Why Is The PS3 So Far Behind the Competition?

The Sony's Playstation 3 has been in the market for about 9 months now and it has sold about 4.16 million consoles to the consumers. Microsoft's Xbox 360 has sold 10.43 million consoles and the Nintendo Wii has sold 10.41 million consoles to the consumers, now why is the PS3 so far behind? Nintendo has gotten the casual market with its ever so popular Nintendo Wii and Microsoft got first to the market with their XBOX 360 and the developers have gotten more developing time on it than the PS3 and a bigger user base. Now, that leaves Sony, there are many reasons for this, here are a few of them.

"The News and Media: The news and media have been against the PS3 since the start of it. They have always been reporting news that is false and information that is against the PS3. They have said that the PS3 does not have all the functions of the X360 etc., but now with almost all that is over people will see that the PS3 is actually a good console. "

[Xbox 360 Will]

1 Year Headstart for Xbox 360
Cheap introductory price for Nintendo Wii

PS3 will lead by 2009.

[steriotyp]

Good article, but poorly written in terms of proper literacy.

[QuackPot]

<< xbox 360 >>
20 months old. A year headstart with NO NEXT GEN COMPETITION, medium price level, large library of games and matured net service. Now competing with Wii & Ps3.

<< Wii >>
9 months old. The lowest price, unique gameplay, now competiting Ps3 & xbox 360

<< Ps3 >>
9 months old. The most expensive, small library of games, new net service, now competiting with cheap Wii and medium priced xbox 360 with its establish library and net service.

***

And yet the Ps3 is still able to sell 4+ million unit in 9 months. If only it had a year with no competition.

So far behind? I think not.

[Gizmo_Logix]

Agreed.

The dude makes good points. But is clearly not a journalist (grammar). Most of his points we already know about.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Oh! cry me a river. Explain the wii using that 1 year explanation.

[secret]

When you can't win on competency, depending on what kind of person you are, you'll try to win by cheating and slandering and "secret handshakes." Perhaps the media are just patriotic to american brands or own shares of stock in Microsft. That's why they have been and still are lying about the PS3. It's going to be hard, if not impossible to shed the PS3's bad reputation now, that's for sure. For instance, the NEW YORK TIMES actually called the PS3 a bust right at launch. Do you think it's fair to judge a system on launch day as if it has only one day to live to prove itself? What do you think was the intent of this New York Times journalist? One of the reasons, this NYT journalist claims? He said the 360 has rumble in its controller and the PS3 doesn't. But here comes the shady, immoral part of the journalist. You tell me if you agree if it's unethical or not. In comparing the two controllers between the 360 and the PS3 and their advantages, he never once brought up the SIXAXIS motion sensor during the evaluation. Yes, you heard me. In other words, he hid features from the PS3 to make the PS3 look worse. You tell me if he is shady or not. Let him babysit your kid? No way. Even for book or movie reviews, I don't read the New York Times anymore because I don't trust them. Unethical abuse of the only power they hold. Trust. I'll take that power away from them, from me that is. I won't read their articles anymore. Can't trust them after this.

Here's the funny thing about price. It's not because the PS3 is overpriced, it's because the purchase requires math, and the 360 people don't know how. They say that they'll go where the games are. But what about the movies? Right now, all the movies are on Bluray. Because the 360 doesn't do Bluray playback, they'll eventually have to buy a standalone bluray player (and / or HD-DVD player) when they're ready to move into hi-definition movies if they want to see all popular movies. For example, Superbad, Spiderman 1,2,3, Bad Boys, Star Wars, Helloby, and so on. In either case, unless they're planning to stick to the HD-DVD add-on with one of the lowest picture quality in the world (according to EGM / Februaray 2007 / Issue# 212 / page 35) and it's limited supply of movies provided by Universal, they'll be forced to buy a bluray player and / or some HD-DVD player at some point. They may be clapping and happy now because they think they got a good deal, but they just don't realize how dumb they are when they walk into best buy to search for a decent bluray player or HD-DVD player when they're ready to forgo DVD and don't realize that this separate purchase on a separate day is actually a purchase that the 360 forced on them because the 360 lacks movie playback. PS3 owners are set. And because the PS3 is the most valued Bluray player out there and because 360 owners are gamers, they'll most likely opt for the PS3 as the standalone bluray player, when they get smart enough to see the deal. It'll be funny if they buy a PS3 and then buy a standalone Bluray player and then an HD-DVD player with no movies on it. I'm sure some of them will. And by that time, they've added up to $200-$300 in internet fees. Over time, 360 owners will contribute to the death of HD-DVD, ironically when they buy bluray players. They can't even forsee this extra purchase maybe a year down the line and that they're actually the ones who will contribute to the fall of HD-DVD.

