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Analyst: The PS3 is in race against time

3:47 PM on 04.03.2007, Niero 41 comments

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It sounds like a cheesy Wells novel, but this is exactly what a Kobe-beef-eating analyst said about the wobbly future of the PlayStation 3. I suppose money people are finding it hard to ignore reports the 82% decline in demand for the console in the UK post-launch. I'm personally more worried about Squaresoft's alleged wobbly commitment to them, but I guess that's more of a symptom of the greater problem. Here's what Captain Obvious said about Kutaragi's contraption:

It's a race against time," said Hiroshi Kamide, an analyst at KBC Securities who covers the $30 billion video game industry. "They must increase their users or it won't be commercially worthwhile for software makers to support it."

Think Sony's people are shaking in their pants? Nah. After that incredible GDC keynote, I'm sure they're all on a cruise ship drinking Alize from the chest cavities of blondes, midgets, and blonde midgets. This sounds all but too familiar to some:

Back in 2000, Japanese developers complained the PS2 was complex and too difficult to develop for. There weren't good titles available for the PS2 in Japan," Macquarie analyst David Gibson said. "In fact, Japan sales in the first year disappointed people. This all sounds familiar," he said.

Destructoid analyst Niero thinks you can't buy a better Folding@Home console anywhere right now; I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. STFUAJFAH! Other mumblings included that Gran Turismo's HD release would save the console, as would giant meteors hitting Redmond. The full release is on Reuters.

All I gotta say is LittleBigPlanet. Believe it. 

 


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JamesSorensen's Avatar
JamesSorensen at 04/03/2007 15:54
but ya what is happening means nothing with ps2 you had:

Unproven technology - DVD-ROM
Crazy new hard to program for - Emotion Engine
mediocre titles for first 1.5 years SUMMONER woot
Toneman's Avatar
Toneman at 04/03/2007 15:57
If Sony thinks the PS3 ship is going down, they'll announce a FFVII remake. That's their trump card, just you wait.
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 04/03/2007 16:08
Niero brain? o_O
pandlcg's Avatar
pandlcg at 04/03/2007 16:12
@ Agent MOO,

You might not have to spend $200 on it. Supposedly Sam's Club is going to be selling them for $130
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 04/03/2007 16:13
Yeah, what Hushgush said.
LostCrichton's Avatar
LostCrichton at 04/03/2007 16:13
yeah...what's up with the niero brain????
DJDuffy 's Avatar
DJDuffy at 04/03/2007 16:18
mmmm...monkey brains! my favourite!
mono's Avatar
mono at 04/03/2007 16:20
"Destructoid analyst Niero thinks you can't buy a better Folding@Home console anywhere right now"

This made me laugh aloud at work.
vishusdelishus's Avatar
vishusdelishus at 04/03/2007 16:33
'All I gotta say is LittleBigPlanet. Believe it.'

...I'm believin' it like Naruto.
DrXym's Avatar
DrXym at 04/03/2007 16:41
This whole "82% decline" angle is pretty pathetic. The PS3 sold some 30,000 consoles in the UK in a single week. Those are not bad figures especially considering the launch was one of the largest ever.
Creamsnake's Avatar
Creamsnake at 04/03/2007 16:43
Mushroom Men
imcowman's Avatar
imcowman at 04/03/2007 16:43
okok, without even looking at the article, the pic is amazing.

now if only it had a giant enemy crab....
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 04/03/2007 16:44
I hope Square doesn't wait too long to announce FFXIII for the 360. I don't want to be deprived...

My enthusiasm for the PS3 died when two things occured.

1. No Guitar Hero support was confirmed.

2. When they took away the DualShock from Rez for B/C gaming. That's just mean...

Oh, and also shipping with broken 1080i support, stripping out the PS2 components to emulate on software, making it cost $600, and seeing consoles on the shelf 5 months after release when the Wii hasn't had any shelf time in just as long.
jerrt's Avatar
jerrt at 04/03/2007 16:48
so this week is bash the ps3 week, hope to see thing turn around next week. as long as its cyclical, i'll survive.
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 04/03/2007 16:48
Edios also said that they would not develop for the PS3 until late 2008. When the install base is higher. Plus Niero only plays demos on his PS3. He does not have any games for it.
r0yrul3z's Avatar
r0yrul3z at 04/03/2007 17:02
Did the PS2 cost 600?
vgfreak30's Avatar
vgfreak30 at 04/03/2007 17:05
haha, the PS3 better start belting out things like a FFVII remake, that might better their chances of making the install base bigger. As i see it now though i think they will get desperate in a few months and make a $50-$100 price drop, that is the only plausible way i see them moving consoles. That and they have to stop losing exclusives and start gaining them
Natedizzle's Avatar
Natedizzle at 04/03/2007 17:33
Awesome article Nero. Nice Job!

Once again people whining about the price, weaksauce. I mean most of you are probably over the age of 16 right? So get a job for a few months, save your pennies, its easy.

All you whiners must love the $480 xbox elite with 1.2 HDMI and 120 gig hard drive! what a joke. No thanks, I'll stick with my $400 360 without next gen DVD hardware or internal WIFI.
phinehas's Avatar
phinehas at 04/03/2007 17:41
$600. Believe it.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 04/03/2007 17:53
I still think people need to relax and give the PS3 a chance to come out with good games. It’s only the beginning of April, and we’re just now starting to see games that are using the potential that the system has (namely, MotorStorm and Oblivion). Everyone has such a short-term memory...the 360 didn’t see any true AAA titles until at least March 2006 (namely, GRAW and Oblivion), and it’s the same for the PS3.

