A few things Sony needs to work on

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#1 junk56
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Better online support (include headset with ps3).. right now admit it. its crap. u cant meet new people etc, and home might solve it but they seriously need a headset bundled. PS3 Online is so damn messed up right now its horrible.

Better Dev support . They have the price drop so it should move some ps3s but they need wayy better dev support and better dev kits.

Advertising..... We need more ads on the ps3 price drops, ps3 overall etc.

Sony did a good move on the price drop but now they need to work on these 3 main things. Online, Dev support (more games) and hype building. Heck justl ook at the sales of GH3. 186k on 360 and 36k on PS3. Thats embarassing man. I mean seriously, what are they doign right now? Sony's got the japanese and european market for next gen (excluding wii) but when it comes to AMerica, the BIGGEST industry, they're doing crap.

By next year they better shape up all these issues (Price drop is a start) or i'm selling my ps3 and getting a 360

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#2 MJ0LNIR_SPARTAN
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Actually they are losing support in Europe and i'm sure XBOX has taken it over now so JAPAN is all that is left. They need to fix online and bundle in a headset. They need to stop losing exclusive titles and not come out with technology to advanced that it takes developers a long time to make games or that it's just plain confusing. They should have kept their mouth shut and not hyped it as much as they did. Blu-ray should have been optional especiially in my case since I already had a stand alone bp player. They need to have a guide button type of thing so you can access chat and stuff without exiting the game. The controller needs to be fixed not just rumble, but also the analog sticks. The sixaxis was a stupid idea. They didn't even make the motion sensing accurate and more than half of the games don't utilize it for anything important that a normal button can't do. If I think more i'm sure I could come up with more ideas.
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#3 junk56
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no europe is all theirs.. even after halo the ps3 is outselling the 360 2:1 not to mention games like Gran turismo and Singstar havent come out. The sixaxis is the least of their worries. Online, Game promotion and advertising should come first.

I have no idea what they're doing right now. They just dug a hole for themselves and are slowly climbing back up. They need 2008 or else the 360 will completely overtake them.

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#4 calandbolg
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PS3 outsells the 360 in Europe right now.

Check for yourself here: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29883

The only region that MS will remain competitive in the long run is North America. Japan is a lost cause and in Europe PS3 sells more with less games, as xbox fans like to say. Also don't forget that games like Ratchet and Clank aren't out yet here in Europe.
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Actually they are losing support in Europe and i'm sure XBOX has taken it over now so JAPAN is all that is left. They need to fix online and bundle in a headset. They need to stop losing exclusive titles and not come out with technology to advanced that it takes developers a long time to make games or that it's just plain confusing. They should have kept their mouth shut and not hyped it as much as they did. Blu-ray should have been optional especiially in my case since I already had a stand alone bp player. They need to have a guide button type of thing so you can access chat and stuff without exiting the game. The controller needs to be fixed not just rumble, but also the analog sticks. The sixaxis was a stupid idea. They didn't even make the motion sensing accurate and more than half of the games don't utilize it for anything important that a normal button can't do. If I think more i'm sure I could come up with more ideas.MJ0LNIR_SPARTAN

Sony owns Europe. Just watch the sales of the PS3 as the price drop just kicked in HERE. PS3 sales are double that of the 360 and that's with the 360 having games like Halo, Gears and BioShock. I do believe the PS3 will win eventually.

LINK:http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-78508.aspx

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The BIG thing state side is the online. one of the reasons Xbox is so popular is becaues of xbox live. Sony needs to understand a impornt fact. Your not copying XBL your simply going by the standard. XBL has made it self the Console online standard. and Sony needs to swallow its pride and deal with it. I'm sorry i do think HOME looks cool, BUT i can tell you right now most people are not going to be into a 2nd life style online componet. People just want plain old boring Easy to use Menu's and thats it. funcutionailty before style.
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#7 junk56
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I dont understand where Sony is with the developers. They're nonexistant with them. Sony doesnt need to pay them off or anything tehy just need to work with them with dev kits and support like promotion to get sales. I'm just afraid the less sales PS3 games are gonna have, the less dev support we're gonna get. Which is a continuing loop starting with crappy ports to bad sales to losing exclusivity.

SONY STEP UP WITH THE DEV SUPPORT.

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#8 Jamie_1987
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I'm not really complaining about the mic's but I do wish I could use my 360's wireless mic on my ps3.

The only complaint that I have is on the muilti-platform games, I would like them to be the same and also release on the same date as the 360.

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#9 Luxen90
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Sony definitely needs to advertise more because I haven't seen any R&C, Warhawk, and even PS3 commercial. They could at least have Ps3 commercials saying it got a price drop and that there is a 40gb coming out Nov. 2nd.
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#10 osirisomeomi
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the Ps3 needs three things.