But price really isn't the main issue. It's quality. If you want to talk about pricing, you can't really compare the two systems. One is a lemon and the other is Thanksgiving feast with roasted drumsticks and potatoes to match. One has to cost more than the other. But fortunately, they're pretty much the same price. EGM says the 360 has the worse HD-DVD movie playback on the market. And after three and a half years of life, it earned only 11 game awards from E3 judges out of the millions and millions of games out there that they tout as a selling point. However, 11 out of a million something games over three and half years sugges that not only does their hardware focus more on QUANTITY OVER QUALITY, but also their software philosophy. The PS3 in turn, less than a year old and still just an infant, musterd up 8 awards from the E3 judges, with one receiving top honors for best graphics and the other for originality. That suggests to me that not only is the quality of the PS3 hardware better, so is the software. I mean, less than a year old with only a handful of games, it won 8 compared to more than three years of life and over a million games with only 11 awards and no top honors in graphics or originality. Clearly, quality is the issue, not quantity. Price is not the issue. Quality is the issue. And of course, a quality thanksgiving feast should cost more than a lemon. Again, fortunately, they're pretty much the same price here. I mean, c'mon. The PS3 does PS3 games, PS2 games, PS1 games, XBOX360 games that I'd really want anyways that being ported over, Cell, $1000 bluray player quality playback, $1000 Denon DVD player quality playback, CD playback, SACD playback, MP3, SD cards, Memory Sticks, Compact Flash cards, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, USB mouse and keyboard, PC streaming, Linux PC, Ethernet, quietness, one piece design rather than a clucky two piece thing that won't fit in the entertainment center, now power brick taking up plug space, motion sensor controls, folding, free internet play, home, internet browsing, [email protected] (which is the only way to get movie theater motion if you have the right tv set), HDMI 1.3 (more colors and sound than the HDMI used in the xbox360), and much much more. What does the XBOX360 do? Limited xbox compatibility. Loud noises. Malfuntions. power brick. Face swaps. PC processors. Rumble. And at what price?

In addition, if the 360 is really a high quality machine with good games, then can it compete against the PS3 if it were to raise it's prices to the same price level as the PS3? Put the 360 price at the same price as the PS3, and let's see how well it can compete against the Playstation 3. I think the PS3 will eat it alive. That's why Microsoft is competing on price and shady business practices and "secret handshakes" with the media and developers rather than on features and raw power. In a way, it's cowaring like the Nintendo Wii in the low price game because it's afraid of the PS3 GIANT Monster of a machine. Raise the 360's price to PS3's level and we'll see how tough it really is rather than hiding behind a "fake" low price like a chicken manure. The 360 is really an expensive machine for something that only plays video games. But then most xbox360 owners hate to do math or do it incorrectly. So, it won't matter that they're paying more for one lemon. They're happy. Even when the xbox is trying to look more and more like a PS3 each day with a new black paint and HDMI inputs and cooler and quieter features. Why doesn't the PS3 strip away the Cell for PC processors, the bluray playback, the higher dvd playback, the PS2 and PS1 compatiblity, add swappable faceplates, add a huge power brick, add an ulgy two piece build with low quality hardware and call itself the MOST ELITE PS3 ever and charge $300-$400 for it. xbox360 people can't do the math (they're the ones with the glazed eyes in algebra and Trignometry whiel they laught at their peers earning straight A's who tend to study more than play video games. They'll think it's a bargain now.

