Sony PSP: The success or failure of the game

If you remember, this December 12, is the PSP release 10 anniversary of the day. PSP with the development of the palm of the tide ebb and flow, and finally at the end of June this year, the end of the 10-year short and glorious life. Sony PSP Series Palm machine appeared and disappeared although short-lived but left a thick and thick. Not long ago, we reviewed the history of Sony PS 10 anniversary, mainly targeted at the mainframe, this article we come together to review the Palm Machine PSP's long ten years.

Sony Palm Machine and Nintendo compete for market

December 2004, the Japanese Palm Machine game market smoke four. Nintendo and Sony's two heavyweight game makers also stared at the treasure, each with its own heavyweight handheld release. However, the difference between the two game manufacturers, at this time the Sony is no longer that the Nintendo is not afraid to raise the head of the younger brother, by virtue of the PS2 in the global market, Sony has fully occupied the host market, Nintendo has been losing ground, only the remaining Palm machine market is not very optimistic. This time, the world is believed to be Sony in the game market in the field of Nintendo's final annihilation.

In fact, as early as 2003 of the Tokyo video game show, Nintendo and Sony's battle has begun. In this battle, Nintendo's surprise, Sony into a passive. Nintendo, which held a press conference one hours earlier, announced the sale date and price of its latest handheld NDS. Whether the December 2, 2004 sale day, or only 15000 yen (US $150) price, everywhere for the PSP. The media had previously agreed that the PSP's release date was December 3, and the sale price had even been rumored to have been 500 dollars. Sony had to temporarily change the plan, after the conference announced December 12 the launch of the PSP, the price of 19800 yen.

December 2, NDS release. December 12, PSP released. The release of NDS attracts a lot of players, in addition to the price is more favorable, hardware performance of a significant increase, NDS the biggest selling point is to change the traditional Palm machine operation mode, increased the touch operation. Innovative operating feel so that NDS deeply attracted a large number of players, a few days later released Sony PSP still maintain the traditional way of operating the handheld, so the PSP on the appearance of the embarrassment of death, not many people. In the first year, NDS sold 700,000 sets of good results, the PSP sold only 200,000 units.

Sony has been defeated in the early stages of an important battle for the market's strategic location, and the Sony-Nintendo battle for the game has lasted for 10 years.

Nintendo's bid to surprise Sony rout

Although at the beginning of the sale was suppressed by opponents, Sony did not arouse vigilance, the opponent's underestimate to let Sony know what is called the Palm Machine market rout. Sales of the initial sale of the unhappy, so that Sony opened up the North American market, won a praise. Sony thought their turnaround is about to be launched, Nintendo while its unprepared to press the "Qwer" key, released even strokes, led a sweeping global "touch century" frenzy, Sony was beaten only residual blood, nearly killed.

Nintendo R key to the big strokes: 2005 4,5,6 three months, Nintendo three month to release three of the game has affected the development of NDS "Nintendogs Dog", "Brain Platinum" ("脳 を forged える Adults のdsトレーニング"), "Brain Relaxed" ("やわらかあたま"). Three games with NDS unique touch operation in Japan triggered a tsunami-like buying spree. NDS by virtue of these three games for Nintendo's Gold bowl full of pots, far to the Sony PSP left behind.

Nintendo NDS

Nintendo W Key Skills: In the Sony was stunned still in a daze, the Nintendo trend at the end of 2005 released "Animal Sen", "Mario Car ds" and "Brain Platinum 2" three new works.

Nintendo Q skills: 2006 launched an improved version of NDS, NDS Lite officially on sale.

Nintendo e-Key Skills: 2006 years of housekeeping masterpiece "New Super Mario Brothers" and "Pokemon Diamond/Pearl".

The company sold up to 1.7 million NDS in four weeks, while Sony's cumulative sales were only 2.67 million. Nintendo is in the palm of the market almost in a violent phase. Sony was beaten to shreds.

The game of defeat is also the game of Sony

Nintendo's game offensive hit Sony, the whole rout. On the Sony PSP into the desperate, in the Palm machine market almost no one, the Sony Jedi Counterattack, relying on two series of games forcibly arm-"GTA" and "Monster Hunter." From the PSP history of the top ten game sales can be seen in the two series for the PSP contribution.

