Dutch Retailer 'Nedgame' Refuse To Stock PSP Go - News
by VGChartz Staff , posted on 16 September 2009 / 2,256 Views
Dutch retailer, Nedgame, has decided to not stock the upcoming PSP Go due to a number of different reasons. Roughly translated, the company's website claims that the main drawbacks of the PSP Go are as follows:
- Much higher price compared to PSP 3000 Model.
- Downloadable games only, sets higher prices and less choices for consumers.
- No possibility of swapping or selling games.
- No possibility of selling games cheaper with "Budgetbak".
- Not possible to import games.
- If you sell the PSP Go, your virtual games will be almost worthless.
- We see this as a very bad choice for both the consumer, and the retailer"
Is this just a one-off? Or will more and more retailers across Europe and the rest of the world see the PSP Go the way that retailer Nedgame see it?
PSP Go will be releasing October 1st.
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These guys are a bit transparent. Clearly what bothers them is how it effects their business. Like stof said, that's not a bad thing, but it's highly disingenuous. If they thought they stood to make significant money of of the PSPGo they wouldn't compain at all.
Ow come on, this is a very small retailer. It relies purely on game-sales but the psp has never been big in that market.
It also tries to state that they're doing it because they feel the gamer should have a choice...?
Well then, what choices do we have at nedgame?
stop making the ipod touch comparison.
It doesn't work because there isn't also a version of the ipod touch that playes physical media you can buy in stores. I'm inclined to think that the lack of going to the store to buy software is the largest of the motivations in this decision. And that's ok. They're perfectly in their rights to not sell a product that they feel would lead to decreased business.
If they take the ipod touch off the shelves, they don't drum up more business from people buying the ipod3000 and then buying games for it.
@Barozi
Here in Spain no one has complain...yet
Sounds like they don't want it because they can't make any money off of selling it's games or buying the games back used for pennies and re-selling them for a ripoff price.
Makes a lot of sense. Digital distribution only is a bad, bad idea.
all sound reasons
Lmao
When will retailers stop selling Itouch/iphone and zuneHD.
This retailer is lying:
YOU LIE
Much higher price compared to PSP 3000 Model.
(launch price,new model, 16GB, slim, demand)
Downloadable games only, sets higher prices and less choices for consumers.
(they are cheaper, you share with friends and the physical choice still available with the psp 3000, so when they don't sell the pspgo they diminishing consumer choice)
No possibility of swapping or selling games.If you sell the PSP Go, your virtual games will be almost worthless.
(5 games per purchase, PSN amazing exclusive feature) ( games on pspgo still work for the people that buy)
Not possible to import games.
Psp3000 also had region lock.
Sooooo.... that means they'd also refuse to sell the iPod touch?
Well, I have to agree with what they are saying, but its one of the worst thing coming from a retailer ive ever seen. I mean if someone want to buy a PSPGO he will buy it anyway, from another retailer. Its better to have something than nothing. I dont get this move at all, theres prolly something else they dont wanna tell us.
Makes sense, especially that it cuts into their PSP 3000 Model sales
Uh-oh...
At least they're still stocking the PSP3000 i guess, not all bad.
I agree with the retailer; there are no games you can sell that go along with it, plus it's the same price when the original PSP was released. There seems there could be no profit or benifit for the retailer with this system.
Sorry, that's my take and opinion. Not saying it is a bad product, but this is the reason why I don't like Sony's marketing (inflated product prices when you can get something of equal value for the same price; PSP3000; or an X360 instead of the PS3 when the PS3 was released, but not currently now).
And that's why digital distribution only is a bad idea.
as far as i am aware, game retailers make very little profit on their console sales and much larger profit on software sales. if that is true then retailers look to lose money by not being able to sell games with the new systems they sell due to digital distribution being the only option on the psp go
I think they mostly refuse to sell it because it poses a threat to selling used games.
I was going to get a PSP go for PS1 classics but considering Sony only releases Disney PS1 games in Europe to hell with that. After reading some of the points in that article I can see how Digital download is a very bad thing
are not all your download backed up?? so if you want to dl it again using the same account you can
Isn't there a Spanish retailer which is doing the same ?
It kind of makes sense
No Go?
The only reason they aren't stocking it is because it poses a threat to their software sales.
The rest of it is just them trying to justify it.
If this store's sell the iPod Touch, I would hope they would pulls that from there shevles as well. Or I hope sony decides to ship games to them on release date instead of a few days prior.
Retailers refusing to stock a product probably because of no more trade in games is extremly lame.
