| omgwtfbbq said: erm, I don't know if you noticed this but: 1) PS3 isn't exactly lighting Japan on fire right now. In fact, if it wasn't for the Xbox360 taking up the words, "dismal failure" would come to mind 2) Casual gamers don't buy Playstation "Brand". They buy games that they want and they buy the mass market console. That will be the Wii first, the 360 second, and the PS2 third. The reason the PS2 was the casual friendly console last gen was because it had the biggest userbase, the most games, and the better price (excepting the Gamecube, but the difference was very small). Now, the 360 has all those thee things over the PS3, and all the PS3 has left is its brand. Which is good for the first few million but it won't get the casuals on board. The reason the 360 is not smoking the PS3, but only soundly beating it, is because it is not mass market friendly either.
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1.) PS3 will sell decently in Japan when games arrive. X360 will not sell even with games. I'm pretty shocked so many people doubt in PS3 success on this market because of some failure especially when it's extremely easy to explain low interest of consumers.
2.) Don't underestimate the power of PS brand 
Everyone knows Playstation and for totally uninformed fathers it's a synonym to electronic entertaiment. Believe me it will work perfectly with combination of low price. If you think all people who already bought PS3 made it because of brand you are totally wrong. Gamers who buy a system on launch day exactly know what to expect and gives credibility to manufacturer not because of brand but because of some previous positive experiences.
