Is the Playstation 3 doomed?

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I can't stand it any more. I have to respond. The PS3 is NOT doomed and it will NOT fail. Period. Here's why:

 

Sony is in this for the long haul. They will ride out the storm of their launch. It has been 6 months. Give it two years and the landscape will have changed dramatically.

Regardless of what any fanboy says, the PS3 is more poweful than any other console. Period. Maybe the 360 is close or "more or less" the same in overall gaming experience, but the addition of blue ray (and it's apparent success) will prove to be a decisive point in hindsight.

The cell IS a powerful chip. As developer's get a better handle on it, games are going to begin to set themselves apart from 360 equivalents.

The PS3 is more or less 100% backward compatible. That means no loss to the 100 million ps2 owners. This factor will be huge. Notice I said will be. It is too expensive now for this to matter.

HD isn't yet the standard, but we are rapidly approaching a point where it will be.

Yes, the price is high -- it's because the hardware is freaking bleeding edge. The prices of the hardware will come down and as they do, more and more "mainstream" will jump on board. Yes, this will take a couple of years. Until this happens, it will be a "hardcore gamer's" platform. That's not too bad, though, as your average "hard core" gamer is willing to spend the money and time to play cutting edge games.

This isn't a bash wii or 360 thread -- I think they will both be successful in what they are -- Wii as a family/party innovative controller system with classic nintendo games and the 360 as a competitive next-gen console to the Playstation 3.