Plummeting PS2 and PSP sales shrunk Sony's market share in 2009

I wonder if there are any more PS2 price drops...I think a $50 price point would give it some newfound life, considering its cheaper than most new games nowadays. The PS1 dropped all the way to $30, didn't it?

Aha! There it is.

I thought we had gone an unusual amount of time without some negative Sony news.

I was beginning to worry!

Nintendo: WE WILL NEVER DIE!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

The PS2's lifecycle has been rather incredible, to say the least. If my Phat ever breaks, I can safely say I'd replace it in a heartbeat.

However, I wouldn't count Sony out by any means. Who thought Nintendo would come back from a last-place finish in the sixth generation and crush the others in the seventh?

Considering money is made mainly from games instead of consoles, meh?

2010 might be the year that Sony makes a turnaround. The PS3's going to get some good releases this year. Sony might want to do some more aggressive marketing for their system in light of that.

The prices of new release games for the PSP Go probably have something to do with the low sales of the system. I hope Sony realizes this soon and does something about it. Sure, there are lots of great games available to download. But the new releases cost more on the PSN than they do if you were to buy a brand new physical copy from most online retailers. Why is this? I am still waiting to get Little Big Planet, Jak and Daxter, and Motor Storm for my Go. I will not pay $40 however, for a digital copy of a PSP game. Drop the prices a bit and I would be all over downloading lots of stuff.

Also, has anyone noticed how the release of new PSP games on the PSN has dwindled down to a trickle? Oh, how I regret 'upgrading' my PSP 3000 to the Go...

I think I speak for everyone when I say that the PSP Go is the worst idea Sony had this year. Possibly the worst idea Sony has had in years.

This is so obvious I don't even think it counts as news

The psp is so crippled by its singular thumbstick it's virtually useless. I'd rather play a game on the iPhone, which can do similar graphics. Psp go didn't fix this. Grrr. Ps3 is doing fine. But it took a looong time.

Good, Spiderman killers! Serves them right for ruining yet another one of my childhood memories by trashing it with another reboot. Sony is sad because they lost millions upon millions. Well, I paid full price as soon as the Ps3 was out and when my system died and I had warranty I was given a Ps2-less system which left me with 50+ Ps2 games just sitting there. I didn't suck it up and buy another system because I paid 800 dollars for the system with warranty and now I only plays Ps2 games and I didn't get any refund on the money, along with also having to go out and buy a plug that had two more ports, which cost me more money. Thanks Sony! They lost money! I say boo yah! In ya face mo'fo's! Maybe they would've made more money if they would stop changing dates on games like God of War 3 and Heavy Rain, or stop canceling exclusives that I'm hyped about like Eight Days and The Getaway. Hey here's an idea. Maybe they can make their money back by turning games like GOW 1 and 2 into an HD game along with others to make us re-buy them if we want to play them on our Ps3's? I think all the movie studios and game studios should just do one better and go to Naughty Dog and let them make all the decisions, because they seem to be one of the only companies not mucking stuff up.

Couldn't.... care.... less....

Don't get me wrong, i kinda care about sales, but only about games sold. And not in a console-fanboy kinda way, it's more that i care if a developer or publisher does well enough to not go broke, or if a new IP does well to grant a sequel.

The big 3 only try to screw the consumer anyways.

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The shares of Nintendo are so much and the lack of software sales on the PS2 resulted in the loss of approximately $700 million in revenue, while hardware sales have contracted another $150 million.

