bbsin said:
Rath said:
jjseth said:
Nice troll thread here.
The PS3 hasn't "Failed" to deliver by any means. It obviously hasn't had the sales of the Wii, but then again it's not a 1/4 step up from previous generation graphics and power with only a new fancy remote at $250. Someone who is strapped for money and cannot justify spending 5 or 600 on a console will settle or choose the lower priced alternative.
As the price of the PS3 goes down, sales will increase and we have seen that so far in the last half of this year with the price drops. Also with better games coming out, it will just continue to get better. |
The PS3 has failed to deliver by the most basic measures. Sales, profit, games.
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Then the PS2 also failed to deliver by the most basic measures.
PS2 POV:
Sales = 2 times cheaper than PS3 with only 2 million more sold given same release + less competition.
Profit = Hardware profit was never Sony's plan, they get most the profit from royalties which took awhile for the PS2 to turn
Games = PS2 early games: Fantavision, SSX, Summoner, Tekken Tag, Ridge racer. Anticipated MGS2 took a little more than a full year to get released but sleeper hits such as DMC and GTA3 sold PS2s.
PS3 POV: Sales = 2 times more expensive than PS2 selling @ 2 million units lower given the fact that the competition is more fierce
Profit = Gaming division losing alot of money due to hardware manufacturing (same as previous gens)
Games = PS3 early games: Resistance, Motorstorm, Genji, Ridge Racer. Anticipated MGS4 is slated to be released a year + a quarter after launch. Sleeper hits, who won't know until we see one.
All in all, I don't see much difference. You can't really call something a failure untill it's all said and done, and we have long ways to go before we get to that point. |
According to this site the PS2 sold 4 Million consoles in Japan between its launch (March 5th 2000) and a year later (March 4th 2001). Along with the fact that its launch was far more staggered than that of the PS3 it also had problems with supply, something the PS3 has never suffered from.
My point with games wasnt that it has had a dissapointing launch array (which it has, but so did the Wii, 360 and damned near every other console. I hate launchitis) but rather that several of the great exclusives it built up over the last two gens of domination have lost there exclusivity or moved to other consoles entirely.
Oh and I did mention in my original post that they always lose money on hardware to start with, Nintendo is the only one that doesnt go with that strategy.
Oh and I agree with everybody else that this post was pretty much identicle to a jazillion before it.
