| Legend11 said: I've been saying the exact same thing as that article. Between the 3DS obliterating the PSP (and it will) and the beginning of an epic war between Sony's competitors for the hearts and minds of the mass market (with the first major skirmish this X'mas between Wii and Kinect) it will mark the further decline of the Playstation brand. After Phil Harrison left Sony and was honest about his experiences there he basically stated a lot of the decisions coming out of Sony Japan were from people that just didn't get what the Wii and DS represented. To me that is still very much on display with PSP Go and PS3 Move which show that Sony has still learned nothing from the Wii and DS. The only reasons the PS3 is still somewhat successful is because the competition hasn't seriously moved into some of the remaining Playstation strongholds, the fact that Sony (and not Microsoft) is willing to lose a lot money. But that will only help them for awhile as the losses alone will eventually force major cuts in the division. I'm sure people will claim it's just bias speaking but everything I've said will come to pass, mark my words. |
Well said. 
Anyway the 3DS is a problem for Sony more so than anyone else because of Japans shift buying handhelds instead of TV consoles and much of their strength is still central to that region. The 3DS will accellerate that trend and likely weaken both the PS3 and PSP in that region, the latter severely.
Oh and Microsoft seems to be proving that network services are at least as important if not more important than any one, two or three HD console exclusive games.
Tease.
