PSN Award winners announced – NGP price discussed
As part of Sony’s Spring Fever Week, the company has included the winners of the recent PSN Gamers’ Choice Award, where gamers voted for their favorite titles. Also, Sony talks a little about NGP’s pricing strategy.
The NGP’s price has remained a mystery ever since Sony announced the device a few months back. In a recent interview with PSM3 [via CVG], Jim Ryan SCEE VP, hinted that the NGP won’t be as expensive as everyone is predicting.
The device packs everything you can imagine with the hardware capable of outputting current gen graphics. Most analysts are predicting that the device may be as high as $400 to $500.
Ryan stated that the NGP will be “affordable” and that the price will be kept down to target the device to a broader audience. He stated, "Sony’s ambitions when it comes to installed base are considerable, so we’re not talking about the ultra-rich.”
Sony has indicated that the company won’t make the same mistake it did with the PS3’s initial pricing.
In other news, Sony has finally revealed the winners of the PSN Gamers’ Choice Award along with the complete list of updates to the store, including a demo for Mortal Kombat.
Here are the games voted by the PS3 community:
PSN Gamers’ Choice Award Winners (Spring Fever Week #1)
- Best PS3 Game: Castle Crashers (50% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers, ends 3/22)
- Best PSP Game: God of War: Ghost of Sparta (50% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers, ends 3/22
- Best PSN Exclusive Game: Dead Nation (50% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers, ends 3/22)
- Best Mini: Age of Zombies (50% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers, ends 3/22)
I was pretty close with my predictions –
Best PS3 DL Game: Castle Crashers
Best PSP DL Game: Valkyria Chronicles II (GOW: Ghost of Sparta close behind)
Best PS3/PSP Mini: Age of Zombies
Best PSN Exclusive Game: Dead Nation (Joe Danger close behind)
Do you agree with the winners?
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March 9th, 2011
Fuck.
I voted for Pac-Man
March 9th, 2011
I wish I had held off buying Dead Nation now. I’ve barely even played it since I bought at full-price.
March 9th, 2011
“Ryan stated that the NGP will be “affordable” and that the price will be kept down to target the device to a broader audience.”
When it comes to prices, I do not trust Sony at all. It took the PSP how many years to match the DS? The PSP Go– a system no one is buying– got a price cut for X-amount of days? Days???
Jury is still out though. If they can get them out for $200, the PSP2 will outsell the PS2 in 2 years.
But Sony’s idea of affordability is “What’s the competition’s price? OK, let’s sell $50 higher. What? It’s ONLY $50…”
Overpricing. It’s the Japanese mentality.
March 9th, 2011
The NGP looks to be worth at least $350.
March 9th, 2011
My guess is £250 to £300. .not sure what that is in $ but probably not far off $350 to $400
I’d like to get one, as I spend over 4 hours a day on the train. . I could really do with a good portable.
I did think about the DS cause as it has Settlers, age of empires, populous etc. .but the dammed screen is just too small.
March 9th, 2011
you can really expect the PSP2 to match the price of Nintendo’s handheld.
outdated specs vs specs a year (maybe 2) ahead of its time.
@Godless
That’s why I’m getting one.
March 9th, 2011
on topic:
I have all these f*’ing games except Ghost of Sparta. I was hoping to get Pac-Man at half price
March 9th, 2011
Hey Guys, PAX East is this weekend.
Hopefully we hear more about Twisted Metal.
will Microsoft announce any hardcore games?
March 9th, 2011
Yeah, they will Roca. Halo? It is called the art of milking Halo until it can’t be milked anymore. Every game that Microsoft has is coming out on the Ps3 with the exception of Halo and Gears Of War.
March 9th, 2011
Will they announce it this weekend or save it for E3?
they can’t afford to announce their games early in the year as they don’t have enough games for E3.
March 9th, 2011
Roca
There are a few games on XBOX LIVE at half price just now, pac man is one of them.
The dark side calls to you
March 9th, 2011
I have a a couple XBL game
-Fable II – download version
-a Puzzle game (I gorget the name)
-Ilomilo
March 9th, 2011
@capt
Psp games are developed fresh and are not 20 year old crap.
DS games are shity NES level of programming.
March 9th, 2011
Psn and minis sucks ass.
I get lots wilth plus and never play them.
I use plus for qore and the 60 minute demos.
March 9th, 2011
That’s funny. Some PSN games have been my favorite games this gen.
March 9th, 2011
ncaissie only enjoy blockbuster titles.
March 9th, 2011
Calling all Cars, Super StarDust HD, and Flower are awesome.
March 9th, 2011
my top games are:
-Super Stardust HD
-Fat Princess
-Trine
-Castle Crasher
-Flower
March 9th, 2011
Roca,
I love the blockbuster titles too buy I just play games that I enjoy like Bulletstorm. I am going to be getting Topspin 4, Killzone 3, and maybe Fight Night Champion next.
March 9th, 2011
I meant to say “titles from Blockbuster”
March 9th, 2011
They All feel 2 gens ago only HD.
Not my thing. It was when that was my only option though.
I recall the first time I used the ps1 controller. I was like, way to many buttons!
Now I can’t stand not using them.
March 9th, 2011
Lol funny. I use Rogers video.
March 9th, 2011
Btw my taxes are not what I expected. I thought I owed +$800 and I’m getting back that. So I’m getting my Ipad2 instead of the game.
March 9th, 2011
“Overpricing. It’s the Japanese mentality.”
Roca is right cap, 3DS and NGP are totally different product designs, the former with “affordable components” and the other with cutting edge components that cost more. 3DS will still outsell NGP, but Sony has their target demographic and the performance of the machine will justify the more expensive price.
March 9th, 2011
The software sells the DS. It is made for casual and kids.
Psp games take a long time to play like consol games. DS games are more like phone games.
March 10th, 2011
who needs a 3DS when you can just get this
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidemu.n64&feature=top-games
March 10th, 2011
I getting back $8,688 back. I thought I would get back 6K like last year.
I’m pretty psyched!
March 10th, 2011
Lol cool.
I had 20,000 in contracts and had to create a tax account with canada rev agency.