Dont worry about Sony

Ya know, I'm sick of all the fanboy wars. I'm sick of people acting like "Sony dropped the ball" (the most overused commentof any anti-Sony fanboy). I'm sick of people acting like Sony is going so downhill, they're going to pull a Dreamcast, it's ridiculous. I actually read a forum post on one of the daily news threads and someone said, "Game over for you Sony, you lose"... the most ludicris comment I've ever read on a thread. This guy really hated Sony, so much it sounded like he had a personal vendetta with them.

Sure the PS3 isnt selling as good as the other consoles, of course it isnt! It's a much higher priced console,most people dont know what they're getting with a PS3, and when you look in a WalMart ad and you see a 279 Xbox 360 versus a 499 PS3, the 360 does look pretty appealing!

The truth is, the PS3 is built for the long term! It's corny to say "future proof" because alongside all of the (almost crazy) comments made about the PS3 to hype it up, "future proof" sounds like hype fuel spit out of the mouth of Sony. But it's not really. 2009 the PS3 will be fully equipped with all the tools to suit the times, while the 360(will probably have an HD DVD sku by then) will be (hardware wise) outdated. No HDDVD (for now), no wireless, no HDMI (for the first year 1/2 adapters) and only 20 GB harddrive (unless you wanna upgrade to a 120 GB harddrive sold at the hefty price of 179).

The PS3 is simply in it's first year. It's still being figured out, as far as developers go. Right now, I look at my PS3 game collection, and I'm completely satisfied. Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, RFOM, Warhawk, and Lair (I dont care what the reviewers say about Lair). They're all Sony exclusives, and Sony will only continue to spew out these hits. And whats most interesting these games is the fact that they are almost all new franchises! RFOM, HS, and Lair werent even thought about last gen. It's not like Sony is falling back on it's sure-fire-hit franchises they had on the PS2, no, they are in fact making all new franchises, and still have those old franchises to fall back on.

And finally, Sony is losing money on the PS3, right now. As time goes on, the costs to make the PS3 will go down, Sony will have more software out there, and Sony will be able to get the PS3 in more households. In the long run, the PS3 will make Sony money... probably. (I say probably cause I dont know for a fact, but it's pretty likely). Sony's "10 year plan" will probably be just that - 10 years.Surely Sony can make profit off the PS3 in 10 years.

This is all just my opinion, but it's I believe it's rational. Many anti-Sony fanboys arent rational about the situation. If you own a PS3, you're probably loving the experince. And with Killzone 2, UT3, and MGS4 coming out early next year, we only have more to look forward to. Not to mention Home, and LBP. Oh well, I just thought I'd get this off of my chest. I even see Sony fans worrying about Sony, but there's really no reason to. Sony's been in the game a long time, they know how to play by now.

Sony will be fine, no doubt. Yes they have had more rough patches this generation then with others, but people so quickly forget who Sony is. Sony is the one who came out of nowhere and annihilated the almighty Nintendo. Then they set all sorts of records with the PS2 and went on to murder Nintendo by an even wider margin then the last time. This is the untouchable Nintendo we're talking about and they handled them easily.

What most people fail to realize is that Sony's sales figures are just about neck and neck with the 360 at this same time in the 360's life. The impressive thing about that is that the 360 had no next generation console to go up against, and at the time the PS3 launched, the 360 was hitting it's stride with games like Gears of War, Halo 3 had already been announced and GTA IV was a confirmed multiplatform game.

Not to mention Sony came out at a much higher price tag. Combine all of those things and it's easy to see why Sony has had a rough time. Sony has turned things around big time since it launched almost one year ago, and anybody who thinks Sony is done knows nothing about the industry. You cannot judge the winner when one of the systems has been out for 11 months as opposed to 23 months.

This is a marathon, not a sprint and Sony hasn't even begun to play it's cards yet, where as Microsoft has already shot it's wad. Understand I'm no fanboy all, I own both systems and love them big time. They are both necessary for me to have the best time possible as a gamer, I'm just weighing in with my thoughts.

Sony will be fine, and yes they do need to work on some things, and one of those is the PSN. It performs well enough, but with developers having to eat the cost of hosting the games on their servers, they are hesitant to do online with the PS3. *cough* Virtua Fighter 5 *cough* Not to mention the streamlining features are not there yet, which makes it a pain to communicate with people and see what your friends are doing.

