The PS3 also does a lot more to push the market forward than the original PS1 did, which caused some additional challenges. For example its general processing power is years after release still far beyond high spec PCs, this was not the case for the original PS1 and its storage media was picked (Blu-Ray) amid a big format war with Toshiba's HD DVD, which caused a lot of extra propaganda from especially the US press and fanboys.
Important is to note with high capacity Blu-Ray, the amazingly powerful Cell processor and many costly extras like large default harddrives, built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a good HDMI standard, etc all out of the box resulted in relatively high entry costs. Which is a challenge.
Also with HDTV penetration still in the process of gaining huge amounts of market share replacing SDTVs worldwide, this introduced an extra challenge. With the PS3's high specs like support for top HDTVs and 7.1 surround sound audio setups (and soon even 120 FPS stereoscopic 3D), some people will sit on the sidelines until they are able to upgrade their home cinema setup. What percentage of kids have a surround audio set, HDTV as well as internet access in their bedroom to get the most out of a PS3 setup? I think, this also contributed to the PS3's relatively mature gaming audience.
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