Marketing and public presence are so critical for the success of anything electronic and obviously since we're having this discussion people know that there is a dire problem with their marketing and PR. This guy isn't "just some douche" trying to make a dollar based on his opinion, millions of people have one and make money from it. Perfect example of PR and presence in the market is the iPod. The i doesn't mean anything, and the ipod itself is not that great, there are hundreds of other mp3 player options available to consumers and still if you gave someone on the street a free mp3 player and their choice between an 1gig iPod and a 2gig mp3 player of a superior make, most people would more than likely take the iPod, not based on educated market analysis or product research, but based on what they saw their friends with at the gym, or what they overheard on tv. Sony simply didn't establish themselves from the get-go with the PS3 it's a fact, otherwise like I said, we wouldn't be having this discussion. The system itself is not a failure, but the people who tried to launch and establish it are. So really it is safe to say that the PS3 AT THIS TIME is a failure, that doesn't mean it'll be wiped off store shelves tomorrow and all information ever dealing with it burned in some satanic fire ritual, it just means they did wrong, it failed and they need a new approach. So fanboys please stop bitching, we know you care about something that doesn't care about you, please don't constantly remind us, and give your system some time.

What Sony really needs to do if they want to succeed, is ditch the PS3, and completely redesign it, for cheaperness, and forgetting Blue Ray. They screwed up, and they should acknowledge it, and do their best to fix it.

it's doing better with the price drop...

Exactly how many more stories do there need to be about some author/analyst/talking head on TV/obscure industry insider/blogger/random Joe Blow on the street saying that "X console has failed/will fail" before everyone finally realizes that, at this point in time, it's little more than pointless, retarded speculation? In the end, it serves no real purpose but to call out the fanboys on either side of the issue and add gasoline to the flames of the already pointless and retarded Console Wars.

ps3 is a success.

Saying "PS3 is a success" is almost as dumb as calling it a failure.