| BenVTrigger said: Well guys its been both fun and stressful working the PS4 launch. I thought I'd stop by and give you an update on how things are trending at launch.
1. Sony is back with a vengeance. The momentum of the PS4 is currently nothing short of astounding. While the 1 million sales in 24 hours number is impressive Sony could've sold somewhere in the region of 2.5 to 3 million had they provided the inventory. 2. We can't meet demand. Our phones are ringing off the hook, customers are asking to pay huge amounts to secure one, and all stores are at or nearly at 100% sell through. Dont expect excess amounts of stock till late February or March of next year. 3. Cry for Knack, smile for Killzone. 4. COD, AC, and BF4 are King. 5. Switching to pay for play online was a good business choice. Massive increase in PS+ memberships. 6. Failures are real, but far too early to assess the percentage
In closing PS4 just had the most successful console launch in history. As long as Sony brings the games we very well may be looking at another PS2.
Now the countdown to X1 begins........ |
I agree about everything apart from 3 and 5. Knack is actually a good game and I've had my console since launch and from a server stand point, it's a damn NIGHTMARE. I couldn't even get my PSN up and running for like, 5 hours. Most of the features are buggy. My trouphies sometimes won't sink because of server drops. The what's new app doesn't even work again, because the servers are slow. Everything server related has been an utter MESS and considering Sony had 7 years to copy MS? Not impressive at all.
Why did I just say all that in reference to your 5th point? Because now we're PAYING for online. Where is that money going? I could tolerate it when it was free, but that goes out the window now. I expect to be able to, at the very LEAST, be able to use my new $400.00 system's features...and as of right now? STILL WAITING. This is a HUGELY wide spread problem. It's all over Playstations support forums and from what I've read, it's SUPPOSE to be fixed by Tuesday. Let's hope it is otherwise, I'm going to feel completely ripped off.
