Did sony defeat themselves this generation?

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Garnett said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Hyruken said:
Personally i don't think it is Sony's fault this has happened. I think Sony has aproached this gen as they did last gen. Assuming everyone would buy it simply because it is a PlayStation and that must mean its great on principle!
However what they didn't plan on is Nintendo and Microsoft being competative. And to me that is what happened. The PS3 got squashed by the Wii. The Wii is this gens PS1&2. They stole Sony's crown as the innovitive creators to the average joe on the street.

But the reason Sony are in trouble is down simply to games. There are some good games for the PS3 with Drakes Fortune and MGS4 being amongst my all time favs. But for every one game Microsoft seems to bung out 2. The games that used to drive console sales for PS1&2 have all now gone multi-platform. Metal gear 4 pretty much marks the last game of the PlayStation era to stay exclusive. But i think they will have no option but to now make that multi. And that is what happened. The great games we all grew up with playing on Playstation have now gone to other consoles. The PS3 has yet to find it's own identity in the world. Microsoft and Nintendo brought there A game to this gen and worked very hard on it and thats paid off for them. Sony just dont have the power they once had. To get that back they need new games and a game library that is better then its competators. Its software sales are pretty dismal right now so that would suggest that it needs to improve its games image. The PS3 is like the Dreamcast/GameCube of this gen. If anyone can come back next gen and re-take the crown it is Sony. And personally i think they will. This gen is lost.

 

I agree with some points, however Sony is in trouble because of this:

1. Launched at $599 against competitors who offered systems from $250 (Wii) to $299 &$399 (360 core and premium) (The latter being an alternative HD console).

2. Launched at a loss

3. Didn't have good launch titles.

4. Couldn't drop price at the right time because of the value of materials.

5. Focused more on Blu Ray initially than games.

6. Lost 3rd party support by not monitarily holding onto them and expecting them to stay loyal.

7. Sold out their true fanbase to try and win over the American fanbase.

8. Made PSN free while expecting losses before launch. (But of course they couldn't make people pay for online at such a high price)

9.Supposly high Specs,but are not showen,even now.

 

 

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fail add. killzone 2, =)