Acclaim says PS3 = flop

The PS3 is a flop, but not because of this. I own one and it just sits on the shelf collecting dust. I only own a few PS3 games, and I haven't turned the thing on since MGS4.

However, it wouldn't be that bad if I didn't own a 360 as well, since I get all my multiplats for that.

lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoSolidGame_basic

Wait.

Isn't Acclaim dead?

KhanhAgE

Acclaim Entertainment is gone, but Acclaim Games (same people, different company) is the successor to the old company.

a lot of disgruntled cows in the thread

don't be mad, she's just saying the truth

she's not saying it's a bad console for us gamers, she's just implying that it is a commercial flop - which it is

The PS3 is a flop, but not because of this. I own one and it just sits on the shelf collecting dust. I only own a few PS3 games, and I haven't turned the thing on since MGS4.

However, it wouldn't be that bad if I didn't own a 360 as well, since I get all my multiplats for that.

Gamer556

Had Acclaim said something positive about the PS3 this thread would look alot different.Khansoul

Then cows would say Acclaim is the greatest. :lol:

Next up: Keynote from some homeless guy explaining that the Wii is a flop.

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Acclaim boss David Perry

"Because of the cost of making the PlayStation 3 and because they sold it at a loss, Sony basically has pretty much no chance of making money on the PS3, because it's lost more money than they made during the entire peak of the PlayStation 2 - it's not going to happen again for Sony," said Perry during his GCDC keynote speech yesterday.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=218719

We all knew PS3 was a disaster, now devs are saying it too.

yellerbelly

Someone's opinion that the PS3 is not going to be as successful as the PS2 means it's a flop?

Well actually, when a new product doesnt sell as well as its predecessor, it actually IS considered a flop business wise.

Acclaim

Stopped reading there.

lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoSolidGame_basic

flops can pick out their future comrads. :)

[QUOTE="Khansoul"]Had Acclaim said something positive about the PS3 this thread would look alot different.demoralizer

Then cows would say Acclaim is the greatest. :lol:

And lemmings would then say acclaim=flop. :lol:

conclusion? all fanboys are the same.

Acclaim boss David Perry

"Because of the cost of making the PlayStation 3 and because they sold it at a loss, Sony basically has pretty much no chance of making money on the PS3, because it's lost more money than they made during the entire peak of the PlayStation 2 - it's not going to happen again for Sony," said Perry during his GCDC keynote speech yesterday.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=218719

We all knew PS3 was a disaster, now devs are saying it too.

AlieNick

The same David Perry that said the PSX would fail against Nintendo? WOW HOW DID that turn out? Good post though!

[QUOTE="yellerbelly"][QUOTE="AlieNick"]

Acclaim boss David Perry

"Because of the cost of making the PlayStation 3 and because they sold it at a loss, Sony basically has pretty much no chance of making money on the PS3, because it's lost more money than they made during the entire peak of the PlayStation 2 - it's not going to happen again for Sony," said Perry during his GCDC keynote speech yesterday.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=218719

We all knew PS3 was a disaster, now devs are saying it too.

Phazevariance

Someone's opinion that the PS3 is not going to be as successful as the PS2 means it's a flop?

Well actually, when a new product doesnt sell as well as its predecessor, it actually IS considered a flop business wise.

Technically you're wrong.

Acclaim... weren't they a game company once?Skittles_McGee

Acclaim Entertainment is the old company name before they went bankrupt. Acclaim Games is the name of the new company, they make online games like 2Moons.

a lot of disgruntled cows in the thread

don't be mad, she's just saying the truth

she's not saying it's a bad console for us gamers, she's just implying that it is a commercial flop - which it is

JB730

Who's a she? David Perry is a guy... :|

lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoSolidGame_basic

Exactly, to know a flop, you must be a flop.

Acclaim are masters of floppage ... they see potential in Sony.

[QUOTE="SolidGame_basic"]lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoukillwegrill

Exactly, to know a flop, you must be a flop.

Acclaim are masters of floppage ... they see potential in Sony.

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[QUOTE="SolidGame_basic"]lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agojasonharris48

Exactly, to know a flop, you must be a flop.

Acclaim are masters of floppage ... they see potential in Sony.

DAAAAAANG.

Acclaim just keep being wrong, and you owned that poster.

Also, who cares about Acclaim? Who wants their glorious games anyways?

Who's the lucky system?lol.

This is like Russian Roulette. :P

lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoSolidGame_basic

[QUOTE="SolidGame_basic"]lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoking_bobo

I was there and got a pic of the day that they flopped

[QUOTE="king_bobo"][QUOTE="SolidGame_basic"]lmao Acclaim flopped a long time agoGranReyUno

I was there and got a pic of the day that they flopped

Run for your lifes

:lol:

PS3 havent win and X360 havent die yet.

