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yo_john117 on 09 October 2009

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MikeB on 09 October 2009
patrice1970 said:

don't forget that XBOX 360 have been released a year before PS3 ( and year and a half in europe ), and on a same period PS3 is far ahead of XBOX, so guess who will finish second behind the wii ?

Yes, you are correct.

Also the PS3 was designed to last much longer specs wise, geared towards a long term future, with Blu-Ray capacity, default harddrive, Cell processor (which consumers more and more seem to understand with games like Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, etc), built-in WiFi, etc.

Technology-wise in the end I expect the PS3 with its exclusives and capabilities to look like a gen ahead of the XBox 360, just like the 360 already looks to be a gen ahead of the Wii technology.

Why do analysts say Blu-Ray adoption is currently outpacing the adoption of DVD? This can only be said by aligning launches, the same was done for comparing DVD and VHS launches. Similarly PS3 adoption despite its higher entry pricing is significantly outpacing 360 adoption taking equal timeframes.



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GamerOhaLAA on 09 October 2009

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Fufinu on 09 October 2009
MikeB said:
patrice1970 said:

don't forget that XBOX 360 have been released a year before PS3 ( and year and a half in europe ), and on a same period PS3 is far ahead of XBOX, so guess who will finish second behind the wii ?

Yes, you are correct.

Also the PS3 was designed to last much longer specs wise, geared towards a long term future, with Blu-Ray capacity, default harddrive, Cell processor (which consumers more and more seem to understand with games like Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, etc), built-in WiFi, etc.

Technology-wise in the end I expect the PS3 with its exclusives and capabilities to look like a gen ahead of the XBox 360, just like the 360 already looks to be a gen ahead of the Wii technology.

Why do analysts say Blu-Ray adoption is currently outpacing the adoption of DVD? This can only be said by aligning launches, the same was done for comparing DVD and VHS launches. Similarly PS3 adoption despite its higher entry pricing is significantly outpacing 360 adoption taking equal timeframes.

In a couple of years blu-rays will be much more accessible. And that will be the point at which PS3 will be very competitively priced. I think that Sony are timing pricing in just about the right way - blu-ray launch = hard to access price,  blue ray spreading = accessible price, blue-ray defining format = cheap PS3 price.



makingmusic476 on 09 October 2009
TRios_Zen said:
IF we take brand names out of the discussion for a sec (humor me):

Company A has a strangle hold on the video game market last gen (to the tune of 70% market share). This gen, given their pricing structure and costs of development, they are fighting a huge under-dog from last gen...for SECOND place this gen. A fight they are still currently losing (though gaining).

Given this, do you think Company A is honestly happy that if you use some fuzzy math (aligned launches don't really affect total sales at all, do they?) they are doing slightly better than there closest competitor and have less than half the market share of the leader?

This is the best argument against a one console future.  What would've happened if Sony had no competition this gen?  The ps3 would probably have launched at $799 and would probably only just dropped to $399. 

No need to take a $250 hit per system when you're the only one on the market!

Edit:

Hell, the ps3 may have cost even more to make as a result.  They probably would've kept in dual HDMI and the extra two USB ports on the back instead of stripping the unit of parts to lower costs.