During the Q&A session of the conference call following GameStop's Q2 fiscal results, the retailer was asked how it feels about the launch of Sony's PSP Go this October. SCEA's Eric Lempel told IndustryGamers back in June that retailers have actually been "embracing" PSP Go, and it would appear Lempel wasn't kidding.
GameStop's Tony Bartel, EVP of Merchandising and Marketing, said on the call: "On the PSP Go, we're excited to be carrying that for a couple reasons. We do participate in the downstream revenue via... points cards, and the good news is we hold a dominant market position in that category as it relates to digital downloads. We're very excited about selling the PSP Go, we're very excited to be reserving it, reserves have been picking up, and we have a very clear roadmap on how we can drive profitability on the sell of games."
He added, "It will also be a strong driver to our trade-in process where you have people that will have UMD games that will no longer work on that platform, so that will fuel additional currency for GameStop."
