Nintendo Wii FTW!!!!1 YAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

Exactly what I said happened. Everyone who wanted one got it on opening day. So, it set those records. But now everyone who wants one has one, and the rest will just end up sitting on the shelves.

Well the PS3 has nothing more to bid than the Xbox360.
I mean the graphiqs are equal, but the price ain't, The number of games neither, the service.. let's not start with that subject :p
Blueray is absolutely useless for now, so the major advantage of that gamestation is null...

I'll never spend 600bucks for that, Sony has just disapointed me a bit too much,but hey, if you still think the PS3 can make it go ahead, buy it, I won't fake it, if somebody was going to GIVE me one I'll surely play it, but I don't see that coming :p

i hope sony takes all this as a wake-up call, the console is super promising, but the arrogance has to go.. chances are i'll end up owning one, but like everyone else said, there is absolutely nothing to justify the price right now, especially when my other consoles have been delivering the same big title games, as well as some damn fine exclusives.

I've mentioned in the forums that if they get an exclusive PS3 Pro Evo that ain't gimped like the 360 one, then the UK will buy many, many consoles. Same with Europe... it is a religion over here, don't cha know!?

Personally I'm waiting for MGS4 and couldn't give a fuck about FFXIII. One game lol

when they show me some god of war 3 screenshots

and some new and improved gameplay videos of lair...i might think on getting me one...

it will be fine, ps3 us/jap sales were stronger than 36 sales in same period and 360 was worldwide at that point.... sure they are not selling every last unit made, but sales are steady adn no doubt this christmas will be good for all consoles. would be nice to maybe see slight price drop for christmas, which is what most are waiting for.

This is the end.

The Gizmondo is the only console you will ever need.

EVER.

Money talks... and right now Sony's writing checks that its mouth can't cash. They'll probably be fine though, they just need to re-evaluate the market and their strategies.

Oh wait, that's advice that should have been followed through months ago. Yikes.

It needs to be about the video games not the fucking blu-ray. I want to play video games, they should have made it like the hd player for the 360 you can buy if you want but for those of us who don't give a shit. Sony seems to following the marketing plan of the 3DO. I don't know when playstation became the bad guys but it blows that they are. But the sad thing is is mgs4 remains ps3 only(which at this point seems very unlikely) I will have to buy one until then I will continue to hug my Wii wait for Smash Brothers and Curb stoping people using the amazing network known as xbox live.

Yeah, things aren't looking too hot now, but Home will give sales a nice shot in the arm.

Isn't there an obvious logic flaw in this entire discussion? (not with the content, just with the prompt)
If the system set records in its "first" week, then shouldn't we expect a low for several weeks after? I mean, they sold a bunch load, but everyone who wanted one got one.

Who waits for week two to buy a launch system?
Yep, that second week is really when all the fence riders jump off it.

Wow, negative Sony article from Summa...

Anyways, there's not a lot that cam save Sony right now and the things that can don't look likely to happen.

1) Exclusives: It's going to take about 8-10 good games that either exclusives or have content that makes the PS3 version than the others (think Link in Soul Calibur III) and I don't see that happening anytimes soon. Sony is bleeding exlusives at the moment and the only two that are probably going to stay exclusives, MGS4 and FFXIII, won't be enough to pull the system out of any kind of rut.

2) Price: A price drop will come, but not in time and not significant enough. If the PS3 does receive a price cut, it's not going to be more than $50 which is just going to be like a punch in the face. Sure, $550 is less than $600, but it's still far more than I'll ever pay for a console.

3) Blu-Ray: Blue-ray isn't doing bad at the moment, but sadly it's in made only of losers so it really doesn't matter. Not enough people have the TV's to take advantage of Blu-Ray or even HDDVD so there just isn't a need for media switching yet. Most people that do own an HD TV aren't going to throw away their DVD collection just yet either, they would rather wait until a clear winner comes out so they aren't left with a dead media player or dead media.

4) Online: The PS3 has the potential of having a good online service, but sadly it's trying to copy Nintendo and MS and it just can't win. Live is beyond awesome and Sony is never going to match that for free and the PS3 Home thing will never be as cool as Mii's and it's not nearly simple enough to compare to Achievements.

5) Attitude: Sony could improve their attitude and make things at least a little better, but it's not going to happen. How many times have we said "well this should make Sony a little less arrogant" or something along those lines? Too many to count. How many times have they changed their attitude? Zero. Sony isn't going to change their attitude anytime soon and when they finally do, it will be far too late.

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Long story short, the PS3 launched too early. All could have been fixed if they launched Christmas '08 and I could easily see that as the dominant console in 2010. Now, it's just going to be this gen's Gamecube. The people that have it will love it and it will have some grat games, but it will never do well.

