How The PS3 Can Beat The Competition This Holiday Season

Well as we all know the recent price drop on the XBOX 360 basically makes it the cheapest next-gen console on the market, even cheaper than the Wii (the arcade version). This means that the PS3 is the most expensive console right now on the market and what does that mean for Sony? It means a disaster. People do not want to pay for expensive things, especial gaming systems. Yes, the PS3 may be more than a gaming system, but the consumers don't want to pay a premium for something that will be cheaper latter on in its life span. So what can Sony do to get them out of this hole that they are in for the holiday season?

[SteveBallmer SonyRep]

By sitting back and doing nothing and letting its exclusives do the talking

Agrees = Sony FTW my fellow droids !!! THERE WILL BE CHAOS!!!

Disagrees = Your own denial will crush you one day ,but today you can disagree because its not your fault you where led astray by 3 red lights .Your day of reckoning will come my child

-Papa Steve

[cemelc]

Great comment up there pal bubble + for you.

With R2, LBP, Socom, Wipeout, MS2, Naruto, Siren, Warhawk Expansion Sony have to sit back and enjoy the show.

[DavidMacDougall]

Sony FTW my fellow droids !!! THERE WILL BE CHAOS!!!

[SteveBallmer SonyRep]

Your getting your moneys worth with a ps3 and with the exclusives it has coming up it "should" (My opinion) be the best choice for games and with its Blu - Ray also for HD 1080p movies

[HighDefinition]

LBP could become a MASSIVE hit, a become a MAJOR system seller. Also, there are more exclusives than I have time for. Killzone2 comes out in Febuary if they can get a KZ2 Beta on the PS store before Xmas, that will be HUGE. Socom (w/ issues fixed) is a SYSTEM SELLER. I think PS3 will drop price as well before Xmas. LBP and KZ2 NEED to be sold/shown off in mass ammounts and Sony knows this.

Think about it.

[Genesis5]

Totally agree HD. Sony doesn't need to buy exclusives. Their 1st and 2nd party exclusives will prove that. Though a price cut certainly wouldn't hurt. The system still sells at the price it is at. The 360 has been cheaper all year but only won 3 months. Obviously people are willing to spend a little extra to get more.

If they make up some nice bundles they will do just fine this Christmas. All those new HD TV's under the tree will want a BR player too.

PS
Did you get a hair cut?

[SteveBallmer SonyRep]

Thats mean you know i have a hair growth problem

[HighDefinition]

Ironically Shavo and I did.

LOL.

[BobDog]

no1 mentions resistance 2?!?!?

when does gt5 come out?

[soljah]

this is something Sony really needs to do. with everyone for xmas buying those new 1080p flat panels. the only thing out there that can truly take advantage of them is a ps3 or another bluray player at a higher cost. if you are waiting for comcast or time warner to give you true 1080p forget it. "Sony" hype your 1080p bravias, a ps3 and a copy of bluray dark knight and lbp game. now thats a xmas gift

[ChickeyCantor]

"LBP could become a MASSIVE hit"
It could, It's up to Sony. Just hope they provide enough promotion to reach the masses. These things do not sell on their own.
I'm getting the game my self too.

[Homicide]

The PS3 has a killer line-up this holiday season. Motorstorm 2, Resistance 2, Valkyria Chronicles, Bioshock, LittleBigPlanet, etc. And with the 80GB being $399 with a built in blu-ray drive, hdmi, free online, etc. This is a console you must own this Holiday Season.

[cahill]

PS3 has the best lineup for FALL

Motorstorm 2 is easily the biggest game in EUROPE this FALL and YEAR.
LBP is the biggest game of this year and is PS3 exclusive

Resistance 2 is the best shooter of the year and is PS3 exclusive too

[Kleptic]

I totally agree that the PS3 has the best lineup this fall by far, at least for me personally (meaning I understand why some would just want Gears 2...and...fable 2?)...but the simple fact is that the PS3 will be CRUSHED in the US this fall if they don't get some sort of major price cut through within the next month or so...which they won't...its one thing to lie to consumers about whether or not a cut is coming...and its totally different to lie to stock holders about that...

this obviously pertains to the US only...which is the only territory that the 360 vs. PS3 war is even going on...their never was a gun raised in Japan...and the 360 has all but put up a white flag in Europe...but the 360 will smack the PS3 around this fall in the US...no way to spin it...but why do any of you care?...you are still getting the best lineup, and you already bought a PS3...so you win regardless of PS3 sales through this season...

