The sharp screen on the paperback-sized video game device has won over movie fans, fortifying a solid debut though not a runaway success along the lines of Apple Computer Inc.‘s (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) iPods.
Analysts predict that the PSP‘s‘s success.
Sony Computer Entertainment America President and Chief Executive Kaz Hirai told Reuters in October the company‘s goal is to double its install base by selling between 2.5 million and 3 million additional PSPs in North America by year end.
"We‘re mapping to that forecast ... We‘ 0.
"The PSP is for an older audience, the content is definitely for an older market," said IDC video game analyst Schelley Olhava.
Nintendo Co Ltd‘s (7974.OS) Nintendo DS (0) is the PSP‘s closest rival, although it targets a younger and more female market. Now in its second holiday season, the DS has sold 2.7 million units in the United States as of the end of November, according to NPD Funworld. The PSP‘s‘s Universal Media Disc at the same time.
Underscoring the "adult" market for the PSP -- as well as pornography‘s role in early technology adoption -- Playboy.com offers video and picture downloads for the PSP. Numerous other Internet sites also offer porn downloads.
Sony, which has sold nearly 30 million of its market-leading PlayStation 2‘re really looking at our target as urban nomads," said Sony‘s.‘s (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) new Xbox..
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