Michael Pachter has stated he "sincerely" regrets commenting that Sony is ripping off consumers with the PSP Go's $250 price point. In an interview with IndustryGamers, Pachter takes the opportunity at the end to say that he doesn't believe Sony is doing anything nefarious and has "the right to price its products at a point that they think is competitive." He states the company is pricing the handheld to be competitive with the iPod Touch and that the PSP Go "arguably has much more value than the Apple product."
Hmm, as much as we respect Present Pachter's opinion, Past Pachter was a little more on the ball with the consumer's perspective of the PSP Go's pricing. Past Pachter noted, "The $169 PSP-3000 is a profitable device -- the disc assembly, for a UMD, costs more than 16 gigs of flash does. So this new device doesn't cost them as much as the PSP-3000 and they jack the price up $80?" It seems Past Pachter was viewing the product through consumer eyes, while Present Pachter is in business mode and wearing the glasses of the Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.
Reader Comments (134)
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 12:58PM Da Largest said
I wish there was a way to throw tomatoes at someone over the internet
'Sony Pony' isn't funny
it will never be funny
or creative
or original
Sony Pony = same kind of shitty name as Nintendonalds, except at least Nintendonalds made a teensy bit of sense
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'Sony Pony' isn't funny
it will never be funny
or creative
or original
Sony Pony = same kind of shitty name as Nintendonalds, except at least Nintendonalds made a teensy bit of sense
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 1:06PM Shagittarius said
"What can we call PC fanboys since I am currently one?"
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!
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NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 1:13PM (Unverified) said
"Shagittarius @ Jun 12th 2009 1:06PM
"What can we call PC fanboys since I am currently one?"
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!"
I believe we're called
Shagittarius and the awsome-ites
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"What can we call PC fanboys since I am currently one?"
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!"
I believe we're called
Shagittarius and the awsome-ites
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 2:30PM Pure Black World Tendency said
Sony Pony
Xbox Fox
Nintendo...Flamingo?
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Xbox Fox
Nintendo...Flamingo?
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 3:42PM (Unverified) said
I'm shocked no one has suggested "Sony Phonies"
I'm a Sony fan by the way, and I kind of like "Sony Pony". It makes no sense. Its absurd. Its perfect.
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I'm a Sony fan by the way, and I kind of like "Sony Pony". It makes no sense. Its absurd. Its perfect.
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 3:47PM (Unverified) said
By the way, nothing will ever top "MicroSlaves". Catchy, and makes perfect sense.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 4:08PM (Unverified) said
The OP saltygary originally came up with it.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/10/a-majority-of-back-catalog-psp-games-available-to-download-oct/#comments
as trident reveals in his message.
Too bad they overused it to the point it was not even funny. Oh wait, never mind, it never was funny.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/10/a-majority-of-back-catalog-psp-games-available-to-download-oct/#comments
as trident reveals in his message.
Too bad they overused it to the point it was not even funny. Oh wait, never mind, it never was funny.
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 5:10PM (Unverified) said
What about Sony Phonies? You know like Michael Pachter and his phony "regret" for his statement.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 5:11PM squeehunter said
Reading "Sony Ponies" and "Nintendonalds" gave me a case of the giggles that caused me to have to leave the library at school because I didn't want to have a laughing attack infront of 50 people.
Has "Gaystation Pee" been said yet?
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Has "Gaystation Pee" been said yet?
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 8:41PM (Unverified) said
Yes, 3 times is overused. It wasn't really all that funny the first time.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 11:45PM (Unverified) said
What are you inferring when you say "Sony Ponies" ?
It is probably the lamest thing I have heard..
Maybe you should be called Micro Spastic ?
my little pony, skinny & bony made out plastic its a bit spastic.. I cant remember the rest of that crappy playground rhyme.. :)
Either way the psp Go is a rip off...
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It is probably the lamest thing I have heard..
Maybe you should be called Micro Spastic ?
my little pony, skinny & bony made out plastic its a bit spastic.. I cant remember the rest of that crappy playground rhyme.. :)
Either way the psp Go is a rip off...
Posted: Jun 13th 2009 1:54AM Premature ejaculation man said
Phoney Sony Homies ridin' their ponies
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 12:48PM (Unverified) said
Sounds like Sony hired a goomba to twist his arm until he changed his opinion.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 12:49PM Hunter2223 said
No doubt... this is the first thing he was right about in years.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 1:23PM MrHashbrown said
Yeah I have to say...Pachter has been one gigantic idiot over the years, but I'm glad he had the balls this time to use some of his saying power for something everyone knows.
...until he retracted his statement of course. Now he's no better than the rest IMO.
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...until he retracted his statement of course. Now he's no better than the rest IMO.
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 1:41PM SoCoolCurt said
that's how i feel. he was right on the money with this original statements for once.....and then he goes and retracts them. crazy.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 4:13PM (Unverified) said
Either way he was bound to get flamed and I'm being honest.
The PSP fanboys would flame him for calling the PSP GO overpriced even though hes right, it is actually overpriced. I mean who is actually going to buy a brand new PSP that has a smaller screen? Just get a PSP 3000 with a 16gb memory stick and you can play both UMDs and the psn games.
Other option was that people who agreed with his original statement would get dissapointed or some other mutual feeling for retracting that statement of his.
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The PSP fanboys would flame him for calling the PSP GO overpriced even though hes right, it is actually overpriced. I mean who is actually going to buy a brand new PSP that has a smaller screen? Just get a PSP 3000 with a 16gb memory stick and you can play both UMDs and the psn games.
Other option was that people who agreed with his original statement would get dissapointed or some other mutual feeling for retracting that statement of his.
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 4:17PM (Unverified) said
and I forgot to add on, even though they did make a UMD converting program, I doubt all third party software will be supported until a good 2-3 years. If they do get it in a years length after psp go's launch, i take it all back.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 1:31PM JXCGunrunna said
Hell, even a uniball has more guts then this pussy. Patcher should start a club with Konami after that 6DiF thing and call it the "Backpeddle and pussyout club"
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 12:51PM SpacePenguinBot said
I don't have a PSP, but I've been waiting for this revision to get one. I think the Go looks really nice, and I would have jumped on it for $200. I figured it would launch as a more expensive device than the PSP 3000, but not that much more. Hopefully they can bring it down after the holidays.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 12:55PM pumapayam said
I agree, it will sell for $199 soon.
With the pending refresh of the iPod Touches likely at an event in the fall, the 16 GB version will fall to $229, and maybe lower.
I am surprised that Sony is actually acknowledging that the iPod touch is even a contender now.
The must see the iPod Touch as a threat now.
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With the pending refresh of the iPod Touches likely at an event in the fall, the 16 GB version will fall to $229, and maybe lower.
I am surprised that Sony is actually acknowledging that the iPod touch is even a contender now.
The must see the iPod Touch as a threat now.
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 1:08PM (Unverified) said
Since Sony announced an app store (sorry, can't find the link again), the comparison to an ipod touch or iphone makes sense. What I remember from it is a 100MB size limit, and that the software can be mini-game stuff or non-game applications as well.
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