What is going to make the ps3 sell?

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#1 Walker34
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3 solid titles so far in Killzone, MLB The Show and Infamous. These will help

Still coming this year supposedly

God of War III, MAG, Heavy Rain, Ratchet, Uncharted 2, GT5 etc

Is it going to be one game or the assortment that will help it sell ultimately? Or will it still fall behind the 360 because the 360 will keep getting cheaper ala the ps2 and the remaining stragglers will buy them to play with their friends etc...

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#2 kingdre
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A price drop.

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#3 -Traveller-
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Price drop.

Can Sony afford to do it? Probably not, but we'll have to wait and see.

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#4 Walker34
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thing is i think sony is going to milk 2009 at $399. Next year we will see a price drop. This is their big game year and they aren't going to drop the price when all these games are coming out. The way they see it is the ps3 is a good value at $399 right now. Just look at the games we are releasing they will say.

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#5 thetruespin
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maybe if they bothered to advertise it??? I never see any ads in the UK... and all the multiplats get advertised as if they are only on the 360... so pull your finger out sony and tell the world about all your AAA exclusives!!!
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#6 -Traveller-
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thing is i think sony is going to milk 2009 at $399. Next year we will see a price drop. This is their big game year and they aren't going to drop the price when all these games are coming out. The way they see it is the ps3 is a good value at $399 right now. Just look at the games we are releasing they will say.

Walker34

What Nintendo does is milking. They can afford to drop the price, but won't because it sells. Good business sense.

Sony is in a different boat. They're posting huge losses this quarter, so they probably can't afford to drop it any further.

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#7 Jackboot343
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GT5, bundles, new SKUs, Slim, different colors, advertising, and of course a price drop.

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#9 Lionheart08
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A price drop and a killer bundle (God of War or Gran Turismo Bundle).

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#10 deactivated-5f19d4c9d7318
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I think you could change history so that the PS3 was created in the US and that the 360 was made in Russia? That or a price drop....
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#11 Mckenna1845
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price drop along with a huge advertising campaign.
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#12 PBSnipes
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A price cut, better marketing, and more "original" (for lack of a better term) titles (ie less sequels and "Game X killers", more innovation and creativity).

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#13 Walker34
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i think people under estimate the power of infamous. He's electric dude. The ps3 needs a boost.

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#14 double_heist
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Price drop and something**

** I think I'm not allowed to say I guess so I place it as "something". :P but I believe it would really help the PS3 hardware but not the software developers.

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#15 kentaro22
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No. 1. Price drop No. 2. FFXIII No. 3. GT5
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#16 gago-gago
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$200-$250 price point.

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more and better ads
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#18 TheGreatOutdoor
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A price drop is pretty much the only thing going to do it. The PS3 already has the good games to get people wanting one and have more good games coming to help. But without a price drop, I don't see games helping to much. Releasing GoW3 isn't going to change the fact that the PS3 cost $400 for the cheapest model. In other words. When you aren't buying the system because of the price, dropping a new game into the pot isn't changing anything. Lack of games isn't the reason most people these days aren't buying one.

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#19 gewbjewb
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Price drop obviously, but they'd be losing a lot more if they do that. Won't matter anyway, next-gen is knocking on the door and soon people will flock to it.
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#20 TheGreatOutdoor
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Price drop obviously, but they'd be losing a lot more if they do that. Won't matter anyway, next-gen is knocking on the door and soon people will flock to it.gewbjewb
I don't see next gen coming for a few more years. If it comes soon, I see a lot of gamers ignoring what ever system that releases soon because it is to early.

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#21 lhughey
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games mean very little to those who dont have the console. A price drop must happen.
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#22 finalfantasy94
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A price drop.

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#23 finalfantasy94
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A price cut, better marketing, and more "original" (for lack of a better term) titles (ie less sequels and "Game X killers", more innovation and creativity).

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Actually it has nothing to do with orginality. I mean we all know seaquels sell. Look at GTA4,RE5 and im pretty sure the next sequels will do fine too like AC2 and MW2. Only real orginal games I can think of thats on PS3 are LBP,Pixel junk series and Ecocrome. Orginiality is going to be seen more on downloadable networks like PSN.

