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| quote: | Valve Software's chief Gabe Newell has unleashed a stinging attack on PS3, saying Sony should cancel the console and start all over again.
"The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think It's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted," Newell reportedly said in an interview with Game Informer.
He continued: "I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a do over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it'."
It's a different story with Nintendo, however, Newell revealing he really likes "everything that Nintendo is doing."
"The happy story is the Wii," he said. "I'm betting that by Christmas of next year, the Wii has a larger installed base than the 360. Other people think I'm crazy." |
More bad news for Sony as everything I've predicted is starting to come true. The system is too expensive, it's too difficult for developers to use, and there's no demand for Blu-Ray. PS3 systems are sitting on shelves, unsold, in stores around the world and across North America, and the whole time this is going on, XBox 360 continues to sell and you can't find a DS or a Wii ANYWHERE. So long Sony, it was good while it lasted. |
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
God damn.
Though this guy has a dumbass suggestion. "starting over" is probably the worst thing to do....all Sony has to do if the situation REALLY gets bad is lower the price. |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000
all Sony has to do if the situation REALLY gets bad is lower the price. |
I doubt that'll fix the third party support, lack of good first party titles, rumble-less controllers, etc...
Also, they'd be losing a TON of money. While many might think Sony has a lot to throw around, I'd suggest looking into their recent revenues (10+ year) |
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| psymon.d |
| interesting topic, i do think sony screwed up big time, and that they will suffer from it, but be knocked out i'm not so sure. but they def. do need to change their strategy a lot. |
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
More bad news for Sony as everything I've predicted is starting to come true. The system is too expensive, it's too difficult for developers to use, and there's no demand for Blu-Ray. PS3 systems are sitting on shelves, unsold, in stores around the world and across North America, and the whole time this is going on, XBox 360 continues to sell and you can't find a DS or a Wii ANYWHERE. So long Sony, it was good while it lasted. |
just be glad you're not in Mexico. $947 for the damn thing when it ships. And yes I have to agree, if Sony reduces prices Immedialtely, its gonna be so long sony. They've dug a huge hole that they can't crawl out of. |
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by joystiq
Analyst: Sony Missing Sales Goal By 25%?
Analyst: Sony Missing Sales Goal By 25%? According to a new report by Japanese analyst group Nomura Securities, Sony will only reach 75 percent of its fiscal year sales target for PlayStation 3 consoles after a lower-than-expected U.S. holiday sales season for the next-gen console.
Sony's estimated PlayStation 3 sales up to the end of March 2007 were cut from 6 million to 4.5 million by the group, with what it called "poor sales" in North America through December as the leading factor cited for the drop.
Beyond this year, the group lowered its sales for the next fiscal year (ending March 2008) from 16 million to 10 million, and from 18 million to 11 million the year following (ending March 2009), likely reflecting a lack of confidence by Nomura in the product as a whole, rather than any shorter-term supply issues.
Regarding official sales numbers, as part of its initial press conference at this year's CES Sony confirmed that the company shipped 1 million units of the PlayStation 3 through the end of 2006. However, last week's NPD sales report showed sales of 490,700 units for the period, with 687,300 units sold since its launch in November, a shortfall analysts have recently referred to as 'troubling.'
Combined with Japanese sales of 470,000, according to Enterbrain figures cited by a Marketwatch report, global sales have apparently fallen short of Sony's prior goal of 2 million consoles, though the CES keynote showed Sony continuing to promise 6 million consoles sold worldwide by the end of March 2007. . |
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/analyst-ps3-to-miss-target-by-25-due-to-poor-sales/ |
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| malek |
| PoS3 = the new dreamcast? |
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