PSP Games should not cost that much!

During my lunch-break today, as with most days, I stopped off at my nearby Best Buy to see what was out. As I was browsing through the Videogame section I tried out the MLB 09: The Show for the PSP (btw, fun but what the heck is up with the 2 minute loading time). When I walked back to see how much the game cost, I was shocked to discover that Best Buy was selling the game for 49.99.

I understand that the Canadian dollar isn't as close as it was before but there is absolutely no excuse for a game on the PSP to cost more than 39.99 and even that price is steep. PlayStation 2 games retail for less than the PSP and we know how sucessful that system is and how well it currently sells.
It was not the only game that had a high price point; Resistance: Retribution was 44.99, the DragonBall Movie-Tin was also priced at 49.99. One surprise though was that LocoRoco 2, was only 19.99, compared to the 24.99 it was since its original release.

With the PSP apparently going UMD less with the rumored announcement of the PSP GO! the price of PSP games need to be dropped right now to help boost sales of the current 3000 models on store shelves. Using Best Buy as an Example, they are now storing the units in the open, no longer keeping them behind locked glass, so it looks like they could care less about the unit.

That brings me to another point, specifically the release of Patapon 2. With Patapon 2 being a Download only title, I have some worries about the actual size of the game. From what I've ready from those who have downloaded the review copy that the size is 380 megs (or there abouts). If you are like me and your Memory stick is a 1gig one, you'll have to upgrade. Memory Sticks for Sony Units are not cheap. While an SD card 2 gig is 15.99, a 2 Gig Memory Stick Pro Duo is 24.99. If more games are going to be UMDless, this price needs to drop since we will need to buy larger memory sticks to hold the games. Yes this is a trial run, but I feel it will be a success and I don't want to have to buy an expensive memory unit in order to enjoy my games.