What do you think PS3 sales numbers would be right now, if...

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@HappySqurriel

Had Sony released the PS3 in the fashion stated above it would have sold much better, and Sony would have lost a lot more money. With the PS3 doing so well, all the nice new features we have gotten would either not of happened or been a lot slower to the market. This would mean the online on PS3 would still be miles behind were it is today.

The Cell and Blu-ray have not showed a great differance to this point in the PS3's life, but next year is a whole differant story. Sony will set the standard for what a highly polished, big budget game means from gapmeplay, to story, and graphics. These are things that would not have been possible without the help of Blu-ray and Cell. Games like Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, and Heavy Rain are not achivable without the space of the BD, and the capabilities of Cell. Granted you could go buy a PC that could match these games in all aspects, but these games will never be on PC, and PC devs have not even showed interest in games like Uncharted or Heavy Rain in many years.



Basically what I am getting at is. IMO sales do not matter if a system if worthless in the first place. That is why I don't care how many units the Wii sells. All I care about is the quality and performance of the machine, and the software that comes to it. If you remove BD, Cell, and the HDD from the PS3 it IMO becomes as much of a waste as the Wii.


On the N64 and PSone (I loved and owned both systems)

PSone - I loved PSone because it had great games. It was the sit down for an epic experiance machine of its time. Games like Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, and Final Fantasy were all games filled with content. They allowed you to sit down for hours on end, had great cinimatic value, and amazing exicution.

N64 - I loved N64 because it had great games. It was the perfect short burst entertainment of its time. Games like No Mecry, Goldeneye, and Mario 64 could all be loaded in seconds, and you could accomplish something in 15 mintues and turn the system off.

IMO PS3 and 360 both offer each of these experiances, Wii offers nether, and take away the stated PS3 features, and it would be very much the same.