CNN: "PS3 is dying on the shelves"
 

A bleak commentary by CNN on Sony and its PS3 - when will there be a BIG price reduction to ''save'' the console?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=203995

Microsoft recently said that the current recession would not have a impact on the perform of Xbox360 console but surely no one is recession proof even Nintendo Wii?

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RIP.

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Given how Microsoft are running a huge TV campain for the 360 this Christmas, and the fact they have also reduced the console price significantly, i think this may sway sony to reduce their console price, if they dont then i can only see sales of the ps3 plummeting further, coupled with the fact that the online aspect of the ps3 imo isnt as good as the xbox, doesnt bode well for sony.

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They can only go down so far though. The PS3 has bluray and wireless as standard, whereas Xbox is all add-on's. I have both and almost always play my PS3 over my Xbox.

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The problem is that while Blu Ray is undoubtedly the most successful form of HD Disc, even Blu Ray is not selling well. Thus, the PS3 will need to sell well based mainly on the quality of it's game and the fact it has wireless built in (the extra cost of the xbox wireless adaptor is a lot less than the price difference between the PS3 and Xbox).

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O, no, not at those prices anyway, but at least it's already capable when the prices do eventually fall. If i really like a film im quite happy paying around £12 for it in HD, it just takes a couple of weeks after release date before any deals come up.

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Hmmm poorly written article tbh. Saying things like "The PS3 just doesn't have any must-have titles exclusive to the console" is not a fair comment anymore. Last year yes this year simply no.

Also ok I agree in part with the following statment "The PS3's big bonus is its ability to double as a Blu-Ray player. Too bad no one seems to care about hi-def DVDs. The differences between Blu-Ray and DVD are hard to see on a TV less than 50"." as blu-ray's not really big yet but to say the diffrence is not noticable under 50" is a lie as I notice it on a 32" and a 42" TV. Maybe I just have an eye for detail who knows.

Its not all bad but the article looks like it should of been written last year with the writter still banging on about the same things that Sony was slanted for last year but have made great progress with now.

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There was a similar sentiment a while back, that along with the recession and the Xbox price cuts the PS3 is a less attractive console for people at the moment. Someone from Game ( think it was them) say that since September they have been experiencing a drop in sales for the PS3.

The PS3 had managed to recover from a poor start a while back, Sony need to do it again. They really need a price drop.

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They are always going to need a price drop with the 360 just dropping and dropping but with them already taking a hit with each console sold its unlikely to happen anytime soon. There are rumours of a price cut early next year but this year I dont think there is a chance tbh.

I have also read abit about some PS2 owners waiting for BC before they upgrade so if Sony can finish the Emulation software they are meant to be working on and release it that may drive sales up. Then again with the PS2 still doing ok will they wait for a while before doing this ? Who knows it is Sony after all lol.

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I think the problems they had last year are returning because of the cost difference between the PS3 and the 360. Although the console is better, is it better enough to warrant the difference? Especially when the 360 has added more exclusive titles as well.

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Yeah, it is difficult for them. Microsoft did very well with their plan for the 360, get it out first and make it cheaper. Sony are also unlucky in that a lot of their business depends on the Playstation these days and Microsoft can afford to make a loss on the Xbox as their plan is to dominate very long term.

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This year the PS3 has had a very good amout of exclusive games and thats why I was saying that they are still using last years complaints.

I think its very unfair for the excuse that PS3 has no exclusives or no good exclusives or whatever to still be used. Its just the console does not have the same size install base as 360 so its never going to move as much on its exclusives but to say it does not have any worth it is insane after the year the PS3 has had (games wise).

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I think it was badly phrased, but it has less on the 360. In the end it's about what will make people hand over their money, not about what is fair. The 360 is more competitive at the moment, people are less willing to spend a lot of money on a console and the PS3 is just too pricey for a lot of people. They main draw, Blu-Ray, may not be enough for people.

Like I said, it's last years complaints returned because people are less willing to spend a lot.

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I disagree it's the console at fault, I think it's the price + recession

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I agree with what you are saying Damien and when I say I think its unfair I dont mean the competition I mean that the writter of the article was unfair to say that the PS3 has no good exclusive because its simply not true anymore.

The PS3 certainly could do with a price cut now its just unfortunate that its unlikely to happen anytime soon.

And as I said with my other point about high Def not being noticable on a less than 50" screen would you agree with this ? dont know if you've watched a blu-ray or a HD-DVD but myself I really do notice it and these are just some of the reason's I was disagreeing with the article.

At the end of the day I understand that the PS3 need's to do more even now and my agrument is not that of the PS3 is doing fine or me trying to defend the PS3. My argument is with the way the article was written and I would of had the same opinion if similair was written about the 360.

Seems that people are to quick to listen to hear say and write things that simply are not true rather than looking into the facts and then writting an article with some substance.

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Yeah, I agree with all of that.

Not sure about Hi-Def. But I notice the difference on my 17inch monitor between Hi-Def and standard but I am close to it.

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I have to admit, I don't think the PS3 is at fault either. It is a fine console. It's just that in these times, people seem to be looking to "make do" more (thus DVD is still outselling Blu Ray), and where they are upgrading, they are looking at the three consoles, and seem to be coming to the conclusion that the xbox and Wii are a better deal. I suspect it's not that the Xbox or Wii are better consoles (they aren't), but the fact that a lot of the big game franchises (your Need For Speeds, Fifa games etc) are available for at least the 360 and PS3.

If Sony were able to reduce the price a bit and/or licence a few more franchises, they would have more of a fighting chance. People wishing to "make do" more does seem to be extending to Consoles. The extra features the PS3 has over the Xbox may not be worth anything to them (if they aren't looking to install a HD DVD player or wish to use a wired network for instance), so they may come to the conclusion they are looking at a console that costs as much as a cheap PC but does a lot less. Then they see the Wii (with it's funky control systems and party games) and the Xbox 360 costing a lot less..