Its quite easy to see that PS3 is kind of going into PSP's path, but in a larger scale.

I really want to believe this, but come on, Acclaim has no right to talk about someone else. They are dead already.

ROTFLOL, I just looked up Acclaim and found out that they are not in existance anymore, at least not as we knew them. Their name and logo got bought by a company that makes crappy free MMOs, so they are Acclaim in name only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment

Yeah, Sony just got dissed by the company that makes "My Diva Doll Online." STFU "Acclaim," you're not even a real game company! :lol:

Acclaim? Aren't they dead?Zerual

They are, their name just got bought out like with Atari-- only much, much worse.

Acclaim's name hasn't meant crap to gamers in ages, and it looks like it never will again. At least Atari remains somewhat relevant to gaming culture despite dropping out of the console race and enduring multiple buyouts.

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Wait.

Isn't Acclaim dead?

ShamrockRovers

Thats what I thought:|

Yes, Acclaim went out of business in other words they FLOPPED meaning this

THREAD FLOPPED

Everyone thinks what they want. Yes ps3 has lost money, does that take away from the fact its a great console for you as a gamer ? no. I enjoy my ps3, my 360 and sometimes my wii. This only matters if sony decides to pull the plug .. which wont happen. Though it is scary to have negative vibes out there, when debating wheter or not to publish for the ps3 as a 3rd party dev.Czenkus

You're right, no immediate threats but this doesnt bode well for the future of Playstation.

[QUOTE="Czenkus"]Everyone thinks what they want. Yes ps3 has lost money, does that take away from the fact its a great console for you as a gamer ? no. I enjoy my ps3, my 360 and sometimes my wii. This only matters if sony decides to pull the plug .. which wont happen. Though it is scary to have negative vibes out there, when debating wheter or not to publish for the ps3 as a 3rd party dev.DoDGE_R_xz

You're right, no immediate threats but this doesnt bode well for the future of Playstation.

I'd be worried if it was a real developer who said it. However, Acclaim does not even make games for consoles anymore! They only make those crappy free MMOs that you always see banner adds for. Sony will not lose sleep over this.

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[QUOTE="Czenkus"]Everyone thinks what they want. Yes ps3 has lost money, does that take away from the fact its a great console for you as a gamer ? no. I enjoy my ps3, my 360 and sometimes my wii. This only matters if sony decides to pull the plug .. which wont happen. Though it is scary to have negative vibes out there, when debating wheter or not to publish for the ps3 as a 3rd party dev.Timstuff

You're right, no immediate threats but this doesnt bode well for the future of Playstation.

I'd be worried if it was a real developer who said it. However, Acclaim does not even make games for consoles anymore! They only make those crappy free MMOs that you always see banner adds for. Sony will not lose sleep over this.

Oh like THESE that are all over their site :lol: Like how they stress the word PLAY FOR FREE. When gamers should be paid to play these horrible MMOs

*shrug* So Sony lose more money on each console than Microsoft... Yet their console is a lot more reliable.

Think a dev is worried about Sony losing money when there is bascially 15million users out there?GreyFoXX4

After only 400000 out of 15 million users buy a copy of one of the most anticipated PS3 exclusives (which happened to receive incredible reviews), developers are probably somewhat worried about losing the money they invested (lol, I don't think they are worried about Sony losing money).

But I be all the worries will be gone after they see that a game on the 360 sold 2.1 copies in one day.

They are probably thinking, "make the games for the 360 and then do a quick and dirty port to the PS3 for some extra coin".

The PS3 isnt a flop, it's just losing Sony money. It's selling fine, especially considering it's price. Besides, I dont think Sony was counting so much on making money off of the PS3 (selling it at a 200 dollar loss at the beginning of this gen) but rather that they were counting on making money off of Blu Ray winning the format war. We'll see how that pans out for them.

But anyway, the PS3 is still a precious tool for Sony. There are lots of ways for them to make money off of the system to help recover costs, like the downloadable movie/tv show thing they have now. Not to mention when Home hits they will probably charge for micro transactions and have ads posted all over the place to help recover.

Yeah, they've lost alot, but the Playstation brand is too powerful for Sony to let go or whatever. It's a tool that helped them when the format war against a cheaper competitor, HDDVD. Not too many companies could come out a little later than HDDVD, with higher costs and still win the format war. I think Sony will keep the Playstation brand around as long as they can.

carljohnson3456

Uh, hate to break it to ya, but if a company produces a product, to sell and profot from, and it doesn't sell as well as hoped, and it not only doesn't make them profit, but costs them more money, that IS a flop. That's not opinion either, thats basic business. PS3 IS A FLOP.

Now, thats from a manufacturers view, from an end user's view, it is still getting games to their living room, however it still lacks to the competition in many places, so its a let down, but not a flop to an end user.