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deadhorse on 19 July 2007
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:

I think it's safe to call the PS3 price cut a failure.  It's even lower than I predicted.  I predicted the Wii would only outsell the PS3 2 to 1 worldwide this week, it outsold it 3 to 1.  The PS3 also had all that positive publicity from E3.  I've seen endless posts on other PS3 boards saying that all the PS3 needed was a price cut and a few AAA games to dominate the market.  Well, it got a price cut and one AAA game(Ninja Gaiden Sigma) which had dissapointing sales.  

Anyway, on to my next prediction.  I predict Lair will sell less than 50,000 first week and that we'll see very little noticeable increase in sales of the PS3.  The anticipation of the game seems to be even less than NGS:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748

Still, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will outsell NGS, but not by much.

The next big thing to help the PS3 is the release of Warhawk on August 28.   I say it will sell much better and the PS3 sales will get a significant boost, but with the Wii outselling the PS3 3 to 1 even after a price cut it's not going to make a big difference in the long run.  I should mention that Metroid Prime 3 is being released the day before.  Based on board activity the anticipation for this game is several times more than Warhawk.

The ps3 only had a price cut in North america not World wide, just to clear that out, its not a failure since it outsold the x360 Worldwide even at its strongest area in the U.S.


I know it was NA only, I still expected it to double sales worldwide, which would mean, what, 2.5 times the sales in NA?  The NA PS2 price cut did just that. 



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leo-j on 19 July 2007
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:

I think it's safe to call the PS3 price cut a failure.  It's even lower than I predicted.  I predicted the Wii would only outsell the PS3 2 to 1 worldwide this week, it outsold it 3 to 1.  The PS3 also had all that positive publicity from E3.  I've seen endless posts on other PS3 boards saying that all the PS3 needed was a price cut and a few AAA games to dominate the market.  Well, it got a price cut and one AAA game(Ninja Gaiden Sigma) which had dissapointing sales.  

Anyway, on to my next prediction.  I predict Lair will sell less than 50,000 first week and that we'll see very little noticeable increase in sales of the PS3.  The anticipation of the game seems to be even less than NGS:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748

Still, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will outsell NGS, but not by much.

The next big thing to help the PS3 is the release of Warhawk on August 28.   I say it will sell much better and the PS3 sales will get a significant boost, but with the Wii outselling the PS3 3 to 1 even after a price cut it's not going to make a big difference in the long run.  I should mention that Metroid Prime 3 is being released the day before.  Based on board activity the anticipation for this game is several times more than Warhawk.

The ps3 only had a price cut in North america not World wide, just to clear that out, its not a failure since it outsold the x360 Worldwide even at its strongest area in the U.S.


I know it was NA only, I still expected it to double sales worldwide, which would mean, what, 2.5 times the sales in NA?  The NA PS2 price cut did just that. 

Why would you think it would double in sales worldwide? If the price cut was in only one region why would that have any effect on the sales on other regions that didnt get the price cut? The sales have increased immensly from what they were a week before the price cut, from about 17,800 to about 41,000 is more than double to me.

 



 

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Scruff7 on 19 July 2007

Nth said:

Scruff - Well, it's good to know that someone in Europe isn't reporting any problems with the firmware updates that allow backwards compatibility. I had always heard that the Euro-gamers weren't having any difficulties with the backwards playback but I wasnt going to say so until someone actually chimed in with an opinion.

I never had a PS2, but i've bought a few second hand PS2 games for my PS3 and they work fine. I only know one other guy with a PS3, and he has loads of PS2 games and they work fine - the PS3 has effectively become a replacement for the PS2 (which he sold) while also playing Motorstorm and Resistance. 

Are there problems with the NA PS3 backwards compatibility?



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Scruff7 on 19 July 2007
llewdebkram said:
The one they are discontinuing in USA is known as the 'Premium Version' in Europe!!
I know I'd be pretty pissed off if I thought in a few months time the next one they call the 'Premium pack' was the same price as the inferior one I just purchased!

Much like I'm pissed off that I paid Microsoft directly for a 3 year extended warranty on my son's Xbox360 which is now free for everyone!



 I don't know where you have heard that. in the UK there is only one PS3 and its not known as the 'Premium Pack' - it's called a 'PS3'.

i'm not surprised there's no price cut here, it only came out in March! and i don't see the 80gb version coming out here for a long time - maybe in limited edition numbers but thats it.

I've heard that the failure rates for UK 360s is higher than NA... does anyone know if that is true?



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Scruff7 on 19 July 2007
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:

I think it's safe to call the PS3 price cut a failure. It's even lower than I predicted. I predicted the Wii would only outsell the PS3 2 to 1 worldwide this week, it outsold it 3 to 1. The PS3 also had all that positive publicity from E3. I've seen endless posts on other PS3 boards saying that all the PS3 needed was a price cut and a few AAA games to dominate the market. Well, it got a price cut and one AAA game(Ninja Gaiden Sigma) which had dissapointing sales.