1. Better marketing/advertising

2. More games, good ones, exclusive ones

3. Better media reputation

a conditional 4. online service improvement, as right now its about as inviting as getting a tooth drilled.

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I dont understand where Sony is with the developers. They're nonexistant with them. Sony doesnt need to pay them off or anything tehy just need to work with them with dev kits and support like promotion to get sales. I'm just afraid the less sales PS3 games are gonna have, the less dev support we're gonna get. Which is a continuing loop starting with crappy ports to bad sales to losing exclusivity.

SONY STEP UP WITH THE DEV SUPPORT.

junk56

Just because you don't hear about Sony helping devs all the time doesn't mean they're not. Sony has been reducing the memory it takes to run certain in-game items (for instance, accessing your XMB friends list for messaging like in Resistance) and constantly updating their SDKs. I'm sure Sony isn't just ignoring them.

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#12 junk56
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THey need to push Bluray quickily for them to win this war because once Bluray is adopted then ppl will want Bluray players etc. I think bluray is the biggest challenge they have now, then install base, then dev support then online which means.

Bluray first

# of PS3s sold (Price drop helps this along with 40 GB and once Bluray is won, should help them ALOT)

Dev support (Games, Promotion, Reputation as HD King not 360)

Online (Home should help this but this seriously needs improving.)

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#13 supermanfarr
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Sony needs to take some fricking notes from ms. The ps3 controller is outdated move the left analog stick up and over like the 360. IMO that is a perfect design, who cares if they copy it works. Not many people will care about home it will be cool at first but no need to be so flashy. box live works great and has great features. I think MS is determined to take over the console market atleast from sony and they have more money to throw at it. I have to admit since ms has joined the console race and is pretty much the same gameing console as the ps3 there is really only a need for one of them. NIN is different, I see them as a market for younger kids and 360 ps3 for older. I have both ps3 and 360 and I think its crap to pay for two consoles, for the same games and a few excluvsives. I really dont care who wins but really as gamers we only need one *next gen console* WII has its own ninch
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so.... this might sound crazy, but since the 360 has so many more consoles sold than ps3, i think it would logically have more games sold like GH3.... but then again, that is a pretty crazy thought right?
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#15 thageneral3
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TC you lost me when yo started talking about new people

Dont you have REAL friends you can play with o_O

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#16 junk56
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TC you lost me when yo started talking about new people

Dont you have REAL friends you can play with o_O

thageneral3

...yea im a 500 lbs geek that lives in his moms basement reading hentai everyday.

none of my friends have a ps3, they either have a 360 or a wii. its frustrating having to play with random online people with no headsets in warhawk and resistance. tehres no sense of communication or teamwork...

if my friends all had ps3s then i wouldnt be complaining..... if i had a 360 i wouldnt be complinaing =.=

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#17 l8bitz
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Meh Sony is doing fine save the cost which really doesn't matter to me anyways. If all the nex gen consoles costed the same amount, I'm sure the PS3 would be on top right now.
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#18 JoKeR_421
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sony is doin everythin they can, they dont need to take NOTES from sony or are losing sales in Europe. SONY is doin wat they need to do to satifsy us, price cuts, exclusives(DO I REALLY NEED TO MENTION THEM?) updates, demos and all that good stuff, yea i understand sony doesnt have alot of games out this year, but as far as i know NOV. is one hell of a month for me, im pretty exicted and lookin forward to it. On top of that, after all that sony does, free online, price cuts, gets exclusives, people (that complained) still will complain even if the ps3 is wining the console war, so stop ur cryin, stop ur whining!! oh man i cant wait till the end of this year and WHOLE NEXT YEAR!!!! im gonna laugh at each on of those who complain and cryin over stupid stuff that sony isnt doin! again i do understand wat ur sayin, games, better online functions but get real, ur gettin 95% at least wat sony is offering FOR FREE of use!!!! while other consoles are charging u up ur A$$e$.

anyways hope u guys understand, and be patient and wait for 08 cuz its gonna make ur jaws drop to the floor, MARK MY WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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#19 lagreendown
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[QUOTE="junk56"]

I dont understand where Sony is with the developers. They're nonexistant with them. Sony doesnt need to pay them off or anything tehy just need to work with them with dev kits and support like promotion to get sales. I'm just afraid the less sales PS3 games are gonna have, the less dev support we're gonna get. Which is a continuing loop starting with crappy ports to bad sales to losing exclusivity.

SONY STEP UP WITH THE DEV SUPPORT.

The_Rick_14

Just because you don't hear about Sony helping devs all the time doesn't mean they're not. Sony has been reducing the memory it takes to run certain in-game items (for instance, accessing your XMB friends list for messaging like in Resistance) and constantly updating their SDKs. I'm sure Sony isn't just ignoring them.

yes what your saying is true there not ignoring us the reason there is no in game XMB is because of the memory loss it would take