in early PSP titles.But cost for the system, which is expected to exceed the $250 MSRP of rival portable Nintendo 3DS, remains a concern. "An initially high price point could limit the market opportunity for NGP, since Sony continues to NBA Live Mobile Coins balance profitability goals with unit sales," says Sebastian."Nonetheless, [Sony's] management indicated that it is mindful of pricing lessons learned from the PS3 launch (high price limited sales)," he adds. "However, the company is committed to both overall
and market share."Sony Computer Entertainment America's president and CEO Jack Tretton, though, recently argued that consumers are now used to Buy Revelation Online Imperial Coins paying hundreds of dollars for portable gadgets, and that high prices will not doom a platform: "Something that's pricey will ultimately find its audience if there's enough value there."Beyond pricing, LCM sees other obstacles for the NGP's launch. "We still have some concern over the non-gaming app deficit (e.g. portable navigation apps) vs.
, which could limit mass market adoption of a high-end game centric device," says Sebastian.He continues, "We also believe that the longer term refresh rates for the NGP, as well as the 3DS, are likely to lead to hardware deficits when compared with smartphones which have more rapid innovation and release cycles and also benefit from economies of scale".Looking to Sony's portable strategy with PlayStation Suite, the analyst predicts that if more devices like the Xperia Play are made available
support for the new framework, and if the title selection expands in size and has differentiated quality, it could offer "a unique gaming proposition on smartphones.""Some of [the Xperia Play's] success might conceivably come at the expense of mmogo an NGP," warns Sebastian. "One noted criticism of the Xperia Play is that as the first product of its kind, it launched with only mid-range hardware specs. The NGP, on the other hand, should launch with industry-leading hardware."He also reviewed Sony's
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