New Book - "Why Did the PS3 Fail?"

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Where did this thread go wrong the book was not a proposition. The book exists its out there on shelves being sold to interested parties. Whether you agree or disagree is irrelevant you cannot just wish it out of existence. The book calls the PS3 a failure, and many people who read it are going to take it seriously, and some of those people that read it are going to make choices based on it. The discussion is on, and the label was brought. The console just got itself a bright scarlet letter, and the stain will stick just as all the others have.

Some here label the console a failure, and unfortunately for the most deluded they have a valid point. They have facts and figures to back them up. They have historical references to call upon. They have a list of references a mile long to call forth to counter any uninformed statement. The deluded call upon a degree of blind faith to shield them from the truth. The hard reality is there is nothing to indicate that this author is wrong. Your just angry he is not going to give Sony a three year grace period.

What is scary is the almost totalitarian mindset behind some of these posts. The willful desire to discredit the author, or to deny the valid point. The only answer given is that Sony should be given more time. Why explain to me this who is setting the time frames. Nobody gets to set the standard they will be judged by. Every console generation has a strong judgment by this point. There is ample evidence, and public opinion has become fixed.

You have not even read the book, and your judging the authors conclusions based only on the title. Your attacking the methodology only, because it does not suit your purposes. Not for some obvious error you need Sony to have more time before someone starts fixing labels. Well the genie is out of the bottle.

I would recommend that those blasting the author take the time to read State of Fear. A novel that makes a great argument for not entrenching your convictions or beliefs. A number or you are mired in a perpetual state of fear, and your quick to attack anything that casts your technology faith in doubt.

What we should be discussing, and should have been discussing all along is what effect will this book have on the public perception. The title alone enforces a negative stereotype upon the hardware. How will that affect sales. More importantly how will the material work into the war. A gifted writer can change the world. The discussion of justification is totally irrelevant.