Bill Gates said it himself — holiday 2007 will be the true test to see which console “wins” this generation. Just look at some of the games coming out between now and the end of the year (and I’m not just gonna list PS3 exclusives because it’s not fair — the games are still coming out for both consoles, aren’t they?): Calling All Cars!, Spider-Man 3, GRAW 2, Assassin’s Creed, Lair, Stranglehold, Burnout 5, Madden 08, Warhawk, MOH: Airborne, Mercenaries 2, maybe even Guitar Hero III, GTA IV, DMC 4, and MGS 4 (though I’m not expecting that until early 2008). That’s a shitload of games, most of which should be awesome, and some of which are PS3 exclusives.

Just give it time. These games will sell consoles. More time also means more people who will have HDTVs, which continue to sell like hotcakes (I just bought my own LCD two weeks ago). Don’t write the boys at Sony off quite yet, regardless of how arrogant they may still be (although at least Phil Harrison seems to be aware of the non-ideal situation they’re currently in).
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 04/03/2007 17:55
bah, I meant to un-italicize the “and” before MGS 4. Destructoid needs an ‘Edit Comment’ button!

P.S. “Niero Brain”? Is this because the helmet needs fixing, as reported by Summa on Coin-Op TV Live?
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 04/03/2007 17:55
It's actually my full nickname as a little kid. I'm not sure why I never added the Brain part. It occurred to me as I was looking at ugly birds while eating a salami wrap at lunch.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 04/03/2007 18:06
Did you mean H.G. Wells instead of George Orwell?
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 04/03/2007 18:12
Good eye! I always do that, thx
Im OK's Avatar
Im OK at 04/03/2007 18:58
Depending on who you talk to, or what time of the day it is, or what day of the week it is, or what alignment the stars happen to be in at a given time, it's always either the PS3 or the Wii or the Xbox360 or any combination of the three that "is in a race against time" or "has failed" or "will fail" or "doesn't have enough cool games" or "sucks balls" or whatever. Simultaneously, people will also tell you that these same consoles or combinations of consoles "will win the console wars" or "will have the most market share in 5 years" or "has the most innovation" or "has the best graphics" or "has the best games" or "kicks ass" or whatever.

That's just how console wars roll, dawg.

This analyst thinks that those people should just STFUAJPG.
Creamsnake's Avatar
Creamsnake at 04/03/2007 19:20
Video games suck.

People who play them should STFUAJSTFU.
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 04/03/2007 19:35
Bronx, even pretty good arguments like yours aren't going to stop anti-Sony fanboy types from bathing in even slightly bad news for the PS3.

People like that don't want to give it time, really.
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 04/03/2007 19:36
Also, if I put the word "Analyst" in front of my name and send y'all an "analyzation" of how the Wii and the 360 are in a "gay love spiral to the pits of mediocrity" could I get a news spot too?

(Not that I think that they're mediocre.)
Crunshii's Avatar
Crunshii at 04/03/2007 19:43
I think yall missed the Sony "Ace" card:

home~

I think that will really put sony up on top on Online domination by making people active towards other PS3 users, I am honestly intrigued with whats comming.

Everyone just looking @ console sale's figures and saying its the end of this and that, lol. All 3 systems majority of games suck cept GOW but M$ had wide over a year to make it. Wii wont improve graphics but is on the top of console war but yall missing the point, once PS3 fully achieves wii-mote abilities, then nintendo will be only left off with their 1st-party games.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 04/03/2007 19:47
I'm not sure about this whole console business but what I do know is that Phil Harrison has some luscious luscious breasts.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 04/03/2007 20:15
Well, I appreciate the acknowledgment, Magesx, but as you said, most people choose to ignore rational arguments. And you’re right, Crunshii — I completely forgot about Home, as well as LittleBigPlanet, though Niero certainly didn’t.
DoctorEuphony's Avatar
DoctorEuphony at 04/03/2007 20:19
right....Home is going to save a game system. gotcha
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 04/03/2007 23:56
Well my foreman grill just stopped working so I guess Im still gonna get a PS3....Im Folding (my laundry) At Home
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 04/04/2007 00:01
natedizzle,

Yeah I've got a job, I just like getting more for my money for $600. If I'm dropping over half a grand on one thing, I better be going on vacation somewhere or getting a car or TV.

$600 buys me groceries more frequently than it would ever buy a video game.

Bragging on BluRay would be like showing up at my place on 24" rims in a H2. How wonderful for you to have so much money to waste. I remain unimpressed.
Banj's Avatar
Banj at 04/04/2007 03:18
HOME? The only people that will see that for anything other than a glorified and awkward chat room are the MAXIM contingent who will buy PS3 as a lifestyle accessory, marketted at the casual twenty-something vapid wanker crowd.

H - Horribly
O - Overelaborate
M - Messaging
E - Exchange (...for cocks)

...I thank you.
Natedizzle's Avatar
Natedizzle at 04/04/2007 13:17
Sadly dvddesign, as much as you think its a waste of money I believe it was worth every penny and Sony put everything it needed into the PS3 unlike the 360 where you have to buy everything separate.

Its just silly to cry about the price when the 360 costs just the same with the same hardware specs.

Your argument about an H2 with rims is crazy. 24" rims cost way more than $600.

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