Comments on: Playstation, Xbox, and Wii: Why did Sony Fail?

By: Lets play together....

Lets play together.... — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:00:51 +0000

I believe Sony is the only company still losing money everytime a system is sold. The Wii turned a profit from launch… the X360 has brought the manufacturing cost down enough to get a profit. What will save PS3, is what makes a system in the first place, are the games… you would think Nintendo has thought us all that lesson by now. KNOW YOUR ROOTS!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:21:40 +0000

Ok, Ok, you guys are right, if YOU didnt see it, it must not have happened. And I MUST be a fanboy of some kind because I saw it. I must be prejudice or have something alternative to gain here because some people out there didn't put a reserve on their system and let it fly out below cost. How could that happen!! OMG!! It's a travesty!! I've waited with my 4 coolest friends not showering in front of a store with my tent and flask of peach schnapps. Cool your jets boys and spend more time understanding EBAY and starting bids, Buy it Now pricing, No reserve autctions, and final selling price+ shipping fees. You and your friends should get a life if you have been waiting this long to get one and havent yet, don't you have anything better to do with your time, like ride your big wheels around in your cul-de-cac? You can also try Craigs List, people are selling them for cost there. Lastly, why don't you just send me your 450.00, and I'll kick you in the junk for not being able to get a good deal on one yet,I don't have time to go shopping for you.

By: James

James — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:49:59 +0000

hey Matt, get me a 60 GB Playstaion 3 for $350 while yer at it, lying clown M$ fanboy.

By: gozer

gozer — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:26:54 +0000

Matt, how clueless are you? $350 for a playstation on ebay? Not a single one has sold below or near list yet, not ONE! I know because 4 friends and I who were camping out for one and didn't get it have a 24 hour rotation schedule on ebay trying to get one near list. Do you even know the difference between a starting bid price and a final sale price on ebay? Who in there right mind would sell it for $350 when you can just return it to the store (which would gladly take it back and “bundle” it for $1,000 like walmart) that you bought it from for $600? You are the typical Xbox shill seen on many of these boards but it seems you can't even spin a set of plausible lies. Wiis are sitting on shelves in stores right now after a great release but there were 2 articles saying that more than 12 Million people willing to buy a PS3 for $600 if they were available today. I and 4 of my friends are among them.

PS if you buy a PS3 for $350, I will give you $450 for it right away. :)

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:20:43 +0000

I don't agree that the Sony launch was as much of a failure as everyone is claiming. Sales figures indicated that the Xbox 360 only sold around 650,000 systems during 2005. The PS3, by most indications, is already around the 800,000 mark. When the Xbox 360 launched, it's launch titles were considered mediocre. The Same is true of the PS3 with one major exception, Resistance: Fall of Man. Additionally, it took about 6 months for the Xbox 360 to get any exceptional exclusive titles or for the console to be readily available. It appears that the same will hold true for the PS3. Needless to say, it really seems to be far too early to clearly see how the initial launch will actually affect the system in the long-term.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:15:20 +0000

I agree that the PS3 is showing signs of failure, or already is setting itsefl up for failure. On EBAY today, there are over 12,000 PS3's avaialble to buy, and even though today it's 12/21, they are still promising overnight delivery. The clincher is that you can get a PS3 60G anywhere from 350.00 to 700.00, delivered and sometimes with a space game and controller. The 20G are of couse cheaper. I then looked at the WII's online that were selling for an average of 350-500$ without accessories. That gives the WII a far greater profit margin and they were selling out, unlike the PS3's where many sellers didnt even fetch a bid with a minimum reserve of just 50.00 over their cost. With all this being said, I can't imagine people fighting to get a hold of a PS3 after the holidays, and I think that the WII will ultimatly come out on top. I also think that this will be a huge boost for the XBOX 360 as it's more affordable, has some marque games, and if you want has the option of HD-DVD. Depending on how the format war develops, I think XBOX 1st, WII 2nd-PS3 3rd.

By: stephen

stephen — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:50:46 +0000

I think most people are judging to early on the playstation 3 because the ps3 has just come out a month ago i agree with steve and simon wait a few months then judge

By: Tim-Tim

Tim-Tim — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:59:07 +0000

Wii manufacturing costs are about 158$ according to a recent research so they are actually making money with every console sold.

You should also remember that there are millions and millions Nintendo DS's out there, so if Nintendo can create some good use for Wii-DS connectivity as planned it will definitely boost Wii sales.

By: Jason Howard

Jason Howard — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:40:52 +0000

I agree that it's just too early to tell. Blue-ray may also kick in due to PC blue-ray burners, etc.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:36:42 +0000

It's simply too early to declare a winner in next-gen consoles. Let's wait 8 months and see where things are at. Many a product has been slow out of the gate only to take the field later on.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:59:18 +0000

Blu-ray is a must for the PS3. A playstation without a next-gen disc storage is NOT a playstation. All the people I know support Blu-ray on the PS3!

By: Scott Steinberg

Scott Steinberg — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:42:37 +0000

It was reported that Nintendo's actually MAKING money on each Wii sold: Now that's what I call a smart strategy, haha.

By: zune scene dude

zune scene dude — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:07:28 +0000

Sony should also be concerned about Europe, it's a significant consumer and they pissed them off by cancelling the PS3 launch there.

Also, by the time PS3 becomes available to normal people who dont camp out, they will have bought a Wii or XBOX. Blue Ray killed the PS3.

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:40:50 +0000

How much of a loss (if any) do you think Nintendo is losing on each Wii console?

I heave heard that the Xbox 360 costs over $700 to manufacture while the PS3 could cost over $1000 dollars.

I think that with the Wii price coming in so low, my guess is that it will play "sidekick" to one of the larger consoles. I can imagine people with both the Xbox 360 and the Wii or the PS3 and the Wii, but not the Xbox 360 AND the PS3 side-by-side.

I think the Xbox Live service is what will keep the 360 popular, hell it has to because there are only a couple games worth owning including maybe Rainbow 6 and Gears of War (and Halo 3 of course). I am willing to bet that in a year or two the gap between PS3 and Xbox 360 sales will be closing. Sony just seems to have more quality developers.

I think the Wii will eventually outsell both based on its braod demographic appeal and affordable price.