Why the PS4 Will Fail

Masonic Gamer: With the upcoming release of the Nintendo Wii U all eyes are on the ‘next-gen’ of console gaming. It goes without saying that many gamers have dismissed Nintendo in recent years and with this announcement immediately fast-forwards to speculation on Sony and Microsofts successors in the industry. After reading many articles, I’ve decided to throw my hat in the ring and discuss why I think the PS4 is doomed.

[NYC_Gamer]

PS4 doesn't need to be the most sold console to be successful

[MasFlowKiller]

We know next to nothing about the actual console but we can already determine that it is going to "Fail"

Wonder if the author of the article will let me borrow the magic 8 ball he used to write this article. Would love to use it to buy some lottery numbers

[AsimLeonheart]

This is the new high (or low) for Playstation hate. The console hasn't even been announced yet and people are predicting its doom. In the business world anything can happen. Nobody could have imagine during last generation that Nintendo would sell the most console this gen. Sony can come back on top if they make the right decisions for all we know.

[Information Minister]

I've seen doom and gloom articles preceding a console's release before, but I think this is the first time I've seen one such article preceding the system's announcement. *sigh*

[irepbtown]

Global hardware sales...

Wii 42%
96.7m

Xbox 30%
68.6m

PS3 29%
66.8m

PS3 isn't doing bad at all. All 3 are doing well when it comes to sales (especially Wii).
I wonder what will happen next gen...
Will people go all out for the next xbox/ps4, or continue the less expensive Wii route?

The FACT is, we just dont know...

[knowyourstuff]

The author predicts the failure of the PS4 because of how the PS3 is doing - even though the PS3 has very closely matched the 360's worldwide sales numbers, it's about 98% right now in terms of market share comparisons worldwide, so given this the "writer" has deemed this a clear flop by Sony. Score zero for objective analysis.

With the same logic, the Wii would have failed miserably because of the sales performance of the Gamecube. Can anyone be so stupid and ignorant as to make such a fanbaiting fishing-for-hits article? Apparently so.

[Brawler]

Only way I see the ps4 failing giving Microsoft a year lead again. And that high price point. Sure people will still buy it I know I did love my fat 60gb. But to get the core market they will need a reasonable price.

[sikbeta]

@NYC_Gamer

Exactly, being First or Last doesn't change how enjoyable the games will be.

[Silly Mammo]

Sweet Jebus! The PS4 hasn't even been announced and there are already articles about how it will fail.

[morkendo23]

here we go again another article (ITS DOOOOOOOOM)

we know nothing about the PS4 yet but "its doom article" pop-up already.

RUBBISH

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

If sony goes I will remain a pc gamer only.

I don't want kid pokemon games & and I don't want to pay for online gaming.

Naughty Dog on ps4 again will be unmatched by other devs.

To bad only marketing is appealing to console gamers. This is why nintendo goes casual(wii), abandons core gamers & then brings out a next gen console with not even one semi next gen game and everyone goes crazy.

Out of all the companies Sony is the only one who puts core gamers first.

Ps3 is the most popular of the 360 vs ps3 world wide sales. And wii out sold everything to casual gamers and is the worlds biggest dust collector.

No? prove me wrong then..

http://www.xbitlabs.com/new...

http://www.computerandvideo...

vs

http://latimesblogs.latimes...

http://www.cinemablend.com/...

lol mika said it also.

[darthv72]

to make a blanket statement such as: the ps4 will fail. Granted the person who made that statement backed it up with their perspective of the situation. but why are they so certain that theirs is the correct perspective?

The success or failure of a platform has not been so much about the platform itself but the support behind it. That basically means that unless sony is the ONLY one supporting the ps4, it will do just fine.

Taking things like hardware cost, development cost and of course the actual specifics of the hardware can all have a hand in the success or failure. It still comes down to the games and the dedication of 3rd party support.

Believe it or not, the 3rd parties are far more important than a big stable of 1st party exclusives.

[geth1gh]

We need a article on n4g.

Why the "Why the *blank* will fail" claims are fucking stupid...

Seriously just "journalist" trying to gain hits while all it's doing is hurting the game industry.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Wasn't the same things said about the PS3 when we actually knew about the hardware and everything? It is just a website looking for hits.

[HappyGaming]

"AsimLeonheart" But the Wii was a good indication to us hardcore gamers that on top no longer means best for gaming.

So even if the PS4 "fails" (although I would not consider a product that sells dozens of millions a fail) in the sales department it doesn't mean it won't be an awesome system to own for us gamers on this site!

[morganfell]

@AsimLeonheart,

Well said. Look at this:

http://n4g.com/news/1096804...

"Is this for real, who would approve spam?"

Yet the same person that lamented that article is the one who submitted this one.

Hypocrite much?

He joined a month ago and is already submitting. Dupe account? Common sense says yes.

[badz149]

for the sake of hits ha? masonicgamer? it's really "moronicgamer", right?

PS3 and 360 sold around the same but somehow 720 will be the top dog and PS4 will be doomed! stupid people is stupid!

[BattleAxe]

I think someone would have to be an idiot to call their website "Masonicgamer.com", and an even bigger idiot to say that a console that hasn't even been announced yet will fail. I don't know about you guys, but since I'm not a Mason, I don't think I'd ever have a reason to go to this site...heck, I don't even think that Masons have much of a reason to go to this site.

[CharlesDCI]

@Geth1gh

Good Idea. I think I should write one for my site and post it here lol.

[pixelsword]

I don't listen to masons.

[Kurt Russell]

I can't stand the Sony fan club, some of the dullest nerds on the web... HOWEVER, this article is a load of bollocks.

[SolidStoner]

why you people even talk about these articles! waste of time.. like my wasted 37 seconds of life...

[kikizoo]

"will fail"..

like ps, ps2, ps3 ? XD

"PS3 isn't doing bad at all. All 3 are doing well when it comes to sales (especially Wii)"

..ps3 sold more than wii and 360 each years now..but most important, has the best exclusives since 2008, so, it's doing really good (probably not in last place now)

[-Mika-]

I agree. The wii was the best selling console this gen and well how many people are still using it. For alot of people, the wii is just collecting dust.

Sony on the other hand is in last place but they won over alot of gamers with their exclusives and dedication to the core.

MS might have sony beat with their online features and UI but once the ps4 comes out. Sony will fix all the negatives the PS3 has and make it better. It just needs to have an affordable price.

[GribbleGrunger]

You can only decide the places when the race is over

[maniacmayhem]

"MS might have sony beat with their online features and UI but once the ps4 comes out. Sony will fix all the negatives the PS3 has and make it better."

What if MS fixes all the negatives the 360 had for the 720?

[GribbleGrunger]

That is actually true, but I find it telling when you have an article up one day that explains why the 720 will destroy the opposition and then an article up a couple of days later explaining why the PS4 will fail.

The only reason it stands a chance of failing is because the American press will try to 'make' it happen.

[irepbtown]

That is why, IF the PS4 fails, it will be in the states only (when it comes to sales). American press won't affect us Europeans.