The PLAYSTION 3 isn't overprice. XBOX360 people don't want to or don't know how to do the math and thinking. That doesn't mean that they are bad people though.

Microsoft even fooled them into thinking that DVD is hi-definition. You hear xbox360 owners talking about 1080p now. But since when is DVD-9 hi-definition? Why don't you just keep your old upscaling DVD player and forget about HD-DVD or Bluray if that's the case? Now, most of them will probably get cannibalized because they'll want to upgrade their sytems to version 1.1111 or 1.2113 with the coolor fans or whatever. While the PS3 people just stand their and look at them.

Fools are happy people. They're happy because they don't realize they are fools.

People say that there are no games on the PS3? But quality is the issue. Still an infant, it already won 8 awards from only a hanful of PS3 games out. Two of which won top honors - one for graphics and the other for originality. This is better than 11 games out of 1million, isn't it? And what about the large library of PS2 and PS1 games like Metal Slug Anthology, or Final Fantasy x11 and god of war 2 that I've never played? It has almost full compatibility with PS2 and PS1 games, not a half ass list of games from the xbox with minimal compatibility. Considering I've never owned a PS2 or PS1, this is a real bargain. All those games like X-MEN3 and stuff are like less than $19 nows.

But xbox360 people can be kind and good. So don't be offened. If you are, I'll apologive now and take back all I've said.

[Maddens Raiders]

there are a couple of items in there in relation to millions of XBox games and awards...

But overall you echo a lot of things I've been saying since day one, and that a lot of other people already know.

Quality over Quantity? Yes, anyday.

Nice work.

[Jdash24]

if you line up sales of the ps3 and 360 since launch you'll see their about the same, at this point in time the ps3 has better and a wider variety of games than the 360 did in its first few months, so the ps3 is actually doing quite well its just people keep comparing it to the wii which is selling like crack and another console that has released games that fully utilize the console, the ps3 is just getting started

[ISay]

360 and ps3 had the same games up to this point for its price point the ps3 is doing very well no system has every cost this much and stayed competive

[Anything but Cute]

But PS3 is not in a sprint. I think the PS3 is a console that will last for along time and you're begining to see signs of this already.

Maybe I'm wrong but 360 fans don't seem as confident anymore about statements like PS3 is dead it's going under.

[toughNAME]

but im still pretty confident is has no games :S

[DJ]

And it's already selling Xbox 360 on a weekly basis. 2007 Holiday is going to be very strong for Sony's system, and 2008 is looking to be completely dominated by the PS3. PS1 and PS2 both had slow starts, but huge growth spurts about 10~12 months in. PS3 looks to be no different.

[eLiNeS]

~

[MaximusPrime]

i bow down to PS3.

PS3 will rule next year.

[Anything but Cute]

It's about this year. And I think it will be interesting to see how PS3 holds it's own this year. They can't afford to fall behind that much more. I think this year is more important to PS3 than next year.

[TheExecutive]

this year is important to the PS3... however, next year the ps3 will own hands down. the 360 doesnt have a prayer next year. The more i look at the games this year for sony (warhawk, HS, Lair, R&C, Uncharted) the more i understand that these unproven franchises wont lead to a victory this year for the PS3. However, next year is where the proven franchises come out and the fun will really begin. Mark my words, the PS3 will do great this winter, the 360 will do better- halo will ensure that. However, come next year the ps3 will dominant the market in such a way everyone will be saying "told you so" "I knew the PS3 had it all along". Blah blah blah.

I know xbots will love the first part of my statement. I know sonyboys will love the second part. However, both groups will disagree with some of my statement and thats what most likely makes it true. So thats my 2 cents... keep it.

