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Activision CEO Warns Sony That the PS3 Needs a Price Cut
Bobby Kotick, President and CEO of Activision, one of the largest game companies in the world, has come out with a none-too-subtle warning to Sony that they need to seriously consider a price drop on the Playstation 3. Rumors have been circulating for months that such a drop was forthcoming, but Sony has staunchly denied that they had any plans to drop prices, Kotick said, "The PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform. It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. ... They have to cut the price, because if they don't, the attach rates [the number of games each console owner buys] are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony." While it's unlikely that Activision would follow through with such a threat, it definitely adds to the pressure Sony is feeling to lower the PS3's price. Sony issued a brief response which said nothing of consequence.
MS Fanboys == people who don't pay $400 to play final fantasy, or to watch blu-rays at 175 watts (vs around 30 watts for a stand-alone player. Some jerkoff always has to mention how they can watch movies on them too. Usually the same jerkoffs who slap you in the face about global warming).
Those fanboys?
Kotick said, "The PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum...
Their drop in sales couldn't at all be related to Sony's being identified with the RIAA would it? I've heard young children say "I don't want a Sony because they're bad people". When their behaviour makes it to a childhood meme, you know their brand is in trouble.
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Globally... Europe is a shitty market to sell many products in.
If i were to sell a software product i'd mark it up for european markets as well.
They have heavy consumer protection laws, and like to complain alot. Much harder to screw people over there in the 'usual' ways. So you gotta get your money up front somehow to cover the costs and headaches of doing business there at all.
Disagree? Flamebait? Sure sure. whatever. It's still true.
Since when does the PS3 use 175W? Troll.
Oh, well, if you can't beat them: At least it doesn't sound like a jet engine, have a red ring on the front, and have a useless deprecated movie playing dongle attached to it.