Sony keeps double-dipping, but have gamers had enough?

Like the annoying party guest who takes a big, slobbering bite of celery before submerging it back in the bowl of dip, Sony seems to be getting greedy with its game releases. Not content with the massively successful sales numbers for hit titles Daxter and Wipeout Pulse on the PSP, the company announced to a French gaming website that it will be releasing the games once more on the PS2 for those who missed the handheld versions. The games will reportedly be hitting the home platform as early as this summer.

As PSP fanatics, we are unhappy with this policy for two reasons. First, it sends a message to potential PSP owners that they can hold off on buying the great handheld system, since most high-profile games like Liberty City Stories and Silent Hill Origins will eventually make it to their PS2 loading trays, often with better controls and graphics. There are more than 100 million PS2 consoles in living rooms around the world, and the availability of the core PSP library on that system must have a depressing effect on portable hardware sales. Secondly, gamers who already own a PSP system might be more likely to hold off on buying new software for the machine, worried (with justification) that the game they want may be released with noticeable improvements within a few short months.

We imagine many of you probably have strong feelings about this, so feel free to register them in the comments below. As PSP owners, how do you feel about the system’s best games being ported to the home console? As potential PS2 owners, are you happy about these additions to the already massive catalogue?

Thanks: [Jeuxvideo]