How can your sig be that great yet your post be so utterly worthless and hateful?

Sony should really use their Movie and Music division. I mean show Spiderman playing a PS3 or a PSvita in an TV add or and use Justin Timberlake or even better AC/DC as add puppets.

It matters because what the Xbox 360 has to climb in Europe is a hill, what the PlayStation 3 has to climb in North America is a mountain.

I don't think Microsoft will overcome its obstacles in Europe any more than I think Sony will in North America.  But Microsoft will have an easier time overcoming perceptions in Europe than Sony will with what the PS3 offers consumers.  Between now and the next generation, the Xbox 360 will continue to make inroads into Europe, where as I don't see the PS3 offering anything overtly compelling with the PS3. 

The move to streaming movies and TV shows through services like Hulu and Netflix significantly changed the one significant compelling factor for owning a PS3, Blu-Ray.  I think games wise, the Xbox 360 and PS3 are on an even keel.  Exclusives in AAA retail games may take a nod toward the PS3's favor, but the significance of that has been greatly overblown.  All in all, the types of games and their availablility on both platforms are pretty evenly matched.  Games are a moot point.  The PSN debacle has significantly hurt the perception of PSN.  Free or not.  In general, both services provide a similar experience, but the question becomes which one are your friends on.  Ultimately that decides what console you buy and what console you play on most.

In Europe the PS3 a better online experience.  Had Microsoft offered a more compelling service, or made more overtures to do so before 2011/12, I think they would have made more progress in Europe, but one of the biggest frustration points for European Xbox 360 owners is the lack of parity not only with the US offerings of the service, but even of neighboring states.  That is changing, and 2012 will provide the biggest expansion of Xbox LIVE in Europe in terms of service offerings, but it may be too little too late.  We'll see how things go once the service expansions are complete.

Release a Halo and Gears of War title.

Sony needs to sell the PS3 for at least $199 to beat the Xbox360 in USA. And they needed to do it already. I was in Best Buy during the xmas season...I overheard two sets of parents discussing which console to get and it seemed to come down to price. The parents really didnt know much about the PS3 or the Xbox360...but they new that one was $199 and one was $249. The $50 price cut (from $299 to $249) that Sony gave the PS3 in 2011 was not enough...should have been a $100 cut. I think a $199 PS3 would have pushed hard up against the Xbox360 over the holidays in the USA. And I think it may be too late for the PS3 to gain back respect in the USA (even if Sony drops the price to $199 today). Sony will cut the price of the PS3 to $199 in 2012, but it will be too late by then...no one will care.

This post and my sig are one in the same. It is not meant to be hateful, it is what I see everyday living in America. People have forgot how to have fun, and the meaning of love. Everything is expected to be handed out on a platter, and if the platter is not of a kings status, it is a slap in their face. They have shut their brains down, and don't take into account any variables. These are the people that I am reaching out to, the people I am asking to research, learn, and love.

So basically, the way I see it is, if Sony wants to succeed with PS3/4 their are two ways for it to happen. Make the best product, and somehow wake up the american consumers. Or put together the most mushy, flashy brainwashing advertising possible to heard them to their field.

Either way, i am going to continue to be happy, and live my life, and be proud to let others live theirs. If I get asked about problems, or told about issues, just don't expect the fluffy answers that most people put out. It don't mean i'm mad, or being hateful, just saying what I see. 

I think this generation could last even longer if the big 3 rebranded their current systems. Make system improvements that consumers will care about. 

I understand what your trying to say. But what i was trying to point out was that if you compared to X360 with the PS3, One clearly offers more than the other product as far as features are concerned. I will not get into specifics, But i am pretty sure most people would agree that the PS3 is a better value for your money than the X360.

Also some of the stuff you stated was also subjective.

Definition of Quality - https://www.google.com/#hl=en&rlz=1C2CHFX_enUS435US455&q=quality&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=jU4BT9CjKsGztwebkNGXDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=1fb9386827ca6b22&biw=1152&bih=739

Sony can't finacially afford the $250 price it has for the PS3 right now, how is it going to afford a $200 price by Summer? Do ant of you people read Sony financials? They admitted last quarter they lost money as an entire division largely because of the price cut.

With the Vita being released at a loss and so far doing poorly sales wise, Sony can't afford to sell the PS3 at $200. They have no room in their budget for it. Not even six months from now.

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