PS3 to cost more in Ireland.

7 Comments

1. When your being outsold by something called a wii you know have a problem.

   Comment by Paul — January 18, 2007 @ 9:38 pm

2. Are Sony deliberately trying to shoot themselves in the foot. Wii ftw

   Comment by Anthony — January 18, 2007 @ 10:04 pm

3. Are Sony deliberately trying to shoot themselves in the foot.

   Yes, they are. But that’s corporate arrogance for you.

   Sony surely expected to foist Blu-Ray on the world through the hardcore PlayStation audience, but they’ve neglected to notice significant changes in the gaming market (maybe because they think they created it single-handedly). The result will be a failure of both the PS3 and of Blu-Ray (AKA Betamax 2).

   Nintendo, in contrast, saw a massive gap in the market — for people who like games but aren’t hardcore gamers, who don’t give a shite about polygon counts and whatnot, and don’t want to spend shitloads on something they’ll only use for a few minutes a day — and latched onto it incredibly successfully. I mean, I bought a DS Lite, so their strategy is obviously working.

   Comment by MacDara — January 19, 2007 @ 2:40 pm

4. Although the Wii has enjoyed an extremely successful launch, it’s not clear yet whether Nintendo’s gamble will prove as successful in the long run. Their release schedule is looking rather barren and most of the games already out have met with mediocre reviews (with the exception of Zelda and Wii Sports). I wonder what sales will be like when the hype dies down.

   As for Sony, I think they’ve shot themselves in the foot by pricing the PS3 out of the market. From a games perspective it offers nothing over and above the Xbox 360. Not only is the console ludicrously expensive, but the games are too. Play.com have PS3 titles listed at 75 Euro - God knows what they’ll cost on the highstreet.

   Comment by Polar — January 20, 2007 @ 1:39 am

5. its clear that sony are shooting themselves but thier foot will heal and in game titles and raw power it puts others to shame[i mean im writing this on my psp! not a second best DS ,i buy only the best(ps2 had 13,000 games!)im not being point blanc in hatred to nintendo i had a snes(it was the best at the time)now i dont want a third best wii to make myself look like ass opening virtual booze!ill have my long awaited but quality games console in 30 days.

   Comment by paul o s — February 20, 2007 @ 4:47 pm

6. hope you started saving paul. 13,000 games x 85 euro a game = …. well too much. theres no major difference with the 360 games, only the elitist attitude of the dickheads paying for it. you’re a sony whore no doubt about it!

   Comment by dodger — February 20, 2007 @ 8:17 pm

7. Paul you’re a bit of a muppet, that’s all I’ll say.

   Comment by Si — February 21, 2007 @ 10:18 am

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