What's great about the problems Sony has is that they are all fixable. Having major games on the system will certainly help, and they are coming next year. A reasonable price is probably the most important thing, and Sony has taken care of that. Rumble was missed, it's coming in a few months.

Sony's only major problem is their marketing. The marketing team has done a horrible job at marketing the system and it's capabilities, most notably, Blu-ray. Again, this problem is fixable, but they need to get the word out with a strong TV, radio, magazine and store ad campaign.

People complain that there is no good games on the system, but you can't generalize something like that. For me, the PS3 has awesome games, including my favorite game to be released thus far this year, Heavenly Sword. They may not be mainstream games, but the games are great. This all goes back to marketing, and again, Sony has failed miserably on marketing the system and it's games.

There are more points to makes, but already this is very long read. My apologies for ranting, but once you get going it's hard to stop.:P

In the end, calm your worries about Sony. The media would have you believe they have failed already, but I assure you that's not the case. There are many years left in this console cycle and just remember that Sony has dominated the industry for over a dozen years, not because they are stupid, but because they know the industry and the gamers. Sony will make the necessary changes to propel the PS3 and when they do, things will be great for the system.

The most important thing is getting systems out there so there is a significant installed base for developers to make money on by creating great, exclusive software that shows what this system can really do. They can do this by getting to a good price point, which they've done, and now it's up to the marketing team to earn their paychecks and spread the word.

Good thoughts guys, and I can't wait to see how things have changed this time next year.

i applaude you good sir

nice post

Here is an interesting point Bosspower360.

You have created a new account, you have 1 rating which is Rachet who apparently deserved 6.5 in your eyes.

Here is what I think: You're are X360 fanboy, you don't own PS3 and respectively don't have any games for it. You enjoy mocking people on PS3 forums with your posts asking for trouble.

System Wars ------ > that way mate.

The OP posted a intelligent and comprehensive post on PS3 forums that is in my opinion better to be in his Blog, however he didn't bash anyone. He stated his opinion on out forums.

You have no credibility here, whatsoever. Move along and join the thousands or arrogant and simple minded people who argue about gaming instead of having fun...

On the topic:

I agree wholeheartedly that Sony has nothing to fear upon the future. To be able to stand toe to toe with higher price sale (not relevant anymore), fewer games (doesn't mean they aren't good) with competitors after 11 months is a great accomplishment.

I also agree with Sony faults when it comes to advertisement, as much as I hate them regardless of a system, it's important to let people know what Sony has to offer with PS3. Again, it's a marketing strategy. You want to let the world know what kind of games you have.

Not everyone have time to spend on forums and websites to research. That is Sony's only fault so far in my opinion. I might also add they need to get PSN in better shape. It works right now, and it has basic service, however for a next generation system it needs to offer more.

Other then that, things are looking bright for years to come.

You know something I used to bash the PS3 pretty badly (check my posting history for proof). I was convinced it was a bad system but I suppose I let childish bias get in the way. But I finally thought, what the hell and went and bought a PS3. I have to say it is the best system I have owned so far (360 died) while I'd still buy a 360 There is no reason for me to do so as im happy with the PS3.

2008 here we come

The truth is, the PS3 is built for the long term! It's corny to say "future proof" because alongside all of the (almost crazy) comments made about the PS3 to hype it up, "future proof" sounds like hype fuel spit out of the mouth of Sony. But it's not really. 2009 the PS3 will be fully equipped with all the tools to suit the times, while the 360(will probably have an HD DVD sku by then) will be (hardware wise) outdated. No HDDVD (for now), no wireless, no HDMI (for the first year 1/2 adapters) and only 20 GB harddrive (unless you wanna upgrade to a 120 GB harddrive sold at the hefty price of 179).

carljohnson3456

There is no such thing as future proofing, when we're in a world of planned obsolescence, it's more of an insult to people to try and blind them with that buzz word.

But anyway, first I'll get the, "Yes I have a 360 and I love it and I also have a PS3, so no I am not a FB" response out of the way.

TC your post was good, but one part of it got me thinking. Sony has done a lot to "future proof" their system like a Blu Ray drive, bigger hard drive, standard hard drive, blue tooth, and integrated Wi-Fi. But at this stage Microsoft (or rather developers for both consoles) has proven none of this is essential.

