As 2007 Draws to a Close, Let's Recap the PS3's Highs and Lows

I don't remember much so I'll start.

- Losing 2 billion dollars

- Forced to lay off 10 000 workers

Don't you know any highsEPaul

None of the legal variety, no.

- Lair.

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

Jynxzor

+Playstation Store starting to come alive.

-Waiting for Home and LittleBigPlanet.

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

Jynxzor

- Utter desperation and Shareholder pressure force Sony to devalue the hardware of the PS3, lower RRPand raise losses on manufacturing.

- 2 mediocre games come out for the system.

- PS3 becomes lead console for 2 multiplats

- PS3 outsells the Wii for 2 weeks in Japan due to major price drop (see point one), and gimmicky marketing (see White PS3).

Positives:

Improvement- Rather than sit back twiddling their thumbs Sony has worked to improve the PS3, albeit with some controversial decisions (removing BC, Home)

Free Online- Not as robust a service as XBL, but it doesn't cost $50

Graphics- It took awhile, but games like R&C, Uncharted and GT5P are showing off the PS3's power

Competitive- Even though its faced a great deal of adversity, the PS3 is still competing with the 360 and Wii.

Negatives:

Lack of a killer app- The PS3 had some great games released in 2007, but nothing that could compete with the 360 or Wii.

Lack of content on PSN- Despite the fact Sony owns its own movie/TV studio and record label, PSN still lags far behind XBL in terms of content,

Price- Despite Sony's efforts, the PS3 is still significantly more expensive than the competition.

[QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

BambooBanger

- Utter desperation and Shareholder pressure force Sony to devalue the hardware of the PS3, lower RRPand raise losses on manufacturing.

- 2 mediocre games come out for the system.

- PS3 becomes lead console for 2 multiplats

- PS3 outsells the Wii for 2 weeks in Japan due to major price drop (see point one), and gimmicky marketing (see White PS3).

Oh. I thought this was an actual proper thread, not fanboy silliness. If you're going to simply devalue whatever positive comments are made from here on out, why not just close this thread right now and save us all the time?

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

Jynxzor

When did it come the main console for multiplats?

[QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

BambooBanger

- Utter desperation and Shareholder pressure force Sony to devalue the hardware of the PS3, lower RRPand raise losses on manufacturing.

- 2 mediocre games come out for the system.

- PS3 becomes lead console for 2 multiplats

- PS3 outsells the Wii for 2 weeks in Japan due to major price drop (see point one), and gimmicky marketing (see White PS3).

You told us to list positives and negatives, not argue over details if you want I can pick apart your posts as well.

[QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

Supafly1

When did it come the main console for multiplats?

[QUOTE="BambooBanger"][QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

Jynxzor

- Utter desperation and Shareholder pressure force Sony to devalue the hardware of the PS3, lower RRPand raise losses on manufacturing.

- 2 mediocre games come out for the system.

- PS3 becomes lead console for 2 multiplats

- PS3 outsells the Wii for 2 weeks in Japan due to major price drop (see point one), and gimmicky marketing (see White PS3).

You told us to list positives and negatives, not argue over details if you want I can pick apart your posts as well.

More negatives please.

I can't think of more positives besides the obvious staples: Free PSN, Blu-Ray...

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+ Uncharted turned out to be a fun game.

[QUOTE="Supafly1"][QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

PBSnipes

When did it come the main console for multiplats?

The problem with that is that due to the longer times devs supposedly spend on the PS3 that the other console, whether it be the 360 or Wii (highly doubtful) is delayed significantly for no reason.

Kind of like GTA4, the 360 version was rumoured to be complete months ago.

I don't remember much so I'll start.

- Losing 2 billion dollars

- Forced to lay off 10 000 workers

BambooBanger

Lows:

Yeah, they loss 1 billion one quarter and then another 1 billion the next quarter. :lol:

Not only did they lay off workers, but they also took out a loan against their stocks.

I can't wait to see their net profit/losses for the 4th quarter next year.

They are still and 3rd place and will probably be there again at this time next year.

Highs:

They dropped the price of the PS3 twice in 6 months, which is a record I believe.

Their PS3 sales has increased over last years PS3 sales. Sales of the PS3 in Europe is on the rise.

They've actually released some quality exclusive titles with Uncharted, Heavenly Sword and Ratchet & Clank.

Highs:

Dualshock 3 on it's way

Uncharted and Warhawk

Executives toned down the hype machine a little

Lows:

Ends all future R&D on the Cell and turns future R&D over to the holders of the HD-DVD patents

Releases gimped no mem card and no BC sku

Huge delays on MGS and GT5

[QUOTE="Supafly1"][QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

PBSnipes

When did it come the main console for multiplats?

Tretton made this statement as an opinion, not as a fact. He also couldn't even list any developers that were actually doing this. Only DMC4 and Burnout Paraside was building their game on the PS3 first. The think is, most of these games had started on a PC and was them moved to the PS3. So I don't think they will be ported to the XBox 360 if the code started on the PC.

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Supafly1"][QUOTE="Jynxzor"]

+ Price drops.

+ A few good games actually come out for the system.

+ Ps3 becomes main console for multiplats.

+ Ps3 Outsells the Wii for a few weeks in Japan.

BambooBanger

When did it come the main console for multiplats?

The problem with that is that due to the longer times devs supposedly spend on the PS3 that the other console, whether it be the 360 or Wii (highly doubtful) is delayed significantly for no reason.

Kind of like GTA4, the 360 version was rumoured to be complete months ago.

The TC's reputation is a- Full-time, all-the-time Sony basher.

Therefor, you can't take any of his posts seriously.

How unfortunate.