a purchase. By that same logic then a Wii or 360 without support wouldn't be worth it. See...3D is a bullet point. Something that Nintendo wants to focus on. I have no issues with that because it seems cool. But, don't make it seem like it should be STANDARD from now on in handhelds. I hope that Sony doesn't even try to touch that tech on handheld and just gives us a powerful handheld with 2 analog nubs. That way they can bring great handheld versions of games like Uncharted or Infamous.

[Yomiro]

I feel the Nitendo DS is for kids.

[Aphe]

I must be the only adult that owns one then.

[shoddy]

But 3ds is for hardcore cause if mgs and more.

[b-real]

I would be considered a 'hardcore' gamer. I have all avaliable consoles (both handheld or otherwise) and I have easily logged more hours on the DS than any other system. I am also 26. The whole 'DS' is for kids argument = major fail.

[eagle21]

I have a DS and PSP and buy 4 times as many games for DS than PSP. Chrono Trigger is the best version ever made for the game on DS. 3DS will wipe the floor with PSP like the DS is currently doing in America. Sony better have a cheap (less than the price of 3DS), powerful PSP2 because it will take a miracle to outshine the 3DS and it's massive line-up/support. :)

Nintendo will sell around 160 million DS's by year's end. If anyone thinks that's all kids, wake up and grow up! :0

[BYE]

No, the 3DS will be the end of the DS. It's PSP2's job to end the PSP.

[shoddy]

I'm down with psp2 with ps2 games.

[RH06]

It's Nintendo...They haven't been hardcore for a while! lol

Edit- Ghostly disagree's? Give me mature titles I wanna play after the kids go to bed...

[shoddy]

and bunch more that I forgot.
Can't wait fir snake eater 3d.

[jeffrey222]

3DS have
MGS:Snake Eater 3d
Resident Evil
Street Fighter
Rumored Saint Row
Driver

[RH06]

Lets compare the 2004+ PSP's to the 2010 3DS...The 3DS is just another design Nintendo made for the Japanese culture. They love the DS, I have no problem seeing the 3DS doing good. But making it seem like this one is the PSP killer is hardly true, heck they have come out with four designs with mainly minor changes as to date just to hold down sales on the PSP. Sony where's the true Duce, the PSP2!

[Aphe]

How many designs has the PSP had?

EDIT:The answer is 4 if anyone wants to know.

@RH06 'heck they have come out with four designs with mainly minor changes as to date just to hold down sales on the PSP. '

That's my point, you made a big thing out of it.

[RH06]

Uh huh, the same...and you point being? I'd trade any DS for a PSP hands down!

[BABY-JEDI]

you know well that Sony always refines it's designs to quality, production, costing & development. There is room in the market for both handhelds, as for HARDCORE are you telling us that PSP does not cater? Im well curious >_<

[2cents]

sony have put most resources into move and 3d tv's. With their position in the market to name but a few... ps3, PSP, blu-ray, bravia and now 3d tv's, they have many fingers in many many pies.

Time will tell what they are planning with psp2, no doubt it will be a jump. If the psp goes down im pretty sure the psp2 will spell its demise, not the 3ds. As we all know, nintendo are not concerned with cutting edge graphics but lean more to the captivation aspect in recent products. The PSP2 will fall to the hardcore gamers as im sure the graphics will be insane; and the 3ds will be the new must have toy.

Just like this generation, the 3ds will probably win in the sales dep, and the psp2 will be the gamers choice. Just my 2cents

[etownone]

Psp is the gamers choice this gene?
I can agree with a lot u said except that.

As much as I tried to love my PSP, without that second analog stick it was downright frustrating to play the games I like. (although I did love GOW)

I think the DS was the gamers choice this gen.
Anyways, that's just my opinion.

[2cents]

reading my words back, i agree. I dont mean psp i mean sony as in ps3 + psp vs wii + ds.

good call

p.s. single analog nub drives me mad on the psp

[Trroy]

The 3DS also has only 1 analog nub...

It's basically a PSP with a 3D screen and DS backwards compatability, but without the ability to play existing PSP games (which is a bunch, these days).

