Why Sony is Ready to Self Destruct

jammmma writes "Before even launching the PS3, Sony is ready to self destruct." From the article: "PS3 is doomed, thanks to Sony's ignorant attitude. None of us had the chance to seriously evaluate PS3 and the experience it has to offer. It's impossible without a series of titles and an official product at hand, but from where we stand, Sony's damaging attitude is all it takes to diminish the value of PS3. Kutaragi may be right in defending PS3; after all, he can't criticize his own product, but instead of exciting users with valuable features and winning them over so they can start saving, Kutaragi makes bearish statements in response to Nintendo's announcement and Microsoft's take on Sony. Last I heard companies were at E3 to impress media personnel, which yielded positive publicity, not make childish remarks when chances were against them."

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[singingjim]

Link is busted. At least it doesn't work for me. OSX Safari.

Re:Remember Betamax?

[javcrapa]

I am a proud owner of a Sony Clie Nr70v, and it is one fine pda! Works great, good screen, fast for its time, and takes abouse without complaining.

People implementing glass houses...

[bADlOGIN]

Shouldn't throw stones. This is the current response (for anything) from www.cooltechzone.com.

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Perhaps they should try not self-destructing themselves;)

Used to be a loyal Sony customer...

[TED Vinson]

...until they burned me on a defective camcorder.

Used to consider the Sony brand to be an indicator of superior quality and service. Then my DCR/HC-30 camcorder began to act strangely just at the end of the warranty period.

Turns out many people were having the same problem, with the suspected cause being a bad batch of components used in part of the production run. http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/t107753.html

Sony support wanted over $200 to repair it.

I politely discussed the problem and the suspected systemic flaw with multiple levels of the support staff, requesting a free or at least discounted repair.

They politely told me to go get bent.

So, none of my personal dollars, or the fairly large IT budgets I manage, will ever go to Sony again.

Good move Sony; implode at your earliest convenience.

Re:Remember Betamax?

[VagaStorm]

I have a sonyericsson mobile phone, wich I am wery pleased with. When it comes to game consoles, I dont realy whant a nintendo, so sony seems to come out of it as the lesser of 2 evils, atleast if I'm selecting one based on the company making it. But I gues I'm not that anti microsoft, so if when the ps3 comes out the x-box 360 still is the best box, I'll probably get one of those then.

Re:Slashdot is self destructing.

[PenGun]

You gotta understand Zonk hates Sony. There are no moderators for the top level fools and we just have to put up with their various predjudices. .

    PenGun
  Do What Now ??? ... Standards and Practices !

Re:Xbox 360 price: $287.00

[spindizzy]

Everyone keeps mentioning kids as if they're the determinant in this. The console market has matured now to the point where the average age of gamers is now 24, which I'm guessing from the posts is somewhat above the Slashdot average. The market of parents buying for their children is only vital for one player, Nintendo who will probably have a lock on this niche, but it is only a niche.

Frankly as it's under $1000 it's in impulse buy territory for me.
$600 is not a lot of money, I spent $300 on a pair of shoes this weekend because I thought they looked good.

Huh?

[Mr. Underbridge]

Wait...did I miss a wonderful Sony product offering, or did 5 idiot moderators miss the sarcasm bit like usual?