Sony Computer Entertainment of America had previously said 1 million PSPs would be manufactured for North America by March 31, but it acknowledged many of those units would be spread around the supply chain, from factories to distribution to warehouses.
The PSP launched in Japan last December and remains in extremely limited supply there, having shipped nearly 1.2 million units to date. Sony maintained its forecast for shipping 3 million PSPs worldwide by the end of its fiscal year in March.
The PSP will retail for $249 at launch in a bundle with a number of accessories and the movie “Spider-Man 2” on UMD, a new disc format developed specifically for the PSP.
“We believe that this device will be hot, will be in demand, in short supply, and generate interest in overall handheld gaming,” American Technology Research analyst P.J. McNealy said in a note.
Source: Reuters
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