[eLiNeS]

you can dream about next year all you want, no one is stopping you.

[Vertius]

Good post, a bubble for thee.

People are poo-pooing the PS3's performance for this year, and I believe that it's folly to do so. There is little doubt that the 360 will sell better than the PS3 this Christmas, but it'll still sell very well. Sony's estimate of 11 million doesn't seem too far off, although it will be lower.

[C_SoL]

in the long run playstation will dominate. right now its not its time too shine, but once it does people will start seeing that the PS3 is a great console. & don't forget PS3 will get its diet, which will attract more consumers. & dont forget the games.

man we'll just see at the end. disagree how much u want.

[eLiNeS]

Does that mean Fony will be in the black next year? Because M$ will be in the black next year. I don't see Fony ever in the black on the video game side, not with their Trojan horse antics. And I don't see them ever catching up to the 360, not until maybe the 720 comes out, then we have a whole new race.

[San anto]

the question is why hasnt the 360 sold more, it did after all have a year without competition.

[TheExecutive]

because 5 million a year is acceptable for one console and not another. 10 million in 2 years isnt good by anyones say. you cant twist it one way or another.

[power of Green]

Because its out of mass consumer range and the Sony hype was too strong before the PS3 launched due to the fact Sony had millions waiting for the PS3!; the console that was 3X's as powerful and will have launch games untouchable the 360 could never reach its whole life(I can post the people are waiting for PS3 to see what it has to offer threads theres hundreds of them).

[nomuken]

Try harder OK.

Thanks

[stunt213]

this year 360 might beat ps3 cuz of halo 3 but next year 360 has no chance and ps3 has major AAA games like MGS4 and FF13

[eLiNeS]

Shiver me timbers

[toughNAME]

the PS3 is new...and has a huge fanbase

i dont understand how its only this month that its outselling the 360

[Bathyj]

It still needs the games. No one denying that. The good thing is theres about 10 games THIS YEAR I want on PS3.

[Crazyglues]

Yes it is still all about the games, I know two friends who where waiting for MGS4 to come out before they would buy theirs.

So I'm sure there are a lot of people just waiting for their game to come out before they commit to $600 dollars.

(I mean if you can't see what your going to be playing on it then it makes it kind of hard to buy it.)

I remember I bought Nintendo Ultra 64 after playing that Mario at the store. I was hooked. So I'm sure their are a lot of people sitting on the fence just waiting for that one game that makes them want to part with their hard earned $600 dollars. (trust me that's going to have to be one hell of a game)

[INehalemEXI]

seriously sony is gona have alot of heavy hitters in 08 and developers are already warming up to ps3 now. MS has there work cut out for them.

Ps3 will be a repeat of ps2's success and then some by the time its all over. 360 and wii wont last as long as ps3 either just like how ps2 outlasted the box and cube last gen.

Sonys set for the long haul and despite being in 3rd place at this point. All it takes for sony is buisiness as usual for them and they will end up outselling wii and 360 and winning 3 consecutive generations in a row.

If sqaure does a ff7 remake (which you know they will eventually in ps3s gen) ....its really going to be hard to match ps3s library. As is 07 library goes to 360. 08 and beyond I dont see many games on 360's horizon to counter the many ps3 AAA's coming though.

[QuackPot]

The Wii is too much of a bargain for casual gamers. They would make up the bulk of the gamers market.

But eventually they'll be looking for a next gen fix and when that happens lookout. A certain console will have by that time a large & diverse library of quality games as well as a matured net service and of course will be more affordable and worthwhile to buy.

[scarlett_rg]

Ya, that next-gen fix will be Nintendo's next console...

