To be quite honest, selling the PS3 hurts the bottom line more than not selling right now. The last estimate I heard was that 30 software titles or accessories must be sold per system to break even (on the 60GB). This would require purchasing every single title currently available, three extra controllers, and a dozen Blu-Ray movies.
I don't see how they are going to sell 30 anything, since they do not have 30 new titles out and finding accessories like the the ps2 memory card adapter is impossible (they don't have it). Games like Assassin's creed which was scheduled for April 1st is now set to come out August 1st. Their heavily promoting a console cooler, no thank you the only cooler I wanted near my console is a bear cooler. I havce ps2 games that I can't play like FFX, which I still can't play because it freezes. I have hours worth of saved games that I can't play because the memory adapter is back ordered everywhere(but I can stick a CF, SD or Sony memerory stick in the ps3). Sony has MESSED up big time, they are destroying their name and reputation. How they turn it around, I don't know, but in the future I think that they should not be like Microsoft and that is to say:
"THAT IF IT'S NOT READY, DON'T REALESE IT".
First, I actually picked up the PS3 yesterday, so I'd like to admit that I have three to four hours of use. To stay on topic, I will speak on the remote first and my very first impression was "where's the beef". It felt and looked like a scaled down (less) version of the ps2 dual shock controller. Also, connecting the wireless controller for it to charge for 2 to 3 hours wasn't to welcoming either.
Now to go a little off topic, I am really worried about Sony and my #$@ $600 investment as I didn't even buy a ps3 game, because there wasn't anyone on the shelf that looked graphically superior to the ps2 games that I currently have.
The PS3 basically came in an empty box, with a lot of sold seperately info, not even a demo dvd or cd to tout blue ray or present or upcoming games.
Lasty, I think you message title stop digging should be the daily slogan at Sony and this coming from someone who loved their stuff in the past. All I can say is that I'm shocked and stunned at what I got from Sony after three years of hype, delays, anticipation, etc....
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To be quite honest, selling the PS3 hurts the bottom line more than not selling right now. The last estimate I heard was that 30 software titles or accessories must be sold per system to break even (on the 60GB). This would require purchasing every single title currently available, three extra controllers, and a dozen Blu-Ray movies. I don't see how they are going to sell 30 anything, since they do not have 30 new titles out and finding accessories like the the ps2 memory card adapter is impossible (they don't have it). Games like Assassin's creed which was scheduled for April 1st is now set to come out August 1st. Their heavily promoting a console cooler, no thank you the only cooler I wanted near my console is a bear cooler. I havce ps2 games that I can't play like FFX, which I still can't play because it freezes. I have hours worth of saved games that I can't play because the memory adapter is back ordered everywhere(but I can stick a CF, SD or Sony memerory stick in the ps3). Sony has MESSED up big time, they are destroying their name and reputation. How they turn it around, I don't know, but in the future I think that they should not be like Microsoft and that is to say: "THAT IF IT'S NOT READY, DON'T REALESE IT".
First, I actually picked up the PS3 yesterday, so I'd like to admit that I have three to four hours of use. To stay on topic, I will speak on the remote first and my very first impression was "where's the beef". It felt and looked like a scaled down (less) version of the ps2 dual shock controller. Also, connecting the wireless controller for it to charge for 2 to 3 hours wasn't to welcoming either. Now to go a little off topic, I am really worried about Sony and my #$@ $600 investment as I didn't even buy a ps3 game, because there wasn't anyone on the shelf that looked graphically superior to the ps2 games that I currently have. The PS3 basically came in an empty box, with a lot of sold seperately info, not even a demo dvd or cd to tout blue ray or present or upcoming games. Lasty, I think you message title stop digging should be the daily slogan at Sony and this coming from someone who loved their stuff in the past. All I can say is that I'm shocked and stunned at what I got from Sony after three years of hype, delays, anticipation, etc....