| reptile168 said: The problem Sony (aside from false marketing, lies and broken promises) have with the PS3 is that from the beginning, they took gamers for granted and used the PS3 to win the video format war (trojan). Thus, a lot of smart gamers backlashed and boycott the PS3. The price was ridiculously high, but considering the high price, it fared well. |
If faring well means selling an ok amount of consoles, then you are correct. But the underlying damage is to the Playstation brand as a whole. The reputation of the brand in the eyes of the consumer is huge. You see PS3 hate in the press, on gamer boards, from clerks at gamestores, coming off the most popular gaming console and brand in history. And this is not even as bad as the losses Sony has taken (losing all gaming profit made from 12 years of PSX & PS2).
The damage is much more than financial, its in consumer confidence. How many PS3 bashers on this and every other site loved the PS2? If you could measure that damage you could really see what Sony had wrought on itself...
On the opposite side, Nintendo's reputation was in the trash can, most thought they were the next Sega. And while they still get bashed for the casual stuff, overall consumer confidence to the brand is the highest since pre PSX. Same with M$, they have only gained consumer confidence, even after RROD (which is a feat in itself).
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