Post by Altaïr47 on Dec 21, 2006 23:50:13 GMT 6
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PC World calls the PS3 one of the top 21 tech mistakes of 2006. Agree or disagree? Sound off in the comments!
PlayStation 3: Late, expensive, and incompatible
When it was announced in spring 2005, the Sony PlayStation 3 was going to be the greatest thing to hit home gaming since a hedgehog named Sonic. Then came the delays. By the time the PS3 arrived, it was six months late, and Nintendo's cheaper and more innovative Wii had stolen much of its thunder. At $599 for the 60GB model, the PS3 is twice the price of the original PlayStation 2, yet research firm iSupply -- which describes the PS3 as having supercomputer qualities--estimates that Sony still loses more than $200 per unit.
Thanks to manufacturing delays, Sony shipped an estimated 150,000 units for the North American launch, or less than half the number it had originally planned. And the PS3 was incompatible with more than 200 PlayStation and PS2 games, though Sony is addressing that problem through online updates.
The good news? Game-crazed youth are buying up PS3s and reselling them on eBay for double the asking price. And unlike, say, Sony batteries, they don't catch fire...at least, not yet.
Big mistake: Trying to turn a supercomputer into a gaming device.
Bigger mistake: Failing to drive a stake through the heart of Nintendo when the opportunity offered
gamerevolution.com/news/view.php?id=2099
From buzz to bust, Time Magazine is not sold on PS3
In an article by Time titled "5 Things That Went From Buzz to Bust," Sony received a megaton of virtual spankings for its PS3. Unproven Cell and Blu-ray technology, a hefty $600 price tag, and the lamest launch titles ever seen, all of which are the reasons why Time Magazine deems the PS3 a bust for Sony.
"You know you're in trouble when you get beat by something called a Wii," said Time.
Other "Buzz to Busts" on the list included O.J. Simpson, television show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and Snakes on a Plane.
PC World calls the PS3 one of the top 21 tech mistakes of 2006. Agree or disagree? Sound off in the comments!
PlayStation 3: Late, expensive, and incompatible
When it was announced in spring 2005, the Sony PlayStation 3 was going to be the greatest thing to hit home gaming since a hedgehog named Sonic. Then came the delays. By the time the PS3 arrived, it was six months late, and Nintendo's cheaper and more innovative Wii had stolen much of its thunder. At $599 for the 60GB model, the PS3 is twice the price of the original PlayStation 2, yet research firm iSupply -- which describes the PS3 as having supercomputer qualities--estimates that Sony still loses more than $200 per unit.
Thanks to manufacturing delays, Sony shipped an estimated 150,000 units for the North American launch, or less than half the number it had originally planned. And the PS3 was incompatible with more than 200 PlayStation and PS2 games, though Sony is addressing that problem through online updates.
The good news? Game-crazed youth are buying up PS3s and reselling them on eBay for double the asking price. And unlike, say, Sony batteries, they don't catch fire...at least, not yet.
Big mistake: Trying to turn a supercomputer into a gaming device.
Bigger mistake: Failing to drive a stake through the heart of Nintendo when the opportunity offered
gamerevolution.com/news/view.php?id=2099
From buzz to bust, Time Magazine is not sold on PS3
In an article by Time titled "5 Things That Went From Buzz to Bust," Sony received a megaton of virtual spankings for its PS3. Unproven Cell and Blu-ray technology, a hefty $600 price tag, and the lamest launch titles ever seen, all of which are the reasons why Time Magazine deems the PS3 a bust for Sony.
"You know you're in trouble when you get beat by something called a Wii," said Time.
Other "Buzz to Busts" on the list included O.J. Simpson, television show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and Snakes on a Plane.