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tuoyo on 07 November 2008
Darc Requiem said:
I imagine a day when PS3 owners face reality, accept it, and just enjoy their damned console already. Play some Valkyria Chronicles, LBP, Resistance 2, and stop posting this nonsense. This isn't 2006. Your system has games now. Enjoy them :)

That's a tough one.  You basically imagined something that has no chance of ever happening.  How did you manage that? 

 



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bouzane on 07 November 2008

If the PS3 continues to flounder in the market it may end up in the same situation as the PSP. The PSP is priced competitively and has a large library of quality software (I laugh at any comments suggesting otherwise) yet it has clearly lost its opportunity to shift large amounts of hardware. The PS3 needs price drops soon if they are to make any real difference in the current console generation.



trestres on 07 November 2008

I imagine Wii would still trounce it, even if both were priced the same.



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Dryden on 07 November 2008
bouzane said:
If the PS3 continues to flounder in the market it may end up in the same situation as the PSP. The PSP is priced competitively and has a large library of quality software (I laugh at any comments suggesting otherwise) yet it has clearly lost its opportunity to shift large amounts of hardware. The PS3 needs price drops soon if they are to make any real difference in the current console generation.

I think the PS3 has already made a difference in the current console generation. Sony fans just need to take a step back, take a deep breath, and recognize the PS3 for what it is, and what it always was: a seed for BluRay, a media center appliance for media downloads, AND a games console. Whether it was a wise strategy or not really isn't going to be answered for another decade, until we can see the effect HD movie downloads has on the rental market. IMHO, BR was the worst misfire of all, because its nothing more than a stopgap until the next thing comes along, but Sony is married to it now, for better or worse.

Gamers would enjoy life a lot more if they'd just enjoy the games/systems they have and stop worrying about what everybody else is playing/playing on. Sony afficianados in particular would be wise to be happy with some really cool, proprietary stuff Sony has on the horizon, such as organic LED displays, that will ensure Sony will be around for a long time to come if they'd just get the hell out of their own way with their assinine, diabolical plans to rule the world of media formats -- like the crazy villain with a new plan every three years that winds up an Epic Fail.

The PS3 still sells, still has developers, and is not going away anytime soon. Eighth gen will probably launch before this behemoth hits $200, so I'd just give up hope on winning some "console war" now. It's third place, but it's better than being defunct altogether. The market is proving plenty big enough to support all three.

 



bouzane on 07 November 2008
Dryden said:
bouzane said:
If the PS3 continues to flounder in the market it may end up in the same situation as the PSP. The PSP is priced competitively and has a large library of quality software (I laugh at any comments suggesting otherwise) yet it has clearly lost its opportunity to shift large amounts of hardware. The PS3 needs price drops soon if they are to make any real difference in the current console generation.

I think the PS3 has already made a difference in the current console generation. Sony fans just need to take a step back, take a deep breath, and recognize the PS3 for what it is, and what it always was: a seed for BluRay, a media center appliance for media downloads, AND a games console. Whether it was a wise strategy or not really isn't going to be answered for another decade, until we can see the effect HD movie downloads has on the rental market. IMHO, BR was the worst misfire of all, because its nothing more than a stopgap until the next thing comes along, but Sony is married to it now, for better or worse.

Gamers would enjoy life a lot more if they'd just enjoy the games/systems they have and stop worrying about what everybody else is playing/playing on. Sony afficianados in particular would be wise to be happy with some really cool, proprietary stuff Sony has on the horizon, such as organic LED displays, that will ensure Sony will be around for a long time to come if they'd just get the hell out of their own way with their assinine, diabolical plans to rule the world of media formats -- like the crazy villain with a new plan every three years that winds up an Epic Fail.

The PS3 still sells, still has developers, and is not going away anytime soon. Eighth gen will probably launch before this behemoth hits $200, so I'd just give up hope on winning some "console war" now. It's third place, but it's better than being defunct altogether. The market is proving plenty big enough to support all three.

 

I can not disagree with anything you said but I just wanted a damn gaming system, not a Blu-ray / Cell trojan horse. I never really cared about Sony as a whole, I just wanted an affordable system with good 1st party and 3rd party support that would compliment a gaming PC well. I guess at this point that's not going to happen.



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Garnett on 07 November 2008
Dryden said:
bouzane said:
If the PS3 continues to flounder in the market it may end up in the same situation as the PSP. The PSP is priced competitively and has a large library of quality software (I laugh at any comments suggesting otherwise) yet it has clearly lost its opportunity to shift large amounts of hardware. The PS3 needs price drops soon if they are to make any real difference in the current console generation.

I think the PS3 has already made a difference in the current console generation. Sony fans just need to take a step back, take a deep breath, and recognize the PS3 for what it is, and what it always was: a seed for BluRay, a media center appliance for media downloads, AND a games console. Whether it was a wise strategy or not really isn't going to be answered for another decade, until we can see the effect HD movie downloads has on the rental market. IMHO, BR was the worst misfire of all, because its nothing more than a stopgap until the next thing comes along, but Sony is married to it now, for better or worse.