[Ben_Grimm]

But was the article from the same site? You can't just say the "American" press will try and "make" this happen based off of two different opinion articles.

[GribbleGrunger]

Ben, I think I've been here long enough now to draw that conclusion regardless of whether both articles come from the same source. And with the IGN and Gamespot App now appearing on the 360, I'd suggest that misinformation is about to get dirty coming up to Christmas

[Ben_Grimm]

"I think I've been here long enough now to draw that conclusion..."

You've been HERE is the key word in that statement. Being here on N4G and drawing conclusions from stories that users here submit and approve from blog sites that state their opinion doesn't represent the American media trying to ruin Sony.

"And with the IGN and Gamespot App now appearing on the 360, I'd suggest that misinformation is about to get dirty coming up to Christmas"

*sigh* Are you suggesting that IGN and Gamespot are going to team up against Sony? This is why a lot of us on here shake our heads at comments with this conspiracy some of you try to keep alive.

[Jazz4108]

Do people automaticaly give Sony a pass for the psp go? That was a huge flop and why many people are waiting on a vita.

[Anon1974]

Is there some prize for being first out with ridiculous "PS4 DOOOM!" articles? Because you're too late. There were PS4 doom articles already back in June.

What's worse is this "opinion piece" doesn't even make an attempt to back up it's title. "Why the PS4 will fail! We actually don't know and aren't even going to discuss it, but got your attention, didn't we!"

Pathetic. Who approved this garbage? This site needs to be blacklisted. If we can't stop idiots from approving this nonsense, at least we can get the quality filter to weed this crap out. Click under the link to the story to vote this site down.

[Thatguy-310]

Safe to say that current ownerds will upgrade if the price isn't exaggerated again. It will be successful because 1. They will give us GAMES 2. The online service has made significant improvement and with the addition of gaiki the possibilties are endless. Sony differs from the rest because they actually give us games and this is what its all about. Yea they have motion control, and some apps but they dont shove it down our throats like the competition.

[MastaMold]

Slow news day? Yea looks like it.

Sent from my PS Vita

[wastedcells]

Why your website will fail despite your desperate plea for attention.

[xtremeimport]

really...these are starting again? hahaha
Writers who wrote off the ps3 and refused to admit they were wrong finally have something new to write about and why Sony will again "fail".

I love speculation. I love lack of knowledge.

I honestly wonder where the people who write these things get their info. I have zero problem with opinion pieces. youre allowed to have your opinion on which system is better, but once you start trying to justify that opinion with incorrect facts you begin to look like a fanboy or just a very very poor journalist.

[AsimLeonheart]

Just wanted to remind everybody to vote down the article and the website by left-clinking the blue website link under "Read Full Story" link. I didn't knew that until someone told me that I can vote for articles and their websites.

[showtimefolks]

Well let me see

A faster bluray drive
Price under $400 mst likely $349
Free online play with cross game chat
Option for psn:plus
And exclusives that no other publisher can match and that's a fact not opinion

So yeh they will fail such a stupid article. Why since wiiu announcement of a release date have we seen Sony fail and ps4 will fail articles while nothing about xbox720? Maybe Xbox defense force and Nintendo fan girls are putting their combined efforts against the forces of darkside lol

If there is no Sony in gaming than I rather quit gaming because cares about selling kinect games than actual core gamer titles and Nintendo have a long long history of not getting 3rd party support.

Keep hating on Sony and they will kee releasing AAA exclusive that no ther console maker can deliver

Last of us
Beyond 2 souls

And guess what games like ico,sotc,ratchet,jack etc, most ther publishers wouldn't even waste their time on those IP yet Sony not only made those but now ratchet and sly have titles this gen.

Once psn gets cross game chat than what does xblive have that's so worth paying for when that 60 bucks can go towards buying a brand new game

Stop haing enjoy games and be a gamer

[MasterCratosKong66]

You want people to stop hating enjoy games and be a gamer, but you make a statement like if there is no Sony then you will quit gaming...Sony is awesome don't get me wrong but you can't enjoy games and be a gamer when you limit yourself to one company.

[showtimefolks]

With all due respect I feel like Sony is the only publisher going after mature crowds so that's me if they are not making games I most likely will find a new hobby

So maybe I am wrong for saying that but maybe I over the past 15-20 years Sony has delivered so in a way I feel a comfort level and now in a way know what kind of software support there will be for their systems. So if they are out of gaming business which I don't think they are than I am out too or most likely will move to of gaming

[geddesmond]

Lol this is just a taste of whats to come for the PS4 with the stupid media which in my opinion are the real destroyers of the gaming industry.

[MpV35]

This article is truly horrible. Maybe the title was meant to say "Why the PS3 and PS Vita are failures" as I did not see any collective argument against the PS4. Just a "Microsoft did everything right, I have to say Nintendo won, and Sony sucks" opinion. Let's break down the words...

"PS4" - Mentioned once in intro. I think even middle school English students know that if you write an article about something, it should be mentioned in more places than just the introduction paragraph.

"PS3" - 8 times. So what is this article about? The PS3 or the PS4?

"Microsoft" - 7 times. How do you write an article about Sony and almost mention Microsoft more? I'm sorry, but no matter what your points are, I throw them out the window as soon as I see this biased take on a situation.

Now that I have destroyed your writing skills, I shall now debate you, which you do not deserve. So the PS4 is doomed, and you think it is strictly due to the fact that Sony "failed" with the PS3. If that were the case, then I guess the 360 should have failed because the xbox came into last gen late and never sold as many as the PS2. Or did things turn out differently? No arguing that Sony went retarded this round. I get it. However, you cannot make simple judgement calls based solely on the past. The past is the past, let it go. No one gets anywhere i life holding on to high school and wishing for the good ole days, do they? No, they move on with a new plan in life and a new goal. This is what Sony will do. No one knows if it will work out, especially you, and we will have to wait to see.

Microsoft's 360 was a cheaper entry. That is true. Let's consider this generation an investment. It is fitting since we do invest not only our money, but several countless hours of our life to our consoles. So, you want to spend as much time doing something you like and as little money as possible while doing it. You can easily be fooled by a lower purchase price, however. If you wanted to compare the two products down the road and which one would save you the most money you would see that going the Microsoft route was not the most economic. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that a couple hundred dollar difference in purchase price won't mean anything down the road when you have shelled out $50 - $60 a year for a mandatory subscription. I won't even get into the fact about how much money you had to spend just watch HD movies and play on wifi back in the day. Your point is weak and not at all does it show why the PS4 is doomed. If you wanted to argue the value for the money point, then fine. However, price alone in the past is not a valid point for predicting the future, nor was your opinion a very good one.

PS Vita and PSP comparisons are a dumb thing to talk about when making such a statement as why the PS4 is doomed. I am surprised this article was even published, to be frank.

Second to lastly, Sony mentioning they will support the PS3 for some more time does not doom the PS4. What are you proposing? Sony stick up the middle finger to everyone they convinced to buy their product and suddenly stop service like Microsoft did? I do not know why there wasn't more outrage against Microsoft when they did this, but if Sony copied this move, they would get crucified. You should never own a business, my friend. Free advice, take it.

