Advertisement

Register for free to remove this ad

Thought this was an interesting read.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...php?story=9813

I can't believe their stock price has taken such a nose-dive over the past 5 years when PS2 was doing so well. That doesn't bode well for Sony regardless of what the PS3 does because there seem to be other reasons/problems.

Scorch won't be one of those 100 million.

For a while, anyway.

Ill be there on day one, just like I will be for the wii.

Originally Posted by Scorch Scorch won't be one of those 100 million. For a while, anyway.

Count me out as well.

I haven't decided yet if I will get one. As of now, I am taking the wait and see approach.

Originally Posted by Scorch Scorch won't be one of those 100 million. For a while, anyway.

same here. 600 is too much for a student.

I'm in @ $249.00 , maybe .

Originally Posted by soonersfan60 Thought this was an interesting read. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...php?story=9813 I can't believe their stock price has taken such a nose-dive over the past 5 years when PS2 was doing so well. That doesn't bode well for Sony regardless of what the PS3 does because there seem to be other reasons/problems.

even though PS2 did so well, Sony as a whole isn't doing too well. From what I understand, their gaming division is their most profitiable. All other areas have not been doing as well as they used to.

I think I'm going to be waiting quite a while on this one. Maybe at 300.

Originally Posted by dpatel even though PS2 did so well, Sony as a whole isn't doing too well. From what I understand, their gaming division is their most profitiable. All other areas have not been doing as well as they used to.

Maybe suing your customers isn't the best business plan? (If you don't know what I'm talking about, google 'RIAA' and 'MPAA')

You know, it's eery... when Nintendo was at the top of it's game, Hiroshi Yamauchi said a lot of stupid things. And now that Sony is at the top of its game, Kutaragi, Lincoln and Hairi are saying a lot of stupid things.

Either way, I'm not going to be buying the PS3 anytime soon... I can't afford that much (otherwise, I wouldn't be here). And even if I could, I probably wouldn't care to buy it right away.

But when you think about, even with all the negative feedback Sony seems damn confident about the PS3. There has to be good reason as to why...

Of course they will sell 100 Million, just like the PS2 and PS1 did. How is this news? :/

Originally Posted by Richlough I'm in @ $249.00 , maybe .

Ditto, even if that's the retard SKU. But seeing as launch price is $500/$600 I guess I probably won't be playing PS3 until 2008 or 2009.

Perhaps the shareholders could sell their stock to buy a PS3?

Originally Posted by Magehart Perhaps the shareholders could sell their stock to buy a PS3?

at 20x a share for a ps3, id rather buy a tree with my dna transplatnted into it so it reproduces little me babies and then inbreed with them

Sony has had major problems in the past few years mostly due to the consumer electronics department. PS2 has been a big cash cow for sony while other departments have been hemorraging money. They used to have the largest market share for portable audio devices but Apple tottally whooped thier ass on that (mainly due to sony's insitence on ATRAC3 Propreitary format). In addition they sold thier players at just about or more the cost of an ipod and forced you to convert all music to ATRAC3 for playback on the players.

Originally Posted by Zoglog Sony has had major problems in the past few years mostly due to the consumer electronics department. PS2 has been a big cash cow for sony while other departments have been hemorraging money. They used to have the largest market share for portable audio devices but Apple tottally whooped thier ass on that (mainly due to sony's insitence on ATRAC3 Propreitary format). In addition they sold thier players at just about or more the cost of an ipod and forced you to convert all music to ATRAC3 for playback on the players.

??? I bought my walkman for 15% the price of a ipod... Anyhow what does hemmoraging mean.

Originally Posted by Scorch Scorch won't be one of those 100 million. For a while, anyway.

Blitz won't be either.

Originally Posted by Americanpierg ??? I bought my walkman for 15% the price of a ipod... Anyhow what does hemmoraging mean.

hemmoraging = bleeding

anywho, as others have said, the PS2 and the Sony Computer Entertainment are the only moneymakers for Sony. They take a bath on the film, music, and electronics divisions.

I'm avoiding the PS3 like the plague. Paying $600 for a game system is aiming for the fat, lazy, girlfriendless, 22+ crowd. I'm dont really ride that train. I have much better things to do with $600 bucks...