Gamers would enjoy life a lot more if they'd just enjoy the games/systems they have and stop worrying about what everybody else is playing/playing on. Sony afficianados in particular would be wise to be happy with some really cool, proprietary stuff Sony has on the horizon, such as organic LED displays, that will ensure Sony will be around for a long time to come if they'd just get the hell out of their own way with their assinine, diabolical plans to rule the world of media formats -- like the crazy villain with a new plan every three years that winds up an Epic Fail.

The PS3 still sells, still has developers, and is not going away anytime soon. Eighth gen will probably launch before this behemoth hits $200, so I'd just give up hope on winning some "console war" now. It's third place, but it's better than being defunct altogether. The market is proving plenty big enough to support all three.

 

tell that to thejuicinggamer,who spams topics about how PS3 owns 360.

 



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twingo on 07 November 2008
Dryden said:
bouzane said:
If the PS3 continues to flounder in the market it may end up in the same situation as the PSP. The PSP is priced competitively and has a large library of quality software (I laugh at any comments suggesting otherwise) yet it has clearly lost its opportunity to shift large amounts of hardware. The PS3 needs price drops soon if they are to make any real difference in the current console generation.

I think the PS3 has already made a difference in the current console generation. Sony fans just need to take a step back, take a deep breath, and recognize the PS3 for what it is, and what it always was: a seed for BluRay, a media center appliance for media downloads, AND a games console. Whether it was a wise strategy or not really isn't going to be answered for another decade, until we can see the effect HD movie downloads has on the rental market. IMHO, BR was the worst misfire of all, because its nothing more than a stopgap until the next thing comes along, but Sony is married to it now, for better or worse.

Gamers would enjoy life a lot more if they'd just enjoy the games/systems they have and stop worrying about what everybody else is playing/playing on. Sony afficianados in particular would be wise to be happy with some really cool, proprietary stuff Sony has on the horizon, such as organic LED displays, that will ensure Sony will be around for a long time to come if they'd just get the hell out of their own way with their assinine, diabolical plans to rule the world of media formats -- like the crazy villain with a new plan every three years that winds up an Epic Fail.

The PS3 still sells, still has developers, and is not going away anytime soon. Eighth gen will probably launch before this behemoth hits $200, so I'd just give up hope on winning some "console war" now. It's third place, but it's better than being defunct altogether. The market is proving plenty big enough to support all three.

 

lol

They are a hardware comapny in case you dont know, they will dump any tech they have into their products for Sony not to have use Br would have been one cold day in hell.  BR a stop gap, are you delusional ? that comment alone prived your foolish bias.  No one expects any physical format after BR.  Well at least any one with some knowledge in tech.

As far Sony being  around for a long time, ehh no shiet.  Did some fanboys on here actually make you think they wont for even one second ?

Most of you need to realize you have no clue wtf you are posting 99% of the time and need stop acting like wannabe analysts.  hddvd was to kill BR remember this whole palce was so sure of that.  Yahh look what happend there.  Just look at the most simple basics and try to come up with something remotly intelligent from that (aka sales) this being a site about them and what not.

 

 



Dryden on 07 November 2008
twingo said:

BR a stop gap, are you delusional ? that comment alone prived your foolish bias.  No one expects any physical format after BR.  Well at least any one with some knowledge in tech.

Foolish bias? I own a PlayStation 3 and even own shares of Sony stock!

I own BluRay movies. Bought Iron Man on BluRay the day it was released as a matter of fact. But it IS a stop gap. If you don't think BR is a stop gap I've got a collection of LaserDiscs and MCA DiscoVision platters to show you.

Do you think HD ends with 1080p? Tomorrow somebody will figure out something that's HD'er than 1080p, tell us all to go buy new TV sets and media and digital downloads, and we'll all happily capitulate.



Snake612 on 07 November 2008

They will probably boost in sales. Their weekly sales will probably be like the wii, in some type of way.



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c0rd on 07 November 2008
theprof00 said:
TWRoO said:

You might be thinking of Pachters "75% of console sales are at $199 or less" bullshit... which is, well, bullshit because he basically used only the PS2 to figure this out. The PS3 is not the PS2.

 

I hate to disagree with you here. but lets look at the other side of the argument before dropping the final words on it.

The only consoles that sold for more than 200$:

[snip]

The problem here is it's still all bullshit. If the old console gens have anything in common with this gen, then you've got to factor in all similarities. In particular:

  • The leading console is almost always the weakest (NES, GB, PS1, PS2, DS, Wii).
  • Price drops have never given a significant increase in hardware sales.
  • The losing consoles tend to die off much quicker than the leading console (~5 years).

Suddenly the HD situation doesn't look so hot.

OT: It wouldn't do as well as you think. By the time it reaches that price, it will be old news.

If you're thinking, "imagine what the PS3 would sell like if it were $200-250 now," then it's meaningless. Imagine what the Wii would sell like if it were HD for the same price - far better.