Anyway, on to my next prediction. I predict Lair will sell less than 50,000 first week and that we'll see very little noticeable increase in sales of the PS3. The anticipation of the game seems to be even less than NGS:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748

Still, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will outsell NGS, but not by much.

The next big thing to help the PS3 is the release of Warhawk on August 28. I say it will sell much better and the PS3 sales will get a significant boost, but with the Wii outselling the PS3 3 to 1 even after a price cut it's not going to make a big difference in the long run. I should mention that Metroid Prime 3 is being released the day before. Based on board activity the anticipation for this game is several times more than Warhawk.

The ps3 only had a price cut in North america not World wide, just to clear that out, its not a failure since it outsold the x360 Worldwide even at its strongest area in the U.S.


I know it was NA only, I still expected it to double sales worldwide, which would mean, what, 2.5 times the sales in NA? The NA PS2 price cut did just that.

Why would you think it would double in sales worldwide? If the price cut was in only one region why would that have any effect on the sales on other regions that didnt get the price cut? The sales have increased immensly from what they were a week before the price cut, from about 17,800 to about 41,000 is more than double to me.

 

 Even Sony thought it would double US sales only, not worldwide! and it managed more than double!

It won't last though. 



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llewdebkram on 19 July 2007
Scruff7 said:
llewdebkram said:
The one they are discontinuing in USA is known as the 'Premium Version' in Europe!!
I know I'd be pretty pissed off if I thought in a few months time the next one they call the 'Premium pack' was the same price as the inferior one I just purchased!

Much like I'm pissed off that I paid Microsoft directly for a 3 year extended warranty on my son's Xbox360 which is now free for everyone!



 I don't know where you have heard that. in the UK there is only one PS3 and its not known as the 'Premium Pack' - it's called a 'PS3'.

i'm not surprised there's no price cut here, it only came out in March! and i don't see the 80gb version coming out here for a long time - maybe in limited edition numbers but thats it.

I've heard that the failure rates for UK 360s is higher than NA... does anyone know if that is true?


Here:

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-Console-Premium-Version/dp/B0007SV734/ref=pd_ts_c_th_8/202-1839555-3339841?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=right-4&pf_rd_r=1Z4XKARD9S4W5X1D9AKP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=133110391&pf_rd_i=300703



deadhorse on 19 July 2007
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:

I think it's safe to call the PS3 price cut a failure.  It's even lower than I predicted.  I predicted the Wii would only outsell the PS3 2 to 1 worldwide this week, it outsold it 3 to 1.  The PS3 also had all that positive publicity from E3.  I've seen endless posts on other PS3 boards saying that all the PS3 needed was a price cut and a few AAA games to dominate the market.  Well, it got a price cut and one AAA game(Ninja Gaiden Sigma) which had dissapointing sales.  

Anyway, on to my next prediction.  I predict Lair will sell less than 50,000 first week and that we'll see very little noticeable increase in sales of the PS3.  The anticipation of the game seems to be even less than NGS:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748

Still, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will outsell NGS, but not by much.

The next big thing to help the PS3 is the release of Warhawk on August 28.   I say it will sell much better and the PS3 sales will get a significant boost, but with the Wii outselling the PS3 3 to 1 even after a price cut it's not going to make a big difference in the long run.  I should mention that Metroid Prime 3 is being released the day before.  Based on board activity the anticipation for this game is several times more than Warhawk.

The ps3 only had a price cut in North america not World wide, just to clear that out, its not a failure since it outsold the x360 Worldwide even at its strongest area in the U.S.


I know it was NA only, I still expected it to double sales worldwide, which would mean, what, 2.5 times the sales in NA?  The NA PS2 price cut did just that. 

Why would you think it would double in sales worldwide? If the price cut was in only one region why would that have any effect on the sales on other regions that didnt get the price cut? The sales have increased immensly from what they were a week before the price cut, from about 17,800 to about 41,000 is more than double to me.

 

 

Let's see.  If a console sells 3 units in NA, 1 in Japan, and 2 in others, then it sells 9 in NA, 1 in Japan, and 2 in others then that's double the sales worldwide(12 as opposed to 6).  Is that too difficult for you to comprehend?

 



leo-j on 19 July 2007
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:

I think it's safe to call the PS3 price cut a failure.  It's even lower than I predicted.  I predicted the Wii would only outsell the PS3 2 to 1 worldwide this week, it outsold it 3 to 1.  The PS3 also had all that positive publicity from E3.  I've seen endless posts on other PS3 boards saying that all the PS3 needed was a price cut and a few AAA games to dominate the market.  Well, it got a price cut and one AAA game(Ninja Gaiden Sigma) which had dissapointing sales.  

