Good luck sony

[Jonnnn]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6212246.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1

"Despite a growing user base for the PlayStation 3 and PSP, Sony recently reported a total net loss of $1.03 billion , its first since 1995. The news came on top of previously announced job cuts and vast restructuring, while its flagship console, the PS3, continues to lag significantly behind both the Xbox 360 and the Wii in worldwide unit sales."

"I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform," he said. "It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation." - Activision  

[nitnit]

GG deathguiser. Too bad he isnt here for my victory.  

[Jonnnn]

Deathguiser told me to tell you that hes going to ******** you up. He said he'll show up on your doorstep in three days.  

[Your Irish Twin Brother]

Yes, sony dies soon. rofl  

[darkslasherX]

Jonnnn

Deathguiser told me to tell you that hes going to ******** you up. He said he'll show up on your doorstep in three days.

I bet he doesn't have the nerve. razz  

[nitnit]

Party at deathguiser's house in las vegas.  

[Dopahkiin]

They called me crazy... They said I was wrong... But I knew it! I knew that the PS3 would fail, and I've said it from the very beginning. The 700$ monolith of doom is dying. End of story.  

[nitnit]

Who called you crazy? Probably very few people / no one from this guild - I don't really know of many PS3 supporters. We had a couple (kunx, deathguiser) but they've left for the most part.

I think the real issue wasn't the price tag - that's as expensive as the 360 elite now, it was the fact that almost every good game on the PS3 was on the 360, and the 360 had about 111 exclusive games on top of that. This, coupled with the 360's superior online support (Don't kid yourselves, XBL > PS3's online)... the only real advantages PS3 had were Blu Ray, Metal Gear Solid 4, and superior processing power (that was mostly unused). Oh. And PS3 didnt have a 30% hardware failure rate. But hey, we Americans love buying poorly made stuff that breaks easily  

[Tron714]

Here is some more bad news for Sony that i read a few days ago

Quote:

Activision Threatens to Stop Supporting Sony Consoles Altogether
Written Friday, June 19, 2009 by Dan Webb


In a similar vein to the post earlier regarding Splinter Cell: Conviction being an Xbox 360 console exclusive, Activision chief, Bobby Kotick, told The Times that they may just stop supporting Sony altogether.

"I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform. It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation."

Ouch ... but wait, it gets worse for Sony.

"They have to cut the price, because if they don't, the attach rates are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony." When asked when Kotick replied, "when we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support the console — and the PSP [portable] too."

Double ouch. Stern words from the Activision chief there, but goes a long way to answering the questions I posed this morning.

I suppose if they do stop supporting Sony ... PS3 owners will only miss out on a plethora of music cash ins and licensed crap. Yes, I just went there. I suppose they will miss out on the Infinity Ward Modern Warfare titles as well though, which is a sad day for PS3 owners if that ever happens ... although I can't see it happening, especially with a price cut on the console rumoured for the fall. Still, can't say I've ever seen those sort of threats thrown around before to one of the console creators.

 

[Haratio TaFotter]

Not surprising in the least. EAT IT, SONY FANBOYS!  

[pathetic_negi_magician]

Err... this isn't news to me, though I wish it were. I'm not a fan-boy, but I do like the PS3 exclusives. It was exclusives such as NIS games that influenced my decision to purchase a PS3. (And even then, Disgaea DS' sales totals... dood)

Still... it certainly is a kick to the nuts to know that my $600 investment may not even last as long as my $200 investment for the PS2.  

[nitnit]

If Sony has to cut the PS3's price again, then they're really doing bad. They are already losing money on each PS3 sold.  

[Jonnnn]

nitnit

If Sony has to cut the PS3's price again, then they're really doing bad. They are already losing money on each PS3 sold.

I forgot about this.

I've read that they're losing as much as $260 on each sale. We know they're losing at least $130 as of last year.  

[Haratio TaFotter]

nitnit

If Sony has to cut the PS3's price again, then they're really doing bad. They are already losing money on each PS3 sold.

Yeah, its pretty funny when it took them forever to drop the price on the old PS2.  

[Tron714]

I dont think Sony as a whole will die... I mean they are pretty well invested into their electronic hardware. And remember, the PS3 isnt a video game console, its a "Entertainment System" lol.

hopefully people understand the joke...