Finally, don't wrap up an opinion piece on the PS4 with a question to your audience about the PS3 and PS Vita. It's just not a linear thought process. "Reason's why I think pizza are great." Followed by, "So, what is your favorite brand of cereal?" Sounds psychotic and like I fight myself in my head when I think, no? Okay, I am done with you. Care to post a revision?

[Crazyglues]

Ok now someone quick write...

"Why the PS4 will succeed" -Just so we have both sides of the story

.____........___...____
.____||......||.......____||
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[Patrick]

I agree with NYC Gamer. If you measure success on number of units sold and do not consider PS3's 64+ million sold as successful then the only successful home consoles have been PS1, PS2 and Wii. Some of these journalist wannabes need to check numbers and facts before writing their opinion pieces.

Lifetime sales in millions
Nintendo---62
Sega--- 13

Super Nintendo--- 49
Sega Genesis--- 40

Playstation--- 102
Nintendo 64--- 33
Sega Saturn--- 9

PS2--- 154
Gamecube--- 21
Xbox--- 24
Dreamcast--- 10

Wii--- 96
PS3---64
X360---67

nuff said...

[Syntax-Error]

How can it fail when I know for sure I am buying 2 of them! I think next gen is going to be absolutely amazing. We are stretching it here, so I can imagine what it's going to look like with new technology. Look at what Kojima did with Metal Gear and what Naughty Dog is doing with Last of Us. Simply astonishing. Getting goosebumps already. This time I hope Sony hits a respectable price point and not wait a full year to launch. I am sure they learned their lesson

[nerdkiller]

i think ppl are coming down on sony cuz they did a dick move, they should of never sued

[BuLLDoG909]

MS is gonna be in Sonys pocket next gen, bluray, every nextbox sold, sony gets a small cut, aint that a peace..

To the author, well man, when i think of xbox i see Kinect, pay2play, and stale 1st party support at best..
Sony has(hopefully)learnt alot this gen on how they should make the hardware work for next.
The futures bright for the PS4, and i wounder what theyl do with Gaikai aswell.

[gintoki777]

Why writer of this article should no longer write articles.

[DarkHeroZX]

@DarrenMG

Hey go into the kitchen, look under the kitchen sink and grab the moth balls, the Clorox bleach, and some SOS pads or texture. The go grab whatever you can find in the medicine cabinet and make yourself a delicious cocktail. Oh and for even better enjoyment lock yourself in a car with with carbon monoxide filtering throughall the air vents. Trust me you'd love it :)

[chriski333]

Wow this guy be trolling mad deep!

[IAmLee]

Another hate article about sony?
Didn't expect that...
WHO APPROVES THIS SHIT?!

[Optical_Matrix]

Why Darren Durham is an idiot: This Article. Just reeks of fanboy drivel and a complete disregard for facts that put his biased opinion in the proverbial shitter.

Almost ashamed I gave this article a hit. Do not approve this N4G.

[Gr81]

Things aren't factual in this article. The Wii was released last for one. But much of this is opinion based sugared with truth. No question Sony really took a licking this gen. And vita sales are dreamcast territory. But I feel sony's biggest asset in prior gens were third party exclusivity. Once they lost that its been a rocky road.

[Benjamminkno]

Actually, Wii was three days earier than Ps3. Though, I do think Sony is going to have a problem if they're going to go "graghics powerhouse" route. The mainstream will not buy a 500 dollar console in this market. They lost my money when they decided my broken Ps3 wasnt a high priority for them, that and the network meltdown. Sony isn't going anywhere, nor would I want them to. Less competition is bad for everyone.

[HebrewHammer]

Here we go again...

[Dark11]

Vote down this site people.

[Ares84HU]

So the Sony hate machine is going strong still.

Why aren't articles like these banned?? Why "x" machine will fail. I don't give a damn why some lowlife want's a video gaming system to fail. Obviously those aren't gamers and should not be allowed to write articles about gaming.

[MasonicGamer]

Read the article and not just the title....

Quote

"I don't give a damn why some lowlife want's a video gaming system to fail."

No one wants it to fail. The "opinion article" looks at past figures and what is going on with this gen and moving into next gen...

Like Arius Dion writes

sony's biggest asset in prior gens were third party exclusivity. Once they lost that its been a rocky road.

I totally agree with that.... Personally I own all the consoles so not really loyal to any, I for one am looking forward to what is coming next.... Bring on Next Gen I say

[zebramocha]

The only failure Sony has was the money the list this gen,their console sells are no worst than nintendo's for two gens prior,as for third party support ,it's there just not as strong in the ps2 days.

[irepbtown]

The PS2 destroyed sales, the PS3 didn't do that.

So looking at the 'past figures', the PS4 will in fact sell well. The original xbox didn't sell as much as PS2, the 360 sold well.
The PS3 hasn't sold as many as 360/wii, which means the PS4 will do well.

Judging by what you've/author wrote, ^^^^^^^^^ that is correct (though we know, sales are unpredictable).

[DigitalRaptor]

To say that a console will not be as successful as previous generations is fair enough, but considering it to fail is more than borderline idiotic. It's moronic.

Sales are based on what Sony are offering now. PS4 is a clean slate, a completely revamped online network, operating system, a really enticing good value subscription service and a continued, unique dedication to providing new games, IPs and other support. That will sure as hell keep fans and gamers interested. Heck, it won't have a $599 price tag either, you can be sure of that.

If it were to fail, what would make it so is the continued media bias that will be there from Day Zero, corrupting minds of the ignorant with tales that Sony is not worth investing in nor has games.

[Ares84HU]

@MasonicGamer

After reading just the title there is no need to give a single hit to your site.

Maybe next time word it better. But I'll be sure to look out for your site and not visit it at all.

Good luck with your life!!

[danimitsu]

@Masonic, if you want people to give your articles a fair chance then get rid of all the sensationalist headline BS and write about relevant topics. save the editorials and opinion pieces for your private blog and stop trying to offer it as news. every action gets a reaction and I dont honestly believe that you are a dumb individual. You knew exactly the kind of attention you were reaching for when you made this article, so it's a bit unfair to act surprised by the negative reaction youre getting.

[unworthyBOZO]

Seriously your full of shit this article was written to get cheap hits, admit it. So enjoy your fifteen minutes of fame your little no name site is going to get.

[BlueTemplar]

@MasonicGamer The title is f**king stupid, so no, no I will not read the article

[ApolloAdams]

Makes sense to claim and unannounced device with nothing but speculation as a failure. Who needs common sense or reason this day or look to the past that is irrelevant.

[DivineAssault]

fail huh? lol funny.. it will fail to fail.. PS has a loyal following of supporters & as long as they system isnt ridiculously priced, it will not fail in the slightest.. Just like vita & ps3 are doomed too right? lol well theres 9.5 years left for vita & 3.3 left for ps3.. maybe after 13 years u can say itl fail cuz ps4 will have a 10 yr life too if not more considering cloud stream gaming takes off..

