Sony unflustered by PSP Go pricing

News - House admits sales might be greater at lower point, though

Speaking at E3, new SCEE boss Andrew House has been discussing the somewhat high pricing of the new PSP Go handheld, which is actually more pricey than the current PSP 3000 model.

"If it's cheaper would we sell more? The answer would probably be yes," the big cheese admitted on Destructoid.

"I think on PlayStation 3, and the potential with an extension of PSP, we've got an opportunity to go even further on that. The overall value proposition which, by the way, European consumers get very, very well, I don't think they are as price driven as other markets.

"So the overall value proposition is really strong and trends towards that lifecycle. And then you've got for the first time a networked community for the business and the strength that implies. That's a huge factor in retaining people for a longer lifecycle with the product they have, because now they've bought into not just a packaged media relationship with games, but they've bought into a community that they're sharing with people and they're interacting with."

The PSP Go is out later this year and will cost 249 Euro / USD.