Why Sony will always beat MS at making a console.

[rocketpig]

bdbdbd said:

rocketpig said:
Mr. Mafoo, I think overall you're on the right track but you're forgetting two very important things:

Until the 360 released, the two most unreliable consoles in history (to my knowledge, at least) were the PS1 and PS2.

While Sony seems to have gotten it right with the PS3, it hasn't always been that way (though every other Sony product I have owned over the years has been super-reliable).

 

Definately a good point about PSX and PS2. I see you have been extremely lucky with your Sony products, since every Sony product i've owned have broke. That's why i'm not buying Sony anymore. Too bad the company is so big that you can't avoid it in CE. Latest that broke was my cameras CCD. @OP: While Sony competes with companies that are good in what they do, they usually aren't exactly winning. I mean, i could compete with 100 meters olympic finalists, but i doubt i would finish first. Sony's strength is traditionally good marketing, brand familiarity and branding. Mostly Sony is known as familiar brand, which sells crap for cheap.

Well, I had good luck with Walkmans back in the day and my Sony receiver lasted ~7 years before crapping out right as I was planning to replace it anyway. No big loss there.

Once I think about it, I haven't owned all that many Sony products. Probably only 5 or 6 once I add it up. Still, they have a pretty good track record for me personally. My PSX and PS2 kept on truckin' til the end, though the PS2 was on its last leg when it was replaced.