Digital software prices slashed ahead of key weekend at UK retail
A routine Bank Holiday sale or an effort to encourage struggling hardware sales – call it what you want, but PSPgo owners old and new will be greeted with some significant discounts the next time they log into the PSN Store.
Several high-profile titles have seen their prices slashed on the service, including the likes of God of War (down from £14.99 to £7.99), GTA Chinatown Wars (£29.99 to £14.99), FIFA 10 (£29.99 to £15.99), Tekken 6 (£31.99 to £15.99) Need for Speed: Shift (£29.99 to £15.99) and Gran Turismo (£17.99 to £13.99).
Permanent price reduction have also been made to a number of games, including many from EA, such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 which drops from £29.99 to £15.99.
One of the main criticisms of the PSPgo to date has been the price of its software downloads, which compared to those available on the High Street – and particularly to pre-owned prices – are generally much higher.
Whether the price cuts can deliver the sort of hardware sales boost all platform holders look for over a Bank Holiday weekend in the UK is the obvious question to ask.
Here’s the list of discounts in full:
PSP Favourites (Available until the 15th of April)
*LittleBigPlanet (was – £19.99/€34.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
* Gran Turismo (was – £19.99/€34.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
* Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (was – £19.99/€34.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
* MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (was – £19.99/€34.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
* Ghostbusters (was – £14.99/€24.99 now – £9.99/€12.99)
* God of War: Chains of Olympus (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
* FIFA 10 (was – £29.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (was – £29.99/€34.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
* Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (was – £13.99/€17.99 now – £8.69/€10.99)
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (was – £13.99/€17.99 now – £8.69/€10.99)
* Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
* Tekken 6 (was – £31.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* F1 2009 (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
* Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (was £31.99/€39.99 now £15.99€19.99)
* Need for Speed: Shift (was – £29.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (was – £29.99/€34.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
* Colin McRae DiRT 2 (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
* Beaterator (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £7.19/€8.99)
* Football Manager Handheld 2010 (was – £29.99/€34.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
Permanent Price Reductions
* FIFA 09(PSP) (was – £29.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* Need for Speed: Pro Street(PSP) (was – £17.99/€21.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10(PSP) (was – £29.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* Madden NFL 10(PSP) (was – £29.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* NBA Live 10(PSP) (was – £29.99/€39.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* Burnout Dominator(PSP) (was – £17.99/€21.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
* Marvel Super Hero Squad(PSP) (was – £29.99/€34.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
* WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010(PSP) (was – £31.99/€39.99 now – £23.99/€29.99)