Grand Theft Auto: The Story of Free City

The first 10 names of PSP game sales in history are:

10, "Final Fantasy 7: The Core crisis" (Crisis core:final fantasy VII);

9, "GT Racing: Portable Version" (Gran Turismo);

8. The god of War: The Chain of Olympus (God of War:chains of Olympus);

7, "The Bay Bank Midnight Club 3" (Midnight Club 3:dub Edition);

6, "Ricky and Jingle 5: Size Event" (Ratchet & Clank:size matters);

5, "Durst" (Daxter);

4, "Monster Hunter carrying version 3rd" (Monster Hunter Freedom 3);

3, "Grand Theft Car: The Evil City Legend" (Theft Auto:vice town Stories);

2, "Monster Hunter carry version 2nd G" (Monster Hunter Freedom Unite);

1, "Grand Theft Auto: The story of the Free City" (Theft Auto:liberty town Stories).

Compared to NDS 10 sales more than Tens game, PSP sales of the highest "Grand theft Car: Free City Story" also only 7.6 million sets, but the "GTA" series of the sale, so that the PSP in the North American market has a foothold, triggering the North American market to buy PSP craze. "Monster Hunter" series is in 2006, save Sony in the Fire and fire.

"Monster Hunter carrying version 2nd G"

2005, "Monster Hunter" in the success of PS2, let the Sony PSP see Chance, 2006, transplanted from PS2 "Monster Hunter G" "Monster Hunter Carry Version" (MHP) December 2005 on the PSP sale, sold millions sales. continued to "Monster Hunter carrying version 2" (MHP2) on sale also has 1.72 million good results, "Monster Hunter carrying version 2G" Cumulative sales of more than 4 million. "Monster Hunter" series of games using its excellent game quality and multiplayer mode, greatly promote the launch of the Sony PSP, so that Sony does not lose face.

2009 years later, Sony PSP in the annual sales overtook NDS, at this time the Palm machine market has tended to saturation, Sony in the last moment, turned the situation, became the last person to laugh, can be said to be successful.

The exclusive memory of the Chinese PSP

Although in the world market, Sony against Nintendo this 10-year handheld battle has not won, but believe in the hearts of the people, the most recognized handheld machine is the PSP. PSP became a red and white machine after the most popular game consoles in China. Remember that year the largest computer in the city to sell the most of the game machine is the PSP, and at that time who had a PSP, is certainly the envy of small partners object.

The 2002 release of the game machine ban, so that children can not buy the PSP, parallel to the PSP big line. In fact, this is not the PSP in the domestic most popular reason, the most important reason is that the PSP system cracked. Cracked PSP, can play a variety of free games. A game CD is just a few dollars, and the appeal to children is too great. Children with this trend to buy PSP each series, different colors of different styles, at that time, the PSP is like the ipad as popular among teenagers.

Cracked version is the King

For many peers, I believe that we can not forget to see the PSP to play the image of the image of the shock, in that also use the LCD screen mobile phone era, color 3D game animation to bring us a direct impact of the heart. Old PSP Powder constantly brush machine (like the iphone jailbreak), from the original 1.1 system brush to 4.0 system, played a variety of dollars bought games. Although now with the ipad, with the IPhone6, but open the drawer, see the PSP, will recall the youth of the memory.

Smartphone impact palm machine exits the stage of history

The iphone's emergence is a bolt from the blue as Sony and Nintendo scramble for market battles. Large-screen touch-type operation compatible with telephone and SMS services, so that the palm machine into a dilemma. Certainly not from hardware. However, with the development of excellent games on the iphone, the advantages of application are fading away. The advent of Android has changed the direction of the world market to a smartphone contest. The palm machine is gradually neglected.

Sony PSP Curtain

In the end, Sony decided to conform to historical trends. Sony announced in June 2014 that it would stop selling psp,12 months in the European market. Ten years of War, the Sony PSP has never been against Nintendo NDS. NDS in the production of more than 150 million sales, and PSP sales have probably exceeded 80 million units. One era of the Battle of the machine so that the curtain fell. Sony PSP series, from psp-1000,psp-2000,psp-3000 to Psp-go, each represents a period of history, but also full of a part of the player's memory.

In the wave of electronic intelligence, PSP, Palm Machine may in the near future will become a noun, a memory, exit the stage of history. Follow the historical tide, we take the PSP to leave our exclusive memories, experience the smartphone brings us new shock and new wonderful.