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While an official price for the PSP 2 (NGP) won’t appear from Sony for a while, we’re bound to get hints over the next few months as Sony shares details with its partners and retailers. One such hint has just appeared by way of a survey publisher Ubisoft commissioned.
The survey was run by a research company called Toluna and is specifically aimed at gamers and the forthcoming gaming handheld. From what we gather it was trying to gauge interest in the new device, but did ask questions about price and hinted at what Sony’s new portable entertainment center is expected to sell for.
Specifically, the survey states that the price of the PSP 2 3G is expected to be $350, while the Wi-Fi only version is considerably cheaper at $250. They can only be speculative, but possibly informed price points, in which case the PSP 2 could appear for the same price as the 3DS. If that’s the case is 3DS expensive or PSP 2 cheap?
Based on the spec and feature list of the PSP 2, a $250 price point sounds like a bargain to us. It also works in Sony’s favor not only because it matches the 3DS on price, but also because it undercuts the 32GB version of the iPod touch by $50. While some may not class those two devices as operating in the same market, you can bet Sony (and Nintendo) are keeping a close eye on Apple and the App Store as a threat to their mobile gaming revenue streams.
The PSP 2 has no official release date, but it has been suggested November 11 will be the date of the U.S. or European launch, and it could arrive in the West before Japan. For those wanting a Sony handheld now, you’ll be pleased to know that the PSP price was dropped to just $129.99 at the end of last month.
