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Sony CEO: PS3 price may well be the weak point

Posted on Tuesday, 20 March 2007 by Speed, source: Gamasutra
Gamasutra is reporting that in a yet to be aired television interview, Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer has stated that the PS3's biggest weak spot may very well be its price

“if we fail, it is because we positioned PS3 as the Mercedes of the video game field.”

Good that Sony realises that the price is indeed a big thing. Maybe they'll do something about it a bit faster now.
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NINJAFISH

NINJAFISH

Theres a few things wrong IMO with the PS3 but the biggest problem is definitely the blu ray/ huge price spike
Theres a few things wrong IMO with the PS3 but the biggest problem is definitely the blu ray/ huge price spike
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Posted on 15:44, March 20th 2007
DoubleD

DoubleD

yeah, should have had a version without Blu-Ray :-/ Now they're just using it to 'win' the Blu-Ray vs HD DVD war :(
yeah, should have had a version without Blu-Ray :-/ Now they're just using it to 'win' the Blu-Ray vs HD DVD war :(
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Posted on 22:18, March 20th 2007
DonkeyBasherUK

DonkeyBasherUK

"the PS3's biggest weak spot may very well be its price"

No Shit Sherlock.. Dam i bet he hired a detective to figure that one out!! lmao
Me thinks the Tekbots at Sony Took out Sir Howards Stringers Common sense chip as well as the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser chip.
"the PS3's biggest weak spot may very well be its price" No Shit Sherlock.. Dam i bet he hired a detective to figure that one out!! lmao Me thinks the Tekbots at Sony Took out Sir Howards Stringers Common sense chip as well as the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser chip.
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Posted on 23:21, March 20th 2007
Anonymous

Anonymous

Biggest weak spot yes, but not only one... high game development cost (resulting in high game costs), low availability... anything else you can think of?

Let's face it, PS3 is a clusterfuck!!!
Biggest weak spot yes, but not only one... high game development cost (resulting in high game costs), low availability... anything else you can think of? Let's face it, PS3 is a clusterfuck!!!
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Posted on 10:07, March 21st 2007
Vexxed

Vexxed

And i bet with all that said none of you own a PS3 or have even played on one.

Its got no emotion chip or graphics synthesiser chip and bluray is pushing up the price and i dont want it in the PS3 and it has high game costs and lets just face it the PS3 is a clusterfu.............blah blah blah.
And i bet with all that said none of you own a PS3 or have even played on one. Its got no emotion chip or graphics synthesiser chip and bluray is pushing up the price and i dont want it in the PS3 and it has high game costs and lets just face it the PS3 is a clusterfu.............blah blah blah.
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Posted on 10:35, March 21st 2007
DonkeyBasherUK

DonkeyBasherUK

Yes i do have my PS3 and have had for 3 months now. Im not gonna slat it ..its ok, Does its job. Simple fact is its nothing spectacular whatsoever, After 4 hours of Motor storm im back on Test Drive Unlimimted on me 360.
I think if people are expecting a OMFG.. WoW factor piece of hardware, then you have been completed sucked in like i was .Hehe
Shame theres no Real Flagship titles for it at Launch either. I would have rather bought a Ps3 without Blur-ray and all the unessacary fancy features if it knocked 200 smackers off the price. still i got it now and hardly even think about it anymore ..just another dust collector under my Tv :D
Yes i do have my PS3 and have had for 3 months now. Im not gonna slat it ..its ok, Does its job. Simple fact is its nothing spectacular whatsoever, After 4 hours of Motor storm im back on Test Drive Unlimimted on me 360. I think if people are expecting a OMFG.. WoW factor piece of hardware, then you have been completed sucked in like i was .Hehe Shame theres no Real Flagship titles for it at Launch either. I would have rather bought a Ps3 without Blur-ray and all the unessacary fancy features if it knocked 200 smackers off the price. still i got it now and hardly even think about it anymore ..just another dust collector under my Tv :D
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Posted on 13:50, March 21st 2007
Vexxed

Vexxed

Yes i do have my PS3 and have had for 3 months now. Im not gonna slat it ..its ok, Does its job. Simple fact is its nothing spectacular whatsoever, After 4 hours of Motor storm im back on Test Drive Unlimimted on me 360.
I think if people are expecting a OMFG.. WoW factor piece of hardware, then you have been completed sucked in like i was .Hehe
Shame theres no Real Flagship titles for it at Launch either. I would have rather bought a Ps3 without Blur-ray and all the unessacary fancy features if it knocked 200 smackers off the price. still i got it now and hardly even think about it anymore ..just another dust collector under my Tv :D


You played Motor Storm and then when back to Test Drive, are you mad.
So are you not utilising the Blu-Ray drive either?. you paid for it so you might aswell use it, i got a handful of Blu-Ray films and would never wish it didnt have Blu-Ray playback.

No its not an amazing machine but im more than glad i got mine and dont regret it at all,Motor Storm is awesome and the Blu-Ray playback is 50% of what makes me not regret getting it. fair play on your honesty though.
[quote]Yes i do have my PS3 and have had for 3 months now. Im not gonna slat it ..its ok, Does its job. Simple fact is its nothing spectacular whatsoever, After 4 hours of Motor storm im back on Test Drive Unlimimted on me 360. I think if people are expecting a OMFG.. WoW factor piece of hardware, then you have been completed sucked in like i was .Hehe Shame theres no Real Flagship titles for it at Launch either. I would have rather bought a Ps3 without Blur-ray and all the unessacary fancy features if it knocked 200 smackers off the price. still i got it now and hardly even think about it anymore ..just another dust collector under my Tv :D[/quote] You played Motor Storm and then when back to Test Drive, are you mad. So are you not utilising the Blu-Ray drive either?. you paid for it so you might aswell use it, i got a handful of Blu-Ray films and would never wish it didnt have Blu-Ray playback. No its not an amazing machine but im more than glad i got mine and dont regret it at all,Motor Storm is awesome and the Blu-Ray playback is 50% of what makes me not regret getting it. fair play on your honesty though.
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Posted on 14:26, March 21st 2007
 

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