[andibandit]

When sony lowered the expected 1 year sales figures, for the vita, from 10 to 5-6 million what shall we call it.......lets call it a success, im sure all the shareholders are delighted.

[DivineAssault]

just cuz 3ds can appeal to all age categories selling more than vita doesnt mean vita is a failure.. Its not exactly something u can buy for a child.. despite all the sales of 3ds, nothing relevant from 3rd party is being produced so thats what failing is.. Vita has support and is gaining more as time progresses.. The damn thing is less than a yr old & u ppl claim doom lol.. Well u can keep thinking that for the nx 9 yrs while it pumps out great games n services..

[CGI-Quality]

Hmmm, I agree that much of this article is nonsense, despite the few, very few, points he makes.

Still, despite those points, we know basically nothing of Sony's 4th home console. So, at best, this is an article that uses very little sense, but mainly serves to blow lots of smoke. I wouldn't give it much thought, otherwise.

[tigertron]

I can list many reasons why this article fails.

[deafdani]

You only need one, going solely by the headline: the PS4 hasn't even been announced yet.

[mamotte]

So you think we're extreme by dooming consoles and games as soon as they're announced? You know nothing.

We present you our new extremist to the max extreme ideology: Dooming things even before they're announced. Because dooming what we know isn't enough: We have to doom what we dont know.

Discover more, just in N4G.

[Fat Onion]

Well... Microsoft could release an overpowered system and loose $200 per console. I don't thing Sony is in a financial position to do the same.

[Information Minister]

That's probably true, but so is the fact that they don't need to release an overpowered system. If anything, the current generation has proven that releasing such a system might actually be a bad business policy.

[DiRtY]

Could we please wait till we know at least SOMETHING about the new hardware?!

[deafdani]

NO. WE'RE DA INTERNUTZ, LOGIC BE DAMNED!!!111!11!1!one

[josephayal]

Next-gen consoles will be the last - The Nintendo Wii U and the rumoured Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 will be the last generation

[Persistantthug]

on with physical media, and I don't think you can get all 3 to consolidate on that idea.

Also, what if a new company decides to jump in and have physical media?

Not only would retail respond positively to whatever said company keeps disks for them to sell, but consumers would respond positively as well. And if consumers want it, then they sell it. That's how business tends to work.

[Burning_Finger]

Why this article sucks ass and it would fail..

[SageHonor]

Man articles like these are so stupid

[KMCROC]

It will fail cause am not buying it .

[hiredhelp]

Sony will never fail heres simple reasons but true.

Each console has sold well and some still continue because of support from sony and devs.

Sony have inspired us all by bringing something new (Games Example Heavy rain, Little big planet and new technology from being first to have bluetooth technology to self upgradable HDD's Blue ray.

Sony just the name over the years have made a HUGE fan base alone.

Sony even thoe are a buisness but they are for the gamers the fans the people and they do give back in some way or another.

Why the ps4 will fail.......... LOL

[TalesFromTheBud]

He had some good points but it's all speculation.

[cr33ping_death]

why masonicgamer.com will fail and wont be around for too long.....stupid articles like these.

[kingmushroom]

hmmmmm troll article,PS4 is not even out yet, but a troll has to troll.

[iHeartHelloKitty]

Cut it out already!

[tweet75]

lol i remember reading the same kind of articles for the ps2 and ps3 before there announcements. Look how they "failed"

[smashcrashbash]

So basically it fails before it even exists or is revealed based on what is happening now? Then by that logic we should have thought the Wii would have been a utter disaster the way their previous consoles lost out to the PS1 and PS2 or that the next Xbox will burn my house down Look just stop the 8 ball predictions please. I know everyone runs around pretending that Sony's systems had nothing going for them except exclusivity but that is sore loser talk. Sony's systems will win out if they give us the technology and the exclusives that we want while giving it for a good price. That is why people who write these articles don't run companies. If you are Sony's competition you don't assume that the next console will fail, you brace from the fact that it could succeed beyond what you think.If you just sit on your @$$ assuming that your competition can't beat you then you are a very bad business man.Anyone that thinks that usually ends up with their mouth open watching their opponent streak by wondering how they reached so far ahead of you. Look what happened when Sega and Nintendo assumed that Sony wouldn't be a threat because they thought they had the industry all wrapped up.

[fOrlOnhOpe57]

More 'lets kick Sony in the nuts' flamebait. Pathetic.

[ApolloTheBoss]

How does this stuff get approved?

[NastyLeftHook0]

ask the people who approve them. :P i have no idea.

[XB1_PS4]

What A terrible article. I'm about to tweet this dude so hard. lol

[Dread]

Ok

This is ridiculous. Why dont we wait at least until we know anything about the system?

[Nac]

Whay are there so many bad articles from masonic gamer?

[NastyLeftHook0]

they make them.

[pupa]

Because they are a Masonic failure talking Masonic BS just to get hits to their Masonic idiotic site. Do not honor these failures

[HarryB]

This articile is garbage. How many times people buy a system or a game even and end up liking it ? Or how many times do we play a video game, and not like it but still play it anyway. This article is dumb. I bet this author has every ps system, every PS 1 game. He's probably mad he couldnt play videos games for a month and a half. I have xbox360 and the reason why I got it is because my ps3 died. But I still like the ps3, and im probably going get ps4 when it comes out. Any time someone puts so much effort in hating something they actually like it better than you or me.

[yesmynameissumo]

Sony is in a great position in my opinion. All the IP that can become PS4 IP (as well as new IP)...I don't think Sony is who you need to worry about.

[Sokol]

I read it and gave my opinion on it. Darren haven't included many facts that i hope his next article is more professional.

[sway_z]

What's with the 'Fail' articles nowadays....PSN,LIVE,PS3,VITA, Wii U...360 has no games....now an unreleased console (PS4) is the latest subject of doom & gloom??

...Jeez, these grumpies always trying to suck the fun out of gaming!!!

I so miss the 16 & 32BIT era :(

[PtRoLLFacE]

this so stupid, the thing hasn't even been announced yet, we don't even know if it really exist, we don't know absolutely nothing, all the things people say are just speculations and rumors, until something is announced there no point in any of this articles, they are just lame and stupid, seems like some people are desperate for hits

[VTKC]

The PS4 will fail because douchebags like you write such shit articles stating so. Seriously whats wrong with people? Why do you have to predict such negativity, and about ones failure?

[carlocgc]

IF they even make one :P it will be the top spec console as sony always tries to put the best hardware out there. hopefully its markedly better than new xbox just to stop any arguments off the bat.

[RonaldRaygun]

Almost nothing is known about the PS4 at this point. Isn't this article a bit premature?

[WeskerChildReborned]

Oh yea let's assume it will fail when we don't even know much about it. -.-

[etowntwo]

PS3 sure is getting a lot of hate lately.

Hope Sony learned a lot of lessons this gen.

I know I'll be playing Wii U till next gen xbox/ps are released.

