Yeah my PSP and PSP GO! proved its price AND lack of support from Sony that make or break it. And that statement is stupid Sony, if nobody can afford to buy the bloody thing without a big consideration on the price then how do you expect sales to happen in a steady stream? And in what will game sales look like when people don't have the bloody console?
Sony: Price Doesn't Make or Break a Platform
- Thread starter Tom Goldman
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"Something lousy and inexpensive won't be successful"
Gee I wonder how Nintendo's doing these days . . .
Gee I wonder how Nintendo's doing these days . . .
Just a thought, when they release the NGP, will they drop the PS3 price? I only ask because I dont want to spend $300 on one still...
I know, Im a greedy bastard, arent I?
I know, Im a greedy bastard, arent I?
I can tell you for a fact the price of the PS3 kept me from buying it, have a 360 instead.
Even when the price dropped, I couldn't justify replacing my 360 with it by that point.
I'll likely never own a PS3. This coming from a avid PS1 and PS2 gamer in days past.
Even when the price dropped, I couldn't justify replacing my 360 with it by that point.
I'll likely never own a PS3. This coming from a avid PS1 and PS2 gamer in days past.
He's right it doesn't...in theory.
There's several things Sony did wrong for the launch of the ps3, the major one being a lack of titles that had any interest or appeal.
If they would have remade FF7 and launched it with the PS3 we wouldn't be talking about this and they would sure as hell still own the market today and maybe just maybe that direction would have made them release quality titles.
I have a ps3, 360 and wii. I bought the ps3 last because there was no damn games on it that interest me. The only titles to this date that I consider well made titles is Heavy Rain, Little Big Planet, and of course the Uncharted series. Other than that, they have nothing. Kill Zone never interest me and never will but it probably helped sell units at some point.
Console features, game line up, quality all make or break the console. Needless to say if you want it you are going to try to find a way to get it. So no price does not make or break a console, the suits do.
There's several things Sony did wrong for the launch of the ps3, the major one being a lack of titles that had any interest or appeal.
If they would have remade FF7 and launched it with the PS3 we wouldn't be talking about this and they would sure as hell still own the market today and maybe just maybe that direction would have made them release quality titles.
I have a ps3, 360 and wii. I bought the ps3 last because there was no damn games on it that interest me. The only titles to this date that I consider well made titles is Heavy Rain, Little Big Planet, and of course the Uncharted series. Other than that, they have nothing. Kill Zone never interest me and never will but it probably helped sell units at some point.
Console features, game line up, quality all make or break the console. Needless to say if you want it you are going to try to find a way to get it. So no price does not make or break a console, the suits do.
If Sony wants to go down that road again and make a detrimental mistake, let them. The best lesson to them will be how little it sells. I would love it it NOONE bought one (or at least VERY few). The look on their faces as they swallow their own words would be priceless. We as the consumers have to power to make that happen. That would be a hardcore lesson for Sony.
Yeah, these are the same guys who thought that backwards compatibility on the ps3 was a stupid idea...
(A fact I was unaware of when I bought the damn thing)
(A fact I was unaware of when I bought the damn thing)
Says the company:
Losing the console war
Losing the handheld gaming device war
Facing lawsuits
Constantly bragging about it's exclusives, even though all systems have their exclusives, and personally I couldn't care less about PS3 exclusives
Came out with Wii motion sensor technology years after Nintendo, with the only upgrade being the ball on the end changing color
Has arguably the best console on the market ever, but still manages to sell less than the 360, which is known for faulty hardware and charges online play
Sold PS3s that had blu-ray players built into them for less than blu-ray players were being sold for
I have a soft spot in my heart for Sony. I sometimes think I should have gotten a PS3 instead of a 360. What does the 360 have that the PS3 doesn't?! The only thing I can think of is brand loyalty, and price. And I personally think brand loyalty is hypocritical and ignorant, as just about every gamer had a PS2.
In short, price broke the PS3. Sony tried to sell jumbo jets to people looking to buy model airplanes.
Losing the console war
Losing the handheld gaming device war
Facing lawsuits
Constantly bragging about it's exclusives, even though all systems have their exclusives, and personally I couldn't care less about PS3 exclusives
Came out with Wii motion sensor technology years after Nintendo, with the only upgrade being the ball on the end changing color
Has arguably the best console on the market ever, but still manages to sell less than the 360, which is known for faulty hardware and charges online play
Sold PS3s that had blu-ray players built into them for less than blu-ray players were being sold for
I have a soft spot in my heart for Sony. I sometimes think I should have gotten a PS3 instead of a 360. What does the 360 have that the PS3 doesn't?! The only thing I can think of is brand loyalty, and price. And I personally think brand loyalty is hypocritical and ignorant, as just about every gamer had a PS2.
In short, price broke the PS3. Sony tried to sell jumbo jets to people looking to buy model airplanes.
Wow, I was going to quote some of the article, but there's just so much wrong with what they are saying. Have they not looked at their own PS3 market and learned something from it? Good lord...
The main reason I didn't buy the PS3 was because I couldn't afford it and I'm sure there were plenty of people in the same boat.
The main reason I didn't buy the PS3 was because I couldn't afford it and I'm sure there were plenty of people in the same boat.
Not if it's overpriced my friend. Seriously...economics 101 right there (as someone mentioned above)Article said:
srsly Sony?
People invest several hundred dollars into portable devices that are deemed more useful than a gaming device. Mobile phones in particular are seen as absolutely necessary in this day and age, which is why people are willing to pay a lot of money for them. The NGP, on the other hand, will never have such a reputation - as far as I can tell its being marketed primarily as a gaming device, and that alone will make its value lower in the eyes of consumers in comparison to an iPod or a phone.
To a degree they are right. Price doesn't matter as much as people make it seem. That being said, there is a break point where stuff is just too expensive. The original price of the PS3 was too expensive for most but it is still worth more than the Xbox 360 or the Wii imo.
The thing is the reason why Apple is so popular are a couple of reasons.
1. Good marketing from the start.
2. It's "hip".
3.You know when you're going to buy an ipod then you're buying a good product.
But the thing is that Sony most of the time don't have any of these and I don't consider the PS3 to be a good platform, I would rather spend it on cat food.
Because obviously cat food is way more tasty.
1. Good marketing from the start.
2. It's "hip".
3.You know when you're going to buy an ipod then you're buying a good product.
But the thing is that Sony most of the time don't have any of these and I don't consider the PS3 to be a good platform, I would rather spend it on cat food.
Because obviously cat food is way more tasty.