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MikeB, unless you have statistical information about the demographics of the platforms I think you shouldn't make claims about them. Anecdotal evidence goes both ways, after all every time I go shopping for games at the local big-box electronics retailer the XBox 360 and PS3 sections are always full of 13 to 15 year old boys drooling over the games.

 

Now back to the topic at hand, I could be wrong but I think these questions demonstrate that the journalist was trying to be balanced and it is a very (VERY) poor example of media bias. The journalist was (obviously) writing a story about the poor sales performance of the PS3 (most likely in relation to the PS2 and Wii) and has asked David Jaffe open ended questions so that he has the opportunity to provide balance for the article.

Seriously, there is easily enough data and existing quotes from executives, analysts and consumers to create a very negative article about the PS3 without ever saying anything that wasn't true, or to be accused of bending the truth to suit some biased world view. This journalist didn't do this and was actively seeking out developers who have a very positive view of Sony in an effort to give Sony supporters their say in the article.

I'm pretty sure the writer learned his lesson and will now stick to the facts ... The PS3 was released at such a high price that it alienated a large portion of existing PS2 owners, Sony has lost billions of dollars supporting the massive expense of manufacturing the PS3, the PS3 is overly complicated and (in spite of the cost) Blu-Ray and the Cell do not perform much better in real games to justify the added cost of the PS3 over the XBox 360, and the PS3's poor sales have recently gotten worse being that it is the only current generation console to display year-over-year sales declines worldwide.