I’m Still a Sony Troll
Piles o’ PS3s
So, you may have noticed I’ve been fairly mum about all things Sony of late. It’s not because Sony’s suddenly shut me up by finally telling me that next-gen has begun. I’ve just been too busy drawing, gaming, reading, etc.
Even when Kotaku posted a story about stockpiles of PS3s being spotted at retailers (see photo above), I simply arched my eyebrow for a moment before moving on with my day. Actually, I think I dismissed the story as a purely freak occurance.
Well, then I went to Target today (Some awesome toys on clearance for anyone who likes toys or has young relatives for whom to purchase such things btw). So, much in the same way that gravity holds me to earth, so too am I irrevocably drawn to the electronics departments of such multi-task retailers as Target, Walmart, and the like.
I inquired about the Wii, which, not surprisingly, remains sold out. As I rounded the corner though, lo and behold, a forlorn stack of PS3s sat in quiet exhibition behind the recently windexed display case. I was shocked! I didn’t want to be, mind you. I wanted such a sight to simply reaffirm what I already thought I knew; that the PS3 really isn’t all that and the proverbial bag of chips.
In the days leading up to and after the launch there was a part of me that was convinced that the PS3 would stomp all over Microsoft’s next-gen contender, kicking sand in its eye before walking off with the 360’s girlfriend. A part of me knew that there just wasn’t any arguing with the numbers from last generation. I mean, Sony crushed the opposition handily last round, and that kind of momentum just had to carry over into this generation.
That said, I was shocked by what I saw at Target today. I realize that the price-tag is a deterrent. I know that the game library needs a serious shot in the arm. But these are the challenges that any new console faces at launch, and we’re not talking about any ol’ console here. This is the successor to the PS1 and the PS2, people! The machines that allowed Sony to usurp the throne from Nintendo and bury the Dreamcast (and Sega). I guess I just expected Sony to really knock it out of the park.
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You expect to much, my friend.
jk
Some food for thought:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/16449699.htm
“Sony . . . sold 490,700 PlayStation 3 game consoles in the United States in December . . . Microsoft Corp. sold 1.1 million of its competing Xbox 360 console in December, while Nintendo Co. sold 604,200 units of its new console, the Wii.”
The obvious response to Playstation 3’s lacking sales is supply issues, but if weeks later PS3 supply is already exceeding demand then it doesn’t seem PS3 sales will catch the 360, let alone make headway against the 360’s year start.
I didn’t expect the PS2 to outsell all three of the next-gen consoles (1.4 million), I suppose it’s good for Sony that a lot of its customers are sticking to older hardware rather than moving to the other next-gens.
Who’s kidding? You did expect too much. And what a dismal flop PS3 has been, like all the way around.
Im admittedly a bit biased towards the 360 - if I won a contest w/a PS3, I think i’d actually try to sell it and use the money for a 360 LOL.
I wonder if Sony’s crying inside.