[atlys]

when will this pointless nonsense stop. " if you line up sales of the ps3 and 360 since launch you'll see their about the same," utter rubbish. the only reason they're the same is cause microsoft couldn't get enough 360's to the market. after the 360 launch how many did you see just gathering dust on the shelves of your local retailer? none, that's how many. what really amuses me is that so many people think that one or two games is really gonna make someone go out and drop 500 bones just like that. are you crazy?!!! most people can just barely afford groceries and gas to get to work let alone a next-gen system. honestly, the numbers that everyone are fighting over only reflect the truly dedicated, hardcore early-early adopters. when john and jane doe can just waltz right into their local wal-mart and pick up a decent quality hdtv for under 400 dollars, then we'll start to see a true reflection of who's winning the next-gen war. if you can't understand that logic, then you're probably also scratching your head in disbelief when you see the wii numbers.

[MarioFromTexas]

Which ever way you see it, outside of Japan Sony is selling more consoles than anyone..Look at the wii and DS numbers 60 percent are sold in Japan. Why, when Japan is on 25 percent of the market...Sony wants to sell console, even if you don't buy a PS3 as long as you get a PS2, it's a win win.

[INehalemEXI]

It comes down to games cause eventually the prices will equate after numerous price drops. Ps2 won last gen due to plenty of games. This gen PS3 has the specs to last longer then ps2 did. The library seem small now but ps3's library is looking more and more attractive as time goes on.

The 360s #s I wonder about because they replaced my 360 3x already 4 scratching discs and Ive heard of people worse off then I.

[Madmax1281980]

is a complete noob! everyone knows every console lasts 5-6 years max and the ps3 aint any different look at pcs they have already been better than the ps3 b4 it even launched ie crysis for the pc isn even possible on the ps3 (well maybe a half-baked port at that). i can bet that in 5-6 years there will be a ps4 as by then the ps3 will be outdated. look at the ps1 and ps2 or even the original xbox it was the most powerful last gen and i doubt that would have lasted 10 years.

[Vertius]

Just look at the PS2. It's still selling at a frightening pace, even with the PS3 out. The reasoning behind the PS3's 10 year life comes from that.

[PStriple703]

dats it....

[fopums]

PS3 is going to start doing much better buy the end of this holiday season, and yeah hating the PS3 is a fad, like it being popular to dress up like fallout boy members!

take thet you emo's! :P

[ASSASSYN 36o]

And the great wait continues.

[Wile]

The Playstation 3 is doing fine. I was feeling like the 360 was lacking some really good AAA games around this time last year too. I think that Sony is just suffering a backlash from bad PR and some statements from Sony execs that the company, as a whole, could have done without. This and the fact that the expectation of the playstation 3 to perform like the PS2 right out of the gate is what I believe is the main catalyst for most of this "PS3 is floundering" stuff.

[WilliamRLBaker]

all the cows keep saying WAIT TILL next year...haven't they been saying that since...like the launch? wait man! just wait sony will come out on top.

Actually if things keep going the way they are, then.......Wii will come out on top, not sony, oh and Excutive, I love the fact how you seem to think once halo 3 is released no games or any thing will be released for 360, which is about the jist of what you said.

[harv711]

"all the cows keep saying WAIT TILL next year...haven't they been saying that since...like the launch? wait man! just wait sony will come out on top."

The PS3 hasn't been out a year yet, so if people were saying "wait till next year" at launch, well they would of been right on the money. I am excited about the games that are coming out in the next few months and the start of next year.

"Actually if things keep going the way they are, then.......Wii will come out on top, not sony, oh and Excutive, I love the fact how you seem to think once halo 3 is released no games or any thing will be released for 360, which is about the jist of what you said."

I agree with you here, the Wii is quite a unique gaming experience, at first I wasn't even going to give the Wii a chance(come on what kind of name is Wii? I liked the name revolution better), then a friend made me play Wii sports and I was hooked. So ya Wii looks like it will win this gen, but I don't really compare the Wii to the PS3 or the 360.

And as far as no games after Halo, Mass Effect will be a monster of a game. Anyone who has played ANY Bioware game knows how each and everyone they have made since BG1 has been awesome. And Bioshock looks like its going to be a monster game as well.

