GameStop begins phasing out PSP

You've had a good run, PSP. Seven years after its launch, it appears the platform is slowly retiring. GameStop is removing inventory from 25% of its stores.

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You've had a good run, PSP. Seven years after its launch, it appears the platform is slowly retiring. While new PSP games still occasionally come out, it's clear that many gamers have moved on to new devices, including the Vita. To match the quieting demand for PSP games, GameStop is removing inventory from 25% of its stores.

"The consolidation is occurring to maximize the merchandising space in the smallest 25% of stores," a GameStop representative told Kotaku. "It will also provide a greater assortment in those stores that will continue to carry the category."

PSP will still be offered at the bigger GameStop stores, as well as online. While the PSP is far from being dead, this is definitely a sure sign that the platform is fading away.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    May 11, 2012 4:00 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, GameStop begins phasing out PSP.

    You've had a good run, PSP. Seven years after its launch, it appears the platform is slowly retiring. GameStop is removing inventory from 25% of its stores.

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      May 11, 2012 4:27 PM

      now is the time to find some bargains to complete my psp library i guess

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        May 11, 2012 4:41 PM

        There are some gems to be had out there. I wonder if I can find Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble?

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      May 11, 2012 10:15 PM

      If Sony cared about making money for companies they would have made the vita compatible with the psp games. Instead they just blame piracy, it's always piracy.

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        May 12, 2012 6:13 AM

        Vita failed before it even launched. Sony is out of touch for the last two generations and doesn't show it can learn from self inflicted wounds.

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