Wed, Oct 07, 2009 | 22:43 BST
SCEA: Publishers are to blame for high cost of PSP Minis
SCEA’s Eric Lempel has told Joystiq that Mini pricing for PSPgo rests solely in the hands of the publisher – that’s why you will find some games listed whose iPhone counterpart (Hero of Sparta) may be cheaper.
“As far as pricing goes, the publisher of the title sets the pricing,” he said. “I think they have to carefully price their content. Minis was intended to be something a little different and we wanted to see a lot of different types of content through minis.
“If it’s not priced correctly, consumers may be turned off at the proposition and say ‘I’d rather just go for this kind of stuff instead of minis.’”
Maybe after the newness of Minis wear off some publishers will come to their senses.
More through the link.
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Posted in: PSPgo, Publishers, Sony
Tags: eric lempel, psp minis
8 comments
#1
Hunam
07/10/09, 10:46 pm
This is going to work out well. I’m sure they’ll love Sony’s blame shifting tactics and lower their price right away!
#2
freedoms_stain
07/10/09, 10:49 pm
If they’re all that worried about it why don’t they impose a max charge?
#3
Michael O'Connor
07/10/09, 11:02 pm
“It’s everyone else’s fault our stuff is shit.”
LOL
#4
CircleOfFire
08/10/09, 12:50 am
I don’t see how this is blame shifting when they’re stating fact.
Oh I forgot this is the internet.
#5
CircleOfFire
08/10/09, 12:53 am
Also note that VG247 added the use of the word blame, even the origin article doesn’t use it…
#6
Hunam
08/10/09, 2:44 am
“I don’t see how this is blame shifting when they’re stating fact.
Oh I forgot this is the internet.”
Yes, It is the internet, just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true. This applies to people like us and Sony….
“Also note that VG247 added the use of the word blame, even the origin article doesn’t use it…”
Just because they don’t say the word blame doesn’t mean it’s not implied. They were asked why they were so expensive and they said it was down to the publishers, which is them blaming the publisher for the price criticism.
#7
JasperLoons
08/10/09, 3:08 am
“Just because they don’t say the word blame doesn’t mean it’s not implied. They were asked why they were so expensive and they said it was down to the publishers, which is them blaming the publisher for the price criticism.”
… so you’re suggesting they should have lied? Yeah, let’s all bash Sony because they answered the question they were asked. And so what if they are pushing the publishers to make them cheaper when everyone expected them to be?
#8
Hunam
08/10/09, 12:29 pm
My first point was that they very well could be lying in the first place.