The PS3 is in the exact same situation as the PS2 and PSone were before. So I don't really understand why everyone is so negative about the sales of a 600$ console. Only the early adaptors will buy it and after the pricedrop lots of people will follow. It worked 7 years and 12 years ago and will work just the same way with the PS3 once the pricedrop in October comes.

 That is not what happened to the PS1 and PS2. They sold well from the beginning; the PS1 sold very well for a first system, and the PS2 set sales records. And the PS1 and PS2 sold at half the price of the PS3. If you think that's the exact same situation, you are delusional as the Nintendo fanboys denying the lackluster sales of the GC.

Most people on here want to see Sony fail, that's why they're so happy about the low sales compared to the Wii and keep bitching about it. But you can't compare a 600$ console to a 250$ one. The PS3 will have a way longer lifespan than the Wii and will definately outsell it in time.

 You can compare a $250 one to a $300 one, which is how the PS1 and PS2 cost. Sorry, but consumers are not overlooking that, especially since the PS2 offered the DVD player at that price.

Nothing in live is for certain, so the PS3 could ofcourse fail miserably. But nothing points to that direction right now. The first real indication we'll have will be during Christmas. If the PS3 outsells its competitors during that period, the PS3 will probably be the new market leader. If not then the PS3 probably won't.

 That is one thing I agree on, as past console wars have been decided largely around that time. If the PS3's games sell, consumers will buy the system, even if the price will slow adoption as fast at the past Playstations.

By this time in its lifetime, the PS2 had already sold more units in Japan than the Wii has. Every Japanese developer jumped behind it, it become a huge success in Japan - and this drove the overseas sales, with awesome Japanese games. By the time the GC/Xbox came out, it was already over.

The PS3 is in the exact same situation as the PS2 and PSone were before. So I don't really understand why everyone is so negative about the sales of a 600$ console. Only the early adaptors will buy it and after the pricedrop lots of people will follow. It worked 7 years and 12 years ago and will work just the same way with the PS3 once the pricedrop in October comes.

Most people on here want to see Sony fail, that's why they're so happy about the low sales compared to the Wii and keep bitching about it. But you can't compare a 600$ console to a 250$ one. The PS3 will have a way longer lifespan than the Wii and will definately outsell it in time.

Nothing in live is for certain, so the PS3 could ofcourse fail miserably. But nothing points to that direction right now. The first real indication we'll have will be during Christmas. If the PS3 outsells its competitors during that period, the PS3 will probably be the new market leader. If not then the PS3 probably won't.

Tao has hit it on the head.

I don't know about you but it doesn't seem like Sony execs are panicking. Interesting reports about Sony not even trying to secure exclusives seem somewhat planned. Apparently they have an amazing amount of first party exclusives and are trying some really impressive things for inhouse software development for the PS3. It seems as if they have something cooking the way they are behaving and they are not backing down. They seem to have sunk more money into the PS3, tool development, games and software then they have in the previous generations. The PS3's future it could end up dead last in this race but I am pretty sure I am going to have some damn good exclusive experiences with it if this First party train keeps rolling.

and eques, developers haven't left the PS3 they have just started making multipllatform game that is not the same implication and lost planet cost 20 milion to make and another 20 million to advertise.

EDIT: is it price over appeal? Wasn't the dreamcast cheaper than the PS2? How about the Gamecube on launch? That was also cheaper than the PS2. The xbox being the most expensive console on the market for quite some time ended up outselling the cheapest console. Price doesn't really dictate people's purchasing habits, it is appeal. And considering that the PS3 doesn't have "that" many GREAT titles out, it is selling quite well for it's price. And the thing about consoles is that you would never want them to sell "because" of their price you want them to sell because of their "appeal".

Tao has hit it on the head.

I don't know about you but it doesn't seem like Sony execs are panicking. Interesting reports about Sony not even trying to secure exclusives seem somewhat planned. Apparently they have an amazing amount of first party exclusives and are trying some really impressive things for inhouse software development for the PS3. It seems as if they have something cooking the way they are behaving and they are not backing down. They seem to have sunk more money into the PS3, tool development, games and software then they have in the previous generations. The PS3's future it could end up dead last in this race but I am pretty sure I am going to have some damn good exclusive experiences with it if this First party train keeps rolling.

and eques, developers haven't left the PS3 they have just started making multipllatform game that is not the same implication and lost planet cost 20 milion to make and another 20 million to advertise.

EDIT: is it price over appeal? Wasn't the dreamcast cheaper than the PS2? How about the Gamecube on launch? That was also cheaper than the PS2. The xbox being the most expensive console on the market for quite some time ended up outselling the cheapest console. Price doesn't really dictate people's purchasing habits, it is appeal. And considering that the PS3 doesn't have "that" many GREAT titles out, it is selling quite well for it's price. And the thing about consoles is that you would never want them to sell "because" of their price you want them to sell because of their "appeal".

the japanese market and european market have switched places for Sony. That's the major difference in this generation imo.

Japanese people are really trend minded. The DS is amazingly popular and the whole japanese market has turned from real-games to non-games because of it. Games like Virtua Figher, Zelda, Blue dragon and other great games, who used to be big big systemsellers, are now being overthrown from the charts by hundreds and hundreds of non-games. That's why the japanese Market isnt an indication of which console will succeed anymore. The european market has grown bigger than the japanese one and is imo a much better market to indicate which console will be the next market leader then the japanese one.

Damn dinner is ready lol

ohhh and yes i'm dutch!! and damn proud of it :P

the japanese market and european market have switched places for Sony. That's the major difference in this generation imo.

Japanese people are really trend minded. The DS is amazingly popular and the whole japanese market has turned from real-games to non-games because of it. Games like Virtua Figher, Zelda, Blue dragon and other great games, who used to be big big systemsellers, are now being overthrown from the charts by hundreds and hundreds of non-games. That's why the japanese Market isnt an indication of which console will succeed anymore. The european market has grown bigger than the japanese one and is imo a much better market to indicate which console will be the next market leader then the japanese one.

Damn dinner is ready lol

ohhh and yes i'm dutch!! and damn proud of it :P