PSP software support way down, recovery is likely
by Majed Athab 
{ Aug 5th 2008 at 9:00PM }
Does that mean we're on the cusps of a healthy and steady recovery? Possibly, as games like Dissidia: Final Fantasy and LocoRoco 2 are on the way this year, and future titles like Resistance: Retribution and The 3rd Birthday are also on the way. The report is a very good read; we suggest you check out the whole thing at Siliconera for an in-depth look.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Christopher @ Aug 5th 2008 9:35PM
It has been troubling, the lack of recent games to choose from. But we should also consider that the DS has only had a couple hundred more titles to choose from since the start. Considering the huge amount of shovelware the DS has been getting, this is no mean feat! SO with the PSP doing so well in Japan. we can at least expect the software numbers to pick up again. It will happen. It better. They've been saying it for damn long enough.
Kia @ Aug 6th 2008 2:23AM
The DS has been providing consistently high quality titles, unfortunately. There might be a mass of shovelware, but rare does a month go by where there isn't at least one DS game worth purchasing. The PSP cannot say the same.
required @ Aug 6th 2008 12:34PM
kia, in contrast to the DS, the PSP has been providing consistently high quality titles too, see metacritic via score:
http://www.metacritic.com/games/psp/scores/
http://www.metacritic.com/games/ds/scores/
and for amount of titles view those in alphabetical order as only games with 5 or more reviews are listed in score view
Jacksons @ Aug 5th 2008 9:48PM
I'm not worried.
Christopher @ Aug 5th 2008 11:27PM
Another point too. We had a peak in 2006. It takes 2-3 years to develop a top tier game as well. PSP came out on 04. I wouldn't be surprised if we see another peak in 09.
lonesomefolly @ Aug 6th 2008 12:18AM
locoroco sucked ass.
RPGTyrant @ Aug 6th 2008 6:08AM
Wow that put a lot forward into this, your personal opinion about one game was worthwhile for everyone to read. /sarcasm
lonesomefolly @ Aug 9th 2008 11:14AM
Wow that put a lot forward into this, your personal opinion about what I said was worthwhile for everyone to read.
Hypocritical douche bag.
Virtuous @ Aug 6th 2008 10:29AM
Too many developers got burned when their PSP titles sold poorly. As a result many PSP developers drastically cut back their PSP support. I think 2009 will be much like this year. Sony botched the PS/3 and now they've managed to botch the PSP.