But will it be essential? Possibly, but unless Sony can make a dent in the present, all of this future tech will useless when the console of choice to develop for is the 360.

Because of the larger install base (yes I am fully aware the 360 had a head start) there have been developers going multi-platform, dropping the PS3 or just making shoddy PS3 versions and that is now. How will this change in the future unless Sony does something now?

The PS2 was released a year before the Xbox, the Xbox was a more technically advanced machine, with an integrated hard drive and built in networking and look at what the PS2s market impact did, pretty much made all developers think PS2 first Xbox second.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, what is Sony going to do? People keep saying "A year from now" or "Down the road" well all of that is a waste unless something is done right now. They have the system out now, so make people want it.

360 had a flwless marketing strategy and a strong Launch Libray with no competition. when Competition came they stepped it up as anyone of us would do if we were in a competition. Sony thought they were bigger than the game industry and didn't listen to fans request for an online network that was able to compete with xbox live. Halo 2 showed that sony had a very real weakness and exposed it. So to cover for this weakness they tried to put blu ray and Blutooth and all these unnecessary features in to the system. Still there is no substitute for quality internet gaming. a community that lets me play against the best from around the world from the comfort of my home. PSN is laughable at best and no game suffers more than Madden NFL Football 08. It's over before it started. Xbox is the new Ruler of Gaming Get used to it boys.Bosspower360

Before I say anything, Bosspower I will repeat what another person said earlier:

Systems Wars ------->

Go there and rant your non-sensical ravings about Halo fanboyism. There are so many people dissapointed with Halo 3 because its Halo 2 plus a new gun (the campaign and story was laughable). Warhawk is more groundbreaking than just another FPS shooter and as such is very popular.

Whew, no more on that before I get into flaming. Anyway; someone mentioned something about XBox Live (hint ^^^) and thats a joke. Microsoft is milking everyone who has a 360 for $15 a month and if you cant afford it you cant play and of their online games or get any of the required downloadable content. Sony, on the other hand, chose to make everything short of downloading full games free. Warhawk is free play online and I have found has less lag overall than that MS game. Not only that, even though Sony didn't have much of an online community for the PS2 (and they DID have one) the PS2 was the most popular system last gen. So there. While Sony and the PS3 are having a slow start (comparable sales for the one year point of the 360) the future is promising and it isnt about to falter. Thank you, good night.

I TOTALLY AGREE REMEMBER WHEN THE 360 CAME OUT IT WAS THE NEWEST SYSTEM BACK THEN AND IT DIDNT HAVE GOOD GAMES. SO PLEASE BACK OFF THE PS3 AND LET THE TIME SPEAK 4IT SELF CANT WAIT TILL 08 LETS C WHAT THE OTHER SYSTEM GONNA DO WHEN PS3 MAKE IT 2 THE TOP....................... LOVE MY PS3 BEST SYSTEM EVER.:D

Nothing happens all of a sudden. You have a point, however you completely disregarded that there are games on PS3 right now and months before. Yes, they are different but still enjoyable.

It is true that there aren't as many games on it compare to X360, and yes, there is a reason - you stated it yourself, a year ahead, after-all is a year ahead. That's a fact.

There were no "a must buy" title before Gears of War either.

It's been almost a year now for PS3, yes they are different game genres but are you telling me people don't love Ratchet? it's a AAA game. Very fun and enjoyable. As much as Gears was for 360, Ratchet is as great for PS3 crowd.

I personally believe all the fighting over system is plain stupid. Sony doesn't need to prove to Microsoft anything. X360 is a competitor, same as Wii.

Just because Halo and Gears are "the best thing that hit the planet earth" apparently.. It doesn't mean PS3 has to offer something absolutely out of this world "just to justify" to X360 fans something? What kind of stupid mentality is that?

I hit you, you mush hit me back to be a man?

Rather pathetic in my opinion, I stated this many many times. Each console offers games that suit different people. Fighting and arguing over which is better, I have this you don't, blah, blah, is very childish thinking.

One more thing for the record. Because someone has all the consoles on the market that DOES not make him/her not a fanboy. It's how you express yourself.

Having or not having a system won't and can't stop you for saying: "Well, I have both consoles so I'm not a FB, but you know I still think PS3 sucks!"

Very mature.

Bottom line, games are for fun. Each console has games for different people.

