Price drops don't matter if store employees steer customers towards the 360!

Well ur right about sony needs to do more tv advertisements.

But If you buy anything from gamestop, thats ur problem :roll:

I've heard plenty of stories about how gamestop/eb/walmart etc have employees that tell customers that the ps3 is useless and that the 360 is the way to go. A curious shopper will probably be persuaded by what the employee says unless they went to the store specifically for the ps3. I can't see an employee say "Well there are a lot of games coming out soon for the ps3." Or, saying "Well for 50$ more you can get a blu-ray player." Sometimes it seems like ps3 doesn't have a fair chance b/c consumers aren't as educated as we are who search the forums for knowledge. Ps3 Also needs more tv advertisements. I barely see any. What do you guys think? Peppino7

Total agree mate More adverts Sony!

na because when a cosumer has his heart on something there is no one that will change that. plus a kid asking for a ps 3 for xmas you think the parent will change to the xbox because some store clurk tells them na. if someone changes to the other one that is because he wants to.GARRYTH

its funny that you say that because way back when I got my psone i originally wanted an N64 soo bad. But my dad kept telling me that the playstation looked a lot better and that that should be my choice. I begged and pleaded for an N64. But come christmas he got me a psone. a month later I bought FFVII...I never looked back.

But yeah its true sony should invest more in advertising their games because thats the only way most people know about the system. Looking back on it i would have never bought FFVII if i never saw those commercials.But the tricky thing now is that a lot more people go on the internet more than the TV these days so its hard to find the right balence in adverising.

It's all the gamestop employee's who make the PS3 sell worse than the other two consoles. Obviously.

I wan in an eb once and some executives of the company came in to see how the store was doing and he kept on saying to make the xbox 360 section closer to the door and bigger,timmy1312

Because its the premier next gen console at the moment. Until Sony justifies their system with legitimate AAA games and unique experiences that cannot be had anywhere else they aren't going to move consoles. Besides, inferior multi-plats of Madden and NCAA matter to ALOT of people in America at least.

Sony needs to start advertising its games instead of the console itself.

HD graphics, tilt support, CELL processor, floating consoles, small white rooms, blah blah blah... why would the average consumer care about this? i havent seen an actual TV ad that endorsed a game on the PS3 since Motorstorm in the US.

all the while every multiplatform game that is on the PS3 has a huge Xbox 360 logo after the promo.

MS's marketing team is just sweeping the floor with Sony's marketing team. the fact that MS had to deal with the RROD and still sell their consoles like crazy is almost borderline ridiculous when considering the low sales of the PS3.

Haha, my gamespot employers are a lot more educated. They were sitting their laughing at the people sitting infront of the store waiting for halo. :p I bought my PS3 that day :D *The night that would be the launch*

Anyways, older people are usually very close minded. They are all typically uneducated in "just new" technology. Although they probably know everything about a combustion engine when it was new :3.

Haha, my gamespot employers are a lot more educated. They were sitting their laughing at the people sitting infront of the store waiting for halo. :p I bought my PS3 that day :D *The night that would be the launch*

Anyways, older people are usually very close minded. They are all typically uneducated in "just new" technology. Although they probably know everything about a combustion engine when it was new :3.

Game-o_O

How does laughing at people for buying a AAA game make them more educated? Honestly, I'd like to know...

[QUOTE="timmy1312"]I wan in an eb once and some executives of the company came in to see how the store was doing and he kept on saying to make the xbox 360 section closer to the door and bigger,TheSystemLord1

Because its the premier next gen console at the moment. Until Sony justifies their system with legitimate AAA games and unique experiences that cannot be had anywhere else they aren't going to move consoles. Besides, inferior multi-plats of Madden and NCAA matter to ALOT of people in America at least.

Your right its just smart buisness not a conspiracy against sony.

If i owned a store i would allocate the bet spots for th best selling consoles, it's just good buisness.

Haha, my gamespot employers are a lot more educated. They were sitting their laughing at the people sitting infront of the store waiting for halo. :p I bought my PS3 that day :D *The night that would be the launch*

Anyways, older people are usually very close minded. They are all typically uneducated in "just new" technology. Although they probably know everything about a combustion engine when it was new :3.

Game-o_O

I wouldnt call them educated i call them the other half, ps3 fans.

