Is the PS3 selling badly? Why do you think it is/isn't?

[Lost tears of Kain]

jhlennon1 said:

WiteoutKing said:

URNotE said:

WiteoutKing said:
The Wii is far outperforming its predecessor.
The 360 is performing as well as its predecessor, if not better.

Can the PS3 make that claim?

That is why the PS3 is failing right now. Plain and simple.

wait a minute so thats everyones logic just because its not outperforming the ps2 hahahahahahahahahahaha thats laughable.. VERY LAUGHABLE its hard for any console to match that.. if anything those are biased comments let alone unjust comments.. the ps2 set the standard for the last generation so the 360 ps3 and wii should be looking to go above that standard... only one that is on route to do it is the wii... the fact that you and everyone else would single out the ps3 not meeting that standard is biased and unjust in my opinion.... so i guess sega should hope to equal dreamcast numbers according to you if they come out with another console... come on yal give it a rest with the BS...

 In this industry, success is measured on three things:

1. Profit.  The PS3 is not pulling profit and honestly can't expect to for a few years.  Billions of dollars will be lost by Sony in this venture.

2. Hardware units sold.  At the rate it's going, the PS3 would be lucky to break 35 million over the course of its life.  It's at under 5 million in 9 months.

3. Living up to the hype and/or exceeding it.  The PS3 was hyped.  A lot.  And as the successor to the PS2 it should have sold plenty.  It doesn't have to sell MORE per sé.  But being in the general ballpark is a must.  The PS3 failed to do that. 

 

The PS3 has failed on all three fronts. 

You think the 360 will break 35million consoles? I assure you that it won't.

PS3 is an investment and investments are not profitable short term. Sony clearly explained this and it is the reason that Sony generates such high revenue because they are constantly expanding. Nintendo are being profitable but they are not expanding their company like Sony is doing. I might also point out that Sony's losses in gaming are becoming less and less, they will be profitable by this time next year and recover the losses. It's not a major concern.

Your last point is absurd. Expecting a $600 system with no games in it's first year to compete with a $300 system that had the PS2 lineup is insane. I think it's common knowledge that the PS3 is under performing but it's being hyperboled out of proportion by 360 and Wii fans.

...... at the current moment sony is losing what 200 dollars a ps3, your telling me by next year they are going to get +200 a ps3? And im guessing that also that includes dropping the price to what 399 or 299? that is complete crap. They did make an investment it was to trojan horse the blue ray into the homes, and its not working as well as they hoped. Lets just say (likely wont) that blue ray loses this format war.... what then. Investments do not always come back in the end, they are risky, and even sony will have a bad investment.