[reincarnated]

FACT: if all the exclusives sell really good then the ps3 will drop in price (i no the exclusives are gonna be Massive hits!!)

[SIX]

and do a price drop. I think that the PS3 is a better value, but im thinking the general public sees them as equals. Of course, they will go for the cheaper console.

[kurochi]

I guarantee you that it will sell if it's bundled with Resistance 2.

[juuken]

Sony can do with a pricecut but I think exclusives and the hot bluray movies coming out this year will do the trick for the holiday season. People don't want to buy expensive consoles but they also don't want consoles that break easily.

[cemelc]

The PS3 is expensive but is the cheapest blueray machine out there and that got to count for something.

Aside

Dark Knight (BlueRay) thats it, there is nothing more to look after that movie comes out(I'm sure that anyone who want to watch that movie in HD is going to buy a PS3."That movie is basically a PS3 exclusive").

[juuken]

I agree with you. Any bluray player outside of the PS3 would have cost more money because it's new technology.

[AmericanPsycho23]

I think it's funny how people are always going on about a price drop, even though the PS3 has always been the most expensive and yet it is still on track with the PS2, and has even outsold the Xbox 360 so far this year. The only difference now is that the PS3 has tons more exclusives this holiday than the last 2.

[CViper]

Its like they have 1 part of the puzzle, The price. But not the second, the desirability.

If price was an issue, the 360 would be far beyond the ps3.
If price was an issue, the 360 would be leading in NA this year, not playing catchup w/pricecuts.

Will be hilarious to see Christmas when Microsoft wonders why they didn't outsell the Wii or the Ps3.

Fight fight fight!

[TheExecutive]

Price isnt as big of an issue as people are led to believe. Its more about perceived value. The PS3 has this in spades.

Last year the PS3 outsold the 360 according to BOTH MS's numbers and Sony's

Its outselling it this year.

[Stryfeno2]

1. Adding Backward compatibility
2. Price drop
3. 1 game and bluray movie bundled in.

I will not buy a PS3 this holiday until they do the above.

[mgbass13]

We don't want your lameness on our system. Please don't buy one, even if you want to. PSN will be much nicer without you on there. Have a good day.

[SteveBallmer SonyRep]

Im with him (mgbass13) and that wasnt pudding on that boot you licked either dumass

[Stryfeno2]

If I ever get a PS3, don't worry about me being on PSN...I do not want to use an inferior online service.

[SteveBallmer SonyRep]

Its going to be the only service available end of next year (XBOTLIVE RIP) and with updates its just getting better and better

And i know that scares you and i know you would hold your xbox360 and cry right now but its just way to hot ...

EDIT: Yeah i know its been on all day and cools itself down like it is supposed to do

360 = Cheap
ps3 = Quality

Poor little bot you have no clue do you

[Stryfeno2]

Matter of fact...My 360 is hot. I'm playing Virtua Fighters 5 online. Too bad you wont ever know how that feels like. Doohhhhhh!!!

[PopEmUp]

sniff sniff did you smell something? OMyyyyy....GODDDDDDDDDD!!! the 360 it it burning

[TheBrit]

I am so tired of people that think they know what they are talking about and feel like they have to write YET ANOTHER CONSOLE article.

When you wrote the article and you were typing the part about including a blu-ray movie to show off what the blu-ray player can do, did you stop and think that 90%+ of the people buying the console won't even have a 1080p t.v to SHOW OFF what the player can do?

Cut the price on the accessories? I seriously wouldn't walk into a store and see a PS3 for $399.99 and say 'oh no that is too expensive' and then the next moment say 'oh wait, the controller is $39.99 instead of $49.99 - oh I am definitely buying one now.

"Get money out of the bank and get times exclusives <you need a grammar and spell checker running also>" - you think if Sony throws some money ad a developer they are suddenly going to hold back games that are also coming out for the 360 ??!! Seriously.

"If all else fails, drop the price on the PS3" so your suggesting, spend all of the money they just made on games (which would not come close to the ** 50 million Microsoft paid to Rockstar for example) and now lose EVEN more money by dropping the price of the PS3.

I am sorry but this article is just ridiculous. Leave it be.

[ozsman]

good points The Brit...

