Poll: Sony PS3 - 6 Month Evaluation

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#1 JediA_basic
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What's your thoughts? I supplied answers based on the range of comments I see in SW.
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#2 Mystery_Writer
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I'd like it to be the price and games option. But I'm a bit concerned about the PS brand and hoping the $1.9 Billion losses in 3 months was actually a planned investment.

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#3 lazzordude
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i give ps3 a c+ and wii a b

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#4 Kahuna_1
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Hey Sony, you sold 3.6 million PS3s with no system selling games...nice work?
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#5 Carmilla31
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PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.
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#6 hellsing321
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Sony needs to do something and quick. It's not just games they need. No game will be a system seller at that price point and a $100 price drop won't do it either. They need at least a $200 price drop to even stay competivite and even then I doubt they'd be able to outsell the 360 on a monthly basis. A $200 pricedrop this soon is impossible but if sony doesn't do it they will have a hard time even reaching GC numbers this gen.
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#7 blizzvalve
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PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.Carmilla31

Don't forget to add sales under 100000 a month in the US and under 10000 a week in Japan.

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#8 blizzvalve
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Imo, I do think that the PS brand is in trouble. With lackluster sales, loss of big money, and getting rid of the 20 GB model, I'm starting to worry.
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Imo, I do think that the PS brand is in trouble. With lackluster sales, loss of big money, and getting rid of the 20 GB model, I'm starting to worry.blizzvalve

psp and ps2 are still doing alright.  just hope that when ps3 big games this year come out ppl will start buying ps3.   

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#10 Iyethar
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The PlayStation brand is hurting bad.
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#11 Private_Vegas
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PS3 has had a pretty shakey start as far as software is concerned. Once they start getting a few more games on the shelves I think things will pick up for them.
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#12 lazzordude
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PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.Carmilla31
you lost all credibility right there
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#13 munsoned
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they need to lower that price like yesterday!!! dont matter if it has 500 games out right now the bottom line is its high price...
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PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.Carmilla31

 

You don't have to make things up.  The PS3 never sold below retail at launch.  I should know, I sold 2 of them for $1,500 each. 

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#15 munsoned
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[QUOTE="blizzvalve"]Imo, I do think that the PS brand is in trouble. With lackluster sales, loss of big money, and getting rid of the 20 GB model, I'm starting to worry.anshuk20002

psp and ps2 are still doing alright. just hope that when ps3 big games this year come out ppl will start buying ps3.

why do u hope ppl buy it? 360 has good games out right now but alot of ppl aint paying 400 bucks for a console...soo they aint gonna buy a ps3 for 600 bucks

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[QUOTE="Carmilla31"]PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.lazzordude
you lost all credibility right there

Everything else he said in the post is mostly fact, some is opinion, most is fact 

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[QUOTE="lazzordude"][QUOTE="Carmilla31"]PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.sHaDyCuBe321

you lost all credibility right there

Everything else he said in the post is mostly fact, some is opinion, most is fact 

the only fact he said was that it was outsold, and lost 2 billion, everything else is opinion, PS3 has plenty of exclusives this year that could potentially be system sellers, and stop comparing a handheld that is dirtcheap to a freakin console that is $600 that is the most absurd thing ever, i can say the DS is killing the 360 with that same logic.
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[QUOTE="sHaDyCuBe321"]

[QUOTE="lazzordude"][QUOTE="Carmilla31"]PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.mmirza23

you lost all credibility right there

Everything else he said in the post is mostly fact, some is opinion, most is fact

the only fact he said was that it was outsold, and lost 2 billion, everything else is opinion, PS3 has plenty of exclusives this year that could potentially be system sellers, and stop comparing a handheld that is dirtcheap to a freakin console that is $600 that is the most absurd thing ever, i can say the DS is killing the 360 with that same logic.

 He has 11 sentences....

1 is false

7 are facts (2 of which can be debated, but if you dont think the sales are embarassing then you live in la-la land)

3 are opinions....

Like I said MOST of his post is fact...

I really hope you dont mean plenty, name these system sellers and we can have an intelligent debate. And yes right now the DS is destroying everything, that's why it gets the most support from various types of 3rd parties. 

 

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#19 Carmilla31
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For all the people who are disputing my post... why dont you list the things the PS3 has done well in these 6 months? I bet you it will be a short list. 8)
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#20 Dreams-Visions
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they can only do so much.  the hardware is out...it's all on the developers to make the platform swim.  if they can't deliver in spades real soon, the platform will die.  Heavenly Sword and Lair need to come through in a big way, because the games that the PS3 won't have that the other platforms will are pretty intimidating. 
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 [QUOTE="mmirza23"][QUOTE="sHaDyCuBe321"]

[QUOTE="lazzordude"][QUOTE="Carmilla31"]PS3 sales on ebay were below retail at launch. No killer apps in 6 months. No exclusive heavy hitters until 2008, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear. Discontinued the cheaper 20gig model. Japan sales are embarassing. US sales are embarassing. The Wii sells more in one week in Japan then the PS3 does for a month in the US. Outsold by the GBA two months in a row. Blu-ray hasnt proven anything for games and hasnt 'taken off' yet as the next winning format. Sony just lost 2 billion dollars in the games department. I would say the PS3 gets a F easily.sHaDyCuBe321

you lost all credibility right there

Everything else he said in the post is mostly fact, some is opinion, most is fact

the only fact he said was that it was outsold, and lost 2 billion, everything else is opinion, PS3 has plenty of exclusives this year that could potentially be system sellers, and stop comparing a handheld that is dirtcheap to a freakin console that is $600 that is the most absurd thing ever, i can say the DS is killing the 360 with that same logic.

 He has 11 sentences....

1 is false

7 are facts (2 of which can be debated, but if you dont think the sales are embarassing then you live in la-la land)

3 are opinions....

Like I said MOST of his post is fact...

I really hope you dont mean plenty, name these system sellers and we can have an intelligent debate. And yes right now the DS is destroying everything, that's why it gets the most support from various types of 3rd parties. 

 

dude i said potentially im not one of these people who just automatically assume they will move systems and hype it up AAA, lair, HS, drake, ratchet and clank, socom plus the incorporation of home.
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#22 shungokustasu
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For all the people who are disputing my post... why dont you list the things the PS3 has done well in these 6 months? I bet you it will be a short list. 8)Carmilla31

Great games 

PSN

Blu ray

Wi-fi

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Weekly PSN store updates.

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#23 Carmilla31
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[QUOTE="Carmilla31"]For all the people who are disputing my post... why dont you list the things the PS3 has done well in these 6 months? I bet you it will be a short list. 8)shungokustasu

Great games 

PSN

Blu ray

Wi-fi

Bluetooth

Weekly PSN store updates.

Adding Home

Linux

plenty of storage media devices to transfer your files to. 

Youre entire list besides your 'great games' nonsense has absolutely nothing to do with gaming. Bluray? Bluetooth? Media storage devices? Are we talking about video games or cell phones and movies?
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#24 chocolate1325
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It's to early to say. It might start selling when they drop the price because against the Wii at the moment they have no chance of beating it.