Sony still holds top spot for best brands according to Harris Poll

While Sony may make one or two boneheaded moves on the road to launching the PS3, it looks like it isn't hurting their image much. While many of us may worry about the price point and Kuturagi's mouth hurting their image with consumers, the newest Harris poll shows that Sony still owns the top spot in terms of best brands. You really can't beat their mindshare, and this leverage is going to come in handy when pushing their new hardware and of course getting Blu-Ray respected as a standard.

[Chronical]

I only wish people knew better

[zypher]

who says they don't?

[Chronical]

Well i guess Japan knows better with 70% wanting the Wii

[Shadow Flare]

I guess japan knows better considering they dont give a rats ass about the xbox 360

generally people like sony

i wonder where microsoft came on that list haha

[pRo loGic II]

I surround my self with people who love tech stuff, cars, home ect and no one considers Sony as a luxury brand it's looked at as being ok not the cheapest it's closer to the luxury end than most but really just below average.

[mikeeno7]

Of course casual gamers say this. They only care about the brand name, they don't hear all the BAD news.

[pRo loGic II]

Sony's wide spread so people say well Sony has so much it must be good. But for people that don't mind spending a little time looking and stop useing Sony as a comfort safety brand they'll find out Sony isn't special. iv had two Sony receivers and my buddies cheaper set up sounded better. You start paying for the brand name as they reduce the quality when you're not looking.

[Marriot VP]

That's cause sony's huge, PS3 isn't everything by a long shot. TV's, stereos, etc...

[THELANDSOFSAND]

Sony make great TV's... PS3's? uh oh.

the majority of people have no idea about PS3, don't know the price or even what it looks like. i predict much more controversy at launch in november when the mainstream media get the details. the price is going to cause problems...

[THELANDSOFSAND]

yawn.

i am soooooooooo done talking to the mentally impaired like you.

[TOM]

sony has become the kmart of electronics when speaking of qulity. in the last decade i;ve been through 4 ps ones,three ps2 and one piece of junk car stereo,all made by sony. when my stereo died in less than a year,that was when I said I would never buy sony crap again untill they get thier act together....that was four years ago. and is there a sony product in my house? hell no!

[THELANDSOFSAND]

i have done the same thing

god damn their stuff breaks down easy...

Banished from my home foever after the last discman broke!

[specialguest]

taking the focus away from the PS3 and videogames,

growing up, everyone i knew always considered Sony one of the top brands. not nessesarily THE top, but indeed one that will deliver quality.

today, i would consider myself more knowledgable than the average consumer because i do a lot of research. i don't buy everything Sony just because it's Sony.

(Yamaha receiver, JBL speakers, Panasonic HDTV, homebuilt PC) in fact, the only Sony product i have is my earphones. i still have trust in their electronic products though.

[JIN KAZAMA]

I ahve a samsung Lcd hdtv, a samsung 5 disc home theatre with surround sound. But for this special occasion, the PS3 is the knockout King. 360 has little chance to topple the king of the hill.

[TOM]

your right ,sony is the knock out king,they have been knocked on thier asses more than any company in recent history
and btw,you dont sound at all biosed, afterall ,the ps3 doesnt have one issue that would make you want to think twice about spending 600 dollars on it:)....right? Not a worry in the world

[pRo loGic II]

Ps3 has little chance keeping the crown. Sony's not competing against Baby games(Nin) and broke companies(Sega) this time around. Wiimote and XBL should not be underestimated. God knows what MS has in secret whating for PS3 to luanch(no copying) first then BLAM!!! lol... You know it's true you guy's havn't seen nothing yet. mua ha ha ha aha...

[JIN KAZAMA]

we HAVENT seen nothing yet for the 360. Games are very mediocre. But anyways, yea, i dont see any issues that would make me spend 600 on it. What? The Yield of the CELL? I dont think so, you guys make it look like, that this thing is going to blow up like some of the 360 do. Its not that big of a deal, from 400 to 600 people.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

"i dont see any issues that would make me spend 600 on it"

[JIN KAZAMA]

Please, go find a job and go stare at your BROKEN 360.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

awww, poor jin, did i catch you not making sense again?

Please, go find a life and go stare at your PS2!

[JIN KAZAMA]

i just remembered, you are unemployed, but yet you are always on this site, when you should be looking for a job. Your wifey keeps commin over to my house for food. Now, go and try to sell your broken 360 and get some money for food.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

lol

i just got a rather large severance payment

:D

so as i said, no i don't have to look for a job anytime soon. Plenty of money for food, multiple 360's, whatever. thanks for your concern, though buddy, maybe you will need to borrow a few dollars for your PS3?

anyway, what was that about food? I think you will find my wife came over to get her pimp money from your mom, the crack-hoe. and guess what? that b1tch short changed her again!

spending too much time on her sons d1ck i presume.

hahahah.