This are not System Wars forums, we don't argue here about that. We discuss PS3 games in all shapes and forms. Don't like it? If you can't post a comprehensive argument without bashing or fanboying, no need to post then. That includes you to Bigboss.

It's funny how I can read everyones replies easily, except for the Xbox Fanboy.

Dude you can't even get your point across because you have horrible grammar, so go finish junior-high then you can come back and explain your point of view.

system wars Please!!!!!!!!!! U guys have to be competitve for it 2 b a war. War Hawk in the same sentence as Halo come on. Halo with a new gun. check ur Egm mag with that xbox exclusive ninja gaiden 2 on the cover. check the gamespot ratings versus war hawk. no comparison. check the sales for the two. no comparison. u guys r dreaming if u think next year microsoft will fall like that. Sony has alot of work 2 do.

Am i the only one that expected even bigger loses? It is incredible how much a group(big one) of anti Sony folks wants to see PS3 fail, even most of the site with a lot of excitement post news about Sonys financial reports for last Q. Is this some kind of cultural phenomenon in USA? Is it cool to hate Sony in USA? Just asking.

Anyhow how many % of those "millions" of loses is because Sony has HUGE 1st party and has to financially support those projects? How much money went into Uncharted, Killzone, Infamous, etc? How much money Sony gave for exclusivity of MGS4? I guess a lot. Hard to believe they just said "This has to be PS3 exclusive or else!", i am pretty sure instead said "How much($)?

Then purchase of those two studios recently, Sony would not acquire them if they are not confident in their future.

PS3 will be fine, it can't get any worse than this. In mid 2008 recovery of Sony gaming division will start and from than they will be back on track...much stronger after so many bad and negative experiences in last 2 years.

P.S- DON'T HATE THE KING!

And don't forget, Sony had been around much much longer than any other game provider out there. I'm talking electronics, music, movies, all of that. They have tons of revenue coming in to keep the PS3 alive and prosperous. Good thread, you should be listed on the soap box for that.

system wars Please!!!!!!!!!! U guys have to be competitve for it 2 b a war. War Hawk in the same sentence as Halo come on. Halo with a new gun. check ur Egm mag with that xbox exclusive ninja gaiden 2 on the cover. check the gamespot ratings versus war hawk. no comparison. check the sales for the two. no comparison. u guys r dreaming if u think next year microsoft will fall like that. Sony has alot of work 2 do.

Bosspower360

Em level 2!! Sony will bounce back my friend as the saying goes "No pain no Gain".

I hit you, you mush hit me back to be a man?

Rather pathetic in my opinion, I stated this many many times. Each console offers games that suit different people. Fighting and arguing over which is better, I have this you don't, blah, blah, is very childish thinking.

Sokol4ever

Dude you hit my G-Spot brilliant comment :D. :D

Nice, more and more kids with their fanboy mentality are posting stupid posts.

Since only a few can have a decent conversation, I'm done talking here. What's the point really? Try to justify something... lol.

honestly, i own the PS3, 360 and Wii and so far the only console that is collecting dust or that Im "disappointed" with is the Wii. I play my PS3 and 360 a ton but for my Wii I own 3 games (sports, play and zelda) and only the game Im really interested in is Super mario galaxy (sorry, smash bros bored me for the gamecube and the 3rd party games are mediocre at best). I think sony did a great job with the PS3 and there are a bunch of good games out for it now (ratchet and clank is awesome!). ajefferism

Hahaha I love it, you own the game that came with the system, the game that offers a free remote which is the only reason anyone buys it and a game that came out for Gamecube. Poor Wii. But damned if Mario Galaxy won't make me buy one.

MGS4 will be coming out at the same time in the PS3's timespan as gears came out in the 360's lifetime.

Xbox has been out double the time as PS3 and they have maybe double the sales, so Xbox is pretty much PS3 that been out longer.

Ps3 is gaining steam, with 120 million ps2 users that could buy ps3 and xbox is slowing down with only 20 million xbox users that still have a bad taste in their mouth from the original xbox

I would just like to say.....