[mgbass13]

It's still gonna sell a $hit-ton either way. This system is not made for everyone out there. It is a cut above the rest. It carries a premium price, and is totally worth it. I don't want a bunch of 15 yr olds ruining PSN. Let them have the defecxbox. I bet they'll love the Mii's MS ripped off for the "new" xbox "experience." What a joke.

[WIIIS1]

2008 was supposed to be the year of the PS3. That has been pushed back till 2009.

[karlostomy]

It was 2007... then it was 2008... now it's 2009... soon it will be....

[WIIIS1]

It is too late for Sony to do anything about this holiday unless they too do a price drop and bleed more.

[negrito211]

and this is a known fact,we live in a materialistic world and people will always spend money, EVEN IF THEY DONT HAVE IT OR CANT AFFORD IT, am i right or am i right?!!!??? if people want something there going to buy it period.bottom line ps3 will sale

[solidsnakus]

it cant, because its not 200$. easy as that.

[IAm1Bearcat]

TheBrit makes good points with 1080p TV's but even 720p TVs would look awesome with a blu-ray player. with no price cut coming i say bundles. everyone loves bundles!

80GB Playstation 3 + Iron Man on Blu-ray for $400 = possible win
80GB Playstation 3 _ The Dark Knight on Blu-ray for $400 = massive sales (i would almost be tempted to buy another PS3 if i saw that lol)

and remember, the 160GB version is coming in November with (rumored) Uncharted, a great game. that would sell if the price is right (500 im guessing, but that might be a bit much).

i say Sony has to go with the bundles, but dont use Resistance 2 (maybe a few sold, but i think its just generally bad to use a sequel for things like this).

either way BUNDLES! BUNDLES! BUNDLES!

[Cajun Chicken]

I personally suggest ANOTHER possible bundle.

The 'Ratchet and Clank bundle'.
Yes, that's right. I'm talking a bundle with a copy of R&C:ToD and a PSN token to download R&C:Q4B for free. Is that so crazy? Buy LBP with that and kids'll be amused for hours, let alone parents.
Tell you whats crazier...how about two cut-out Ratchet and Clank masks on the back of the PS3's packaging like whats done with cereal packets?

Other effects that could happen after that?
Sony could release a R&C anthology box set for PS2 afterwards so people will buy that to catch up on the past games and will no doubt shift PS2's to those who still haven't got one and so...EVERYONE will know what a great platform series Ratchet and Clank is in under a year; its undoubtedly the new 'Crash Bandicoot'.

[LightningPS3]

I just don't think they can. That's just my view.

PS3 has some good games and features, but I just don't see how anyone can make a list and say the PS3 just has way better games than XBOX 360 this holiday.

For every Resistance 2, it seems XBOX 360 has a Gears of War 2.

Motorstorm 2 is also a hit, and then Little Big Planet...

I just don't know about LBP, how big will the game be? Maybe I'm wrong but I don't see people lining up at midnight to buy Little Big Planet or anything like that. It's a new and unknown IP.

And for the price difference between PS3 and 360 right now. I just don't see anything other than hard times for the PS3.

[negrito211]

i gotta admit i do hate some of the ways sony does some of the things they do,but they always no what there doing and they always do it right.and then people start hating on them. i am a sony nut every thing i have is sony and thats how its gonna stay.

[solidsnakus]

sony is also happy in having you as their biitch.

[Mini Mario]

Yeh i love sony too but i just think that they got a few too many things wrong this time round. For a start how many SKU's have they brought out so far>? One has a 20gig, one had 60, then 40 then 80 then 160...i mean it doesnt bother me too much but alot of people/parents can get confused. Even worse in australia we never even got backwards compatibilty with our 60gig model when most over countries did (NTSC)

Then the six axsis/dual shock thing. Sure the price played a part too, but in the end their "wrongs" outweighed their "rights". So yeh they droped the ball, but hey so did nintendo with n64 and gamecube...and microsoft.......well thats another topic in itself lol.

[thenickel]

Good luck Sony even though it's not going to happen this year. MS has the rest of 2008 on lock with it's price point and games. Sony can probably take next holiday but I really doubt they will ever come out on top again. Heck MS will probably pass up PS3's entire year lead over the next few months or month for that matter. Also I don't see any value in the PS3 other then having a bluray player built in which I could care less about for maybe 2 more years. Anyhow good job for MS because I never thought I would see Sonys arrogant azz in such a bad position even after winning the format war.

