Crave Talk: Is PS3 the great unwanted console?

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 12:36pm

As a UK consumer, I can tell you there's a great buzz and frankly it's been nice to be able to just buy the PS3 for launch date rather than the rigmarole I went through to get a PSP when it came out over here.

We get a raw deal with most launches in these parts, and most times consumers and the media (you included) bash Sony for not having enough stock. Now you bash them for having sorted out the issue! Crazy!

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 12:45pm

Great story... I don't mind Sony bashing when there's a point but c'mon, how many 'it's not a sell out' stories have we read. Chris Stevens. Thanks for going to all the trouble of typing for us. Reeeal informative. Sony - for once in this industry - have enough machines in shops to cater for demand. Want to gripe about that? Go ahead. BTW: PS2 launched in the UK at £299. Facts, boy, facts.

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 12:46pm

There is a huge buzz ont he street about PS3. The problem here, is people listening to websites who want to knock the leader, just to get website hits..

News stories like "PS3 unwanted console" get people to visit a website, which earns news sites advertising revenue.

Personally, I owned a 360, I got bored, and eventually it failed. I am looking forward to the PS3 launch, it's got a GREAT lineup of games, considerably better games infact that any other console launch to-date, and it's also got high numbers of units available.

I am glad Sony is delivering on it's promises, and I urge people not to believe the hype that consoles on shelves = poor launch, it means ample supply...

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 1:09pm

QUOTE
"Personally, I owned a 360, I got bored, and eventually it failed. I am looking forward to the PS3 launch, it's got a GREAT lineup of games, considerably better games infact that any other console launch to-date, and it's also got high numbers of units available.
I am glad Sony is delivering on it's promises, and I urge people not to believe the hype that consoles on shelves = poor launch, it means ample supply..." End quote

Do you work for Sony's marketing department or somthing? I see you haven't named these games? Nor have you told us how great value for money it is!
I've know friends to buy every new piece of kit out there (me included) and I can assure you, I don't no any body who's that bothered with the PS3... there just any games worth that kind of initial outlay (at the moment). It certainly wont be bought by parents for kids at it's current price either! "Here you go billy, a new PS3, I hope your not too hungry though, we cant afford to eat this month"

DaveTue 13 March, 2007 12:54pm

How many PS3's are available at launch in the uk? is it 50,000 or 500,000? this would make a big difference to it selling out or not.

What do you see as the best Games on PS3, i have a 360 and love games such as Half Life, Halo, and Gears of War?

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 1:10pm

There is a huge buzz ont he street about PS3. The problem here, is people listening to websites who want to knock the leader, just to get website hits.. News stories like "PS3 unwanted console" get people to visit a website, which earns news sites advertising revenue. Personally, I owned a 360, I got bored, and eventually it failed. I am looking forward to the PS3 launch, it's got a GREAT lineup of games, considerably better games infact that any other console launch to-date, and it's also got high numbers of units available. I am glad Sony is delivering on it's promises, and I urge people not to believe the hype that consoles on shelves = poor launch, it means ample supply...

I want a ps3 too, but You wrong about the 360.

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 3:11pm

Of course there are plenty more units available for UK launch compared to US & Japan. With it's over inflated price, the removal of the ps2 hardware and I guess some more savings made on recent production, I bet they are almost breaking even here. I bet sony cringes every time they sell a unit in US and Japan but in the UK they make an extra $200 per console at least.

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 3:42pm

To say the PS3 is the great unwanted console is misleading - the PS3 IS highly wanted. Problem is the price. The machine is higly desired but as an impulse purchase - like the wii - it is not. Hence it can only succeed through time since not everyone can afford a machine straight off and people like to wait on see before they make such a huge investment. Nevertheless, I have no doubt the ps3 will be a success. It make take longer than before but I have no doubt about the winning combination of Blu-ray and cell processor.

The machine does have one of the best catelogue of games any console on release day (e.g. motorstorm, virtua fighter, oblivion, tom clancy, ridge racer etc) has ever had. The forthcoming releases look pretty amazing too. Once developers understand how the machine works - and there are no reasons why they can't - the true potential of the ps3 will be realised.

Wary of Sony's PR departmentThu 15 March, 2007 2:13pm

[QUOTE]It make take longer than before but I have no doubt about the winning combination of Blu-ray and cell processor.[/QUOTE]

The only thing that avoids making this comment look like a blatant Sony PR item is that Cell Processor isn't capitalized. Otherwise, who really talks like this or a couple other roughly equal length responses on here.

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 4:44pm

You want launch games? I challenge you to show me a better launch line-up for ANY previous console release... It's also worthin pointing out, that this list does not even include much of the of downloadable content...

