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The PS3 and their arrogance around the platform and market itself.

Hard to top that one.



                            

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Are we talking about Sony Corp, or Sony Gaming.
If it is Corp, it was mismanagement of resources that did not take advantage of the music catalog they have/had in the birth 2000 digital age, which allowed Apple Corp to basically control digital distribution of audio.

If it is Sony Gaming, the design of the PS3 that caused them to lose billions, that was made previous consoles.



 

The PS3 hardware.

Selling Crash and Spyro wasn't a mistake.



Having way too high costs for production for its products.
Mismanagement.
Till 2001 Sony ruled the consumer electronics world.
Then Samsung took over in a crushing way.
Sony is just a shadow of its former self.
There are even electro shops in Japan that dont even sell any Sony product any more.

https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.itworld.com/article/2887089/sony-is-effectively-no-longer-an-electronics-company.amp.html


https://www.google.nl/amp/s/kotaku.com/5960411/how-sony-is-turning-into-a-ghost-in-japan-and-around-the-world/amp


https://youtu.be/eSHgFkYEb2o



''Hadouken!''

PS3 is the one... the cost didn't made they strongholds and profits...

ND didn't had the rights to Crash as far as I know...

And about PSVita proprietary memory card... that is just people either being silly or inventing excuses to not do things, like a 50 USD MC would prevent me from buying something I really want...



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Seventizz said:
PSN is a huge disaster and one reason why I don’t buy playstations anymore. My ps3 was hacked 4 years ago and approximately $20 of credit was stolen from me. The thief bought a bunch of Just Cause 2 DLC and even got Achievements under my name I’m assuming to rub it in my face he was able to hack me. I don’t even own the game. So I called customer service and after much communication and a few calls, Sony refunded my credit BUT explicitly told me it was a one time gesture and if I was hacked again, there would nothing they could do for me. I was like, wait a sec, I didn’t give out my password - it’s your poor security’s fault. Why do I have a strike against me? After googling other hacked PSN users, I learned it’s quite easy to assume someone’s gamertag and retrieve personal information. This was a huge red flag for me so I decided to never patronize Sony again. It wasn’t a big deal for me as I’ve always preferred Xbox and Nintendo anyway. Playstation exclusives don’t really interest me as they tend to focus on japanese anime games and story heavy games. 2 genres I don’t care much for.

I would have never guessed you don't like Sony if you didn't say so.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

PS3 bar none. I can't imagine the finantial hole that console created for Sony. If it wasn't for the PSP success that generation mitigating the loses somewhat...



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

Probably the PS3, it costs them billions. Then the Vita memory cards.

But in the end their bad decisions on PS3 lead them to focus on great exclusives (and tons of work on game engines in order to make better looking games) and the creation of the PS4, being developer friendly and also greatly benefited of their past experience on game engines.

They still haven't recovered from their Vita mistakes though.



PS3.

It ended their percieved invincibility.



I LOVE ICELAND!

PS3 launch price. It was the single reason Sony lost me as a customer (one that owned both PS1 & PS2 previously), and others I'm sure as well.