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Down Memory Lane : Revisiting the ps3 doom and gloom articles
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SPACECADET
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sadly, i was a big believer in it making it's way to the 360 as well :'(
Yeah I think it depends how far back you go. Coming off of the PS2 and pre-$599 announcement, the PS3 was expected to wreck all shit up. From that perspective, it's performed pretty poorly. But then things got bad enough that the turnaround, in terms of sales but also in terms of the quality of the games, is pretty remarkable.They've come a long way since the days they were trying to hype up lair and haze.
I mean, have you seen haze?
Phoenician_Viking
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Yeah, let´s forget that the PS3 won Sony the HD format which gave Sony plenty of money from royalties, BR disc manufacturing, and BR players sales, and build very good first party studios.
AuthenticM
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Was this why he was de-moded ?
NekoFever
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The first Haze reviews and the reactions among the true believers inspired one of my favourite GIFs ever. If only I was on my computer I'd post it, because I've got it saved.
Yellowflashdude
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Wow, looking at these articles. I think Microsoft got off lightly with the xbone when compared to sony circa 2006-2008.
Phoenician_Viking
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No, he was demodded for going back and editing his post from before and claiming that he did not say what he said.
He was editing users post so he could come on top and make himself look good in some argument (edit: my memory isn't as good as the users above). I think it was in regards to the 3DS.
lol would love to see that.
Incorrect. PS3 won the Blu-ray Disc Association the HD format war.
Sony do not own or control Blu-ray.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
That´s not what i have said. And way to ignore that Sony manufactures BR discs, and sell BR players.
airmangataosenai
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Another thing I always find funny is how the drop in sales from PS2 to PS3 will end up being much smaller than the drop from the DS to the 3DS and yet none of the hyperbole around the supposed doom for the PS3 ever hit that system.
Brofist
Member
He's done a bigger 180 since than MS.
all this proves is that global sales is meaningless. the wii "won" via global sales and yet no one's bringing out the gloom and doom shit where the articles were actually applicable and there was real, tangible crow to be served. because it's not even funny, it's just sad. (though the wii u is kind of funny)
plus, how much money did the PS3 lose Sony? maybe not as much as MS lost on the OG xbox but still... they pissed away so much good will and money. they won the fanboy battle and lost the war. better luck with the PS4.
plus, how much money did the PS3 lose Sony? maybe not as much as MS lost on the OG xbox but still... they pissed away so much good will and money. they won the fanboy battle and lost the war. better luck with the PS4.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
MGS4 helped a lot but I think LBP and Uncharted 2 helped tremendously especially the latter with all its GOTY awards. 2009 was the year of the revival of the ps3.
NekoFever
Member
Incredible, lol...
I think I was right about more things this gen than the people hyperboling stupid shit on both GAF and systems wars on Gamespot
The PS3 was abysmal back in 2007. After deciding Resistance was crap all I played on mine was PS1 and PS2 games until Uncharted came out. The entire system was the industry red headed step child at that point.
£425 as well.. good grief.
I don't expect the Xbox One to fare anywhere near as bad as that in Year One, although some of Microsoft's pre-launch antics are pretty equal with 2006/2007 Sony. "We have an offline system for you, it's called Xbox 360" is right up there with "You'll want a second job for this".
£425 as well.. good grief.
I don't expect the Xbox One to fare anywhere near as bad as that in Year One, although some of Microsoft's pre-launch antics are pretty equal with 2006/2007 Sony. "We have an offline system for you, it's called Xbox 360" is right up there with "You'll want a second job for this".
You must be pretty delusional if you really think it only outsold it in Japan lol.
anotherVegan
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BALLIN'
Canis lupus
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Greatest turnaround and comeback in the history of this industry. The PS3 might even end up above 100m units sold.
Captain Tuttle
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Basically this. I'm really impressed that Sony managed to salvage it but it was at great cost. The good news is that they seemed to have learned from their mistakes, the PS4 looks great.
mckmas8808
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Nintendo can learn something from Sony when it comes to the WiiU.