[Simco876]

Low sales? Don't care. As long as they keep pumping out games from different genres and not just FPS or motion controlled casual trash, I'm fine with it.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Nothing doom about this article people like to predict the future based on the negatives that happened with the PlayStation 3 this generation. Over priced console, no hard hitting games and a outdated online service. 3D nearly forced to the masses and the Hack that happend last year.

(before hitting disagrees keep reading)

You can say PS4 could be a success based on positive events that happen PSN+ gives real value to the gamer with an attach rate next to none. a continuous flow of innovative and fresh exclusive Ip's to feed the minds of the imaginative gamer. And now optional 3D support for whoever wants to use it.

No doom just another speculative article that can be written positively or negatively.

[Cam977]

Fanboy? What a stupid, biased, opinionated article. Don't click on the link because it gives the loser of a writer money.

[unworthyBOZO]

Why does crap like this get approved?

[CcreapMurda310]

I came here for the comments

[dubal-e]

I'm not even a fan of Playstation but... I hate when people write dumb articles saying a system will fail before its even come out. There's way too many anti-nintendo, anti-sony, anti-microsoft articles on here. Lets try and write based on what actually happens for a change.

[Pillsbury1]

Sony is definitely going to learn from its mistakes. It will not bring a super expensive or overly high tech console this time. It doesn't have to win a format war which gave Sony money for blu ray printing. They will bring things like cross party chat for free so all the m$ fanboys will stop complaining over why xbox live is better and they have to spend 50$ a year just to be able to play online. Most likely will include bd-XL to make room for huge HD games.

[TheObserver]

The only way PS brand will fail is suddenly all PS fans world wide are murdered and unable to buy PS products. Yeah, like that is going to happen. Once you are a fan of PS, it is for life. Sony will have customers for generations to come.

[Lvl_up_gamer]

It's a little too early to determine Doom n' Gloom for the PS3.

As far back as I can remember there has always been contending consoles on the market each gen dating as far back as the early 1970's.

What we have seen this gen is vs other gens is that there are less and less competing consoles. This gen we only have 3 major consoles. PS3, Wii and the 360. Last gen Sony dominated the market with Nintendo and the Xbox far behind in the dust thanks to 3rd party support. This gen Sony has underperformed vs. what they did last gen and the gen before that. MS have shown to be an unexpected "serious" contender. Deep pockets do help but can you blame a business using their resources to become a contender in a market? I sure as heck can't. The we have Nintendo who took a chance and it paid off.

Going into next gen, MS and Nintendo are in a comfortable position Economical wise. Sony on the other hand is not. Sony is currently trying to change their business strategies around and reshape their internal departments. They won't release another console that is leaps and bounds like the PS3 was to the PS2. They have lost a lot of exclusive 3rd party support, financially they can't launch a high end console at a high end price again going into next gen.

Sure Nintendo is launching the Wii U and we all know MS will be launching their 360 successor late 2013 or early 2014....but with Sony's current situation, loss of market share, tarnished brand name due to their TV department and PSN hacks, Early arrogance this gen and stiff competition going into next gen, lets face it, ALL EYES ARE ON SONY. We all want to see what Sony has up their sleeves. What are they going to release. How are they going to contend? Are they going to stick with the Cell? Are they going to upgrade PSN to turn a profit by charging?

This author seems to slant more on the negative side (possible for greater hits) rather than simply being objective. Yes Sony is in a bad position going into next gen but I would say it's far to early for doom n' gloom articles.

[Lvl_up_gamer]

"It's a little too early to determine Doom n' Gloom for the PS3."

Sorry that should say PS4.

[ajax17]

Good thing this article isn't from a reputable website; I might've gave a shit of their opinion.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Wait...did this article just say a console, that hasn't even been announced, that we have zero information about is going to fail...? Bravo 'journalism' bravo! *I didn't click the link*

[Kos-Mos]

Why o why do people care about these articles? Don't feed the hungry lambs. They will come for more.

[TotalHitman]

It's been a few days since we've last seen an anti-Sony thread.

[Acadius]

Great, a featured Troll article.

[Straightupbeastly]

I was gonna troll but I decided to be truthful instead..

Console gaming in general is doomed because of overpriced games, online passes, exclusive dlc and online fees. They're making things too confusing and expensive for casual gamers who can just get their gaming fix on their phone or Facebook which is easier and for free. Console gaming will soon be like PC gaming (hardcores only) if they do not react. The thing is, I don't think these big corporations will settle for hardcore money.

[edgeofsins]

It will fail as long as consumers base how good something is on sales and popularity and not on what actually counts... The console itself...

[ScubaSteve1]

so if he knows the ps4 will fail, can he tell me whats the numbers for the power ball and mega millions will come up for the state of Illinois

[SOULJER]

Do you drink a little, or smoke alot? The person who wrote this trash. Must have scored some of that new and improve CRACK. Damn Darren. Did the CEO of Sony slap your mother, and call her fat. LOL. Or did a japanese employee at E3 take your girl. because that article was OUTLANDISH.

[izumo_lee]

Sony PS4 'DOOM' Articles tracker - 1 (will be updated)

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[Bobby Kotex]

You idiots clicked on the article. Mission accomplished i guess.

[0pie]

this article is juste some desilusional fanboyims bullshit. i wonder how they can say a console will fail when we know nothing about the console

and who the fuck are masonicgamer? do they have any kind of credibility?

Dont click on this article, just by the title its pure bullshit from an unknown website who patheticly search a way to be known.

[DW74]

Down-voted for obvious trolling for hits. Did not read.

[Nada Nuff]

I'm not reading this flamebait article. Until someone can prove to me that they can see the future I'll disregard anything that starts with "Why [BLANK] will fail".

[MYSTERIO360]

Sony has made notable improvements in their service department both on PS3 and PSvita's with regards to presentation and features. If they can improve upon their PSVita interface for PS4 and offer Gaikai features whos' to say that they couldn't be the best next gen.

As far as multiples go it has been well documented that the ps3 current graphics card wasn't Sonys preferred card of choice but used in a last ditch effort to release the ps3 along side the Xbox console (due to the incompletion of the processor). Im sure next gen will see the completion of the Cell processor as both a processor and graphic card(with a more easier architecture for developers to grasp). And i have no doubt that a better more powerful graphics card will be incorporated with the benefit of a unified pipeline(a feature the ps3 didn't have). With this it will be near impossible to tell the difference between multiples as both will be using quite powerful ones.

On top of these things I have no doubt that Sony will continue to churn out great games next gen using the blu ray format. They will push the hardware to its limit like they have in the past and continue to release new IPs(which will look excellent if it uses 4k tech). Also with a better blu ray drive it would mean smaller to no installations required to play games

This is why i think PS4 will be the better console regardless of its selling price over xbox 720.

[DarkZane]

If anyone failed this generation, it's Microsoft with the 360. They had a one year start and sold 8 millions in that year. Yet, a year later the ps3 was released at 599.99, stayed that way for 1 or 2 years and today, the ps3 is below 2 millions behind.

