Leading indie retailer says PSPgo will 'fail miserably'

Its failure will put off others from entering the digital space.

Don McCabe, managing director of the UK's largest independent video games chain, Chips, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he fully expects Sony's newly launched PSPgo to "fail miserably".

"My own personal opinion is that it's a no-go. I've been to a number of presentations to see if there's anything there and I don't feel it'll go anywhere to be honest.

"I'm 99.9 per cent sure it's going to fail miserably, in which case it's going to put back other potential people coming into that digital space."

Sony is yet to reveal sales figures for the PSPgo, thus far only stating that sales have been in-line with expectations.

Despite his negativity towards the PSPgo, McCabe believes the transition to digital distribution will eventually happen.

"It's going to come, no matter what, but a very small amount of people are actually going to go on to make any money out of it. One or two will make serious money and they'll be held up as 'you too can do this'. Whenever you see anyone producing fantastic figures, just ask them how much they actually made from it," concluded McCabe.

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