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Sorry, got a little over-heated. I write and produced movies, get great reviews, awards and have a hard time getting studios to give me the time of day. Everyone blames Sam Raimi for Spiderman 3 and all the stuff that got crammed into it, including bad guys. Blame Sony for that. Raimi argued with them about not putting Venom in it yet and waiting. They didn't want to. Then a lot of people were angry at Raimi because they felt it was too much. So then Raimi says he won't come back for Spiderman 4 unless they give him full control over the film. They get Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst back. Raimi gives Bruce Campbell one of the big supporting parts in the film, rumors of Mysterio at the opening. The writer of one of the new Twilight films writes a script and Raimi says it's awful and Tobey doesn't like it either. Raimi also got John Malkovich as the lead villain for the film. Sony wanted Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries), because she was cheaper. Raimi said no and Sony said goodbye to everyone and decided they are hiring new actors (cheaper) and a new upcoming director (cheaper). Here is where the news gets even better. They decided it has to be in 3-D because all the great movies are now. Who needs a story? And one of the main males up for the new high-school version of Spiderman is Robert Pattinson (vampire in Twilight). How's that for a story? I'm a little ticked since every few years or so everything has to be remade. Maybe when there are no movies or video games to remake...oops, sorry...reboot, I mean, then they'll start remaking systems like the they did with Final Destination...Final Destination 4...I mean THE Final Destination, which is part 4. How about in ten years after Playstation gets to 6 it goes back to The Playstation or The Playstation experience, lol. Okay, going to bed now. Now, I'm just ranting.

Nintendo IS the video game market.

The PSP Go wasn't a stupid idea. It's the near-$300 price point that's killing it.

It also didn't help that the Go was underwhelming, lacking any sort of touchscreen interface and also not sporting the 2nd nub that alot of people were hopign for.

The PSP also hasn't had alot of strong titles coming out. The year before the ps3 came out, there were nearly too many to buy at once. Hopefully the fortunes turn but they have to work fast.

*crosses fingers for PS2 BC firmware update*
That, and news about PSP-4000.

i would say part of the reason why the sales has go down because of the poor economy as well.. people are now thinking twice before buying it if it's practical or not.. bu hey, i am a fan of ps2 now ps3.

kentuckyfried read the Spiderman 3 book. The novel is the actual screenplay and although far from perfect, it felt a lot more complete. The characters had more development and the ending made much more since. You add in more scenes with Sandman's daughter and have her as the reason he didn't kill Spiderman into the mix and his character makes a lot more sense to the story, along with some of the other things that got cut due to time. They could make 13 of anything and I would be happy as long as they're good and a purpose for it. I have yet to see that happen though. Usually more than two of anything is when the lines start to get crossed and it becomes more about the money. As for The Final Destination. I wouldn't even start to complain about the title as much as I would it being an awful film that was thrown together simply for the 3-D and repeated dialogue from the other films. lol, thanks kojo. I sincere enjoy your compliment. Maybe I should do it more often.

Well, i'd buy more PS2 games if they actually released the games I wanted in Europe.

Devil Summoner 2 and Mana Khemia 2 are the stand outs there.

People seem to keep forgetting that Sony just doesnnt make video game consoles ;)

The touchscreen makes it possible to simulate double thumsticks. A couple shoulder buttons would help, but it is still much more intuitive than the psp.

Well...this comes as a surprise to nobody........next subject.

This just paints such a different picture then so many of the articles I saw this year decrying the plummet of Nintendo and the rise of the PSP and PS3... This is why I wish Joystiq would do more of these kinds of thoughtful sales analysis that you find on gamasutra or games industry.biz.

I'm glad to see they link to such articles at least though. It's just that some of the stuff this year would make me think Nintendo had hit a major wall and the wii was rapidly declining, yet it looks like they have more market share then they've had since the mid 90's... Although I guess in the early 00's they had more for a while with the DS boom.

I do think the PSP sells relatively strong, and people should cut it some slack sales wise.

How did they think that a $250 price-tag for technology that is 5 years old, a digital distribution model that doesn't allow discounts over time (i.e., when games get older and cheaper), and Not forcing companies to put their games through PSN (which would help combat pirates, along with firmware updates) would lead to "massive increased sales"?

I'm glad I bought my psp go through ebay, but I haven't been purchasing too many games because the cost for new games are too high. That, and my PSP 3000 gives me more access to more sales (retail/websites, obviously).

Here's hoping for more support for the handheld that "can do Everything", or just a more forward-looking handheld (incorporate the latest and best technology- not b-network wifi access and a processor that's weaker than a smartphone).