As others have already pointed out, though there is a lot of hate right now it is nothing compared to last year when Sony was really down. Sony was accused of-
1.Being arrogant - True to an extent
2. Forcing a new video format - True
3. Having no games - Was harsh because it takes time to get quality games out and Sony released the ps3 late as opposed to the 360 so it made it's game library look even worse.
4. Being too expensive - Sony launched at a very high price but they actually sold their consoles at a loss. It came with a lot of new and unproven technology thus making it more expensive and more difficult to program for.
These are just a few things people were targeting Sony on, sometimes rightfully so and sometimes not. In my honest opinion I think that while Sony definately made mistakes, they have corrected many and the continuing competition from Microsoft and Nintendo will insure that they are on their game.
And ultimately it doesn't matter how well Sony does because there will always be haters and fanboys on all sides.
