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In response to "Does any of this mean I should be able to afford a PS3 in the nearer future? -- nm" by emoticreature

it's really one of the main reasons that they can't cut the price. they've put themselves in a tough spot as a company...

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Oct 29 '08, 08:05

though really the ps3 is hardly the biggest of their problems. the worldwide sales might be third (which sucks because they lost so much market share), but they'll make money on it at least

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There's that, but also I think that with some major exclusives like LBP, Resistance 2, & eventually Killzone coming out they don't see the need either - Ender Oct 29, 08:13 3
- they're getting pummelled by the 360 in the us and uk because of the price comparison and have even lost 6 weeks running in japan.... - x Oct 29, 08:25 2
  - Sony has had to move away from pushing out as many consoles as possible, and more towards making a profit each quarter. - Inigo Oct 29, 08:32 1
    - they hamstrung themselves by *promising* a profit which essentially dictated they couldn't cut price by xmas... - x Oct 29, 08:39
I think it will see increasing market share as blu-ray starts edges out DVD over time, unless the Xbox add-on really takes off. -- nm - emoticreature Oct 29, 08:09 14
- maybe. but when your previous console's market share was upwards of 90% and you follow it with what the ps3 has done..... - x Oct 29, 08:22 1
  - It's very similar to what Nintendo did the 64: Try to push third party developers around... - Inigo Oct 29, 08:29
- They've been saying that for months though. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 08:12 8
  - The PS3 pluses (first party exclusives, Blu-Ray) are balanced by XBox's third party dominance, and cheaper price. - Inigo Oct 29, 08:23 7
    - except for Metal Gear Solid, Sony has no 1st party exclusives that are system sellars anymore. Resistance 2 (while good) isn't going to move units. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 08:32 5
      - maybe not system sellers, but there are some excellent looking exclusives coming. lbp and infamous and heavy rain should all be aces...nm - x Oct 29, 08:37 3
        
        Ibp? what's that one? -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 08:38 2
        
        little big planet. the big exclusive that shipped this week...nm - x Oct 29, 08:40 1
        
        Mine's at my house! - Callisto Oct 29, 08:50
      - GT5 will, but that's a while away. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 08:33
    - i think they'll end up around parity worldwide, ultimately. sony has a much stronger global reach and a longer term plan....nm - x Oct 29, 08:28
- If Microsoft was smart, I think they would make a blu ray player standard on the 360 asap. -- nm - Subversive Oct 29, 08:12 2
  - rumor is that the Xbox 2.5 will be that. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 08:24
  - They have no need to do that. And it would drive up their costs significantly. Blu-ray simply isn't the seller (so far) that some people had hoped. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 08:14

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