One might raise prices due to inflation.. The PS3 may not die anytime soon, but I strongly believe it possible that their goal will become minimalization of loss rather than 'cash machine' like previous iterations of the Playstation brand.
Well so far your right, I thought sony might go under cause of the way there handling there business.
Umm, what? Are you basing that on just one product?? Sony is one of the largest electronics companies in the World. They are still a leading manufacturer for televisions, DVD players, projectors, Hi-Fis, mobile phones, ebook readers, laptops, desktop computers, cameras, camcorders, portable entertainment units (Walkman), headphones, car stereos, the Blu ray format... and I'm sure I must have left something out. That's just consumer products, too - they also do professional video equipment such as broadcast cameras, monitors, VTRs, editing systems etc. They aren't going to go bust due to one product flopping. Which it isn't, anyway.
well, gives you an excuse to buy a blu-ray player. How well are blu-rays welling in comparison to dvds? I go to my local blockbuster video and half the store is blu-ray now. I mean it's not the right reason to pick up a gaming system but I guess it can keep them afloat.
Well retro, Sonys made alot of mistake in different divsion of there business. 1. There over price on everything they sell 2. There marketing strategies sucked on the psp 3. Sonys very proprietary. 3. There struggling to sell there Blue Ray How long can they be mis-managed? All the above mistakes cost alot money. I ask you 2 questions retro can it get any worst? Sooner or later they will get out or go down. <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=10></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Sony is very proprietary? try nintendo for a change! Sony has been the most open firm this generation, starting at the development tools and sharing policy down to having linux right off the bat on the ps3!
I think he means in terms of their media formats (epitomised by their portable music player that didn't play MP3s), but yeah, in terms of PS3 they've been surprisingly open with it. Region restrictions especially.
Well I would imagine that all the consoles are proprietary. Meaning you have to deal with the company that you bought the console from for accessories or add-on hardware. I wouldn't try and compare the Wii with the 360 or Sony's gaming console cause, I don't consider the Wii a fps machine and I don't know much if anything about the Wii except its for real young kids thats why I don't have a Will. I'am only a fps player.
isn't that a bit shallow though? I mean all of us prefer some genre (hate that word) but every once in a while other well executed titles are enjoyable too, provided we give them a chance.
I'd have to agree with Barcode, that's kind of depressing. A bit like only listening to one type of music or only watching one genre of film.
True for some of you hardcore types, I'am suppose to already have the 360 & the ps3 but do to some unforseen circumstances I have decided to hold off. The other thing is that I stick with 1 game for a very long time, sometimes even years. You couldn't talk me into changing to a new game even if you tried your hardest. I notice on this forum I'am really,really, really, small potato when it comes to collections or gaming. I don't think I could store any were near some of the collections I see here on this forum. One reason why is I travel alot and when I do. I get rid of everything, so as to keep storage cost as far down as I can. I'am on the move alot these days and have been for the last 4yrs , ie all over the country and soon to be beyond ie outside the country.
well, i hope sony will do it better for PS4. And I also hope it will continue to be region free too !!! I like the fact that sony isn't the first one anymore. They were just too arrogant and all. I don't want them to be die, however. Even if I prefer 360 for this generation, I think that they may still give something to the industry. Sony and Microsoft may be able to stop nintendo and its casual wave. Hopefully...
Well heres another quote from the president of sony, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi was not ambivalent about the pricing of the console -- he kept saying it was a premium machine, sold at a premium price. Want a PS3? Work a little harder! "Our ideal," Kutaragi said, "is for consumers to think to themselves, 'OK, I'll work more hours and buy it.' We want people to feel that they want it, no matter what." But the consumer reaction was swift -- and harsh. Even the Official Playstation Magazine had a bold cover headline that asked, "Is It Worth $600?" In June, a month after Sony announced its price points for the PS3, analysts at Merrill Lynch estimated Sony would lose more than $1 billion in the console's first year of existence. By comparison, Sony lost only $458 million during the first year the PS2 was available. The company followed that with two strong years of profit -- $759 million in Year 2 and $1.3 billion in Year 3. Since sony already betrayed there customers on the ps3 why would anyone want to buy a ps4. Also if you had gotten into that cell research and found out they dump that, than what? :crying:
You didn't post where you quoted this from, but wherever it was, it's ancient and irrelevant. PS3's no longer cost $600.
Well Christer-swe, Sony drop there price on there Blu-ray machine quite bit which I think will help, but there movies are as expensive as hell. So there question is can they get the public to follow? Would you pay $15 to $25, bucks for a movie?
