Australian PS3 Launch goes off with a whimper

http://www.theage.com.au/news/games/playtime-for-midnights-children/2007/03/23/1174153291466.html

Not unexpected.

"Desperate producers unashamedly asked the crowd to fake excitement when the cameras were rolling, while a team from 2Day FM let out bogus cheers to convince their radio listeners that a launch extravaganza was underway."

Sad, just sad.

"Desperate producers unashamedly asked the crowd to fake excitement when the cameras were rolling, while a team from 2Day FM let out bogus cheers to convince their radio listeners that a launch extravaganza was underway."

Sad, just sad.

DanBal76

I guess they are not excited over a Blu-Ray player. PS3_3DO

 Blu-ray and Hd-dvd aren't really doing much in pal regions, you ask a person off the street what blu-ray is and they don't have a clue.

I'll try spinning: "The PS3 doesn't need sales to win the console war."DaysAirlines

Why can i just imagine someone at sony saying that? :lol: 

[QUOTE="DaysAirlines"]I'll try spinning: "The PS3 doesn't need sales to win the console war."Zenkuso

Why can i just imagine someone at sony saying that? :lol: 

i'm more interested in how it went over in europe, where they all love sony, according to cowsBuryMe

They are also giving away free hdtv's and free games in eur. That could tell you how bad they are selling.NoFanboyzPlease

Australia is naturally an underpaid and unwealthy country. Australians needs to work that much harder to afford quality electronics. I have a feeling the Playstation 3 won't be something that just explodes out of the gates, but rather something that gains momentum in this market.kutaragism

True but ps2 only gained momentum in australia when the console costed half of what it started out as. 

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[QUOTE="DaysAirlines"]I'll try spinning: "The PS3 doesn't need sales to win the console war."DaysAirlines

Why can i just imagine someone at sony saying that? :lol: 

Ahh good stuff lol

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]I guess they are not excited over a Blu-Ray player. Zenkuso

 Blu-ray and Hd-dvd aren't really doing much in pal regions, you ask a person off the street what blu-ray is and they don't have a clue.

No one cares about Blu-Ray. Sales of Blu-Ray movies are very low compared to DVD's. Even though Sony boasts that there are over 2 million Blu-Ray players in consumer homes, they are only selling like 10K-20K of new Blu-Ray movies. That's a very small % considering the same movie on DVD can easily sell over a million copies in a couple of months. I'm not wasting my money on Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. Even if Blu-Ray wins, I won't buy any of those discs.

The Age is just terrible (coming from an Aussie) so you really shouldn't be linking to that...

Still, I'm not surprised at the lack of excitement. I haven't seen one ad for the PS3 in the last month on TV, in the cinema/magazines...it's odd.

Wii had plenty of advertising. Sony are still to busy promoting their PS2 but they shouldn't just neglect the PS3. 

The Age is just terrible (coming from an Aussie) so you really shouldn't be linking to that...

Still, I'm not surprised at the lack of excitement. I haven't seen one ad for the PS3 in the last month on TV, in the cinema/magazines...it's odd.

Wii had plenty of advertising. Sony are still to busy promoting their PS2 but they shouldn't just neglect the PS3. 

the-very-best

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The Age is just terrible (coming from an Aussie) so you really shouldn't be linking to that...

Still, I'm not surprised at the lack of excitement. I haven't seen one ad for the PS3 in the last month on TV, in the cinema/magazines...it's odd.

Wii had plenty of advertising. Sony are still to busy promoting their PS2 but they shouldn't just neglect the PS3.

Hoffgod

It's not a lack of advertising for the PS3.

It's a total lack of advertising for it.

All their ads are focused on the PS2, PSP and their games (both systems are doing well but they shouldn't ignore the PS3). 

I like how they compared the U.S. launch to the Aussie launch.

The U.S. gamers were merely lab rats that fell prey to the hype, and people got hurt and even shot.  Now everyone else in the world knows what to avoid.  

Why are people making this a big deal.  People didnt run at midnight to get a console they already are guaranteed to get.Javy03

ps3 is no little kids toy.

Lol i watched this on onthespot a minute ago,it was qutie embarrising for Sony i should imagine.

And that newyorker chick said the ps3 was going to take over the world! BAH lier! Why must Sony lie all the time! *cough cough*

Australia is naturally an underpaid and unwealthy country. Australians needs to work that much harder to afford quality electronics. I have a feeling the Playstation 3 won't be something that just explodes out of the gates, but rather something that gains momentum in this market.kutaragism

I like how they compared the U.S. launch to the Aussie launch.

The U.S. gamers were merely lab rats that fell prey to the hype, and people got hurt and even shot.  Now everyone else in the world knows what to avoid.  

TheOneMan

ps3 is no little kids toy.

 

 

GermanShepard06

Australia is naturally an underpaid and unwealthy country. Australians needs to work that much harder to afford quality electronics. I have a feeling the Playstation 3 won't be something that just explodes out of the gates, but rather something that gains momentum in this market.kutaragism

Australia is no way unwealthy or underpaid. I hope nobody believes that because it's completely untrue.

We are onE of the wealthiest continents on Earth due to our commodities and our minimum wage is in no way low pay.

Australia is naturally an underpaid and unwealthy country. Australians needs to work that much harder to afford quality electronics. I have a feeling the Playstation 3 won't be something that just explodes out of the gates, but rather something that gains momentum in this market.kutaragism

[QUOTE="Javy03"]Why are people making this a big deal. People didnt run at midnight to get a console they already are guaranteed to get.lowe0

to be honest, even though I am a nintendo fan, I don't feel delighted that PS3 is not been received well. It is not healthy for the gaming industry overall, I mean if one system dominated the entire arena, that would reduce competition which will eventually reduce the quality of games, which can't be Good for consumers (we gamers). SO, You Pathetic 360 FANBOYS, and Wii FANBOYS, stop mocking the PS3 events, because you will gain nothing if the PS3 ended up down in the drain. I repeat, I am nintendo fan, hence the name. However, I am not happy with the cold reception of PS3 in both Europe and Australia. Well... its not like PS3 is in deep trouble yet, but the start doesn't look really promising from a sales point of view in the PAL region.. ( I guess ?) so sony has some catching up to do.....wiidominance

Australia is naturally an underpaid and unwealthy country. Australians needs to work that much harder to afford quality electronics. I have a feeling the Playstation 3 won't be something that just explodes out of the gates, but rather something that gains momentum in this market.kutaragism