Originally posted by DarthBandel
here is the proof http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/03/datamonitor_ps3_forecast/
One company, as opposed to the many others who have said Nintendo or MS will sell more of their systems.
Regardless, the fact that most stores now have PS3's just sitting there, waiting to be bought is proof enough that they aren't selling as well as their competitors.
PS3 is selling pretty crap right now, excluding Japan, its sold out still over there, theres a higher demand for it other there then in America, the main reasons for it doing so poorly is the high cost, the fact that people have already spent money on their 360's have have little reason to buy a PS3 at the moment and also despite the fact its a launch console, it will be a while before the real games start coming out worth screaming about.
Not even I a guy who wants a PS3 more then anything at the moment is willing to go out and buy one yet, 1. Its not released over here and 2. I don't do launches.
However, I have no doubt the PS3 will perform better in Europe and Japan, theres quite a bit of hype for PS3 here in London and Japan based on the fact that 360 is selling poorly over there will most likely take the PS3 as thier second console of choice besides Wii.
When the games start releasing worth talking about, then I will see it doing better in the whole of America, right now its doing okay in some parts but not all as some states instead of having difficulty trying to stock it are having difficulty trying to sell it.
All I can say is if they have some on shelves, why in god's name do we in Europe not get any, when there some bloody hanging around in America doing nothing 🙁
Originally posted by Lana
PS3 has not shown strong sales at all. It is in fact harder to get a DS than a PS3 right now.That is a prediction, not proof of anything.
And do not post multiple times in a row like that; there is an edit button. Use it.
Thats because they're not shipping hardly. I saw more Ps3 come and leave out the door than DS's coming to the store. No where near as many. I don't know what the deal is with nintendo, but its like we get 10 at a time. PSP's sold a shit ton too.
Originally posted by OB1-adobe
Thats because they're not shipping hardly. I saw more Ps3 come and leave out the door than DS's coming to the store. No where near as many. I don't know what the deal is with nintendo, but its like we get 10 at a time. PSP's sold a shit ton too.
Also because one of them is much more desired at the moment, and that's sure as hell not the PS3.
PSP sales are picking up a bit again but still not any significant number.
Originally posted by OB1-adobeI think its cos your the mod that that reply shocked me the most 😮 I know it's Sony's loss, I wouldn't say they decided to delay it for the wrong reasons, they delayed because there were issues with the PS3, I would rather not have the faulty blu-ray PS3s and let it be delayed, unless you are that desperate to get a console, a delay shouldn't bother anyone but the console makers.
Thats because they're not shipping hardly. I saw more Ps3 come and leave out the door than DS's coming to the store. No where near as many. I don't know what the deal is with nintendo, but its like we get 10 at a time. PSP's sold a shit ton too.
I think the delay was rather irritating at first, but it hasn't let down the modd, there is still a good reaction over here, infact the dealy has only built up more hype, I hope this hype turns into sales.
I'm not particually desperate for a console, so I'll gladly wait until the PS3 collects some better games then pick it up, if the 360 starts getting some games I like then I'll pick that up too, right now, both of them fail to get me excited.
The Wii is the only console I think I will pick up within 2007 if possible.
Uhhh, I'm assuming you meant to quote my post by your first comment.
But people SHOULD be pissed by the delay in Europe, as one of the things that Sony was making a huge deal about was a simultaneous world-wide launch. They didn't even announce the release date officially until September; they should have known by then they'd have a shortage of systems available for launch due to not having working tech and thus that that wouldn't be possible.
Originally posted by LanaPissed? Yeah, when we first heard about it, over the last few months, all I've heard about was PS3, PS3, PS3, but then I live in London were talk gets around fast, can't say the same for Italy and France etc. Dunno about them, only England.
Uhhh, I'm assuming you meant to quote my post by your first comment.But people SHOULD be pissed by the delay in Europe, as one of the things that Sony was making a huge deal about was a simultaneous world-wide launch. They didn't even announce the release date officially until September; they should have known by then they'd have a shortage of systems available for launch due to not having working tech and thus that that wouldn't be possible.
Don't get me wrong, 360 was hyped near lauch, but convo on it has sorta died down, I don't even know anyone with 360 🙁 Which is rather annoying because I wanna play Gears of war, I know one person who picked up Wii, that doesn't mean either is doing badly or ignored, just means I happen to not know anyone that has one. I've heard about retailers slagging off PS3 in America, but over here, you can have a friendly unbiased chat with the retailers, when I talked to one at Virgin the day after Wii launch, he wouldn't stop going on about PS3 and Wii, he said he had gotten his Wii and loved it and was waiting to pick up a PS3, he didn't mention 360 for some reason, but I'm guessing hes just an individual because others I have spoken to talked about the good points of all and refused to talk about the bad, after all, they are selling.