This means the PS3 sold quicker and more than the 360 in shorter period of time. If they would have been released the same year, the winner would be even more obvious.

Maybe I should start writing articles about how the next xbox will fail. If this site is Pro-Sony and the mods here just approve any articles, this mean I could probably write anything I want.

Let's face it, you won't see those articles for microsoft because even if they make a console that fail, they almost have infinite money.

Now, those articles are only appearing because Sony has had financial difficulties. Guess what? They're not going anywhere for a very long time.

Oh, don't say the Vita is dead, it's not. The 3DS was doing even worst at first, especially since that one would never be worth 250$ even with all the games it has now. Every consoles do slowly at first. While Sony's consoles are slow to pick up the pace at first, when they do, they go faster than anyone else.

Don't bring PSN hack in this as well. Xbox Live could have easily have been hacked just like PSN, because you can go on dreaming if you think they have good security just because people pay for it. The difference is that Sony pissed the hackers with their lawsuits while Microsoft didn't try anything, then look what happen, pirating the 360 is easy as hell.

Don't say anything about next-gen consoles yet, none of them have been revealed yet and the PS4 and NextBox may not even come in 2013 (and the WiiU doesn't really count). So before going around talking garbage about something, at least wait till you have informations on it.

[StreetsofRage]

116 comments? Damn you kids get offended too easily.

It's not going to fail. Relax.

[WetN00dle69]

I know i can sometimes be an Ahole. BUT anyone else getting tired of these types of Articles??? I mean both the Ps4 and 720 arent even out yet and still we have doomsayers predicting each systems demise. What all these people need to do is WAIT till both systems release before making these types articles.

[horndog]

It may not fail but if Sony can't get back the biggest gaming market in the world then I see similar results as this gen. One thing for sure is that Sony will never see ps2 like sales again. MS has made its mark and Sony is got a tough uphill battle while MS rides in with momentum.

[kB0]

Flame Bait

[tiffac008]

Kind of early for a Doom and Gloom article don't you think? :/

[Relientk77]

Seriously another Sony doom article? This time about their new console which is not even released yet. Wow

[GraveLord]

The PS3 didn't fail despite all the mistakes Sony has made.

There's no way the PS4 would fail. It's just impossible.
Could it be in 3rd place again? Yes, but that's not considered a failure.

For a console to be considered a failure, it would need to sell very very little and be discontinued. Think: Dreamcast.

[Dogswithguns]

PS4 gunna be the best yet to come..

[TBONEJF]

Why should THIS ARTICLE WILL FAIL and never be posted. i hate PEOPLE when their biased against SONY

[SaffronCurse]

Why this article fails.

Because it sucks.

[Drainage]

this article sucks but the wii u fail articles are totally legit - N4G

[pupa]

The PS2 is still going, the PS3 is only getting momentum and just like the PS2 have many years to go before it dies maybe when the PS5 arrives. Why would the PS4 not do the same, but Masonics idiots tend to differ and disagree.

[Adolph Fitler]

Fact is Sony are going to be forced to go the casual route to survive & thrive. The moronic mass consumer base dictates this. So games like Tokyo Jungle that will be largely ignored due to the fact it does not have a gun toting, camo wearing protagonist as it's star, will slowly (although faster than I want) dissapear. The casual market that go crazy for Nintendogs 12, Mario 18, Mario Tennis 12, Mario Kart 17.5, & Pokeyamom 19 dictate that we get sequels to there platformer hero that hasn't revolutioned or even substantially evolutionized since Mario 64, as well as all there other cutesy sequels that are aimed squarely at younger kids, diehard Nintendo fans & female gamers alike are helping in large part dictate what direction the marketplace will go.
Then we have the other clowns that are helping pull bricks from the evolutionary building of gaming.....they are the dopes that keep buying Maddens, Fifa's, COD's, etc, etc, year after year when these games are the same time & time again.
From the original Xbox, MS have had the fps console theme, motto & mantra going, which has helped turn this whole gen into a fps-a-thon.

So, with that said....Sony have been shutting down awesome European & such inhouse developers like it's going outta style, merging & ruining others by putting them exclusively on crap like Singstar & Home. Teams that made awesome games like Wipeout, Rollcage, G-Police, Medievil, The Mark Of Kri, Primal, Ghosthunter & The Getaway, to name a few,....& all games I wanted to see more of, but won't now. Not to mention Zipper's closure.....I mean Zipper, Zipper were solely responsible for the success of PS2's online, as it was the ONLY great game available for PS2's online.
Not to mention that I've already shed my tears & accepted that Team Ico are all but an announcement away from Sony closing them (which isn't Sony's fault, as they have encouraged them to be creative for as long as financially viable), so the only ones to blame are consumers, as obviously they are not ready for anything other than war themed shooters & sports franchise yearly updates

So, PS4 won't fail, but with the rapid closure of there studios that dare to be original, different & groundbreaking, it would seem that Sony's next console is liable to be totally indistinguishable from MS's next machine.
I mean, Sony's horribly declined install base from PS2 to PS3, has already meant that Sony already has less games & developers to set itself apart from MS's box, still easily enough to set itself apart from MS's machine, but with 3 of my personal favorite developers closed & all but ruined in Zipper, Cambridge Studios & Liverpool Studios.....oh hell, as well as Team Soho, so 4 of my favorites, & with Insomniac abandoning there awesome FPS franchise Resistance, as well as going multiplat, it seems that Sony is running out of development studios that set itself apart from the competetion (something they have successfully done & prided themselves on since they came to be a major force in gaming with PS1's inception).

[Adolph Fitler]

It would be a sad day if Sony were knocked out of the console & gaming arena.......
And I guarantee, that if Sony were outted, MS's price for Xbox Live Gold memberships would instantly go riiight up, Nintendo would definately put a price on there future online services.
Sony are paving the way for how online should be with PSN+. In other words, yes you pay a fee for PSN+, but, you get free games, discount price games & content & such. For me, this is a better deal for consumers & a good model for future console online models.

MS should take a note from Sony's PSN+ model, by giving it's XBL Gold customers something for what they are paying for.......but, again, these are not smart people....& I am no fanboy, as I have a 360 (silver member), Wii & PS3.......but these idiots that are paying for Live, yet getting nothing for it are setting a scary precedence for our future gaming. Basically ALL these dopes that are paying for XBL Gold, are sending the msg to MS, Sony & Nintendo, that we are happy to pay for the internet twice, we are so dumb as consumers that we are willing to fork out for the same thing twice,....once to our ISP's & again to a 3rd party, & we are stupid enough to do this when the 2nd charge is non-existant elsewhere on pc & PS3.

If XBL Gold was ignored, MS would have either been forced to offer online play on there machine for the exact ammount it should be 0, or, they would have had to of offered incentives such as Sony offer with PSN+. I mean, even though it is completely charge free to play PS3 games online (well, apart from the unneccessarily overpriced ISP costs), it is worth it to someone like me, that buys a LOT of games, to invest in PSN+ (I'm not yet).
So, if PS4 required you to pay to play online, but offered the same other incentives PSN+ does, I would not hesitate to pay for that, as it is far more better value for money than MS's rip off infrastructure.

