Report: PSP outselling Vita 2-to-1

by Steve Watts, Aug 20, 2012 12:30pm PDT

Related Topics – Sony, PlayStation Portable, Vita

Vita sales have never really taken off, even as Sony insists it's too early to cut the price. In fact, based on figures provided by Sony, it appears their last-generation handheld, PSP, is still outselling the Vita by more than a 2-to-1 margin.

CVG reports that the Vita sold about 400,000 units worldwide in the financial quarter between April and June of this year. Sony told investors that the two platforms combined sold about 1.4 million units during the quarter, which means the PSP itself sold one million units.

Keep in mind, these sales are for the most recent quarter, not a comparison of the PSP at the same point in its lifespan. The older system has a significant price advantage over the Vita now, not to mention a pretty hefty library of relatively cheap games.

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Steve Watts posted a new article, Report: PSP outselling Vita 2-to-1.

The PSP is still outselling the Vita by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a report extrapolated from various Sony figures.

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The PSP is still outselling the Vita by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a report extrapolated from various Sony figures. : Shacknews
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  Man that's brutal. Poor Vita. Looks cool, but with phones and pads, dedicated portable gaming is one th... : pigvomit
- lol :( : Milleh
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  Wasn't there a time when the PS2 was outselling the PS3? Or am I remembering the sales being lower but s... : DinK
  - Yeah, when the PS3 just came out and cost $600. : pigvomit
- i wanted this thing to do well. i loved my PSP, way more than my DS. oh well. : vitek r
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  I hope the Vita can sell enough to make it viable. I think the bubble has to burst with touch screen gam... : bobbyknc
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    There's a lot of things I like about the Vita, but the few things that annoy me are enough to keep me fro... : sevogajre
    - Yea, the flash card stuff is pure stupidity on their part. : Milleh
- Oh fuck no! Gonna get my moneyhats and go to gamestop and get me a vita, pronto. : Volatus32x
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  This is depressing because the Vita is such a great piece of gaming hardware. The screen is gorgeous and responsive and the controls are great. It's stuck in the unfortunately circular situation of people not buying it because there "aren't any games" (I disagree but whatever), and developers aren't developing because the user base is too small. Sony seems to be bleeding too much money in general to be able to fully invest the amount needed to really give it the kickstart it deserves.
  
  Oh, and it doesn't help that the Internet is filled with so much anti-fanboyism for the Vita and Sony in general it kind of blows my mind. I don't even know WTF happened to their public image, it's not like they're EA or something.
  
  Just makes me sad man, it's like watching the death of good gaming. People complain about no new consoles or games but when something new and good comes out they don't buy it and it bombs. What's gonna happen when next-gen finally comes out and the X720 or PS4 or whatever retails for $500-$600 at launch? I don't get it man, people drop $700 on a new iPad without blinking an eye even though they own the previous gen and it's only a marginal upgrade... marketing works I guess?
  
  Tag: rant, doom and gloom, death of gaming, etc etc
  
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  This is depressing because the Vita is such a great piece of gaming hardware. The screen is gorgeous and : dpgagnon
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    I'd totally buy it considering they have a large PSP library available. I won't, though, because Sony fo... : Volatus32x
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      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm one of those few "suckers" that kept buying PSP games until the very end. If So... : sevogajre
      
      That would require Sony as an organization to admit that their launch software lineup is weak though, whi... : ughhhhhhh
    - I had that concern, but after getting the Vita I find that I don't miss the PSP games at all. I only pla... : Proven28
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  Vita = 2.2 million units worldwide; 3DS = 19 million worldwide. Even when granting the one year head-sta... : pgharavi
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    I think the Wii has taught us that sales numbers don't necessary mean much. Not that I'm saying the 3D... : cetra00
    - Not that I'm saying the 3DS will go down the same route but I think user ecosystem seems more important t : derelict515
- There aren't any games...that is why it has been a waste of money. I can't see how you can say that is n... : Ballisticon
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  I really feel like all the vita needs is a couple more fantastic games and a price cut. They are fucking ... : TheVietSpecial
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    i just saw this list on IGN: Upcoming high-profile Vita titles include Call of Duty: Black Ops Declass... : dantastic
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      I want that Dust game on Vita. No, need. I love me a good metroidvania game, and the Vita is the perfect ... : Ebu
      
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      are there any good PSP ones i could grab? : dantastic
      
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      None that I've found so far. I'd love an answer to this one, also. :/ : Ebu
      
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      All the PSP games I bought for the Vita: Disgaea Disgaea 2 Prinny : So you want to be the hero Prinny 2:... : Alpha Geist
      
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      I put about 150 hours into Disgaea 1. I have intentionally avoided Disgaea 3 because I know what it'll d... : Ebu
      
      I just finished Cycle 1 and am on the Epilogue. I haven't even started Cycle 2 yet as I'm leveling my cha... : Alpha Geist
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      Also Persona 4: The Golden, which may not be quite as high-profile, but will likely be a system-seller fo... : genom
      
      I'm there with you. Sony needs to provide more incentive to PSP developers to make Vita games. They also ... : RowjinZee
  - There's 4 things the Vita needs to be successful. 1) A new iteration that abolishes the new memory ca... : CheesePlatter
- Viva La UMD! : CaptainThunderpants
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  I was going to laugh but... what are Nintendo figures like? How long did the GBA SP outsell the DS? Did t... : Schnapple
  - Cursory googling suggests that the GBA outsold the DS for less than year after its release and the DS sti... : eoladis
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  The PSP is beating the pants off of Vita because it is truly the best deal in gaming right now. PSP 3000... : loc nar
- The more interesting comparison seems to be one I saw on Engadget compared to the 3DS. At a similar point... : derelict515
- Wouldnt have anything to do with being able to put MAME on it or nothing. :) : Wolfanoz
- I just want Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep to be available from the PSP store. :( : Alpha Geist
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  It's a pointless comparison. Sony has acknowledged how much of a double edge sword it is with the PSP... : sticktastic
  - More pirated than the DS? Because man, the DS... is really easy. Not that I would know, well actually I w... : dpgagnon
  - This, plus the ridiculous prices of PS Vita games, I know many people who held off buying one because of ... : hanged_man
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  sony just emailed me this link: http://au.playstation.com/psp-e1000/ : radula
  - Weird, first time hearing about that. Second Google result: http://www.geek.com/articles/games/sony-annou... : dpgagnon
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  Allow me to transfer ALL my UMD's the the Vita and you have a sell. : mrnails
  - This would be a huge issue for me, except that I only own one UMD, and it's not one I even care all that ... : Ebu

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