GDC 2007: very few PSP owners have a DS

[Bex]

Originally Posted by qj.net

[Only registered users can see links. ]'s [Only registered users can see links. ], Senior Marketing Manager, revealed during the blogging panel held at the Game Developers Conference 2007 that according to research only eleven to fourteen percent of PSP owners have a DS. This despite the fact that "[Only registered users can see links. ]"

This basically underscores the sentiment that despite game-centric opinion, Sony's handheld device is definitely targeting a different market from Nintendo. Koller says: "We're not just competing against Nintendo." Okay, so just what exactly does the PSP have to compete with then? Well, there's the Zune, there's the iPod, and the iPhone (that will supposedly have games from EA), and a whole assortment of other multimedia devices.

So given this statistic, what's Sony's plan to help the PSP along? Koller hints that the XMB will be a bit more robust in the coming months. PlayStation Home [Only registered users can see links. ]?

11 to 14 percent
Actually, not all that surprised, a lot of the PSP owners I've come across on forums, often diss the DS so much :eek:

I've got a PSP and a DS Light - any other PSP owners with DS's? Or wanting a DS anyway?

[Gurly]

Im a PSP owner with a stronge urge to buy a DSL

You are right. Many PSP owners are, or seem to be, anti-DS. Ive seen that too. I think there are so many positives to each system that its wrong to critisize either. They are both great. I will buy a DSL!

[QueenB]

I dont have a DS. I do have a PSP, of course, but I never wanted a DS. Doesnt mean I look down on them, it just isnt my kind of gaming.

Maybe it comes down to cost too - either or, cant afford both?

[Bunni]

It does come down to cost I think.

I had to make a choice between a PSP or a DS, and I chose the PSP, but, I would love to get a DS if I could.
And I may in the future, but, not right now.

Have the done the same for PS2 and xbox owners?