Erik rants. Today: "The PS3 is not the N64!"

[Erik Aston]

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Erik wrote: It’s the customers who are pissed at Sony, because the cost:value relationship they’ve come to expect is out the window. The days of buying one console for $300, getting games at $50 (without worrying about micro-transactions afterwards) and having a game library of 2,500 which includes “everything but the Nintendo games and Halo” are over. And your average Sony defender today? They're sold on Blu-Ray, or in other words, the new cost:value relationship works for them.

That's just the truth. Even with Home, and the Blu-Ray player, and lots of great games coming, the cost:value relationship doesn't make sense to a lot of people. Certainly, with all the concern over the price, other concerns become amplified (sometimes beyond reason), and bashers see their chance to spread FUD. I'd agree with that. And certainly, there's still a large PS fanbase out there that will be more easily sold on PS3 than on Wii or 360, but won't buy a system this year or even next. But the end result is that Sony is alienating customers. You can't argue with the sales numbers.