Comments on: Sony gear up the PS3 to attack the market http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/ A veteran's view on marketing games Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: IDBash http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5190 IDBash Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:55:49 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5190 I find a few serious issues with your thought process.. 2 of the 4 things are speculatory at best(not to mention highly unlikely), and the other 2 don't mean much; as well as, the 2 titles are the most uneventful I have heard about in a long time. So really obnoxious waste of time. Thanks for nothing. I find a few serious issues with your thought process.. 2 of the 4 things are speculatory at best(not to mention highly unlikely), and the other 2 don’t mean much; as well as, the 2 titles are the most uneventful I have heard about in a long time. So really obnoxious waste of time. Thanks for nothing.

]]> By: S.E. Gordon http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5186 S.E. Gordon Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:49:17 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5186 Too little, too late. And if this doesn't work, Sony might need to start looking towards the PS4. Too little, too late.

And if this doesn’t work, Sony might need to start looking towards the PS4.

]]> By: BC http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5185 BC Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:24:23 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5185 @woodins - "developer laziness" - this term gets thrown around a lot. Developers are far from lazy. They're not happy that they have to put their name on a PS3 version that is worse than the 360 one just because the technology is awkward to use and they have limited time and people to get it working. @woodins – “developer laziness” – this term gets thrown around a lot.

Developers are far from lazy. They’re not happy that they have to put their name on a PS3 version that is worse than the 360 one just because the technology is awkward to use and they have limited time and people to get it working.

]]> By: BC http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5183 BC Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:22:27 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5183 I don't get why people put so much focus in comparing the sales. I can understand PS3 vs 360 a bit because it's about which is going to get a bigger share of game sales in the future. But comparing it to the PS2 is a bit of a waste of time (and the Wii really). As long as the company is selling well and in profit surely things must be okay. Gamecube came third in the last generation but Nintendo still made stupid amounts of money because even third place was very profitable for them. Sony need to make sales to save them really. Beating the 360 isn't the issue any more. The issue is if they can make the PS3 a viable platform again. I don’t get why people put so much focus in comparing the sales. I can understand PS3 vs 360 a bit because it’s about which is going to get a bigger share of game sales in the future.

But comparing it to the PS2 is a bit of a waste of time (and the Wii really).

As long as the company is selling well and in profit surely things must be okay. Gamecube came third in the last generation but Nintendo still made stupid amounts of money because even third place was very profitable for them.

Sony need to make sales to save them really. Beating the 360 isn’t the issue any more. The issue is if they can make the PS3 a viable platform again.

]]> By: woodins http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 woodins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:15:44 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5181 As for loads of PS2 owners waiting for the price drop, there are also alot of 360 owners waiting for the drop too. Thank god they got the production and development costs down, but jesus, why did it take them so long? Call me a stingy git, but I can afford to wait until the PS3 slim gets under £200. Theres simply not enough exclusives on the PS3 even now for me to justify owning both consoles at the moment. For all the technical superiority that the PS3 packs, the fact remains, either due to developer laziness or technical issues, the multi-platform games dont look any different to the 360. By the time the PS3 slim comes down to under £200 (which will take awhile lol), there should be a half-decent back catalogue of games for me to plug away and enjoy . . . . . . Oh yeah, and a Blu-Ray player would be nice too . . . . . . . As for loads of PS2 owners waiting for the price drop, there are also alot of 360 owners waiting for the drop too. Thank god they got the production and development costs down, but jesus, why did it take them so long?

Call me a stingy git, but I can afford to wait until the PS3 slim gets under £200. Theres simply not enough exclusives on the PS3 even now for me to justify owning both consoles at the moment.

For all the technical superiority that the PS3 packs, the fact remains, either due to developer laziness or technical issues, the multi-platform games dont look any different to the 360.

By the time the PS3 slim comes down to under £200 (which will take awhile lol), there should be a half-decent back catalogue of games for me to plug away and enjoy . . . . . . Oh yeah, and a Blu-Ray player would be nice too . . . . . . .