Also, unlike America, there aren't magazines over here ranting about which console is superior or news stations discussing it, they only talk about the launches and keep it at that, so barely anyone cares about media and publicity over here, the day I see BBC slagging off a console on live TV, I will be majorly shocked.
I think 360's hype was slightly stolen by PSP and DS, it was sold out here too like everywhere else, but talked about little, it was all about the cool people who were watching eh em on thier PSPs or playing games during lessons on thier DSs. PSP is more of a fashion statement here, while DS tends to appeal to the younger gen, no offence to DS by any means, just stating the facts, you are more likly to see an teenager and above over here with a PSP then a DS, and if you find someone, I'd pay you $10 for each person you find. And all my little cousins have DSs, so its no wonder its a big hit, for every one teenager or older with a PSP, there are like 10 kids with DSs 🙂
Going back on topic, I don't think the PS3 will do too badly over here, Sony already has a big hold of the market over here, so people trust them despite whats going on, and unless you're a hardcore gamer that knows all the news going on around the world and takes it seriously, you are bound to pick up a PS3.
If PS3 had more stock, while ppl are saying Wii will come out first in Japan, I am also sceptical of this, Wii is popular there, but not as much as the DS, there is quite a bit of hype for PS3 there too, I'm not gonna make any solid statements as I can't find the link to back myself up with facts. But a survey was carried out after the Wii launch and PS3 did pretty well in that survey.
The only reason I have no interest in 360 myself is because I have never been all to excited about FPS games, and the only games that look remotly exciting to me on 360 are FPS, hopefully with will change soon and FPS won't remain the craze since Halo, aslo, my internet connection is poor, I only just managed to connect my PS2 online before the adapter busted, so Xbox Live is about as useful to me as an empty coconut, and I don't think that without live there is much fun, most people I have spoken to have completed thier games within 2 days or so, this would annoy me alone.
Seperating it, otherwise it looks like a news article, lol
I'm a hardcore Sony fanboy and I have no shame in admit it , but I'm also a gamer and sometimes I have to see things in a much wider perspective, as much as it hurts my fanboyism.
I have to admit I was one of the first ones to make fun of the wiimote, I didn't understand it at the moment, and was astonished at the lack of imagination of the controller design (don't have to tell me, I know I was being stupid) I thought i looked just like my TV remote and wasn't impressed about the fact that I had to swing the remote to play and get tired after 20 min, when i could just comfortably sit on my couch or lay on my bed playing my games (I'm throwing a question here: is it tiring to play with the wiimote or is it just comfortable, and do i always have to be standing up? i wouldn't really know rite now).
but after a while, and to my honest surprise, I find myself interested in the console and badly craving one. it took me a while to understand it and actually the game that sold me the wii (metaphorically speaking) was Red Steel, if i wasn't for that game, I wouldn't have much desire in having a wii as i did then. (although I've heard that RS isn't as impressive as i thought it to be).
I hate Nintendo ever since N64 (i know i'm gonna get flamed here but i think it was the worst console ever, although it has quite a few awesome games) because how they focused so much in graphics and screw up great games as DK and many others (even zelda didn't escape, after the masterpiece OoT was they launch that crappy Majora's Mask just for the bucks), while PS graphically inferior had the most and best game of the time. now it seems they learned their lesson.
I'm really pissed off at Sony rite now because it seems they fell in the hole nintendo did. i just hoped they can get out of it before they're doomed.
It' no brainer PS3 its the most powerful console out there, but without games to back that up, and take full advantage of it, it will just flop.
I'm currently thinking of getting a Wii or 360 in the next 2 months. i think I'll go with the 360, since it has more games, that i could easily get, rather than just 10 Wii titles at my disposal (I don't live in the States so Its harder for me to get wii games), about the PS3 i would definitely be getting one.... 2 years from now, whether it flops or not.
as for the topic. i don't think PS3 is the most interesting console, when clearly the wii takes that compliment, as being the must have gadget rite now (kinda like the Motorola RAZR in is time). but i would say ItS FUTURE its' what makes it interesting, not the console itself, and i think that's what they meant when IGN says ''more interesting''
I think an attractive asset but also problem is the openess of it, its been complimented upon, but aslo pondered upon. The PS3 is so open that it is fairly simple to create software for it, look, its only been out a while and already you can download and install various softwares made for it over the PS3 browser. This is good as in the future I can see all kinds of things available to be downloaded and installed on your PS3, but this is also bad, it opens the console up to hackers and all kinds of other people. In the openess of the console sense, I'd say it is very much like a PC, and if this is so, I can see art software and more being made for the PS3 as external sources create them, but with the goodies of a PC come the bad things as well.