[TheMART]

Games are mediocore? Don't think so my friend. You don't own a 360 so you can't play those great games. With the last ones:

Moto GP '06
Prey
Chromehounds
Lord of the Rings BFME II

it kicks next gen in higher gear. LOTR is the first game on a console in it's genre giving it like this. Never has any game done it like that before, controls, gameplay, graphics.

So you're stuck in your small narrowed view you need to play the 360 badly

[Bishop]

Sony is always listed in the top ten for almost every product they make according to consumers reports. Sony is not the cheap junk that many of you seem to think it is. When DVD players first hit the market they were expensive and broke quit often but Sony was always considered to be one of the best. As products come down in price over time Sony does manage to lose some of its edge because it’s hard to compete when you are twice the price of the product next to you.

Now this doesn't mean you get the same product such as and LCD HDTV by LG for 1500 while the Sony Bravia costs 2200 for a TV of the same size. Usually the 1500 LG is lacking somewhere in its specs compared to the Bravia. Usually the resolution on Sony's HDTV is superior to all others except for the Sharp Aquos. So Sony may not always be the best in any category but it is never the worst and far as PS1's or PS2's being faulty some were but if you look up the percentage of faulty PS2's reported it is around 2% less then the average percentage of Xbox consoles. According to the percentages that each company has stated. So you may have had bad luck with Sony and this changes your Opinion of them but I have had bad luck with My Xbox and my 360 but for me this is know surprise because new systems will fail.

Microsoft’s biggest problem is the reputation that they have earned do to there OS. This is why a large number of people in Asia and some in America stick with Sony and Nintendo. I am still going to purchase all of the systems because each system is unique. 360 has the best FPS, Sony has RPG’s fighters, and Strategy and Nintendo has puzzle like games, Mario and Zelda.

[JIN KAZAMA]

if they decided to make one. I bet Toyota or honda would have a console better than anyone!!! HAHA, but thats just judging by their cars. PLease people, dont take this too seriously.

[shotty]

Honda would make a tight console. Sony is an old company and people have grown up with the classic sony. Sony in the walkmen days, hell even the ps1 days was a differeny company then the sony that exist now. They were always gready but the last 5 years they went overboard. Everything new they introduced failed (formats: no need to mention, All their MP3 players, their computers are have terrible build quality, their audio products suck, cell phones suck) The one thing is they make good TVs but imo they are overpriced. A sony tv even though is overpriced has been good through out the decades. But now we have samsung who offers the same device but at a cheaper price. Samsung is on the verge of becoming the new sony. Is it me or does sony seem to be the New Enron, with Ken K. being the new Kenneth Lay

[PS360PCROCKS]

I could see Honda, they have like the best in everything they do, cars, bikes etc...lol could you imagine playing a Honda game machine lol how funny, jin your a idiot, lol

[The Real Deal]

Ipsos-Vantis has asked households either owning or intending to buy a High Definition TV about their interest in HD-DVD / Blu-ray.

HD-DVD or Blu-ray?

By Henning Molbaek

In a national online survey among households either owning or intending to buy a High Definition TV, we asked respondents about their purchase interest in High Definition movie systems. To qualify, respondents had to have an active role in the decision making process when purchasing new electronics products for the household.

The final sample of 469 was screened from 1,341 respondents. The survey was conducted in two cells of approximately 235 each, which tested these scenarios: 1) All major Hollywood studios equally supporting both formats; and 2) Major studio support split between the two formats (i.e. today’s situation). In each of these scenarios, respondents were properly educated as if they would be making a purchase decision (e.g. title key art, pricing, quantities, player compatibility).

The survey was conducted from June 28 to July 2 by Ipsos-Vantis, a company that specializes in forecasting demand for new products and sizing emerging categories. They have evaluated over 1,200 new consumer electronics products worldwide and have successfully predicted the size of the overall market and the individual platforms in emerging categories including DVD. Ipsos-Vantis forecasts have been tracked extensively against in-market sales, and have consistently produced a level of accuracy that is unmatched by any other firm in the world.

1. In response to the question “Which statement best describes how likely you would be to buy an HD DVD player,” respondents were over seven times more likely to buy an HD DVD player vs. a Blu-Ray player when all studios support both formats.

a. 57% would definitely or probably buy an HD DVD player vs. 8% for Blu-Ray.

b. 25% would definitely buy HD DVD vs. 2% for Blu-Ray.

2. Purchase interest in HD DVD remains three times higher than Blu-Ray -- even without HD DVD studio support from Disney and Fox.

a. 56% of respondents would definitely or probably buy an HD DVD player vs. 18% for Blu-Ray.

b. 20% would definitely buy HD DVD vs. 6% for Blu-Ray.

3. The main reason consumers prefer HD DVD over Blu-Ray is its superior value.

a. In response to the question, “Which statement best describes how you feel about the value of an HD DVD player,” nearly 57% of respondents indicated that HD DVD was a “very good” or “fairly good” value vs. 14% for Blu-Ray.

b. Conversely, 68% indicated that Blu-Ray was a “somewhat poor” or “very poor” value vs. 19% for HD DVD.

