There was nothing wrong with releasing the PS3 later once the bugs were worked out. If the PS3 was released with anything other than Blu-Ray then it wouldn't really be a PS3. If you look back in history you will see that each time Sony releases a new console it comes with the latest media disc drive built in.jimm895

so you are trying to tell me that when the next generation of consoles arrives in 2 years, Sony will use yet another next-gen format? Blu-ray will not be enough by then? Perhaps terabyte disks?

Not if they wanted blu-ray to win the format war. HDDVD would have easily won if not for the PS3.mnvike

Well, if they wanted to win the video game war (which they easily could have), they should have released the PS3 earlier and for cheaper. Nice to know that Sony has their priorities straight for us gamers.

I honestly believe that Sony shot themselves in the foot majorly (in a way never before seen in the video game industry) by releasing the PS3 one full year after the XBOX 360. Microsoft is a very smart, energetic, competitive company with almost unlimited resources, and their main goal is to establish a major foothold into the multi-billion dollar video game industry. Sony seems to have underestimated Microsoft, and their motivation to be a major player. While Sony was delaying the PS3 for a FULL YEAR after the 360 launch, SOLELY due to the blu-ray diode shortage, Microsoft was putting out AAA games and shelling out the big bucks for wickedly awesome exclusives. Not to mention the ludicrous $600 pricetag on the PS3 at launch.

That said, should Sony have released a cheaper ($399) PS3 at the same time as the 360, but with a later blu-ray add-on? I really think that if they had, there would be no question of which console (not including the Wii) would be winning in sales and AAA exclusives. The playstation brand was a household name, and allowing the competition a year head start was brutal and a major reason for their legendary fall from grace/market share.

Even if the PS3 overtakes the 360 in sales, it will not be by much, and it will probably happen within a year or two of the next generation of consoles. Either way, Sony's former massive lead in market share will be reduced exponentially. In fact, Microsoft is doing a good job in making XBOX a household name- I see the 360 all the time on tv sitcoms, Southpark, movies, etc, and I pretty much never see the PS3 on tv.

And I say this as a guy who wants a PS3 to play MGS4, but I am not confident in the direction Sony decided to go. Maybe when I actually need a blu-ray player (which I do not right now), and it costs $200, I may bite.

"Sony have managed the impossible and destroyed to PlayStation brand"

Surely that's a bit of an overstatement?

Storm_Marine

Not really. PS1 and PS2 were freaking video gaming monsters. PS3 got cocky, said a lot of stupid stuff, charged too much for the console, released their console a year after the competition, and released flop exclusives.

All this == destroying the playstation name, in my mind. I used to be a hardcore PS2 guy.

GT5 (prologue got 7.5, imagine what the FULL verison will get).

NinjaMunkey01

probably a 7.5. It's almost the exact same game, with more cars and tracks.

Also, when Sony says 2008 is the year of the playstation, they are not referring to the calendar year. They are talking about the FISCAL YEAR beginning from 3Q. This means that Sony's year of the playstation is from April 2008 to March 2009, and has only just begun.AmyMizuno

:lol::lol::lol::lol: You CAN't be serious about that! :lol: :lol: :lol:

You really expect Sony to expect the average Joe to know when the fiscal year is, so that they hype "year XXXX as year of the playstation"!? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"]Oh yeah, one thing we definitely need more of is space sims. How there hasn't been a Freespace 2-type game in this generation is just mind-boggling to me, especially when it comes to the technical aspect of it. You could do some great stuff in terms of a space sim with today's technology. labgeek

I cannot agree more. Space sims have been a much neglected genre. Some of the mods released for Freespace 2 are amazing, just take a look at the Battlestar Galactica mod Beyond the Red Line.

Unfortunately, I think the graphics side of space sims can be limiting. The environment is...space, so lots of black, some dust, a few planets, occasional gas effect from nebulas but that's about it. But the appeal can come from the amount of freedom offered to the player, a whole galaxy to explore! An Oblivion like game set in space would definitely sell.

think about how awesome it was when playing X Wing back in the day (if you are old enough), and the thrill of flying up close to a mega huge star destroyer. Sure, there is a lot of black space, but the ship models would be amazing now, especially the mega huge ship models.

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[QUOTE="black_awpN1"]Really most of the hate PS3 gets it dosent deserve. Its a great Syestem. Bubblehash

convince me im ready to pull the $500 trigger but i am scared right now

why waist your time and be such a jerk i never did anything wrong to you leave me alone

i just want some opinions on the matter dont post if you dont like it

Also, speaking the truth (that nobody cares if you do or do not buy one), is not being mean. So I guess when the doc tells somebody they are way over weight and need to lose weight, that's being mean right. :roll:

no you clearly went out of your way to intentionally be mean to me and i really dont appreciate that why cant you just be nice

Do new account users know "floppage"ArisShadows

yes we say that in school a lot

This alone is reason enough to own one:



If you don't know what this is you are not a "gamer."foxhound_fox

what is that