CNN is reporting that Sony PSP sales are steady, but not nearly as strong as the company had hoped for with only a few retailers actually being sold out.
“Only 50 of 150 retailers surveyed by American Technology Research reported sell-outs of the PlayStation Portable in its first week. Analyst P. J. McNealy described the launch as “solid but not spectacular”.
Of the 100 stores AmTech surveyed that were not sold out of PSPs, 15 reported having three units or less. Others reported higher levels, with some having as many as 100 in hand.
With sales of console games slowing as manufacturers prepare for the next generation of game hardware, the industry is counting on the handheld market to pick up much of the sales slack in calendar 2005. Most analysts expect U.S. software sales growth to be flat to up 5 percent this year. ”
Read more at CNN.com
Also at Washington Post
Source: Reuters