[negrito211]

you have premium vs cheap. the title explains itself.you might pay more what what do you get out of it?!!!???cheaper is just short term fun.the wii is just popular cause of the name.xbox has some good games but xbox live is over rated and all ms does is copy sony and wii and make it even cornier,"lips" ...."something... movie" whatever and its obvious there biters i dont see sony having any problem sellings systems.and plus i heard sony was doing a bundle with the new batman movie in december.

[DJ]

They've got the best lineup of exclusive software, supplemented by strong third-party support. A crapload of great Blu-ray movies are on the horizon as well (i'm looking at You, Dark Knight). They should easily beat the competition this holiday season, so long as the heavy hitters deliver and Sony goes on an advertising rampage similar to last November and December.

[negrito211]

sony is not even in a bad position. all these fanboys and sites just make it seem like that,and if sony tvs suck why is the sony bravia the #1 selling HD tv in the market?!!!??? my point

[Lou-Cipher]

The only thing sony needs to do is:

1) Advertise the quality and advantages of PS3 (Bluray,Built In Wi-Fi,
Better Games,More Games,Durability,PSN,Web Browser,and any other advantages PS3 has over any other console.

2)Release many great holiday PS3 bundles like a Little Big Planet Bundle,(LBP game with exclusive PS3themed level or sacboy,and an PS eye Camera) Dark Knight Bluray Bundle(Dark Knight Bluray/Lego Batman Game), PSN Bundle (give a $50.00 PSN giftcard with system,and a official Playstation headset)

3)Make sure you get Home & Life With Playstation out before Thanksgiving.(no delays Sony)

If Sony can do this for the holiday season then they have a very good chance of competing with the 360s clinging for life price points.

PS3 & PSP holiday bundle would be kick a$$ too.

[Yamato]

your 360 is hot of course it is!!!! beware of a fire in your house LOL wow virtual fighter5 awesone i dont think so, when you can play resistance 2 in your xbox 360 you can talk, oohh i forgot R2 is a sony exclusive 60 online players and you cant play it jajajaja

P.D. BEWARE OF THE FIRE!!!!

[Sitdown]

that the PS3 is a great bundle functionality wise..........but with regards to the uniformed consumer.......Sony needs to show clear separation in their games from 360 games that justify the price. If I am not worried about bluray and wifi....and I see both consoles running games that seem to be on par with one another, I might be more prone to with the cheaper console that seems to be holding its on against the pricer unit. Again..this is for the uniformed consumer.....not the ones who read the magazines and follow up with the video gaming world daily.

[Mini Mario]

Exactly. For the most of the populas the people/parents (the ones not interested in online, HD and blu ray) who dont know alot, would find it hard to see the differences between the two HD consoles. All of us would know of corse, but alot of parents wouldnt because they are usually buying for their kids...coz believe or not kids do play other consoles other than the wii (as much as most of u would disagree and say its purely for young adults...they would be wrong).

There are just too many games that arent exclsive to one system. There are exclusives of corse, but not enough to justify a huge price difference. Again im talking about nongamers and parents. U know the general population who dont post on forums like this.

[philatopus]

sorry if this is off topic, but why the hell are all the top stories for the wii about the ps3 and xbox 360

[felidae]

the ps3 is worth every cent

[SL1M DADDY]

What, is this fanboy rhetoric? Why does Sony need to beat the competition? Are we still under the pretense that Sony might pull the PS3 if they do not do well this holiday season? As far as I am concerned, if they keep doing what they have been doing all along they will do just fine.

[DFresh]

The following things Sony needs to do to win in the U.S this holiday season.
1.) Advertise like crazy! (Exclusive and multiplatform games wise.)
2.) Offer more bundles w/ games and Blu-ray
3.) Look for more devs to make some games exclusive.

Other than that Sony has everything they need.

[juuken]

They really need to advertise the most. Not everyone who's going to buy a new console will do research before they buy one.

[chanmasta]

... in the Tardis, skipped a couple of days and saw on here, 'Why PS3, Wii & 360 owners will forget next-gen and will buy an NES'.

Yes i'm obviously joking, but during the past few days all i've been reading is 'Why the PS3 this...', 'How the 360 can do this...', 'Why the Wii could do this...' and so on.