Why is PS3 dead in Japan?

[Girl Gamer Elite]

Xiru said:

Girl Gamer Elite said:

Moneybags said:

Girl Gamer Elite said:
Its not selling well because Sony has turned the PS3 into a Western Console to compete with the 360 abroad.

Simple as that.

^This. Very good point. Is this one of the reasons you don't really like PS3?

I don't like the PS3 because it was a clumsy arrogant and awkward product forced onto the market three to five years before it was economically viable. Forced Blu-Ray on any PS3 consumer increasing the price tag exponentially. And since then has offered many games either ruined by the pitiful six-axis, ridden with glitches due to poor programming, that look better on the 360 or require loading large chunks of data onto the HDD.

Not to mention the PS3 has all but abandoned Backwards Compatibility and even when it did have it, the system required firmware updates to make it work right and adaptors to use memory cards and other accessories. Let's also not forget "Rumble" being last gen, yet now they somehow miraculously find a way to include it but at the same time not bundle it with the console.

I have a different viewpoint. I love new technology and feel Sony is the only one giving us the future. To my knowledge there is only one game ruined by sixxaxis and that was Lair and they are fixing it. :) Look at how many Wii games have been ruined by "waggle". The poor programming is the 3rd parties fault (EA). Backwards compatibility is not dead. There are rumors going around the PS forums that it will be available for download on PSN for the current 40gb owners in the near future. You do not need an adapter to use memory cards on your PS3, only to transfer data from your PS2 memory card. Rumble wasn't included because of liscensing problems. Sony did lie about that one though, they made an excuse to cover it up. I will get to my point, Sony has been a bit dishonest in some areas regarding the PS3. But I believe it was necessary for them to give us a system that is as future proof as possible.

Delivering the future doesn't matter if its a future five years too early. So far this "future" consists of clumsy-glitchy-short games, typically lesser graphics than an inferior console, shitty motion controls, no backward compatibility and a ridiculous price tag. The future is what can be sold in the $200-$300 comfort range for consumers, i.e. the threshold of the market economy, not what can be made with the raw resources and technology available.

You know I want a flying car as much as the next kid, but I think I'll be content to have one with wheels for the time being.