rccsetzer said:
nightsurge said:
rccsetzer said:
nightsurge said:
ethomaz said:
nightsurge said:
When did the PSN shutdown first begin? I'm surprised it hasn't drastically affected PS3 sales with still being down roughly 2 weeks or more later and with all the bad press it's gotten lately.
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Affected some games focused in online play like Portal 2, Killzone 3, SOCOM, etc.
Why people expected PSN down to affect hardware sales?
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Because if a major feature isn't going to be working, why buy the device? At least wait until it is operational again. And with all the bad press about the hacking and personal information stolen it would shake potential consumers' confidence in the machine/company.
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On the contrary: it would motivate consumers knowing that now PSN will be more secure than before. We are talking about Sony a very big and praised corporation. Sony's reputation is shaken a bit but not destroyed. PSN hack is not enough to do that.
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I don't think ANY average consumer would think that way...
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Does the average consumer stops buying Windows or using Internet explorer? Is Windows a very secure OS? Is Internet Explorer the most secure browser? Will people stop buying online because they are using Windows combined with Internet Explorer?
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Irrelevant analogy. It actually kind of proves my point... As Windows gets worse press and more alternatives come out, people have stopped buying it as much and moved to Apple/Linux/Android ever so slowly. Windows is the majority OS with ~80-90% of all computers running it. PS3 doesn't even represent 30% of consoles. Also, online security is based mostly on the retailer's website, not the browser/operating system. As for IE, people have stopped using it quite a bit lol.
