Why, when arguing the fact that PS3 has sold less then it´s predecessor, regardless of region, why don´t people actually explain the main reason why that is happening, and start explaining extensively "little" (compared to the main one) reasons why that happened.
The main reason why PS3 lost a lot of Marketshare to the Xbox in America is...... PRICE.
And now let´s explain why was the Ps3 was pricey. Main reason Bluray player.
Long story short, Sony made a long term decision between, do we sell millions of PS3s (by selling a cheaper PS3 but seeing bluray penetration being even slower then it is nowadays), or we push Bluray one more big huge step in DVD territory, and position ourselves to win big money on the format, plus being able to use better, faster, with bigger storage capacity bluray players in future consoles, for half the price the original ps3 bluray player cost them.
This idea that Sony was greedy and though that they would sell 200M with that huge price point, is non sense, they knew, that with that price point, sales will not be big (at least out of the gate), but the long term benefits of doing so were huge.
Main point, PS3 is being described as a failure overall when it comes to sales. In the future, when the Ps4 is out, people will go party, when Sony is able to put an affordable console, with a top of the line bluray player (along with other unknowns)
It was not like Sony sold the PS2 user base to the disc format, they demanded big money for the PS3, but they gave us games, and for me, there is no other console, with such a diverse lineup like the PS3 (current generation), IMO
But there is no denying, that there were things that Sony didn´t do AFTER the console price drops, BUT I totally disagree with Sony being the one to blame for the initial price point, there was no other option considering the benefits in the long term.
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