PS3 American Nightmare

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FOOD88: "Not to mention Sony is still having supply constraints." No, they aren't. http://news.morningstar.com/news/ViewNews.asp?article=/DJ/200705160504DOWJONESDJONLINE000451_univ.xml&Cat=AsiaPac "TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Sony Corp. (6758.TO) said Wednesday that of the 5.5 million PlayStation 3 units it shipped last fiscal year, 3.6 million were sold to retailers." 1.9 million PS3's are somewhere in transit, and according to vgcharts, they've only sold 3.3 million of the 3.6 million that were shipped by the end of March. If you can't find a PS3 now, online or in stores, I don't know what to tell you. FOOD88: "people want to see Mayweather beat De La Hoya because there's this certain need to see a giant mainstream figure fall to an underdog." Uh ... Mayweather did beat De La Hoya. Well spotted. FOOD88: "PS3 is going to have at the very least 2 killer apps (MGS4 FFXIII) when it turns a year old." The chances of them releasing MGS4 and FFXIII this year are so close to zero that it's best you should expect them in 08, leaving them with no killer apps. Resistance: Fall of Man is the only must have game for the system right now. FOOD88: "There is also the blu-ray player, and that's self explanatory." Yes, it explains the delays in getting the PS3 released, as well as part of the reason for the enormous price tag. FOOD88: "Sure, Rockstar games are to partially blame for this[GTAIV "downgrade"], but it's mostly Microsoft's fault for making an Xbox1.5. " Actually, the blame falls squarely on Sony's shoulders. You see, if they had delivered a great system on time with no delays and had a decent install base, GTAIV would've been exclusive. Unfortunately, the 599USD announcement was a betrayal to more than half of the folks looking to upgrade from PS2 to PS3. So, Rockstar, caring about money, thought they would be able to sell more copies if they made it for the 360, as well. To say the PS3 is doing fine now for a system that costs 600 bucks means the system isn't doing well at all. I don't care how you slice it. The Playstation brand is bleeding marketshare at an alarming rate, and Sony has to do something to turn things around, and FAST, or they will settle for third place this gen.