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antfromtashkent on 13 February 2009
heruamon said:
LOL...some needs some help in the marketing dept, desparately!

 

 would you care to explain? :P



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coolestguyever on 13 February 2009

Its called advertising. They're finally doing what they should have all along.

People think a $300 pro is so much more reasonable than a $400 PS3, but if you play online then after 2 years they're equal, and after 2 years the PS3 is cheaper! PS3 is a long term investment, while the 360 is great for the short term, or if your not going to play online.



antfromtashkent on 13 February 2009
coolestguyever said:
Its called advertising. They're finally doing what they should have all along.

People think a $300 pro is so much more reasonable than a $400 PS3, but if you play online then after 2 years they're equal, and after 2 years the PS3 is cheaper! PS3 is a long term investment, while the 360 is great for the short term, or if your not going to play online.

 

 and yep Live is a better online service... ITS A PARADOX!



dbot on 13 February 2009
antfromtashkent said:
dbot said:
This particular Kotaku author trolls the PS3 every chance he gets. That being said, it is kind of sad that Sony has resorted to press releases to articulate its value proposition with the PS3 and PSN. One of Sony's biggest problems is they can't communicate the value of the PS3 in a simple sentence.

it wouldnt be a press release if it was one sentence... i guess they could say    PSN=Free and Live=$50 a month. But a lot of people would get mad... so they have to explain themselves in the best way thay can... PR Spin... Which i still fail to see what everyone is SO PISSED off about....

 

I guess my point was the standard gamestop employee shouldn't have to bring out pie charts to be able to explain the value of the PS3.  The problem for Sony is they have a very good product, but you really have to have a town hall style meeting to properly explain it.  The Wii is known for motion controls and Wii sports, the 360 is known for XBox Live and Halo/Gears, and the PS3 is known for price.

 



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

antfromtashkent on 13 February 2009
dbot said:
antfromtashkent said:
dbot said:
This particular Kotaku author trolls the PS3 every chance he gets. That being said, it is kind of sad that Sony has resorted to press releases to articulate its value proposition with the PS3 and PSN. One of Sony's biggest problems is they can't communicate the value of the PS3 in a simple sentence.

it wouldnt be a press release if it was one sentence... i guess they could say    PSN=Free and Live=$50 a month. But a lot of people would get mad... so they have to explain themselves in the best way thay can... PR Spin... Which i still fail to see what everyone is SO PISSED off about....

 

I guess my point was the standard gamestop employee shouldn't have to bring out pie charts to be able to explain the value of the PS3.  The problem for Sony is they have a very good product, but you really have to have a town hall style meeting to properly explain it.  The Wii is known for motion controls and Wii sports, the 360 is known for XBox Live and Halo/Gears, and the PS3 is known for price.

 

Sony did a pretty good job making it known for the BR.... so when little timmy wants to get a gaming system... his parents can benefit as well

 



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Garnett on 13 February 2009

Screw something you can ACTUALLY USE,Get a fake chair and sit all day long in HOME!



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Aiemond on 13 February 2009

Wow talk about grasping for straws in the pr. I didn't think they could get any stupider.



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antfromtashkent on 13 February 2009
Aiemond said:
Wow talk about grasping for straws in the pr. I didn't think they could get any stupider.

i love how people just accept this article as if it was the truth....

 



Naraku_Diabolos on 13 February 2009

Sony's logic is flawed. I don't own either a PS3 (obvious reasons; no B/C and I don't like nearly all the games on the console) or an X360 (don't like their games, but maybe the RPGs; and I don't want a flawed console that could die on me any second, regardless if they fixed it or not), but I believe that the Xbox Live would be of better valued. You only spend the $50 fee once for a year (if I'm correct), but it's put to good use for server maintenance and other things. On Sony's expense or for what they are saying, it's a total waste to buy stuff that you may enjoy at first but may end up regret your purchase(s) later in time.

Sorry Sony, but you're starting to suck at what you're doing. Just make electronics and stop spewing propaganda about other corporations. It makes you look bad and makes your customers think twice about you as a whole.



richardhutnik on 13 February 2009
badgenome said:
Phoenix_Wiight said:
theyve got a point. still, it wont do much. i dont like when they try to say "we're better than ____ because"

I'd prefer if they came out and said it like that, actually. To say "U CAN BUY A CHARE FOR UR HOME!" just sounds lame. "$50/year for online? LOL" would make a better marketing pitch.

I wish more companies would be as awesomely blunt as Sega was.

 

You mean stuff like Mac vs PC, or how about Atari vs Intellivision?

http://backwithinterest.blogspot.com/2003_11_09_archive.html

 

Would be neat that Sony and Microsoft go at it, and then Nintendo chimes in.  Would be fun to watch.

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