Microsoft and Sony are destroying their (and each other's) gaming business

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theprof00 said:
Sorry for all the supposed fanboyism going around J, but I for one feel that Sony has really not started trying yet.

"Our system is priced rediculously cheap for what it does. It has some amazing games coming out very very soon. We believe our brand name is still one of the best and that we will keep people coming back if only just for that. We have established an impact that every gamer has felt in the last 10 years, playstation is always at the forefront of 'quality'. We are in this business for the long haul, and will outlast any competition due to our games lineup and the loyalty of our gamers from the past quality games we have released. Pay for our system now, because we will not be lowering the price. Do not be the last one on your block to own a blockbuster game such as MGS4 GTAIV LBP FF13"

The fanboyism bold is ironic.

 

Sony hasn't started trying yet, so that's why its not winning?

 

Anyway, the system is not rediculiously cheap, I don't care if it produces gold from copper, through alchemy.

 

The brand name can't carry Sony. Why would they have to rely on just the brand name to get userbase?

 

Playstation is not at the forefront of quality. The PS3 is the first system they got right on the first try, ever. PS1 had lense track problems, PS2 had DRE's and disc scratches and PSP had dead pixils. In fact, the Playstation brand products are notoriously easy to break when dropped. If I were a consumer, I would call them "flimsy."

 

The last bolded part is just silly. Would you put that in a PR release? You know why Sony didn't own this generation? Stigmatization. Sony has been stigmatized as having "no exclusive games" and being "far too expensive." It was a running joke for the first year of the PS3's lifespan.

 

As for listing your 08 lineup, all companies should do it more, except Sony, who does it plenty already.