sieanr said:
CrazzyMan said:
hmmm, what is this thread about now? =)
that ps3 won`t repeat ps2 and psOne success? =))
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/06/13/a-quick-look-back-a-strong-push-forward/
In 1995, when we launched the PlayStation, the majority of the gamers were twelve to seventeen year old boys. 2D platform, fighting, racing, and sports games were the norm. Platforms were born and died within five years maximum. There was minimal difference between hardware platforms. We here at Sony championed 3D graphics, CD based technology and a more mature diverse library of games. We believed that our platform had a lifecycle that should survive well beyond the traditional five years. Some of the initial criticism we received was that the hardware was a bit pricey, the system was hard to develop for and the early software line-up needed some work. When we introduced PlayStation 2 in 2000 we received much of the same criticism. When we introduced DVD based storage we were told that CD had more than enough capacity to store game data. In a few short years DVD had all but replaced CD and that storage capacity was being squeezed by the development community. In 2006 the song remained much the same. Most of you know what transpired: 100 million PlayStations and thousands of great games later, the PlayStation had a ten year run and could still be selling today. PlayStation 2 left our original success in the dust and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.
We fully realize that past success is no guarantee of future success, but it does give you some perspective. We have to bring the games to market that will showcase what the PS3 can do and ultimately entertain you like no other games have. We need to provide proof of what the PS3 can do for you and work tirelessly to improve the value and justify your investment. At the end of the day, it’s always been about the games. To push the boundaries of gaming beyond where they currently lie takes a great deal of risk. I think all the hardware manufacturers are doing that in some way. We could have easily produced PlayStation 2.5 at a slightly increased price over the older model, and driven some nice profits and marginal innovation for a few years but that’s not how we got where we are today. You have to gamble and make major investments in the present that will pay dividends in the future.
We’re working hard to put the best tools in the hands of the development community so they can take you places you never imagined possible. We have more than 15 games coming from our own internal studios alone this year for PS3. Our third party partners will weigh in with a host of great games giving us more than 100 titles by year end on that system alone. At our Gamer’s Day event a few weeks back, we announced 18 exclusive games for PSP. This year, PS2 owners will get a little something for everyone with games like Buzz! and Singstar. Oh, and you certainly can’t forget the PlayStation Network. Right now, we are working on a slew of games and game packs that will be offered through the PlayStation Store in the coming months, including Warhawk, which personally speaking, is the PS3 game I’ve been playing most lately. Weak launch - DONE.
Some inovations(blu-ray/cell) - DONE.
High Price - DONE.
Big criticism from media - DONE.
To sell over 100 mln. PS3 - IN PROGRESS. |
LOL @ him claiming people bitched about the PS1's price. At CES people cheered when the PS1s $300 price point was anounced. Granted, this was right after Sega said the saturn would be $400, but still, no one thought it was insanely expensive. Let me say this; $600 is twice the price of the PS2 and PS1 - twice. Why is it hard to understand that thats a big issue? |
You obviously were too young or just have amnesia because back then at the CES events Sony was pretty much laughed at for thinking they could jump into a market that they had little to no experience in and was dominated by two giants at the time. Nobody "cheered" and yes the general consensus was that for Sony to even think of pricing it's console that high (and it was considered high at the time) with the competition it had was, again, laughable and to some, showed they didn't know what they were doing.
I was there and I remember very well because I was one of the few the was ridiculed by my pears at my notion that, based on Sony's business strategy model and it's ideas and Ideals of where they wanted to take their technology and gaming as a whole, I felt Sony had a very good chance to challenge the two giants and I jumped on board almost immediately. Yes I was sneekered at but hey, they all ended up buying PSs anyway.
