Sony makes price drop official; adds Daxter and Syphon Filter to Greatest Hits
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Apr 3rd 2007 at 10:00AM }
According to the press release, "We have always been passionate about making great entertainment accessible to everyone, and the new price for PSP, as well as the continued growth of the 'Greatest Hits' library, reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting and expanding the PSP community," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "We are pleased that we are able to engineer savings for the consumer at this stage of PSP's lifecycle, allowing more individuals to experience PSP for the first time. In particular, we have recently seen a steady rise in the number of teens adopting PSP as their primary handheld entertainment system, and we expect the new price will accelerate that trend."
Sony also reminds players that the future of PSP is quite bright, especially with the upcoming God of War: "Ready At Dawn couldn't be more pleased with our success bringing Daxter to the PSP platform last year, and now we have another opportunity to blow away expectations of what a developer can accomplish on a portable when Kratos hits the 'small screen' in God of War," said Didier Malenfant, co-founder and president, Ready At Dawn Studios. "PSP is an ideal platform for us to work on because we have a high level of freedom to be creative, and we can deliver gameplay experiences that rival ones you'd get from a computer entertainment system."
[Update: According to Engadget, the PSP Entertainment Pack will also receive a $30 cut, from $250 to $220.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jay @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:59AM
awesome, now i'll finally pick up Daxter. But is it 19.99 or 24.99?
Andrew Yoon @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:12AM
Greatest Hits games are $19.99.
Joe @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:31AM
I think it is great to see some of the best games for only 20. But I wish there was more then just two. I own both of these games. I hope that may be these are just only first party games that will sell for 20 and there will be more Greatest Hits from Third Party's.
PSP996 @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:16AM
Does the price drop on the core packs apply to Canadians? Or is it just the US?
Alien @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:44AM
Thats awesome news , finally we will see some sales rising to :D
bxbailey @ Apr 3rd 2007 12:25PM
I don't get why they haven't released any new colors in the US?
Colin @ Apr 3rd 2007 12:45PM
@PSP996
We can already get the Core for $198 CDN which is $171 USD at Walmart and RCSS.
No official announcement from Sony Canada has been made.
mjallemand @ Apr 3rd 2007 1:42PM
Here's hoping that with Daxter only the wrapper has the red bar.
PSP996 @ Apr 3rd 2007 2:13PM
Thanks
I'm still waiting for my local Bestbuy though, they sold out of 4gb sandisk memory sticks too. :(
Tristan @ Apr 3rd 2007 2:32PM
THe addition of two games is really "expanding" the number of greatest hits.
Colin @ Apr 3rd 2007 3:26PM
@PSP996
Just get BestBuy to price match at 105% so you'll be at $229-198=$31*.05=~1.50 BB should be getting the PSP into your hands for $196.50. Checkout redflagdeals.com forums to find out who is running a good price on memory sticks.
daniel @ Apr 3rd 2007 3:41PM
is that daxter game a good game?????
txa1265 @ Apr 3rd 2007 4:57PM
Re #12: Yes, Daxter is a *VERY* good game, and a real bargain at $20! And Syphon Filter is THE best handheld story-based shooter, period!
Oh, wait ... the PSP has NO good games, my mistake! :D
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Apr 3rd 2007 5:26PM
Thank god! I wanted Daxter for so long but it's always been priced at $40 wherever I see it. Now I can finally afford it =D
Also: Do you think this is the first step in making this 'The Year of The PSP'? I do.
TwoLOUD @ Apr 4th 2007 10:40AM
Good news about Syphon Filter. Im picking it up asap.