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PS3 To Slow Game Industry Growth?
simoniker writes "DFC Intelligence's game analyst David Cole has released a new report on the next-gen video game market, and he's especially harsh on PS3 plans: 'The high price of the PlayStation 3 is going to slow overall industry growth, especially for software,' and '...if Sony does not change its current strategy for the PS3 the system will probably end up in third place in installed base.' He also suggests that 'the PS3 would be more than 35% of the monthly household income' of average families in some world territories. When will the backlash end?" The bottom line is that, even if they ramp up to 200,000 units a month starting this month, they're still not going to hit their 2 million unit goal in time for a November launch. Shortages and the high price tag will mean this is going to be a very weird Christmas console season.
I hate this crap...
The guy down the street should have made better life decisions... he should have studied harder in high school instead of getting drunk and knocking that girl up. He should have stayed in and studied while his college buddies were at that frat party (which later got busted for drugs and they all got thrown out of school). He should have worked harder at his desk job... so as to move up in the company or be able to transfer to another company. He shouldn't have overspent on those credit cards and saved his money instead, so he would be in a better financial position.
I just don't understand people that stand up for lazy people in this society. We all make decisions about how to live our life. If someone (or someone in their family tree... which is just as valid) has done better than me at that I don't hold it against them. However, when I see lazy asses spouting "It's not fair" it just burns my ass. Some people in this society look at their futures and make the right decisions in their life in order to provide the things they want/need in the future. It's not brain surgery and there is plenty of help along the way... but instead of making good decisions people would rather leech off the people who do work hard and have done well for themselves.
I personally have come from a lower middle class standing... and I've worked my _ass_ off to get where I am and to make sure that in the future I have the money/things my family and I need. I _know_ it can be done...
Friedmud
PS - to bring this back on topic I will say that I think Sony has become arrogant with their market position... and I think they're going to get a wakeup call with the PS3. Sure they will still sell a shit-ton of them... because like others have mentioned some people just have the money to throw at a machine like that... but I do think they're going to miss the core market with that price.
I myself will be picking up a Wii... I've got a gamecube now... and even though I don't play it too often (I like my computer better), I do enjoy the first party games and the party games with friends.