Comments on: Sony Has Already Lost The Console Wars

By: Lee Cascio

Lee Cascio — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:05:18 +0000

Sony experienced more than just a couple “misteps.” One must wonder how much corporate arrogance played into their debacle. They obvisouly greatly over-estimated the loyalty of the PS2 fanbase, believing we’d wait forever for release, would take an expensive product, with no games, and minimum compatability.

Beyond the forcing of Blu-Ray on their customers, which as noted, significantly increased price and delayed market entrance, they managed to mistep in a number of other areas.

The PS3 is not HD compatable with 1st and 2nd gen HDTVs that use 1080i, unlike XBOX360 which will down/upconvert. Prior accesories such as the Guitar Hero guitar and Dance Dance Revolution dance mat, do not work properly with the PS3. Worse, the game selection remains miniscule, taking up half a shelf in stores. The games that are available are not so far above PS2 in quality that they would compel one to invest in the hefty pricetag. Here’s a bad sign, I noticed a poster in a gamestop for the new Simpsons game. It will be available for Wii, XBOX360 and, get this, the PS2 (i.e. NOT the PS3)!

At the moment, the PS3 is a $600 door stop.

By: gregory

gregory — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:58:38 +0000

Actually when I was playing cod2 I had my xbox 360 on nearly 24 hours at a time and it is still functional, so I can’t see what you are all blabbering on about.

By: Tre

Tre — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:31:39 +0000

All of these kids are f*cking douchebags. They no absolutely nothing about games. Someone commented that halo 3 would not save the 360. Xbox 360 doesn't need saving, they have the best lineup of exclusive games this season. PS3 can't compete with anything xbox has and a year has gone by with one good exclusive game. Blu-ray killed the PS3 in my opinion because no one wanted it and they put it in anyway.

There are so many dumbasses on this forum that don't know sh*t except for the fact that they have to blindly follow PS3 straight down to hell. And when their flesh is peeling from their bones they will still plead that PS3 is better than any console when the fact is that it sucks a lot of dick right now.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:42:33 +0000

Well said, and this is exactly why I, a loyal customer to Sony and owner of the PSX and PS2, now owns both a Wii and a 360 and not a PS3! I got sick of waiting for Sony to come up with some worthwhile games to play. Also, Microsoft has got the online thing down perfectly, Live and Marketplace rule. Nintendo needs to step up that part of their console, and I have no idea what Sony’s is like.

By: Dorian

Dorian — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:55:29 +0000

I think many gamers felt betrayed by Sony’s move to win the next-gen format war with the PS3. Thats something you would expect from Evilsoft not the darling of the gaming world. We will have to wait and see how this plays out in the long run but so far it looks like a huge blunder on Sony’s part. Not only is the PS3 sale performance disappointing, judging by blue-ray dvd sales few people are interested in the PS3’s hd playing capabilities.

By: Toasty

Toasty — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:40:06 +0000

The only people defending the PS3 are the ones who are in denial about the fact that they wasted $600 on buying it. Everyone else who isn’t a Sony slave can plainly see who will win out. All those morons that are backing their arguments by saying the PS3 will win because it is technologically better needs a lesson in marketing and trends. I bet you are the same people who bought BetaMax over VHS and then cried when no one sold the tapes. Better DOESN’T equal popular.

People are sheep, all your friends have Wii’s, and you want one too. Nintendo have out played everyone on a marketing level. They are targeting the younger audience, because they are the future. McDonald’s does the same thing. Its called brand association. Nintendo had this in the 80’s and now will have it again. 10 years time all the adults will be saying “When I was a kid, Nintendo was the bomb!” Nintendo has too many things going for it for parents not to by it. What does PS3 offer? Better graphics? If you played games for the graphics, then maybe you should play the best console of all, its called “reality” and I bet a lot of you have never heard of it.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:22:43 +0000

Please, learn how, to use, commas properly,…,..

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:45:36 +0000

HAHAHAHA, you obviously have no idea how the gaming industry operates, this has to be the most ridiculous article i’ve read in a looong time. Sony is actually in a very good place with the ps3 right now, It may not seem that way from the outside, but looking at more and more idustry support for the ps3, sales increases and the buissness model sony has for the ps3, sony will have no trouble staying in this generation, possibly even “winning” it.