And when you mean older people do you mean 40-70 year old people, older people a far from narrow minded its the youth the a narrow minded.

I knwo allot of "older" people who play ps3/360 and they would take you to town on your fav games, my dad for instance is a proper tech head and has all the latest gadgets and he is 45.

Older people as in 60-70 year old tend to not want to learn how to use or even care about modern tech, that certainly doesnt make them narrow minded, infact your comment makes you narrow minded.

At least someone's eb/gamestop's employees are educated!Peppino7

How are they educated, its all a matter o taste having different taste in games doesnt make somebody educated in games.

If they were eductaed in video games they would appreciate what halo does well een if they personally didnt like that game.

Like i dont like the R&C games but i appreciate whatthey do well an i know they are good video games there just not my cup of tea.

I have never witnessed any of the employees recommend the PS3. I am not saying there aren't any that exist.

It's one thing to recommend a system but to flat out say "Get the 360, it's a better system" isn't helpful to me. I will then say "Oh really" then ask...

What's the top genre for the system?

What features does the 360 have thatthe PS3 doesn't?

How's the online, no not the amount of people that populate it, just the overall efficiency of it and is it user friendly?

Is it free? Is there a fee?

What's the failure rate of the system or how reliable or durable is it?

What other types of media can the system play?

Any built in features that stand out or do I need to get extra hardware and cables?

I like sports, mature action/adventure, and some shooter games. What are the ratings of the top 5 games for the 360?

Yes I would ask all of these questions, and yes, the EB/Gamestop employees won't like me. I don't care. Don't tell me what system I should get if you can't answer my questions to convince me that what you say is in fact valid. Oh, I disagree with the statement that EB/Gamestop employees are educated.... yea ok!

You are writing that as if ALL EB/Gamestop employees are biased towards the 360 and that holds absolutely no weight.

Perhaps these employees are working and they see more people buying 360s and that is why they are recommending it. Or maybe they just like the 360 better because it has more features that they are interested in.

You clearly like the PS3 better and that is fine, but it is also your opinion and.....holy crap......there may be other people with a different one.

Large_Soda

I have never witnessed any of the employees recommend the PS3. I am not saying there aren't any that exist.

It's one thing to recommend a system but to flat out say "Get the 360, it's a better system" isn't helpful to me. I will then say "Oh really" then ask...

What's the top genre for the system?

What features does the 360 have thatthe PS3 doesn't?

How's the online, no not the amount of people that populate it, just the overall efficiency of it and is it user friendly?

Is it free? Is there a fee?

What's the failure rate of the system or how reliable or durable is it?

What other types of media can the system play?

Any built in features that stand out or do I need to get extra hardware and cables?

I like sports, mature action/adventure, and some shooter games. What are the ratings of the top 5 games for the 360?

Yes I would ask all of these questions, and yes, the EB/Gamestop employees won't like me. I don't care. Don't tell me what system I should get if you can't answer my questions to convince me that what you say is in fact valid. Oh, I disagree with the statement that EB/Gamestop employees are educated.... yea ok!

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]You are writing that as if ALL EB/Gamestop employees are biased towards the 360 and that holds absolutely no weight.

Perhaps these employees are working and they see more people buying 360s and that is why they are recommending it. Or maybe they just like the 360 better because it has more features that they are interested in.

You clearly like the PS3 better and that is fine, but it is also your opinion and.....holy crap......there may be other people with a different one.

mrvic87

If you walk into a game store and ask those questions and they don't answer them for you then that is unfortunate and I am positive it is not the norm. You have experienced that problem, but I have seen the contrary. I just wouldn't label every employee as uneducated.

And what if the answer to all of those questions invariably is the 360? Are they still wrong, or biased?

Luckily in Canada, from what i've expierienced EBstend not to be biased. Atleast in the K-W Region in Ontario.

Sony needs to start advertising its games instead of the console itself.

HD graphics, tilt support, CELL processor, floating consoles, small white rooms, blah blah blah... why would the average consumer care about this? i havent seen an actual TV ad that endorsed a game on the PS3 since Motorstorm in the US.

all the while every multiplatform game that is on the PS3 has a huge Xbox 360 logo after the promo.

