Sony's PSP2/NGP Unlikely To Have Mass Market Appeal According To Analysts

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Despite having a track record slightly better than a magic 8-Ball’s, analyst predictions continue to be trotted out with every opportunity, perhaps if for no better reason than that they’re so easily mockable. And the launch of the PSP 2′s twin brother, the NGP, is huge enough to attract a range of analyst opinions.

“While clearly differentiated from the more casual games that have made the iPhone a phenomenal success as a videogame platform, it remains unclear whether there is mass market potential for high-end portable games. We note that Sony’s PSP did not meet initial sales expectations despite offering the highest quality graphics on a portable device at that time.” said Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian.

“It’s a pretty impressive device,” Michael Pachter weighed in. “There is a lot to like, and Sony has a huge library of content. The device looks pretty powerful, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see some pretty sophisticated games, and the 3G capability and relationship with Android means we’ll see a ton of Android apps on the device as well.” And because it’s easy to mock without throwing your own hat in the ring, I’ll just offer up my own little analysis.

Since it’s the only device with even an outside chance of offering a portable and complete console-level experience and PS3 games are so easy to port we’ll be seeing a steady influx of games on the thing and I wouldn’t be surprised if it does slightly better than the 3DS. As for one handheld decisively winning over another, for those of you still living in 2001, that just doesn’t happen anymore. Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go erase some emails to make room for all the analyst job offers coming.