From the moment it was unveiled at E3 2009, critics called the PSP GO a missed opportunity for Sony. The refresh of the portable PlayStation device lacked a UMD drive, so you have to download all your games. So much for backwards-compatibility. The screen is also smaller than the previous models, sizing up at 3.8 inches.

In Japan last week which is the biggest video game market in the word Sony was only able to sell 1,275 units of the PSP Go according to Tokyo-based research firm Media Create. The Nintendo DS Lite (not the DSi or the XL) found 4,316 buyers in the same time frame. The regular PSP (the best portable gaming device ever in my opinion), on the other hand, was the No. 1 console, selling 64,808 units in that week. One Sony source said that Sony was considering the integration of the PSP Go into a new slate type device which will allow the Japanese Company to compete with Apple in the gaming market. he best-selling software title was BioShock2 for the Xbox 360.

In January the Xbox 360 sold 333k units, a 7 percent year-over-year gain. Last month, Microsoft sold 422k units, an 8 percent year-over-year gain, or further indication the system's making small if steady gains. On the other hand, Sony sold 277k units in January (+36%) and 360k units in February (+30%), much larger year-over-year- gains, though you could argue that's because Sony's had nowhere but up to go after years of depressing monthly numbers. In an email, Microsoft called February 2010 its "biggest February in Xbox 360 history" and attributed that to "a stellar portfolio of exclusive blockbuster games, a fresh pipeline of new content on Xbox LIVE and high anticipation for controller-free gaming and entertainment with 'Project Natal' for Xbox 360." Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business COO Dennis Durkin believes February's NPD results indicate 2010 will be the company's "biggest...and best...in Xbox history."

News has also emerged that Sony is considering either killing off or relaunching their new PSP Go which has been described as "the biggest failure in recent video gaming history". via Smarthouse