S.T.A.G.E. said:
How many times do I have to tell you people that Sony didn't learn a thing? They knew they weren't going to be in first because they sacrificed the PS3 for Blu Ray. Sony even said it at the beginning of the gen when they told everyone about the price. Do you think they were innocent in all of this? Fuck...lol. |
I'd say the opposite was true. Sony were so sure the PS3 was going to win they put BR in to try for a double win with both the console and the format. I doubt they figured PS3 would fail so stick in BR anyway - what would be the point of that? You wouldn't imagine it would ensure BR victory in the format war, would you?
I believe they figured Nintendo had no chance after the Gamecube and saw MS as a threat to head of by pushing out a high spec console to match their approach - i.e. they'd get the traditional audience plus steal the audience MS was growing with the Xbox/Live.
Instead they got caught both ways - Nintendo came out the traps like gangbusters and the delay to market for PS3 let the 360 grab a vital lead in US/UK market with the shooter/online crowd.
Doesn't mean they won't learn their lesson for a PS4 though - at the end of the day, whatever people say, you don't end up with the sales of PS1/PS2 by accident or because you don't know what you're doing.
In some ways I feel it's MS who still have the most to prove - they've shown steady growth since the first Xbox launched, but never a real surge that indicates they could reach PS1/PS2/Wii heights of HW sales. Of course, if they can keep the growth pattern strong then while this gen they won't be first they could have a shot the following gen.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