If you were a new consumer, looking for mature handheld titles, wouldn't the PSP be the better/cheaper option, unless you were totally gung-ho about 3D?

The 3DS needs to appeal to *kids* (or rather, parents) to be the landslide that the old DS models were. Will it be priced for kids? Will a lot of new DS games spend the extra dev money to be 3D for a very small % of their total userbase?

[etownone]

The 3DS may not have two actual analog sticks but it does have one on the left and the touchscreen on the right .... Kinda reminds me of keyboard/mouse setup.

Anyways .... As of now, it's the best set up till now as far as portable gaming goes. Looking forward to actually enjoying a FPS on the 3DS.

[xYLeinen]

It's to early to say before the pricing and specs of the psp 2 comes out.

[washingmachine]

sure 3ds will sell better than the current psp,but thats normal cause its newr tech,duh,plus abit better graphics and from wo weve seen so far these graphics are which the ds should have had in the first place.

psp2 will kick azz,whenever that is

[Kick-Ass]

We dont even know if there will be a psp 2

[etownone]

I'm sure when PSP2 is out, it's most likely going to destroy the 3DS as far as graphics ... Maybe even a 2ghz CPU or better yet a micro-cell?

add a high resolution HD touch screen, gyro/accel, and of course DUAL Analogs .... and it will be a beast !

Most importantly, make it fully PSN compatible with wi-fi N included .... And make it a social interface tool for Netflix, PSN online gaming, browsing, last fm, facebook ... Etc etc

Anyways .... Really looking forward to the PSP2 cause I know it's going to be a technological marvel.

[BABY-JEDI]

So the DS wants adult games because adult games have been sooo unsuccessful on the PSP? Because the PSP has been sooo unsuccessful? Oh really. So Sony invest in the PSP because they like to throw away money. Oh really ect. ect. the plot thickens to water vapour

[Milky]

This is a good thing. We are all waiting for a PSP2 and this would force it to come out sooner.

[Stealth20k]

There isnt going to be a psp2. There are just rumors with not a solid fact in the bunch

[EpsilonTeam]

Yeah and 2012 will be the end of us all.

[DrierofLeaves]

The 3DS is clearly going to capitalise on the 100 million strong casual base it has already built over the last five years, AND it is also clearly targetting the core gamer. The way I see it, this thing will have unbelievable sales. I mean, casuals AND core gamers will be flocking to this thing. Even people who aren't interested in handhelds have admitted to be enticed by the 3DS.
I dunno, it may sound like a bit of a stretch now, but the 3DS might even end up crossing the 200 million sales mark.

[chiwoo]

How Many DS Did Nintendo release in the last 5 years cant count. I think Sony is working on a PSP2 for the launch of the PS4 that would be great or of course there waiting to see what 3Ds has in store Plus the PSP and games are flying off shelves in Japan. AS it says the 3DS will put an end to the PSP, The others DS could not do it and 3DS wont do it as well.

[DrierofLeaves]

Really? Why is it that only Nintendo are called for repeated hardware revisions when Sony are also guilty of the same thing?
The DS has had the original DS (Phat), DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL. The PSP has had the PSP, the PSP 2000 (Slim and Lite), the PSP 3000 and the PSP Go.
And the DS totally vanquished the PSP, sorry. It's sold less than half of what the DS has sold (the DS is at 130 million sold worldwide, the PSP is at 60 million), it has dismal software sales (the PSP has 130 million software units SHIPPED worldwide. Compare that to the DS's 710 million units), it has little to no third party support (barring Kojima with MGS and Capcom with Monster Hunter, the PSP has lacked consistent third party support, as opposed to the DS, which gets a highly rated third party title from all major publishers every week), and the quality of the PSP's library is nothing compared to the DS library (the PSP has only 3 games rated 90 or above on Metacritic. The DS has two times as many. Moreover, the DS has 190 games rated 75 or above. The PSP has 159).
I'm sorry, but the DS totally CRUSHED the PSP.

