Sony: iPAD is Not a Threat to Us

Apple iPad (NJ.com)

TU - Apple has just introduced a tablet computer, iPad. Although one of the functions offered by iPad is gaming, Sony has pleaded not daunted by it.

Instead of worrying if the share of its market share eaten away Apple iPad, a giant of this game just hoping to reap a profit from the presence of these devices.

Sony assess iPad will only be the 'warm up' for gamers, before they finally tasted the real game on the PSP console made ​​by Sony.

"Apple waterfall into the realm of portable gaming has a positive impact on Sony. When people want a richer gaming consoles, they will choose the PSP," said John Koller, Sony director of hardware marketing, as quoted by TU from WSJ, Thursday (28 / 1 / 2010).

Koller Confidence refers to previous experience, that when Apple's iPhone, which also spawned one of the target is a gamer. At that time the PSP handheld sales jumped significantly. So his hopes, when iPad participate tasting gaming market, Sony's profits will go up.

According to research firm, NPD, sales of the Sony PSP is more than tripled since the arrival of the iPhone. Research firm IDC forecast, this year Apple will ship four million iPad worldwide.