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Didn't I say this last week? And very few people actually agreed. People seemed to think those UK sales were good, but I said that the fact it didn't sell out was terrible. And week 2 shows this. Very few people want a PS3, and most of the people that actually want to waste that money already have. The PS3 will continue to sell in the UK just like it is in the US and Japan, very slowly. The console is going to sit in stores collecting dust.

People keep saying "It just needs some good games." I honestly think it is too late for that. The only real system seller right now would be Final Fantasy XIII (all 27 versions of the game). MGS4 is popular among hardcore gamers, not the mass market so MGS4 won't be a system seller. Other than that I can't really think of any game that would make people want a PS3. The mass market can get both Madden and GTAIV on the PS3 or teh 360. And with so many people already with a 360 it is likely that the person will get a 360 over a PS3.

I really think it is just too late for Sony.

@John Martone: Thank God somebody said it. I think your logic is sound. 82% is pretty huge... but it was the fastest selling console EVER.

Sony is not doomed. And all those who wish otherwise should know that would be a very bad thing for the industry. Actually, the same goes for Nintendo and Microsoft.

Competition is good.

@Natedizzle, Dead Rising, Burnout Revenge, Oblivion, Crackdown, Gears, Fight Night Round 3, Rainbow 6: Vegas, GRAW 1 and 2, Viva Pinata.

Blue Dragon is coming out soon, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Lost Odyssey, Shadowrun, Huxley. all these coming out within this year I believe.

These are just a few games I came up with off the top of my head. The only game I can think of for PS3 is Resistance. and Ratchet & Clank is supposed to be coming out sometime, prolly next year.

I love it when a pompous fanboy gets shut the fuck up by his failing system.

@namelessted
Played Dead Rising, not that impressed. Played one of the Burnouts on the first XBox, it was fun but I dont need to play it on the 360. Played Oblivion on my PC a year ago, 120+ hours finishing all main and a lot of the side quests. GRAW was pretty good but I woudlnt spend $60 bucks on it or the 2nd one. Getting Rainbow 6 for the PS3 at the end of the month.

I plan on buying PS3 versions of all of the titles coming out on both systems because hey, I have HDMI hooked up to my PS3. :)

A lot of people don't think about the exclusive titles that are under the radar right now no one knows about.

Wait for the good stuff? what good stuff? All the exclusives it has are defecting!

firstly, i would recommend at least downloading the Burnout Revenge demo. The first couple on the gamecube/ps2/xbox aren't nearly as fun as Burnout Revenge on the 360.

2. How much did you pay for your HDMI cable? if it was more than $15 you payed too much.

3. what exclusives are under the radar right now? I know of Lair and R&C off the top of my head. But why are they under the radar? It is Sony's job to try to get people to want their product and keeping products under the radar is the worst way to do that.

@Nameleessted
I paid $14 (Canadian) for my HDMI, my buddy paid $115 for his TV to DVD one...I laughed in his face.

I'm with the games on this one for the PS3 as soon as some big hitter arrive people will be more willing to purchase the system. I have owned my PS3 and I still own 1 game and am thinking about Oblivion or Motorstorm...but I'm not too sure right now and I would bet that if the Wii did not launch with Zelda behind its ranks it would not have sold as it did as I mean c'mon, the other games for Wii suck hardcoreingly bad.
IMO

Considering I saw pictures of Ebay on launch day and people were selling their PS3s for less then they paid. It's not a good sign when it's week 2 and they aren't selling. I remember for months after the 360 launch, I could go into stores and never see a 360. $600 and $800 are way too much for a BluRay player and the lack of exclusives kill it even more.

I am from the UK and am definately not going to get a PS3. The xbox 360 has been out for ages now and the majority of the PS3 games are just straight ports of 360 games that have already been out on the 360 for months. Graphical comparrisons of these games prove the 360 superiority, with better frame rates and graphics. Just as the first xbox was better than the playstation 2, the playstation2 won that round only because it was released first and as a result had much more game choice. This time around Sony loses ;-)

Ooh look GodOfYouAll, I said the same thing as you but with colourful language. Hurray for us.

THere's only gears for 360? A Namelessted pointed out there are several great games and mark my words unless sales increase significantly MGS4 and FF will be shared with 360ville. No doubt about it. They will see capcom's profits and follow suit. Compannies must invest or there will be no more resources for future games. Can companies survive on ps3 exclusives-Get ready boys-the wii(as much as its games are mainly sucky now) will be what ps2 was last gen, and the 360 will be what the ps2 was last gen! Unless they drop 200 off the price of the ps3 that is, or match it to the elite pricepoint. But even then it will be a few years before they take the lead again. But by a few yrs the 360 will be smokin' even more and another year ahead of the ps3. Sony should have been more affordable and timely.