The herds of sheepish morons though, have flocked to the Gold service, justifying it to us all, when it is unjustifiable (hey, it is there money, whether a buck a week, or however else they wanna justify it), & therefore, just as our game genre & brands are determined for us with FPS's, Sports like COD & Madden, now too, the masses have determined an outcome of future console online infrastructures. In other words, we shall pay through the nose to get something we already have again, it will be a closed infrastructure that will not allow developers the freedom they want & deserve, as well as gimping us actual gamers on user generated content & such (as seen with Unreal PS3 compared with 360 vsn), also we are destined to get no extra value for money as XBL Gold has proven success with (unless your dumb enough to count X-game chat, which is a nice feature I admit, but hardly detrimental to gaming).

I hope Sony is around for a lot longer yet....I hope Nintendo goes if anyone, that way there Mario crap can go to PS5 & Xbox 2480. It would be awesome if MS bowed out though & Samsung entered in either Ninty's or MS's place.
I mean, lets face it, MS has been the most useless to gamers since there inception to market. They had the supposed most powerful hardware last gen, yet did absolutely nothing with it. And 360 has fared better with better 3rd party support, but again has really done nothing to set themselves apart, or make a footprint in the market.
So, if I had to pick one to go....it would have to go on who has brought the least to the game....and that is by far MS.

[shivvy24]

not another PLAYSTATION is doomed article ! another stupid publicity stunt i guess

[ninjabake]

What will determine its success is all on the consumers. Lets first at least see the system before we bash it. Jeez

[LordHiggens]

VALIDITY!!!! This article has none.

[_LarZen_]

n4g.com is going down hill with all these idiotic articles, who the heck aprove them?

[Max-Zorin]

Wow the system not even out yet and people are already jumping to conclusions. I'm surprised this console ''war'' BS isn't a paralympic sport yet.

[sjaakiejj]

Wow, they're starting early this time. Guess some journalists want the head start.

[Gamerita]

too much doom articles about the PS4 i believe this is a form of racism because Sony is asian (japan) company. why we don't hear of such articles about the xbox360 ? there you go.

[Megaton]

I predict next-gen will be Sony's last in the realm of hardware. They've lost too much important ground. Microsoft has the network effect to help them fight off Nintendo's early launch. Sony has no ace in the hole, and they only have themselves to blame for the position they've found themselves in.

[unworthyBOZO]

Its comments like this that its no surprise articles like this get approved. The one next gen console everyone should be worried about is the xbox 720 because it comes down to one simple thing people keep forgetting, THE GAMES!!! Microsoft doesn't have any more you want to talk about sony ace in the hole here its is, its all of there first party studios delivering kickass games and Playstation plus offers a better value than xbox live gold. But hey if you want more Kinect and stupid gimmicks by all means jump aboard the xbox bandwagon but if I want to play actual games I think I'll stick with Playstation and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone.

[Megaton]

They've barely had any exclusive games since 2007, yet they've flourished. Rather than repeat myself about the reasons of the Xbox 360's success, just read another one of my posts.

http://n4g.com/news/1096841...

The network effect will keep them ahead of Sony. Uninformed consumers know "Xbox". If they think of gaming, they think "oh yeah, my friend has an Xbox, I wanna play online with him". Another unit sold. That's the network effect. Sony didn't even fight for it. They allowed Microsoft to grab it and run, and now they're gonna pay dearly.

[unworthyBOZO]

When people think Xbox they think gaming maybe back in 2005-2008 but now what people think when they here Xbox is kinect, many 360 gamers are only sticking around because that's were they have invested there money in, but what is to stop them from jumping ship to PS4. I jumped from 360 to PS3 back in 2009 because it became very obvious that Microsoft doesn't care about games. PS3 has sold over 64 million units and is not very far from 360 plus you talk about network okay lets talk, if your were to ask Playstation plus subscribers to leave and join Xbox live gold the majority of them if not all would laugh you out the building. PS plus offers a much better value than gold and more gamers are seeing that. Apart from that the fact you still need gold to use netflix,hulu,and all other features and still have ads while on PS3 there isn't an additional charge for the very same things and zero ads. Also hardcore gamers the ones who make this industry a success have a lot more respect for the Playstation brand than Xbox, because Sony hasn't turned there backs on them the same can't be said for Microsoft, look at all there ads "Better with Kinect" how many hardcore gamers when they hear that roll there eyes. The audience that made Xbox so successful Microsoft have abandon and when you forget the people that made you so successful that sir is going to bite them in the ass come the next gen.

[FinalomegaS]

really? it's only monday and we're getting the PS4 is doomed... Jesus at least wait ti'll friday so we can be all burnt out from the week and just say " whatever to tired to read that BS"

We can NOT have the big 3 fail as we have learned that less competition equals higher prices for us and less choice. I'm pretty sure as a gamer we like to be able to pick and choose... imagine if nintendo went away... someone would have to pick up the slack for making stuff for kids, lets say MS takes that up, can you imagine how much R&D would go into that if they saw the profit end... HALO 4 KIDS, can see it...

[cedaridge]

I will say this ps4 or xbox 720 BETTER be announce at E3 next year. Neither one can afford to allow Wii U to gain momentum going into Holiday 2013. I'm starting to get the Wii U bug and if Microsoft or Sony don't annouce there respected console? Well I will be picking up a Wii U console. psn: cedaridge / xbl: cedar4Thunder

[Hueynewton2012]

I logged in just to give his article and site a negative rating. Tired of these fanboyish "articles" stating sony is doomed nonsense. If anything Sony has proven that Quality cant surpass sales from a consumer perspective.

Xbox could sell a billion that doesn't delete the fact that i had two fail on me and the FACT that sony provided some of the best games ever made this gen that just happened to be exclusive to their console.

[dennett316]

The failure thing is a fact, talking about the quality of games is not fact...it's opinion.

[glennco]

i had 2 PS2s fail, switched to xbox (1) and had 2 xboxes fail.

Only nintendo manufacturers quality hardware (just not wiimote straps haha) that actually makes a profit from the first console sold. their n64 even had a lifetime warranty. i don't play nintendo BTW

you are a fanboy, your opinion doesn't matter.

[Enigma_2099]

... well, there's two minutes of my life I'll never get back.

[dennett316]

COUGH flame bait article COUGH!

[ziggurcat]

*facepalm*

**** off.

[urwifeminder]

You guys get so defensive so fast no wonder these articles pop up every few days ,as for it failing i dont care as i dont play sony consoles but playstaion was the babysitter or surrogate parent of gen y imo its basicly saying your mum failed so i guess thats why fans are upset.

[sdplisken]

great troll article but im not clicking

[glennco]

future boy is just looking for hits

[auen1]

wow. sony haters have sunk to a new low:

it's bad enough when they talk about doom and gloom with consoles that were actually announced and released, but now they're predicting the demise of something that hasn't even been announced yet?

these guys are starving for attention. they're almost pathetic.

