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PooperScooper on 14 February 2008

Blu-ray would have won faster if Ps3 wasn't supply constrained.



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Final-Fan on 14 February 2008
Username2324 said:
Maybe, but stand alone players ares still selling, some people are just dumb and don't realize they can get a gaming machine and movie player in one.

Overall, I'd say the success of the PS3 accounted for the Blu-ray win, not the other way around.
Well, yeah.  Who was disagreeing with that?  I think Blu-ray probably would have come out on top anyway but it would certainly have been a much tougher and longer fight. 

And more importantly you'd have to be crazy to think that the PS3 has got what success it has had just because of its Blu-ray player. 

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outlawauron on 14 February 2008

Hey, my parents are about to get a Blu-Ray player are likely to get a 40gb. Although, whenever go live on my own and bring my ps3 with me. Games will still be bought for it (little siblings) even though the main purpose is for Blu-Ray.



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Final-Fan on 14 February 2008
PooperScooper said:
Blu-ray would have won faster if Ps3 wasn't supply constrained.
Joke post, I presume.

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PooperScooper on 14 February 2008

You presume correctly.



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DragonLord on 14 February 2008

I think it helps, but it's not the sole reason (or even main reason)...bunch of reasons...here are a few off the top of my head.

1. The fall price drop and Holiday sales increased the user base drastically, this causes more people to become favorably aware of the ps3 (friend sees it at another friends house and say, "ooh, I want one too" and, "hmm, the ps3 isn't as bad as I thought", etc.)
Gathers momentum with the more people that own it...

2. Blu-ray has won the format war (don't even bother saying it hasn't)

3. Good software coming out -- Uncharted, Assassin's Creed, CoD4, UT3, Ratchet & Clank, etc.

4. Price is much more reasonable now.

5. Media has stopped crucifying the ps3.

6. Big exclusives on the horizon. (MGS4, Home, LBP, WKS, KZII, Haze, GT5:P, SOCOM, FFXIII) Many of those are proven IP's (not all), not over-hyped unprovens (like Heavenly Sword, Folklore, & Lair were)

7. Some good games are starting to drop in price...people are more inclined to buy a ps3 now because some "good" games are $30-40; whereas, before EVERYTHING was $60. Rumor of "Greatest Hits" coming soon for $30.

 

Anyhow, good things just keep happening and the momentum just keeps growing. Lol, that's why I can't believe that MS would be dumb enough to allow themselves to be put in a "supply constrained" situation. You expect better projections and logistics and planning from such a big, wealthy, successful corp. Nintendo and MS didn't deal the knockout punch, and now Sony is really starting to swing back.



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DMeisterJ on 15 February 2008

Did the PS2 sell cuz it was a dvd player?



BMaker11 on 15 February 2008

Could you really consider it a "spike in sales". It's been selling well since the price drop, and all that's happened is that it hasn't dropped off as hard as 360 has, since the holidays.



PooperScooper on 15 February 2008

Dragon lord.... Hmmm didnt I read that in this months issue of EGM?



FinalEvangelion on 15 February 2008

I think the PS3 is selling because it is an attractive option for consumers. It's here to stay, whether you like it or not.  Dragonlord went through a good explanation.

 

Oh well, better change my "doomsday" predictions to 2009 now.  With SCE turning profit and now this, it's time for a change. 



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