Anyway, on to my next prediction.  I predict Lair will sell less than 50,000 first week and that we'll see very little noticeable increase in sales of the PS3.  The anticipation of the game seems to be even less than NGS:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748

Still, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will outsell NGS, but not by much.

The next big thing to help the PS3 is the release of Warhawk on August 28.   I say it will sell much better and the PS3 sales will get a significant boost, but with the Wii outselling the PS3 3 to 1 even after a price cut it's not going to make a big difference in the long run.  I should mention that Metroid Prime 3 is being released the day before.  Based on board activity the anticipation for this game is several times more than Warhawk.

The ps3 only had a price cut in North america not World wide, just to clear that out, its not a failure since it outsold the x360 Worldwide even at its strongest area in the U.S.


I know it was NA only, I still expected it to double sales worldwide, which would mean, what, 2.5 times the sales in NA?  The NA PS2 price cut did just that. 

Why would you think it would double in sales worldwide? If the price cut was in only one region why would that have any effect on the sales on other regions that didnt get the price cut? The sales have increased immensly from what they were a week before the price cut, from about 17,800 to about 41,000 is more than double to me.

 

 

Let's see.  If a console sells 3 units in NA, 1 in Japan, and 2 in others, then it sells 9 in NA, 1 in Japan, and 2 in others then that's double the sales worldwide(12 as opposed to 6).  Is that too difficult for you to comprehend?

 


I do not comprehend



 

mM
Scruff7 on 19 July 2007
llewdebkram said:
Scruff7 said:
llewdebkram said:
The one they are discontinuing in USA is known as the 'Premium Version' in Europe!!
I know I'd be pretty pissed off if I thought in a few months time the next one they call the 'Premium pack' was the same price as the inferior one I just purchased!

Much like I'm pissed off that I paid Microsoft directly for a 3 year extended warranty on my son's Xbox360 which is now free for everyone!



I don't know where you have heard that. in the UK there is only one PS3 and its not known as the 'Premium Pack' - it's called a 'PS3'.

i'm not surprised there's no price cut here, it only came out in March! and i don't see the 80gb version coming out here for a long time - maybe in limited edition numbers but thats it.

I've heard that the failure rates for UK 360s is higher than NA... does anyone know if that is true?


Here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-Console-Premium-Version/dp/B0007SV734/ref=pd_ts_c_th_8/202-1839555-3339841?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=right-4&pf_rd_r=1Z4XKARD9S4W5X1D9AKP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=133110391&pf_rd_i=300703


 my mistake



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deadhorse on 19 July 2007
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:
leo-j said:
deadhorse said:

I think it's safe to call the PS3 price cut a failure.  It's even lower than I predicted.  I predicted the Wii would only outsell the PS3 2 to 1 worldwide this week, it outsold it 3 to 1.  The PS3 also had all that positive publicity from E3.  I've seen endless posts on other PS3 boards saying that all the PS3 needed was a price cut and a few AAA games to dominate the market.  Well, it got a price cut and one AAA game(Ninja Gaiden Sigma) which had dissapointing sales.  

Anyway, on to my next prediction.  I predict Lair will sell less than 50,000 first week and that we'll see very little noticeable increase in sales of the PS3.  The anticipation of the game seems to be even less than NGS:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748

Still, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will outsell NGS, but not by much.

The next big thing to help the PS3 is the release of Warhawk on August 28.   I say it will sell much better and the PS3 sales will get a significant boost, but with the Wii outselling the PS3 3 to 1 even after a price cut it's not going to make a big difference in the long run.  I should mention that Metroid Prime 3 is being released the day before.  Based on board activity the anticipation for this game is several times more than Warhawk.

The ps3 only had a price cut in North america not World wide, just to clear that out, its not a failure since it outsold the x360 Worldwide even at its strongest area in the U.S.


I know it was NA only, I still expected it to double sales worldwide, which would mean, what, 2.5 times the sales in NA?  The NA PS2 price cut did just that. 

Why would you think it would double in sales worldwide? If the price cut was in only one region why would that have any effect on the sales on other regions that didnt get the price cut? The sales have increased immensly from what they were a week before the price cut, from about 17,800 to about 41,000 is more than double to me.

 

 

Let's see.  If a console sells 3 units in NA, 1 in Japan, and 2 in others, then it sells 9 in NA, 1 in Japan, and 2 in others then that's double the sales worldwide(12 as opposed to 6).  Is that too difficult for you to comprehend?

 


I do not comprehend

I notice the diehard PS3 fans on these boards aren't too bright.