[BLACKJACK VII]

Halo 3 alone will sell more copies than Lair & Warhawk combined. Bioshock, Mass Effect & Halo 3 will own Sony this Fall & Xmas folks. Sony won't catch M$ in 2007 or 2008 or even 2009 at it's current rate of sales. Not only that, but it can't afford a price war with M$.

*4.16 Million divided by 28 months = Sony would have to sell 148,571 consoles a month, for 28 months, & M$ would have to sell ZERO consoles in that time span ( 2007 to 2010 ) for Sony to just catch up to the 360. Do the math... see you in 2010.

[QuackPot]

...will be the main buyers of Halo 3. It's an established AAA franchise with a huge fanbase. Do you realitically think millions of Halo fans are waiting for the release of Halo 3 to finally buy their xbox 360. Get real.

New IPs like Gears of War, Bioshock, Mass Effect will cause spikes in sales of the console but they won't be massive. You diehard shooter fans already have your xbox 360 as we all know that the xbox specializes in shooters.

So yes, Halo 3, Mass Effect & Bioshock will sell alot of games - satisfying the majority of the 360 fanbase - but won't result in a major jump in sales of the console.

Warhawk, Lair etc will likely be pawned in games sales as the ps3 ownership base is smaller and with more diverse tastes. But the Ps3 won't be pawned in console sales. There are millions of Ps2 owners waiting for the right price and games to finally buy a Ps3.

<edit>

I repeat, there are millions - easily in excess of 10 million - of current Ps2 owners who are waiting for the right price and the games to finally buy a Ps3. It's simply a matter of time.

The xbox 360 won't be caught this year but could definitely be caught by the end of 2008 especially with LittleBigPlanet(2008 GOTY?), MGS, FF, GT as well as new IPs. The 360 has nothing that comes close to the mass appeal LBP is going to have. And combine that with a reduced price and those millions of Ps2 fans it is obvious that the 360 will be caught and passed.

Wait beyond.

[BLACKJACK VII]

"...So yes, Halo 3, Mass Effect & Bioshock will sell alot of games"

And that's where the money is. The console with the highest attach rate wins the console war. Hardware sales are actually secondary to software sales in terms of revenue.

[Zhuk]

The PS3 has potential to be a hit, but it needs a lower price point and better games.

[junk56]

when 08 comes and the big stuff comes out then the ps3 will sell liek hot cakes. once the price drop comes again next year, it'll sell even more to knock off the 360.

especially with bluray and futureproof technology, the ps3 has a huge future ahead of itself while the 360 and wii..... not so much

[BLACKJACK VII]

There is no such thing as "Future Proofing" in a world where PC's are currently outdated in less than 6 months. Sony will never be able to sell the PS3 below the 360's cost. Simple economics.

[QuackPot]

So you know what the production costs for a Ps3 will be like in 3-5 years

Link please.

< edit >

Link please.

And make it a Sony one because that's all that matters if you are saying the price will never be lower. You said it, I didn't.

Link please.

< edit >

I have a sneaking suspicion that blackjack has multiple accounts especially after the quick 3 disagrees with my comments.

Notice how achievementunlocked has a similar amount of bubbles and gamer tags. Hmmmmmm?

Seems like someone made a blunder. Targets acquired.

** BLACKJACK VII = ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED = ASSASSYN 36o **

Remember: two can play at that game especially if I lose a bubble. I better not lose a bubble.

Link please.

[BLACKJACK VII]

"...So you know what the production costs for a Ps3 will be like in 3-5 years"

No, do you ? Do YOU know what the cost of the 360 will be in 3-5 years ? Are YOU denying that the PS3 costs more to make than a 360, in 2007, 2008 or even 2009 ? Link please ? Do YOU think you know more about business economics than Merrill Lynch ???
_____________________________ ____________________________

Merrill Lynch is giving us some precious information more about PS3 price. We have an estimation of hardware costs for all next generation consoles! Cool.

