Do you remember when PS3 was going to be Sony's last console?

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enditall727 said:

Edit:  you have to remember that people said that BEFORE the Wii released so it was never really doomed and it didn't have a future that llooked and seemed hopeless. The PS3 launched and was surrounded by doom. The Wii was successful from jump

PS3 was surrounded by doom because of the amount of money it was set to lose. Kutaragi likely truly believed PS3 had disrupted MS by (eventully) being a cheap alternative to PC. When look back at the 80's with C64 and similar computers, there's really no reason seeing it from not happening.

There's another company that have been trying to have Sonys ass handed to them for the last decade or so, and with the introduction of tablets, Sonys road as a PC replacement closed. Whereas Ipod answered the challenge to Walkman, Ipad was made to challenge the PS3 (if you want to see where Apple is heading next, you should look what Sony does, however, Hirai is much more dangerous opponent for Apple than anyone at Sony before him).

Mnementh said:

Well, once upom the time Apple was in serious trouble like Sony now over many years. That must not mean the end. We will have to wait. As we have no idea so far, how the PS4 will turn out, it is far too early to say stuff like that.

Apples serious trouble for many years was more like the Nintendo type, not the Sony type. And both got out of the "trouble" by similar means, which shouldn't be that surprising to anyone, as both follow the same strategy.

Vinniegambini said:

Hirai's business practices with PS3 made Sony lose 5 billion in less than 3 years. Appointing him as CEO of Sony was a colossal mistake.

Ehh... Kaz was able to dig PS3 out of the hole Kutaragi dug them into. The job Hirai did at SCE with the PS3 was so remarkable it's no wonder they made him the CEO.

You should dig out some facts before posting stuff like that.