]]> By: Bruce http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5179 Bruce Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:28:16 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5179 The 360 is about 8 million units ahead of the PS3. So at a million units a month it would obviously take 8 months for the PS3 to catch up. But this would mean the 360 selling zero units. Which of course is ridiculous when the 360 is outselling the PS3. Basically for every three PS3s that have been sold there are four 360s sold. A full third more. But both of them are doing really badly compared with what the PS2 did. The 360 is about 8 million units ahead of the PS3.
So at a million units a month it would obviously take 8 months for the PS3 to catch up. But this would mean the 360 selling zero units. Which of course is ridiculous when the 360 is outselling the PS3.

Basically for every three PS3s that have been sold there are four 360s sold. A full third more.

But both of them are doing really badly compared with what the PS2 did.

]]> By: BC http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5178 BC Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:02:49 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5178 2010: year of the PS3? :P It might be just a little too late. We're in the middle of a recession now. If they did it a year ago they would have shifted a few more machines. PS3 is getting old too and it's not a must have luxury item any more. There will be a bit of a boost, because people are going to want the slimmer version, but I have the feeling that most of these people are going to be people who already have a PS3. I think for a sake of a few exclusives, most people are going to be happier with what they already have and put the money towards more games instead. 2010: year of the PS3? :P

It might be just a little too late. We’re in the middle of a recession now. If they did it a year ago they would have shifted a few more machines.

PS3 is getting old too and it’s not a must have luxury item any more. There will be a bit of a boost, because people are going to want the slimmer version, but I have the feeling that most of these people are going to be people who already have a PS3.

I think for a sake of a few exclusives, most people are going to be happier with what they already have and put the money towards more games instead.

]]> By: Makidian http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5171 Makidian Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:08 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5171 @TruMan The PSPGo! being at the high price point that it is, could end up putting additional strength behind the PS3 price reductions, since it's substantially smaller and uses far less components, the PSPGo! is likely instantly more profitable than the PSP models currently on the market. Also, if it goes well they will likely start phasing out the older models of the PSP entirely, maybe as soon as next year(holiday). I will agree that $250 is way to high for the Go, but they are likely using the profit to help further leverage the cost of a PS3 price cut. Hopefully Microsoft is gonna do another round of cuts because I would like to get a cheaper Elite, I don't see them sitting on their laurels while Sony tries to put them in a crater. @TruMan The PSPGo! being at the high price point that it is, could end up putting additional strength behind the PS3 price reductions, since it’s substantially smaller and uses far less components, the PSPGo! is likely instantly more profitable than the PSP models currently on the market. Also, if it goes well they will likely start phasing out the older models of the PSP entirely, maybe as soon as next year(holiday). I will agree that $250 is way to high for the Go, but they are likely using the profit to help further leverage the cost of a PS3 price cut.

Hopefully Microsoft is gonna do another round of cuts because I would like to get a cheaper Elite, I don’t see them sitting on their laurels while Sony tries to put them in a crater.

]]> By: blacksand http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5170 blacksand Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5170 Truman the price cut will come there is a lot of PS2 owners waiting for the price to come down. Xbox people is waiting to for the price cut, they know they want a PS3 so they complain about the price and some of them have one already. Truman the price cut will come there is a lot of PS2 owners waiting for the price to come down. Xbox people is waiting to for the price cut, they know they want a PS3 so they complain about the price and some of them have one already.

]]> By: Used Cisco http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/05/sony-gear-up-the-ps3-to-attack-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-5165 Used Cisco Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:44:54 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2385#comment-5165 I'm glad to see Sony getting serious. We've been waiting a long time. What will also be interesting is to see what Microsofts answer is. They won't take a PS3 slim + price cut lying down. Of that we can be sure. I’m glad to see Sony getting serious. We’ve been waiting a long time. What will also be interesting is to see what Microsofts answer is. They won’t take a PS3 slim + price cut lying down. Of that we can be sure.

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