jcp234 on 09 June 2009
| infamous8 said: "2) Everyone expected the Playstation 3 to completely obliterate the competition once it launched, because of the Playstation brands amazing performance last gen. The Xbox 360 is surpassing expectations and manages to shift more software than the PS3." Wrong. Once Ps3 was announced at $599 USD, nobody expected it to oblierate anything. Everyone was making fun of the design (george foreman grill, tanning bed, etc) and saying they'd wait for a price drop. IIRC people were calling Wii the next big thing and that it would be a hot Xmas item that would be very hard to find...similar to Tickle Me Elmo. People also compared Wii to the iPod for it's simple design, layout, and low price...I remember one report saying something like "wii will be as popular as ipods"... and it turned out to be true. |
Regardless...developers, the media, and Sony fanboys all thought the PS3 would obliterate the competition...
Sony still expected it to perform well considering the price and Sony fanboys did as well!
Especially when early in the launch it was selling out...only to be resold on ebay!
Many claimed the Wii was a fad for the longest.....reality is just setting in for many that the Wii is really changing the game and is here to stay.
I'm not a fanboy, I just try to tip the balance in favor of logic and common sense.
