Smashchu2 said:
CGI-Quality said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
CGI-Quality said:
Smashchu2 said:
Not sure I should respond to either of you. No one has answered my question yet they get all flustered and blustered when they claim I haven't answered their question.
Why is the PS3 NOT a failure. Some one tell me. Why should I believe it isn't when I have no reason too.
Also, you all have been saying "Oh, you have not facts. You are speculating." Well, did anyone care to look it up?
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You should use that link and look it up for yourself. It is you making claims, nobody should have to do the work for you.
As for your question, it's been answered already. What you choose to see isn't a problem of anyone else.
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CG? how did you get into that bias debate?
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I asked a simple question and have had a question asked of me WITHOUT having my question answered. Oh well...
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- The system has lost 576 million dollars. Now this is just the last figure. The cheaper PS3s may not have been shipped which may mean they lost 612 million dollars. It could even be more as $18 was the last figure, and probably the lowest one. This is a low ball estimate.
- The best selling games on the PS3 are from third parties which have sold around 5 million I beleive. This is a far cry from Microsoft's 10 million and Nintendo's 40 million for their top game(s).
- Sony also does not increase in demand. The two jumps past the Wii the system has ever had have been price cuts. The first was the initial and and the other was the Slim. (NOTE:Demand=/=Quantity Demanded. Quantity Demanded is how many units of a good is demanded at a set price level. Demand is just how much we want a good. It shifts due to factors other than price)
- PS3 is now supply constraint and is selling under the compition, but Nintendo sold over them. This means people aren't calling stores to see if they have PS3s. They aren't waiting in long lines for them. They are not rushing out the store with the last PS3. Demand is low for PS3s and anyone with a basic understanding of economics can see that.
- If they use the FIFO inventory method, they still lose money
- This is over time. Sony's Slim boost is falling and there is no doubt about it. This particular week was bad, but ig you look at weekely sales, this was happening before this week.
- The Gap gets bigger every week the 360 beats the PS3.
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Your points in order:
- The system has lost far more then $500 million. Losses on hardware are probably in the billions.
- Sony have yet to release GT5.
- The Wii is obviously this gens winner, it appeals to a broader market.
- Demand for the PS3 is still tracking well above last year. I have no idea what you're talking about with "low demand".
- Take a look at the sales charts. PS3 sales are healthy and this year will be a big one for the console. We're heading into the slowest months of the year, of course you will have noticed sales dropping.
- Which hasn't been for months...? The gap is the smallest it has ever been right now.
I'm not going to get into an argument over the defintion of what constitutes as a failure or not, but I thought I'd address those points.
