Top five mistakes Sony is making with Playstation 3

[MikeB]

@ TacoBoy49

Loss of GTA 4, FF XIII, And Resident Evil 5 exclusivity.

Those developers were and have always been multi-platform developers. Grand Theft Auto started out as an Amiga game and got released on the PC first.

Square started out on the NES, the reason why the Nintendo 64 wasn't supported was due to its lack of storage.

Resident Evil 4 was actually a timed GameCube exclusive.

Blue ray was a mistake. Not necessary for games as innovation is not limited by space.

IMO the inclusion of Blu-Ray is a must. The PS3 is a high definition console, giving consumers a reason to use their HDTVs for high definition content. High quality audio and graphics take up a lot of space and for the long run DVD is far too limited. Blu-Ray movie compatibility is a nice bonus to many.

In addition, the use of Blu-Ray instead of DVD also has the benefits of a far less noisy drive. For example the PS3 Blu-Ray drive is faster on average than how fast a dual layer DVD can be read by the 360, but it achieves this with far fewer disc rotations due to a much higher data density on disc. Also Blu-Ray discs are scratch resistant.

3.no mascot. A mascot helps give identity. Sports teams have it, companies have it, disney has micky, mgm has the lion, warner bros has bugs bunny. Playstation has an automobile from GT.

I don't know if this would really be beneficial. Having LittleBigPlanet as a mascot may attract some people, but may push away others. Similar with regard to Killzone, but probably the other way around.

Mario seems to attract mostly kids for Nintendo. Halo mainly seems to attract teens for Microsoft. The PS1 and PS2 did well without a mascotte, the general reputation of the console and Sony seems to have been far more powerful.

has the oldest userbase by far according to neilson. PS3 is made up of mostly 25-32 year old male adults. Xbox 360 has the very lucrative 11-18 and nintendo has everything else.

I am actually happy about this. IMO too many youngsters online (especially with mics) can degrade the overall experience.

The PS3 is a high spec console not targeted at kids, it's targeted at adult males with families. The PS2 has turned more into a cheap kids targeted console, a future PS3 slimline model will probably attract more youngsters.

5. Lack of killer games. MGs4 is best selling exclusive to date has not even broken 4 million even though it was heavily bundled. Where's the Wii fit or Halo 3 of the PS3? Uncharted? Lol

Metal Gear Solid 4 is undertracked here at VGChartz. (I haven't bought it myself though)

There are lots of killer games out for the PS3, IMO more so than for any other plaftorm. Marketing could improve though.