Why I believe Sony have to drop this price this year.

[Lord N]

kars said:

Lord N said:

 

The only place that Sony really messed up with the PS3 was the price. Had it come out at $300-$400, then the loss of exclusives and the 360 head start wouldn't have mattered in the slightest. As long as the PS4 launches at a reasonable price, they'll be fine.

 

 

Not quite. The whole way how the Cell was used was a big mistake. So the big move to Multiplattform Games would have happened anyway. The main problem is that the development costs are so high that it is simply cheaper to bridge the differences, then to specialize.

The PS2 architecture was considered a nightmare by programmers. Some might even say that it was worse than the PS3, so that wasn't the reason they went multiplatform. That can be blamed on the PS3's high launch price and subsequent poor sales as developers knew that they wouldn't be able to sell enough games had they remained exclusive to the PS3.

Even if what you're saying were true, the loss of exclusives wouldn't have mattered had the PS3 been reasonably priced. Sony also lost exclusivity on games during the PS1 era and it didn't seem to hinder the PS2 very much. Like I said, a better price for the PS3 would have lead to much better sales as far more PS2 owners would have upgraded. The Wii might even still be ahead, but the 360 would most likely be in third place right now.