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Nolan Bushnell Disappointed With PS3

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the coin-op-frustration dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Atari founder Nolan Bushnell points out that PS and PS2 got lucky with their release, 'It wasn't anything brilliant that they did. With the PS and PS2 it was timing. They had the right pricing at the right time [and were] almost the accidental winner.' But he sees things differently this time around. 'It would not surprise me if a year from now they'll be struggling to sell 1 million units.'" I find that kind of hard to believe, but he raises some more salient points in the other parts of the article.

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  1. Re:Reliable Opinion? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Informative
    Not sure if I'd trust a person whose company was responsible for multiple failed consoles (Jaguar, 5200, ET the game, to name a few)

    Bushnell left Atari in 1978. Methinks he didn't have anything to do with the Jaguar, 5200, or E.T.

    Doesn't anyone pay attention to history?
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  2. Re:file that between... by heli0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here are the prices of most consoles, adjusted for inflation.

    http://curmudgeongamer.com/2006/05/history-of-cons ole-prices-or-500-aint.html

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