Is the Playstation 3 doomed?

[Thrillhouse]

Well Nice first thread to come in on.

Sony'll do ok.

I don't think anyone in the company is going to hungry just yet.

And for those that knocked your post... You know there is something to be said about brand recognition.

Sony really has nothing noteworthy as a mascot, so they rely on the PLAYSTATION name itself. It's like back in 85... everyone called videogames ATARIS, regardless of what system they were playing.

Same happened for Nintendo after its mainstream success. I still remeber my grandpa calling Arcade Machine "Large Nintendos". In the last two generations... people that do not normally play games call ALL videogames PLAYSTATIONS. Old and young alike.

You occasionally hear Xboxes and the like, but that is the NEW brand name that the youth knows. One could make the argument that once that brand recognitoin goes away, then you are left with a decision to either revamp and change (Nintendo Wii...? who the hell didn't laugh when they heard that) or stand pat (Sega Genesis, Sega Genesis 32X, Sega Genesis CD, Sega Genesis 2... and who can forget Sega Genesis 3... all iterations of the same unit, all confusing to the market)

We all know how that story ended with one of the best videogame companies now a shell of itself. Sony is different... They are not just videogames, and they probably have a bankroll similar to Microsoft where no matter how mauch is burned... it will be years before any substantial dent is made that would jeopardize their company.

Of course, I could be wrong =) I think once people start calling ALL videogames by another name, that is when you should worry about Sony.

-Thrillhouse

Totally Unbiased since 5/9/07