I've given up on Sony taking 2nd place

[Comrade Tovya]

CGI-Quality said:
@ Comrade

Interesting read, very thorough :)

 

Thank you.  I just like to clear the air with people to let them know that I really am not, nor have ever been a fanboy.  I honestly would never touch my XBOX again if Sony's PSN was as good as LIVE.

I just really think the average person doesn't care about the cost-to-quality ratio.  People just want to buy a system that they can afford right now.  That's why the recent 360 price drop is just too much for Sony to overcome.  The 360 is cheaper to make (it's really second class, cheaper technology) and they also make a killing off of XBOX Live to supplement their price drops.

Sony is in a self-created quagmire because they did choose to make the PS3 the best system out there (with the added expense of the Blu-ray player inside) and they shot themselves in the foot by making the PSN free.  They don't get the added revenue of the online service, and now that they have made it free, they can never charge for it (even if they do make it better than XBOX Live) because PSN users would never accept it.  You can take something that cost money and make it free, but it's nearly impossible to take something that you were offering for free and then change your mind and charge for it.

I think that Sony needs to overhaul the PSN and make it their number one priority... don't make it as good as LIVE, make it leaps and bounds better than LIVE, and keep it free.  And then turn around and sell the entry level PS3 a sub $300.00 console and supplement the profit loss with more exclusives.

I don't know... just the opinion of one man.