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#24 cainetao11
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A 10k per year increase in everybody's yearly income.
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#25 II_Seraphim_II
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A price drop.

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#26 Steppy_76
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I don't think a single price drop will be enough to spur sales long term. I think it needs TWO price drops to sell at a higher level on a consistant basis. Remember 300 bucks is only the starting point of consoles last gen.
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#27 moose_knuckler
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You make it seem like either of the other consoles doesn't have anything to look forward to, which is most def the contrary. On-topic, I think God of War 3 will generate some sales since racing fans who don't have a 360 or PS3 could wind up with the 360 since it's cheaper (if Forza 3 and GT5 are neck-and-neck with scores and stuff).
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#28 recon-man
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NOTHING!!! Its hopless for them:D

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#29 W1ckedGo0se
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thing is i think sony is going to milk 2009 at $399. Next year we will see a price drop. This is their big game year and they aren't going to drop the price when all these games are coming out. The way they see it is the ps3 is a good value at $399 right now. Just look at the games we are releasing they will say.

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Milk the Price??? They were losing money on every PS3 sold just a little while ago unlike Nintendo and Microsoft... There trying to break even not milking it...
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#30 itzagir
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A hot prostitute bundle.
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#31 NYrockinlegend
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Price drop to $300, big games released, motion-control? Let's see what happens this holiday season, and how will the infamous bundle do?
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#32 The_Game21x
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A lower price tag.

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#33 Bahaa3000
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a PRICE DROP !

maybe a 250$ version without any hard drive !?

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#34 pookie2232
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I will give my opinion on what I think would make the PS3 sell millions.Naked strippers{women of course}holding PS3 boxes in every Wal Mart and game store in Canada and U.S.A. Simple advertizing.lol.

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#35 tontontam0
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Motion Controls with kiddy games more interesting than wii games.

Many wii owners are very rich. they would'nt mind about the price. I don't know if that applies in other countries

but here in my country it is,when the nintendo wii was launched nintendo did not support our country. So console vendors have to import it and priced it at 30,000 pesos which is about $600 and

surprisingly many bought a wii.

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#36 SilverChimera
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make a 40gb slim for $299 and a 20gb slim for $199, that will most def. boost sales.

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#37 NYrockinlegend
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a PRICE DROP !

maybe a 250$ version without any hard drive !?

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Not possible. The hard drive is integrated with the system, and many games include installs. The game's get installed onto the hard drive, so the HD has to stay. The HD size, on the other hand....
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#38 Floppy_Jim
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We already know what's going to make it sell, the slim model.
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#40 TheOldOlder
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A Price Drop and Gran Turismo, God Of War, FF in japan I guess
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#41 chris3116
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A price drop won't help at all. Sony just lost 1G$. Sure, it will help the console war but Sony will lose more money. The only thing that Sony is making money is probably the Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray players are now cheaper than the PS3. It's a lose-lose situation for Sony. They have to drop the price but they can't.

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#42 surrealnumber5
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good classic style RPG games, its what pushed the ps1/2 and the ps3 has next to none, that being one great one VC
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#43 tirralirra
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A price drop and a killer bundle (God of War or Gran Turismo Bundle).

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Jesus will.

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#45 Zoso-8
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A price drop and/or getting out of this recession.
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#46 Jamex1987
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Dropping the price to about $200.00. $300 wouldn't help much.

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#47 Rikusaki
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Price drop and then advertise that price drop/new SKU as much as possible.

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#48 deactivated-5d6e91f5c147a
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Stick the PS3 in the Wii box.
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#49 kkevguy47k
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advertising and more advertising. DO IT NAO!

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#50 Adrian_Cloud
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The PS3 has been outselling Wii and 360 in numerous Pal countries and even in Japan, so its selling pretty well against the competition plus its 200$ more. A price drop and GT5 should really help propel its sales, GT5: P sold over 3 million and its just a demo. GT5 will be massive.