[Gene]

Ds beat the ok but the psp did awesome it has so many new games coming out for it how is it dead? When it keeps being supported face it your a troll that only counts numbers.

[OpenGL]

The 3DS might be the final nail in the coffin, but the PSP has been slowly dying for awhile now. Piracy on the PSP has crippled game sales and pushed developers away from the platform.

[TANUKI]

I don't know about you guys, but I'll be gaming on my PSP, until they stop making games for it.

Besides, there's nothing wrong with owning BOTH handhelds!

[DarkSpawnClone]

ugh more BS articles.Every thing is doomed , ohhhh noooo!

[LCS_Furious_Dre]

Its safe to say until sony announced the 3DPSP2. Then the future of handhelds can properly take place there with the built in cell processor, and mini blu ray discs. The console will run in 1080p with 120 frames per second.

[PSjesus]

Well outsell PSP2 in the future,but it doesn't mean the end for PS handheld.Original PSP sold 60M
And that's great for a new handheld in a market owned by Nintendo.

[rungunbeast]

people said "nintendo will go bankrupt" when nintendo showed the wii the first time and the results are "most selling console this generation", same with DS and PSP, and guess what, it will be the same with 3DS, nintendo know how to sell things.

even if the psp2 will be out, which will technically better than 3DS, the 3DS will still outsell the PSP2 by far.

[silvacrest]

the DS has sold so much more then the PSP so why would a new DS kill off the PSP when all the other DS models couldn't

[saimcheeda]

but its true the PSP is getting slayed right now and the 3DS is going to push it down to the bottom, I just hope SONY can pull something off and soo!

[guerojose]

What say we wait until the first round of class action lawsuits, and/or product recall, due to harmful effects on children's vision?

[Gene]

Psp will be cheaper then the 3ds i see it getting more sells cause economy folks it still isn't good.

[wissam]

Nintendo haven't priced the 3ds and we get these doomed articles. grow up people.

[rezzah]

The next big thing that will make the PSP the best handheld system out there is if Sony can actually create PS3 like graphics on that small screen, Think about it. That will truelly overcome the 3D images on a small screen, Bluray on a PSP!?

[MrRockman64]

The 3DS didnt do anything to the PSP, PSP just sucked enough, thats a fact, and even if SONY wanted to release a new "PSP2", it will suck big time too!!!, sorry, but SONY will never have what Nintendo does, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong and way more perfect characters who dont fall in the same spot as Sony's creations, thats why SONY kind of stinks, even tho i wants ps3 for Marvel vs CAPCOM 3, but thats a CAPCOM game, im sure there will be a new PSP, positive.

[Subzero200x]

too late the ds already ended the psps this will just bury it further lol.

"The 3DS didnt do anything to the PSP, PSP just sucked enough, thats a fact, and even if SONY wanted to release a new "PSP2", it will suck big time too!!!, sorry, but SONY will never have what Nintendo does, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong and way more perfect characters who dont fall in the same spot as Sony's creations, thats why SONY kind of stinks, even tho i wants ps3 for Marvel vs CAPCOM 3, but thats a CAPCOM game, im sure there will be a new PSP, positive."

lol yeah sony just doesn't have what it takes to make real games just 5 min sega arcade games.

[hatchimatchi]

The death of the psp would suck.

There are some people in this world who own more than 1 handheld (or console).

Just because you own a DS doesn't mean you're not allowed to own a psp.

I think people forget that sometimes.

[MrRockman64]

I remember when i was about to get a PSP, but i just couldnt do it, i was thinking about what kind of games does it have, and i know i like megaman, and power stone, but that wasnt enough, i didnt see a bright future for the lil console, remember, it all about the games guys, not how much power or if you can watch bluray movies or 3D, its all about games, sorry PSP, its time to say good bye and hope you never come back my little failure.

[homer]

Nintendo just Dreamcasted sony in the handheld market.

[jalen247]

Sony has to come very strong with whatever they have planned for the PSP 2 because they have little to no chance against Nintendo if the 3DS is first to market.

I predict that the 3DS will be Nintendo's fastest selling handheld to date.