MS's marketing team is just sweeping the floor with Sony's marketing team. the fact that MS had to deal with the RROD and still sell their consoles like crazy is almost borderline ridiculous when considering the low sales of the PS3.

c0mplex

even though its selling well, the 360 isnt exactly "selling like crazy" that would only apply to the Wii.

I think most workers are just doing a good job in telling what is hot right now. Lets be honest our PS3 library is not the greatest right now, so to the people that want something now maybe they should get a 360. That is of coarse if the games is all you care about. Now, I got my PS3 because of its future and capabilities,hopefully by the middle of next year there will be people working at Gamestop that gives the PS3 respect.

This is just like when you go to Circuit city and you ask for a Blue-ray player the worker might tell you about the HD-player just so you are sure about your purchase.

Now to totally contradict myself there are some workers at these stores who are total fanboys and will boo you if you want to buy a PS3. My advice for when that happens is to just by your PS3 and get ready for next years dominance.

I've heard plenty of stories about how gamestop/eb/walmart etc have employees that tell customers that the ps3 is useless and that the 360 is the way to go. A curious shopper will probably be persuaded by what the employee says unless they went to the store specifically for the ps3. I can't see an employee say "Well there are a lot of games coming out soon for the ps3." Or, saying "Well for 50$ more you can get a blu-ray player." Sometimes it seems like ps3 doesn't have a fair chance b/c consumers aren't as educated as we are who search the forums for knowledge. Ps3 Also needs more tv advertisements. I barely see any. What do you guys think? Peppino7

if you're not educated in the first place why even buy it??? I know very little about this item, but am going to purchase it anyways............

I think most workers are just doing a good job in telling what is hot right now. Lets be honest our PS3 library is not the greatest right now, so to the people that want something now maybe they should get a 360. That is of coarse if the games is all you care about. Now, I got my PS3 because of its future and capabilities,hopefully by the middle of next year there will be people working at Gamestop that gives the PS3 respect.

This is just like when you go to Circuit city and you ask for a Blue-ray player the worker might tell you about the HD-player just so you are sure about your purchase.

Now to totally contradict myself there are some workers at these stores who are total fanboys and will boo you if you want to buy a PS3. My advice for when that happens is to just by your PS3 and get ready for next years dominance.

baller72

or when they boo you just tell them you're taking your money to a store that isn't full of childish fanboys

I didn't label every single EB employee to be uneducated. I visited a Gamestop store from another state a long time ago and the staff was extremely helpful and unbiased. I ended up getting Resident Evil 2 at that time.

And if they answered the questions with 360 across the board, I would go somewhere else and ask the same questions.

[QUOTE="mrvic87"]

I have never witnessed any of the employees recommend the PS3. I am not saying there aren't any that exist.

It's one thing to recommend a system but to flat out say "Get the 360, it's a better system" isn't helpful to me. I will then say "Oh really" then ask...

What's the top genre for the system?

What features does the 360 have thatthe PS3 doesn't?

How's the online, no not the amount of people that populate it, just the overall efficiency of it and is it user friendly?

Is it free? Is there a fee?

What's the failure rate of the system or how reliable or durable is it?

What other types of media can the system play?

Any built in features that stand out or do I need to get extra hardware and cables?

I like sports, mature action/adventure, and some shooter games. What are the ratings of the top 5 games for the 360?

Yes I would ask all of these questions, and yes, the EB/Gamestop employees won't like me. I don't care. Don't tell me what system I should get if you can't answer my questions to convince me that what you say is in fact valid. Oh, I disagree with the statement that EB/Gamestop employees are educated.... yea ok!

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]You are writing that as if ALL EB/Gamestop employees are biased towards the 360 and that holds absolutely no weight.

Perhaps these employees are working and they see more people buying 360s and that is why they are recommending it. Or maybe they just like the 360 better because it has more features that they are interested in.

You clearly like the PS3 better and that is fine, but it is also your opinion and.....holy crap......there may be other people with a different one.

Large_Soda

If you walk into a game store and ask those questions and they don't answer them for you then that is unfortunate and I am positive it is not the norm. You have experienced that problem, but I have seen the contrary. I just wouldn't label every employee as uneducated.

And what if the answer to all of those questions invariably is the 360? Are they still wrong, or biased?

or when they boo you just tell them you're taking your money to a store that isn't full of childish fanboys

firebreathing