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How To Split An Atom: How To Transform The PS3

  • Andrej · 2 years ago
    Well from a gaming & sales perspective the PS3 has not been successful.

    But you must look at the PS3's sales from another perspective as well, the PS3 has been an immensely successful console for the Blu-Ray camp.
  • Steve · 2 years ago
    This is true, but when you're selling your Blu-Ray player for about 60% of the cost of the rest of your inventory, then you have to expect that it will do well.
  • Andrej · 2 years ago
    Exactly, and that's the whole point.

    Sony wants Blu-Ray to win since it brings, or rather said it will bring, heaps of money to them. If, as Sony says, the PlayStation 3 is a "long term investment" then in the case of Blu-Ray's victory over HD-DVD people will want a cheap Blu-Ray player, i.e. PS3. When more people star buying the PS3 as a cheap and reliable Blu-Ray player and media center then inherently more and more will gradually start playing games on it.

    We all know consoles last ~6 years, and formats even longer.

    So it could be a win-win situation for Sony?!
  • Steve · 2 years ago
    If they manage to change their marketing spin, then that might be very true.
  • Andrew · 2 years ago
    Of course it will never happen because they're publishing titles on Bluray discs for the games side.

    And have made many mentions of how their games will no longer fit to DVD.

    So they're sticking by it.

    Of course they said Rumble is last-gen and that it messed with the SIXAXIS motion, but they're backpedalling that one.
  • Alex · 11 months ago
    The other bgi problem with the ps3 as I see it is that it has been out for ages now and the developers have not built in very many cheats based on what I see on big cheat sites: http://gamecheats.com/playstation-3

    This is a big issue becuase with a down economy, people are going to look to get more mileage out of their favorite games. Wii and other competitors have embraced cheats and ways ti develop them, sony better shape up!!