Comments on: Sony Has to Act before Christmas http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/ Fri, 24 May 2013 00:11:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bobeotm http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84820 bobeotm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:42:09 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84820 I think Sony is using europe to buffer the costs to produce the console until they have to act. Part of this is due to the 360 not making any significant inroads in europe except for the UK. There rest is pretty squarely in playstation territory, be it with strong ps2 sales or with ps3 sales. I think things may change during november in Europe, with the first drop in price, and perhaps the new model going worldwide. I can kind of see what Kaz is meaning by his price drop comment. If you drop the price with little to buy, you end up getting fewer people than if you wait and drop it when good games come out, or to coincide with a major title. Gamers are notoriously spoiled. We get the best tech for less than it costs the company to produce it, and complain when its not even lower. We want the system cheaper, but don't want anything taken out to make it so. We want games sooner, but complain when they come out for not being as long as an extra few months would have allowed them to be. We want AAA exclusives, but complain when they take a long time to produce. We are so used to getting more than we actually compensate for. I do think in the case of europe, the complaints are valid given the price in some areas. But then again taxes and things are factored into those prices. I think Sony is using europe to buffer the costs to produce the console until they have to act. Part of this is due to the 360 not making any significant inroads in europe except for the UK. There rest is pretty squarely in playstation territory, be it with strong ps2 sales or with ps3 sales. I think things may change during november in Europe, with the first drop in price, and perhaps the new model going worldwide.

I can kind of see what Kaz is meaning by his price drop comment. If you drop the price with little to buy, you end up getting fewer people than if you wait and drop it when good games come out, or to coincide with a major title.

Gamers are notoriously spoiled. We get the best tech for less than it costs the company to produce it, and complain when its not even lower. We want the system cheaper, but don’t want anything taken out to make it so. We want games sooner, but complain when they come out for not being as long as an extra few months would have allowed them to be. We want AAA exclusives, but complain when they take a long time to produce. We are so used to getting more than we actually compensate for. I do think in the case of europe, the complaints are valid given the price in some areas. But then again taxes and things are factored into those prices.

]]> By: Gary http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84660 Gary Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:34:46 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84660 Sony has no weapons this Christmas, eh? They have Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Haze, UT 3 and a raft of multi-format 3rd party games, not to mention bundles that will appeal to individual markets. As for you 65nm excitement, I hate to be the bearer of bad news I'm sure it's only the CPU that has so far been reduced. The overheating problem that contributes towards the RROD is down to the GPU which is still 90nm Sony has no weapons this Christmas, eh?

They have Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Haze, UT 3 and a raft of multi-format 3rd party games, not to mention bundles that will appeal to individual markets.

As for you 65nm excitement, I hate to be the bearer of bad news I’m sure it’s only the CPU that has so far been reduced. The overheating problem that contributes towards the RROD is down to the GPU which is still 90nm

]]> By: MeeToo http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84608 MeeToo Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:05:12 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84608 Also, Xbox Halo Legendary Edition is now 65nm... woohoo !!! I'll be getting it this Xmas... finally. Also, Xbox Halo Legendary Edition is now 65nm… woohoo !!! I’ll be getting it this Xmas… finally.

]]> By: MeeToo http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84605 MeeToo Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:58:36 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/10/01/ps3-and-360-neck-and-neck-in-uk/#comment-84605 Damn right, Sony has no weapon this Xmas (for now). And second, I too don't like bundles even if the total cost is really cheap. I love to chose what games/accesory I like to get. It may have weapons, but the competition has more weapons. Xbox has now the almighty Halo and Bioshock. How can Sony stop this? Damn right, Sony has no weapon this Xmas (for now). And second, I too don’t like bundles even if the total cost is really cheap. I love to chose what games/accesory I like to get.

It may have weapons, but the competition has more weapons. Xbox has now the almighty Halo and Bioshock.

How can Sony stop this?

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