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Still A Rough Road Ahead for the PlayStation 3

Posted by Zonk on from the still-working-out-the-kinks dept.

TobyToadstool writes "Despite the good news out of GDC last week, it still seems like Sony's new console has some image management to do. CNET says that the PlayStation 3 is 'the most unwanted console in recent memory' and asks 'why is the PS3 so undesirable?' They specifically question the company's wisdom in emphasizing the power of the console. Their impression is that this invites developers to neglect gameplay, in favour of investing in graphics. Likewise, Gamespot is running a piece suggesting ten ways to make the PS3 worth buying. A lower price is just one of the suggestions with exclusives, and the need for online standardization, following close behind. Looks like Sony still has its work cut out."

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  1. Atari Jaguar... by Smitty825 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know if 10 or so years ago counts as recent memory, but IIRC, the Atari Jaguar was the most unwanted console that I can think of!

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  2. Re:Seriously by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm more than half the people out there who have decided not to get it

    Well, if you buy one, they'll have sold twice as much. Get on with it man. ;-)

    Cheers
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  3. Here's my 10 Reasons by Mizled · · Score: 5, Funny

    10) Cost

    9) Cost

    8) Cost

    7) Cost

    6) Cost

    5) Cost

    4) Cost

    3) Cost

    2) Cost

    1) Wii > PS3

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  4. Re:At Least by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what I've always found weird.

    Slashdot appears to hate the PS3 and love Linux... yet which console runs Linux out of the box as a freaking menu option?

    Why is that weird?

    Let's say that you love ice cream but you hate herpes-sore covered cock. Some dude shows you his herpes-covered cock, but it's also smeared with delicious ice cream. "Hey man, I thought you loved ice cream, you weirdo!" he says as you run screaming.

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  5. Re:Seriously by slaughts · · Score: 4, Funny

    A 50 foot TV? Holy crap! I have got to see that!

  6. Re:Perfect storm is brewing by steveoc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fast forward to November.

    XBox 360 is going for $50, and comes with a free voucher to upgrade your home PC to Vista.

    Nintendo Wii comes to market with a range of Hentai games and new uses for the Wiimote.

    Kids beg Dad for one of each.

    Dad tells them they are getting a cluster of PS3's instead, because Dad has finally mastered SPU coding using gcc, and reckons he has found a way to crack Fermat's last theorum, entirely bypassing the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture, and involving a hitherto unheard of non-euclidean approach !! (if only he had acess to the CPU grunt).

    Kids know better than to argue with Dad when he gets that gleam in his eyes.