Two major missteps at launch and for the first 1-2 years really stalled PS3 sales:

1) PRICE. $599 was just too expensive given the market competition.
2) Sony's total arrogance over defending the 'value' of the price point and refusing to admit that PS3 sales were lagging.

I'll add to the arrogance item the bit about the non-rumble in the sixaxis controller. Sony played a game of chicken with Immersion (to license the rumble tech) and lost, then tried to argue that rumble was sooo "last gen" and nobody really wanted or needed it anyway.

Sony have really turned things around in the past 2 years (PSN disaster not withstanding) and has proven that with the right price point and great lineup of 1st party exclusives the PS3 -can- beat Xbox360 in sales. Unfortunately the 360's 1-year head start (with no competition) and the millions of RROD'd consoles that were 're-bought' (before MS's replacement policy) have kept the PS3 in 3rd place lifetime to date sales, but only by a very thin margin: 3.4million consoles worldwide.

People bought a ps3 just for blu-ray.

Though, I have a hard time believing that.

no.

ps3 didn't start to profit sony until around april-august 2010

and as far as like november 2010 sony was only in the red(loss) with PlayStation Network. they said that they wouldn't be in the green(profit) with psn until 2011(aka until the current psn plus user's AT THAT TIME renewed their subscription's in 2011)

Never said it doesn't matter, I just think you overestimate the average consumer's loyalty to plastic.

Please provide a link to this if possible, because I distinctly remember Sony profiting off of the slim. I think you may be confused.

i didn't

thats why i said sony needed to launch it at $399

that was within consumer reach and would have done the deal.

i voted yes but its late so my answer is no.

shit happens and although the launch was the worse seen everybody had to know Sony would turn things around.

as far as failure is conserned i'd say it was everyone/thing from the price, Sony, thirdparty publishers, media, consumers, and everyone in between faild Sony! So yes we are all at falt.

No. Analysts failed Sony, the PS3 and gamers.

The analysts predicted a smashing success of the PS3, the Wii to sell 10 million, and that graphics would decide this gen. Sony listened to these people, they are paid to make predictions about the video game market.

I think he was going a long the line of these console WW sales, saying if ps3 failed at 50+ million, then all of those above failed for selling less.................I thnk dont take my word for it ;)

I hate it when people say that lol its like people saying i bought a car, it makes a very good flower pot, which it probably would..... but it's has so many better features