Let’s start from the results: XBox, in the second half of 2006, should be 50% cheaper than ps3. This is too bad :(

So, Xbox 360 seems to win the price contest vs. Sony Playstation 3. Why?

Let’s go deeper…

“…The PS3 will not only be significantly more costly than Xbox 360 at launch, but will continue to operate at a cost disadvantage for several years. … We think that the Xbox 360 could be selling at half the price of PS3 in the latter half of 2006.”

“…Our analysis indicates that Microsoft has a significant advantage in terms of cost. Taking Sony’s weakened financial condition and Microsoft’s deep pockets into consideration, we conclude that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 should emerge as the early winner in the next round of the game console wars.”

“Competitive pricing [for Microsoft] could hurt margins for Microsoft in the near term, but we think that Microsoft has the potential to exit 2006 with an installed base of 10 million units, with all that implies for more profitable software sales for 2007.”

They also said that ATI (GPU provider), Infineon (memory provider) and Marvel could all benefit from an early lead on Xbox 360.

Merrill Lynch thinks that the famous Cell processor will have an average cost of $160 while the Xenon CPU will stay around $100.

What about graphics? Lots of money here, as well. Both Nvidia’s RSX and ATI’s GPU will be around $100 , lowering to $30 over time.

Blu-Ray is another expensive gadget: at least $75.

About the RAM, Microsoft - again - will probably reduce costs as GDDR3 is already available on the market. Playstation 3 and its XDR are guilty about their being, as usual, out of standards. They always experiment new solutions. A big boost, and a big risk at the same time… and risks have a cost.

Hard Drives are’t going to be sold as standards, but as add-ons. So it’s hard to make predictions about them.

The report predicts that 2 millions of XBox 360 units will be sold in 2005, followed by 7 millions in 2006.

_____________________________ __________________________

[THE VIOLATOR]

Quackpot, you are a Quackpot ! Where's your LINK ?

LMAO !!!

[Ahhhh]

@Xombie - what the hell did you just say? Can you atleast try to type like a person? please.

I think it's just funny how everyone keeps saying that after this Christmas, NO games will come out for 360. Are you serious? Just because M$ chose to show the games coming out this year at E3 doesn't mean there isn't going to be ANYTHING. At E3, Sony showed off what's coming out NEXT year, M$ did not.

[SonyDefenseForce]

The Only Reason Consumers buy this Product is cause
1.It's a Cheap Blu-Ray Player

2.The PS2 had lots of Years to Establish a Gigantic USER-BASE for Hardcore, Casual and Family Gamers cause it was the only decent Video Game Console out at the Time that was Fit to Support all those Types but times have Changed and SONY has made the Playstation 3 that really only Turns to ADULT Gamers rather than Kids, so the Only people that would buy such a product are SONY's DIE-HARD Playstation Fans

3.NO GOOD GAMES

4.nobody needs a Playstation 3 the Xbox 360 covers the Hardcore crowd and Casual crowd and the Wii has all the Family Gamers so where does this leave Playstation 3 in this Battle, we'll maby you would like to tell me cause i have no Clue?

[Crazyglues]

It's expensive.. People..

The price of admission is like nothing anyone ever expected. And even if some have made it their easy, it's still a lot. $600 dollars plus tax is just not something you throw down on the counter.

For the average person that's a lot of money for a gaming system. But this Christmas, Santa clause will once again be "dropping it like it's hot" so I wouldn't worry about PS3.

They will be just fine. Just a rough start because the price of entry was so high, and then after that high price you can't even show the consumer any games that justify that Price, that's going to make the average gamer a little weak in the knees.

But by Christmas this year the games will be there. And that makes a big difference, when you can actually see what makes the PS3 worth getting as appose to the have faith that most of us have had who already went out and bought their PS3.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

The ps3 is in special ed classes. So it has developmental issues. And is legaly declared...hindered.

[Rattles]

is going to sell 100 mill in 4 years then???