Mind giving a summary of some of this stuff (or linking to one if it already exists somewhere)? I went ahead and read Amir0x's story but right now I can't be bothered to read any of that other stuff. That JBaird topic is like 100 pages long, ain't got no time for that.
Pai Pai Master
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Thought of Amirox the moment I saw the thread title. I fucking love that post.
Had bluray failed, I feel as though the PS3 would have also failed. It was lucky for Sony that during that war HD-DVD lost the battle in the end- as early on it seemed like that was going to be the format that won.
They would not have been able to decrease price as much to become a formidable opponent. They would not have increased their first party output as they did, and would have potentially then failed.
Their outlook was not very good, and they spent money the right way to turn it around. It's unfortunate they did not learn the same lessons for Vita but seem to learn it for the PS4.
They would not have been able to decrease price as much to become a formidable opponent. They would not have increased their first party output as they did, and would have potentially then failed.
Their outlook was not very good, and they spent money the right way to turn it around. It's unfortunate they did not learn the same lessons for Vita but seem to learn it for the PS4.
Realistically though, Sony did 'lose' this generation. If you look at units sold, which is the console warz metric of choice but largely pointless, they did okay. But if you look at their market share or profitthe kind of things that demonstrate the health of the companythey did really badly. If you were an investor you'd rather have invested in MS or Nintendo this generation.
hardcastlemccormick
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The problem with this post is that it IS hyperbole, but the PlayStation brand definitely took a hit. So he's not entirely wrong, it's just the language is too brash, and his time tables are too long. Off the PS1 and PS2 though, it has a ring of logic to it.
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Deleted member 80556
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Haha, that Kagari post. COMPLETE WITH A LIGHTENING AVATAR.
I'm still waiting on that MGS4 on 360, hehe.
Man, this is amazing. I remember before the previews of Haze, that I thought this might have been an interesting game. Boy, I was so wrong. Shame it killed Free Radical in the long run, with the help of Lucasarts.
I'm still waiting on that MGS4 on 360, hehe.
Man, this is amazing. I remember before the previews of Haze, that I thought this might have been an interesting game. Boy, I was so wrong. Shame it killed Free Radical in the long run, with the help of Lucasarts.
Black Republican
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a year in gaming is a long damn time, its not surprising seeing the real outcome over half a decade later
i remember them days as a gaf visitor, good lord.
Wouldn't be complete without this post as well:
i remember them days as a gaf visitor, good lord.
sixteen-bit
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We need him back.
MightyHedgehog
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A picture of the PS3 should be featured alongside the video game entry for Pyrrhic victory. Maybe the Vita will replace that eventually. Still, good on Sony for keeping it from sinking.
Duane Cunningham
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Wait, um... notsureifserious.gif?
You're complaining because all you had to play was Orange Box, Uncharted, Warhawk etc? I'd be cool playing most of the games on that list today, in 2007 Uncharted was a revelation! If you said "all I had to play on PS3 at first was Heavenly Sword and Lair" I'd get it.
Shut your dirty whore mouth about Warhawk.
For so many years we had that chalkboard image of what would save the PS3, none of those games did on their own but collectively they helped. The Blu ray coming out on top over HD DVD really did help, especially for PS3 sales as it's widely considered the best blu ray player. Even then it's only within the last year the PS3 made it to a point they were able to get pass the 360, up until then the overall mood towards the system was definitely.....shall we say melancholy.
With the news of the sales and the fact that Sony had a balls busting E3 while MS floundered so horrible some people are certainly tooting their horn. But then for the last number of years they haven't had much to really celebrate without being dogged by a lot of stupid ideas and blunders on Sony's behalf while MS was seemingly on a roll amassing good will.
With the news of the sales and the fact that Sony had a balls busting E3 while MS floundered so horrible some people are certainly tooting their horn. But then for the last number of years they haven't had much to really celebrate without being dogged by a lot of stupid ideas and blunders on Sony's behalf while MS was seemingly on a roll amassing good will.