4. In the 4th quarter 2006, the quantity of titles in the HD DVD format is assumed to be two times more than Blu-Ray (200+ for HD DVD vs. approximately 100 for Blu-Ray).

[The Real Deal]

People have spoken. They don't want Blu ray movie format. But this poll just confirms what common sense would tell you. lol ..Once people start buying hd dvd movies 7 to 1 over blu ray. All movies studios will support hd dvd. No movies studio will turn away money to be made when the consumers speak.

[REDMOND BOYZZ]

Taking DVD fanbase is like trying to still all the thunder from Sony's PlayStation's fanbase. Fact.. Crazzy

[REDMOND BOYZZ]

I wonder what idiots really thought people will buy $1000 dvd players $600 video game machine's in the masses. Only PS3 can save Sony and when people start playing their low-grade Blu-ray's in the PS3's vs HD-DVD(stand-alone, 360 add-on)word will get around, and hurt Sony.

[shotty]

Whats this sony I keep hearing about?

[FreeMonk]

I'd never buy a Sony TV again. Back to 5-6 years ago and I bought a nice new 32" Sony TV. Lasted a month before it messed up. Tried another, and the same thing happened. Tried a completly different Sony Tv, and while that lasted a little longer, it still managed to mess up.

I then bought a lovely Phillips 33" TV which I've had for nearly 6 years now, and not one thing has gone wrong with it.

I've had friends who have bought Sony TV's, and sent them back.

I'm going for a Plasma in August, and I'm either going for the 43" Pioneer, 42" Panasonic or the 42" Samsung.

Sony can kiss my ass!

[TheMART]

I think that's just being unlucky.

I know, everybody knows after the PS2 DVD that broke down so much, even mine, the son of my sister who is 12 years old can't play his games anymore, almost all of my friends with PS2 their drive died or gives problems, BUT besides the fact I think the PSZero will have problems again with a cheap ass sh*tty BetaBluRay drive, other products of them like TV's I like a lot.

At least, I had other TV's and they broke down. Now I have a Sony TV and I like it. My parents have a Samsung though and I must say I like that just as much.

But still, I think a Sony TV that broke down is just having bad luck

Unlike a Sony console braking down, that's not bad luck, that's just a given fact with that yields on CPU and the cheapass BR drive they will include. Mark my words: same sh*tty quality as the PS2 DVD drive!!!

[bloop]

I have a 32" Philips tv, and I gotta say it absolutely frickin sux. Ive had it for 3 years and had to spend 200euro TWICE to get it repaired. ANd theres so many anomolys with it that Im just not going to go into cause I could be here all day. I will NEVER buy Philips again. As for my launch-day PS2, still running fine....although I gotta admit Im not a huge fan of Sony electronics either, bar the PS.

[TheMART]

"Action Man - They funded the killzone PS3 CG show and were commited to fund it even before they aquired Guerrilla outright
Action Man - same with second party stuff like Motorstorm
Action Man - that CG presentation which they claimed it was ALL GAMEPLAY was paid for with Sony money as well
Action Man - and as it is
Action Man - even the entire development of games like Heavenly Sword and Motorstorm despite not being first party games is entirely funded by Sony
Action Man - same with some PSP commissions they have going

Major Tom - and the CG movie is the initial hook?
Major Tom - the offer to have it made is the way they are approaching devs?
Action Man - Exactly
Action Man - they need to because very few companies seem willing to invest the 20 million+ needed to push the PS3 system to x360 or past x360 levels

Major Tom - that is really pathetic
Action Man - they need it

Major Tom - then again look at the only real ps3 gameplay that has been shown
Major Tom - it is awful"

Sony's brand on consoles is declining for sure

[kingboy]

The sleeping Giant will be awake from November,we gonna see what happends ..

[pappajessicafresh]

...

[mikeeno7]

Sony stalks in darkness...
makes a pass...
Blu-Ray is given a holy birth...
which ends up kicking them up the @ss...

[THE TRUTH]

Here is a great post form a gamer made on one of the news articles

Kevmac83 wrote:

Is it at all possible for a piece of PS3 news to come out without it immediately being pounced upon and criticized? I'm well aware that everyone's free to share their opinions, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to. Over time, it becomes evident that certain people dislike certain consoles. But all this says is "God of War 2's shaping up well; a third may arrive on the PS3."

How can that possibly be worth someone's time to insult? It's just a statement. It's not an attack, it's not being glorified as some greatest game ever . . . just a statement. Today, I did something I've NEVER done before . . . I clicked that little "Xbox 360" tab up there, and went over to foreign territory. I went through the system-specific news posts on the site, and saw it a very peaceful land indeed. Everyone was talking about the games or the news. People were getting along, having friendly banter, and productive conversation. The first thing I noticed was there were no PS fans over there harassing anyone or invoking their rights to share their opinion. The second thing I noticed is that Xbox is getting a Zegapain game, which I hope sells well (love the series).

Anyways, all this was probably for naught, and I'll most likely recieve some sort of bad feedback from someone, but I can't help it. Tis my nature to advocate peace :-)