I'm a 26/m and live on my own. I currenetly own a PS3 and I'm very satisfyed!I love the way the system looks and feels.I actually bought a XBOX last week for $200, not to mention the POS didn't have WI-Fi(Whatera are we in?)Chargable batteries for my contollersWTF??? The guy said I need the Eleite edition, so I thought about until one thing caught my attention... My Girlfriend said the XBOX is ugly in your living room and was loud. I had to agree with her, I'm sitting pretty in a nice living room that's very cozy and relaxing. The PS3 opens with the flesh tip of your skins, how dope is that? The XBOX was still opening froma loud trey they look like it was one bend away from breaking. Your crazy to think the XBOX is such a slick system, it's a upgraded PS2 at best.

Get off your azy @ss and buy a PS3, stop sticking up for XBOX because that's all you can afford. You know what kills me? All your zit faced punks were the same ones basing the orginal XBOX, now that mom & dad could only get your @ss the $279 edition don't start hating on the PS3. It's a great system for the upscaled players, not the typical "ittle kidddie that's all that I could afford"

I hate wasting my time writing about people like bosspower who are so stubborn and fanboyish that it makes me sick, but after reading what he has to say i felt it nessecary to actually write this. First of all...please god put some freaking spaces in your text. learn about posting ediquet before making your stupid made up arguments. arguments like "HALO HAS SOLD 300 MILLION COPIES"

no, it hasnt. thats one copy for every man woman and child in the US. it has sold aprox. 4 million copies. less than any single gran turismo game. in fact, if you combined the total sales of gears of war and halo 3 you still wouldnt have as much money as GT3 made. sony isnt afraid of HALO, end of story. theres a lovely little wikipedia page about the highest grossing videogames of all time if you would like to look it up for yourself.

the halo series isnt even on the top ten best selling franchises of all time. (GT is number 10 on the list). so dont go thinking that gears and halo are going to shut down sony, because the fact is they havnt sold nearly as many as sony games.

Ya know, I'm sick of all the fanboy wars. I'm sick of people acting like "Sony dropped the ball" (the most overused commentof any anti-Sony fanboy). I'm sick of people acting like Sony is going so downhill, they're going to pull a Dreamcast, it's ridiculous. I actually read a forum post on one of the daily news threads and someone said, "Game over for you Sony, you lose"... the most ludicris comment I've ever read on a thread. This guy really hated Sony, so much it sounded like he had a personal vendetta with them.

Sure the PS3 isnt selling as good as the other consoles, of course it isnt! It's a much higher priced console,most people dont know what they're getting with a PS3, and when you look in a WalMart ad and you see a 279 Xbox 360 versus a 499 PS3, the 360 does look pretty appealing!

The truth is, the PS3 is built for the long term! It's corny to say "future proof" because alongside all of the (almost crazy) comments made about the PS3 to hype it up, "future proof" sounds like hype fuel spit out of the mouth of Sony. But it's not really. 2009 the PS3 will be fully equipped with all the tools to suit the times, while the 360(will probably have an HD DVD sku by then) will be (hardware wise) outdated. No HDDVD (for now), no wireless, no HDMI (for the first year 1/2 adapters) and only 20 GB harddrive (unless you wanna upgrade to a 120 GB harddrive sold at the hefty price of 179).

The PS3 is simply in it's first year. It's still being figured out, as far as developers go. Right now, I look at my PS3 game collection, and I'm completely satisfied. Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, RFOM, Warhawk, and Lair (I dont care what the reviewers say about Lair). They're all Sony exclusives, and Sony will only continue to spew out these hits. And whats most interesting these games is the fact that they are almost all new franchises! RFOM, HS, and Lair werent even thought about last gen. It's not like Sony is falling back on it's sure-fire-hit franchises they had on the PS2, no, they are in fact making all new franchises, and still have those old franchises to fall back on.

And finally, Sony is losing money on the PS3, right now. As time goes on, the costs to make the PS3 will go down, Sony will have more software out there, and Sony will be able to get the PS3 in more households. In the long run, the PS3 will make Sony money... probably. (I say probably cause I dont know for a fact, but it's pretty likely). Sony's "10 year plan" will probably be just that - 10 years.Surely Sony can make profit off the PS3 in 10 years.

This is all just my opinion, but it's I believe it's rational. Many anti-Sony fanboys arent rational about the situation. If you own a PS3, you're probably loving the experince. And with Killzone 2, UT3, and MGS4 coming out early next year, we only have more to look forward to. Not to mention Home, and LBP. Oh well, I just thought I'd get this off of my chest. I even see Sony fans worrying about Sony, but there's really no reason to. Sony's been in the game a long time, they know how to play by now.

carljohnson3456

AMEN, way to express yourself playa

I would just like to say.....