[goldwyncq]

It's time for the weekly 'Sony is Doomed' articles again.

[dogoodmatters]

Sony is losing sales right now on the PS4 because it doesn't exist. They don't know how to run a business apparently. Just as some don't know how to write.

[USMC_POLICE]

I'm so sick of all the sony doom articles. Ps3 was doomed they said. Wii U was doomed at one point. What about microsoft? im sure the 720 will have many hardware problems. If you say PS4 will fail lets wait till it comes out and go from there. Gamers like all systems as do I. But why always the sony hate

[zero_cool]

Why nobody should approve these articles as news? "Sarcasm"

Cheers Gamers & Happy Gaming!

[JDcg]

The title of this article should be, "Why I am an idiot, and why you shouldn't read this"

[mossman]

I can't help but think Sony is at a dangerous crossroads. Looking back at history, winners from one generation don't always carry over to the next, so that would imply an opportunity for Sony. And I think both the PS3 and Vita are well built machines, so there's reason to think the PS4 will also be a well built device.

But almost everything else about Sony gives me cause for concern. They lost the North American market and it will probably take a Microsoft misstep to get it back. Given that something as ridiculous as the RROD fiasco wasn't enough to stop the Xbox, that doesn't leave much hope. Then there's Sony's tendency to over-promise and under-deliver. The Vita is a fantastic example of this, from cross play to remote play, the reality is much less than the hype that Sony created.

Is it possible for Sony to turn things around for the next generation? Sure, it's possible. But I'm looking at Sony's moves since the launch of the PS3 and I don't see a lot to have confidence in. I see a great engineering company with a mess of a marketing company, with the latter in control of the ship. That's an oversimplification, of course, but it's close enough to be uncomfortable.

I want Sony to be successful, because I like their products. But my gut tells me, this coming generation, it might be time to move on to Microsoft.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Coming out after Wii U could hurt... ONLY if it takes off like Wii did, but that's if the casuals that made Wii a hit... indeed bite into the steeper price tag!

Also they need to be closer when releasing to the Next Xbox...

But as Sony has proven with their bevy of Exclusives... their system will definatley not be lacking great games!

[Quiescent]

Why i wont eat a bacon cheeseburger tomorrow GTFO gaming journalists your killing this once great industry

[belac09]

if it was going to fail, sony would not even be investing millions into it. this article is just written by some paid dood and gloomer. its ridiculous.

[KingKevo]

I stopped reading after the "facts are fatcs, blabla sales numbers" sentence. The guy who wrote this is just stupid. In fact Sony is slightly more successfull with the PS3 if you consider the fact that their console came out one year later in Japan/US and about one and a half year later in Europe/Pal regions. If facts are facts masonicgamer.com, then please get your facts straight. But well, apparently your fishing for clicks seems to work out just great, but trust me, I'll never come back to your site ever again; and that's a fact.

[Tokyo_reject]

You know what i remember reading... "Why the N64 will fail!" "Why the Playstation (2, and 3) will fail" "Why the Nintendo Wii will fail" "Why the Xbox ( and 360) Will fail"
....you know what happen when idiots like you say this.....YOU'RE WRONG....cause you're an idiot....stop trying to predict the future Nostradumb-ass...you never will.

[wages of sin]

I can't believe there are four pages on this article. You guys are soooo predictable.

[Candy1]

Lost Ps3 sales revolved around varied decisions like pricing at launch etc of which, Sony has learned from aside from other factors. I'm not going to beef around statistical turnouts from trends but just hope Sony makes the right decisions to succeed for a better gamer choice in the market and in turn, to have the authors face cringe and eat his own words.

[Silly gameAr]

Got those hits. Mission accomplished. I wonder why so many people fall for obvious hit seeking articles like this EVERYTIME.

[megamanX2]

"Why the PS4 Will Fail"

because the ps3 already failed?

[Pana]

Maybe if the media keeps making negative sensationalist articles towards Sony then they can crash and burn.

[ado908]

I can give u a hundred reasons why this article fails.

[HalfNerdHalfAmazing]

PS4 will be pricey so I wouldnt be surprised to see it lose the console war again

[Main_Street_Saint]

How do you even try to predict that a system will fail when the thing hasn't even been announced yet?

[FOXDIE]

OMG, WTFFFFFFFFFF the console is not even out yet.

Stop approving shitty articles!

[busytoad]

free online,reliable hardware,blu ray, hmmm Fuc yeah im going with ps4. The Guy who wrote this article is probley a shytbox fanboy.

[Drainage]

now that kevin butler is gone it may very well fail

[VonBraunschweigg]

I heard it was already maxed out, things go fast these days. Just yesterday I got a phonecall from Foxconn, apperently my 720 got the Black Licht Of Barf in pre-production. Doooomed I tell ya, if it wasn't for the Wii U that wonderf...oops, also doomed. I heard. Damn things go fast these days!

[Candy1]

NG4 is rumors for gossip fodder which more likely end up far from fact than propaganda makes out.

[okmrman]

its like fly to shit
you guys are so predictable

[AdamisAboldguy]

If Sony could include some kind of(hauppauge hd pvr gaming edition) i believe Sony could win. they already have video editor.

[llMurcielagoll]

Because haters like you will jinx it.

[BlaqMagiq24]

Not even 2013 yet or an official announcement and already

PS4 IS TEH DOOOOOM!!!!

Another guy desperate for hits

[Picnic]

The original fat PS3 was a bit of a design lapse in my opinion, not in touch with the past sleek Sony designs.
Anyone who'd had or seen the old Xbox didn't want another huge monstrosity on their house even if it was backwards compatible.

The PS4 needs to embrace quirkiness in my opinion. Some PS3 titles have done that a lot (and Puppeteer is due next year) but early on in its life it was a little too overblownly generic.

[profgerbik]

ZZZZ another shit stirring article I see.

It wont fail but your career in journalism will that is for sure.

[Clarence]

Another article hating on Sony and the Playstation. Judging by this article the next Xbox will be a failure. The idiot author fails to realize that the PS3 is selling better than the 360. It took the 360 7yrs to get to 60m plus, while it took the PS3 6yrs to reach 60m plus.

He's just looking for hits.

[DFresh]

The sales arguement for the PS3 is irrelevant because it's only 2M units behind Xbox 360 despite coming out more expensive.
If the PS3 came out before Xbox 360 it'd be slaughtering M$ in sales.
Games are selling roughly the same on each platform.
So, yeah fail article.

[Tzuno]

It will not fail, with weekly release of free games on plus they are sneakily preparing the people for digital distribution only. The question is who will bite.

[cornroves]

Define fail....

[Mounce]

I can see the new title for this.

"Why this article fails", will fail, is failing, either way.

[Max-Zorin]

''Why gamers need to stop hating each other over a piece of metal and plastic''.

Fixed.

[ajax17]

Why a console you know next to nothing will fail? Hey can you tell me who wins the super bowl too?