Why the PS3 Will be a Flop

[Autocon]

While there are Sony fanboys, wouldn't you agree that there were plenty of die-hard Sega fanboys, and both the Saturn and Dreamcast were flops in the sense they didn't sell too well, were only bought by the hard-core fans, and new technology from Sony (original PlayStation at that time) totally kicked Sega's butt? At that time, Sega dominated the market. Now they are just another 3rd party game manufacturer. Who is to say that won't happen to Sony? I for one would NOT be surprised to see Sony only making games, not consoles, and sucking up to Microsoft and Nintendo a few years down the road the way Sega did.

[Pilot_51]

The difference is that Sony doesn't make games, while Sega always did. 3rd parties are the life of the PlayStation.

Originally Posted by ShadowMarth

Another feature is dropped from the PS3. It's a minor one, but a severe annoyance. Even if you buy the $599 model so that you can use the HDMI output, guess what, you can't right out of the box. In a leap of severe cheapness and sony bull, they won't include an HDMI cable, even if you get the "premium" model.

http://www.ps3land.com/article-623.php

Okay, now that's just retarded. I mean, I know that most people who buy the PS3 for its HDMI already know what it is and probably have an extra cable lying around somewhere, but jeez. Buying a $600 console, the highest-performance cable should NOT be an afterthought. Especially since they've been touting it so high and might as a major feature of the console.

[ShadowMarth]

Well here's another tidbit. Graphics-based consoles as we know them may be past their day. What is being regarded as the most graphically intensive game currently in development, Crysis, has dropped support for the PS3, because "it can't handle it." That's right, the newest technology can outpace the most powerful console before it's even on the market. PCs may be the last refuge for the graphics whore before long.

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl.../08/29/1633215
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11651/...ak-for-Crysis/

[Autocon]

Sony doesn't make games? Who told you that? Ever hear of Legend of Dragoon?

[ShadowMarth]

They have made some games, it's just that their games normally aren't so great, nor do they ever really make a name for Sony. Do you really associate PS2 with Legend of the Dragoon? No, most people associate it with GTA and the like. They don't make games with the quality or quantity that Nintendo does. They rely very largely on third parties.

[Autocon]

I realize and understand that. I normally associated PS2 with FFX and Xenosaga. Unless Sony gets a good 1st party game team together, I agree that the PS3 will probably go under. Sony has made some great games, such as Legend of Dragoon. But you are right, Dragoon was PS1, not PS2, and I haven't even heard of any PS2 Sony games, so they really don't make a name for themselves... Maybe they won't be making games for other companies, when they collapse, but they can always go back to making hardware for other companies (like sound chips and stuff).

[yez]

hay i think the ps3 is going to be the bomb youll wait and see and when it does im getting it yah its a little expensive but its going to be worth it. i know it you just wait and see.

[Pilot_51]

I have a demo of Legend of Dragoon for PS1, I just never knew it was a Sony game. If I were to say one game was made by Sony, I would've thought Crash Bandicoot, since he was their mascot for awhile.

[lemmywinks]

Eh, even if sony were to make games that were half decent, it wouldn't mean anything. Considering the PS3s ridiculous price, a few good games made by them wouldn't mean alot without decent third party support.

Graphics are important, but only on certain levels. I'd rather have a gamecube over a super nintendo, purely because the graphics are 10000% better. But the difference in graphics between the PS3 and 360 aren't really that great, you'd just be paying extra for pixels your eyes probably can't even see if you bought sonys console.

Considering that, and a lack of third party support, you'd be paying for a very snazzy looking waste of space in my opinion. If people see this, it will flop big time. If not, people will waste their money, THEN it will flop.