I'm a 26/m and live on my own. I currenetly own a PS3 and I'm very satisfyed!I love the way the system looks and feels.I actually bought a XBOX last week for $200, not to mention the POS didn't have WI-Fi(Whatera are we in?)Chargable batteries for my contollersWTF??? The guy said I need the Eleite edition, so I thought about until one thing caught my attention... My Girlfriend said the XBOX is ugly in your living room and was loud. I had to agree with her, I'm sitting pretty in a nice living room that's very cozy and relaxing. The PS3 opens with the flesh tip of your skins, how dope is that? The XBOX was still opening froma loud trey they look like it was one bend away from breaking. Your crazy to think the XBOX is such a slick system, it's a upgraded PS2 at best.

Get off your azy @ss and buy a PS3, stop sticking up for XBOX because that's all you can afford. You know what kills me? All your zit faced punks were the same ones basing the orginal XBOX, now that mom & dad could only get your @ss the $279 edition don't start hating on the PS3. It's a great system for the upscaled players, not the typical "ittle kidddie that's all that I could afford"

RILLAonPSN

Worst post ever. More expensive means better. Please.

THIS IS A DAMN GOOD POST!!!!!!!! MAN!!!!!! I've felt the same way about 'system wars' (or whatever you want to call it) for a long time as well. I've been a little worried about Sony survivng after all negative things I've heard about the PS3 console. Hell, Gamespot has another negative topic posted about the PS3 on the main page right now.

I'll probably never feel that way again after reading some of the posts on this topic. DAMN THIS IS A GOOD POST!!!! I'm glad I have a PS3 even more now.

Hats off to the author: YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!!

The PS3s future is certainly looking bright. It's pretty much matched 360 sales this year, despite having a higher price tag, not having many "heavy hitters" and only releasing in Europe 6 months ago.

The 60GB model is selling like crazy over here (UK) at the moment, so it goes to show that there is demand for the console, people were just waiting for it to be a little cheaper. Plus, with a large amount of Sony's heavy-hitters and stellar 3rd party exclusives on the way, it can only get better.

pity yet another thread turns into a flame war.

It isnt System wars

Nothing happens all of a sudden. You have a point, however you completely disregarded that there are games on PS3 right now and months before. Yes, they are different but still enjoyable.

It is true that there aren't as many games on it compare to X360, and yes, there is a reason - you stated it yourself, a year ahead, after-all is a year ahead. That's a fact.

There were no "a must buy" title before Gears of War either.

It's been almost a year now for PS3, yes they are different game genres but are you telling me people don't love Ratchet? it's a AAA game. Very fun and enjoyable. As much as Gears was for 360, Ratchet is as great for PS3 crowd.

I personally believe all the fighting over system is plain stupid. Sony doesn't need to prove to Microsoft anything. X360 is a competitor, same as Wii.

Just because Halo and Gears are "the best thing that hit the planet earth" apparently.. It doesn't mean PS3 has to offer something absolutely out of this world "just to justify" to X360 fans something? What kind of stupid mentality is that?

I hit you, you mush hit me back to be a man?

Rather pathetic in my opinion, I stated this many many times. Each console offers games that suit different people. Fighting and arguing over which is better, I have this you don't, blah, blah, is very childish thinking.

One more thing for the record. Because someone has all the consoles on the market that DOES not make him/her not a fanboy. It's how you express yourself.

Having or not having a system won't and can't stop you for saying: "Well, I have both consoles so I'm not a FB, but you know I still think PS3 sucks!"

Very mature.

Bottom line, games are for fun. Each console has games for different people.

This are not System Wars forums, we don't argue here about that. We discuss PS3 games in all shapes and forms. Don't like it? If you can't post a comprehensive argument without bashing or fanboying, no need to post then. That includes you to Bigboss.

Sokol4ever

The 60GB console is selling just as well over here (South Africa) despite it having a price tag to make any parent fall over backwards.

If you phone the distributors who bring the consoles in, they will tell you that all units coming in are already allocated.

The thing is selling like crazy...luckily I got mine before we started having stock problems!

You pay for what you get... The PS3 is $499 for a reason.The reason people are bashing the PS3 because it's more expensive. Most people on here our little kids with no jobs, if Mommy and Daddy are buying, then there goin with XBOX.