Increased productivity: More PSPs sold in UK after price cut

[Raven]

Originally Posted by qj.net

"Increased productivity!" sounds like a battle cry many salarymen can live with. Thankfully, it's also the battle cry of [Only registered users can see links. ]'s UK execs, who are seeing more PSPs sold in the UK as a result of their [Only registered users can see links. ].

Since taking 20 off, the PSP's price, there's been a resurgence in PSP buying, with a 60 increase in sales during the opening weekend. Accordingly, Sony's [Only registered users can see links. ] to keep on coming with the increase of PlayStation Portable units sold, especially with the arrival of new video games into the European market.

Said Andrew Howsen, Sony's sales director, of the recent turnaround, "The price realignment was about passing on manufacturing cost savings to customers. This new price point opens up a new wave of consumers to the PSP experience." As long as the good games keep on coming, let the good times roll.

[Bex]

Wow, i knew the PSP price reduction, would gain a lil interest, boost sales a bit, but, this is great news. More PSP owners ftw

[Momma Bear]

They are $169 here in the US. I was thinking about going legit and buying a new one. That price drop really makes it seem more worth buying. But then again so did altering the firmwares and running homebrew. So I don't know we shall see.