Resistance: Fall of Man - SCEE - Disc
MotorStorm - SCEE - Disc
Genji: Days of the Blade - SCEE - Disc
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc
Ridge Racer 7 - SCEE - Disc
Tekken: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
Lemmings - SCEE - Network
Go! Sudoku - SCEE - Network
Go! Puzzle - SCEE - Network
Blast Factor - SCEE - Network
flOw - SCEE - Network
Super Rub'a'Dub - SCEE - Network
Call of Duty 3 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Gundam - Target in Sight - Namco Bandai Games - Disc
Full Auto 2: Battle Lines - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Fighter 5 - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis 3 - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
World Snooker Championship 2007 - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
NBA 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
NHL 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWll - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Enchanted Arms - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Def Jam: Icon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
The Godfather: The Don's Edition - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
F.E.A.R. Vivendi - Universal Games Intl SA - Disc
Gripshift - Sony Online Entertainment - Network

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 5:20pm

Aren't we counting our chickens a little? We're going on a pre-order to stock ALLOCATION ratio, could this not be a further media ploy by sony? Now we have all these internet rumours claiming it's easy to pre-order a week before launch, as opposed to PS2/PSP/NDS/X360/Wii releases when every store stopped taking orders. I am fully prepared for the headlines monday morning of "RIOTS FOR PS3" as those arriving to collect are disappointed due to sony not fulfilling their stock allocation. Maybe the pre-orders slowed down -so sony promised more stock to get more pre-orders and therefore be more "sold-out" than ever before.
We shall see....

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 5:30pm

it's about as hard to get a PS3 for launch as it is an orange in California??
We had a hard freeze this year in California. Very few oranges. DA

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 6:43pm

"There is a huge buzz ont he street about PS3. The problem here, is people listening to websites who want to knock the leader, just to get website hits.. News stories like "PS3 unwanted console" get people to visit a website, which earns news sites advertising revenue. Personally, I owned a 360, I got bored, and eventually it failed. I am looking forward to the PS3 launch, it's got a GREAT lineup of games, considerably better games infact that any other console launch to-date, and it's also got high numbers of units available. I am glad Sony is delivering on it's promises, and I urge people not to believe the hype that consoles on shelves = poor launch, it means ample supply... I want a ps3 too, but You wrong about the 360. " end quote

he sint sayign th 360 falied in the market, he si sayign his personal system failed, as in broke. just like half the other 360's. im nto a fanboy but i havnet heard of one PS3 bricking.

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 7:11pm

Completly inaccurate article, if it's not in demand why the hell is the ps3 No1 at U.K. Amazon store.

SteveTue 13 March, 2007 7:43pm

There is a HUGE buzz about PS3 in the UK. I can only assume one of 2 things:

1/ CNET are on Microsoft or Nintendo's payroll
2/ They are so out of touch with reality, they live in their own little world

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 7:44pm

i own 2 360's one died ,ihave a dozen freinds who have had 360's die on them ,one of them 4 times and we have all pre orderd the ps3 and lookinng forward to a reliable console

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 7:56pm

"only Sony's forthcoming Second-Life-alike social space Home is worth getting excited about."

So I guess; Metal Gear Solid 4, Heavenly Sword, Lair, LittleBigPlanet, Unreal Tournament 3, Assassin's Creed, Killzone 2, Devil May Cry 4, Tekken 6, Final Fantasy XIII, God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5, Socom 4, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction are not worth getting excited over? Could have fooled me...

Also, I hope you guys in the UK don't forget about Resistance: Fall of Man. Very fun game for FPS fans. Virtua Fighter is nice as well. You can try the demo of Motorstorm (free of course) to find out for yourself if you like that. Personally, I think it's tons of fun. Don't buy into the media's BS throwing tactics, the PS3 is a great console and the moment you take it out of the box and see how "next-gen" it looks, you'll know you made a great decision.

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 8:45pm

LET'S SEE, C-NET IS IN BED WITH MICROSOFT AND MICROSOFT MAKES THE XBOX 360! THAT EXPLAINS THE "SONY BASHING" ON C-NET.COM. HERE'S ANOTHER CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A WEBSITES HIDDEN MOTIVE TO DISTORT THE TRUE AND TRY TO SWAY US AWAY FROM BUYING THE PS3. LET ME REMIND YOU CHRIS, YOU MICROSOFT PUPPET, SONY OWNS OVER HALF THE MARKET SHARE IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND IS "STILL BRINGING" THE REVENUE IN OFF AN 8 YEAR OLD PS2 CONSOLE. SO DON'T SPOON FEED US THIS NEGATIVITY. THE NUMBERS WILL SHOW WANT THE PEOPLE WANT!

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 9:44pm

I agree. Who cares? Not me. The Wii has a better pricepoint and innovative gameplay. What did Sony do with the creative team that designed the playstation?!? Simply increasing the resolution and framerate does little to generate buzz or long term playability. I can only hope Sony gets it right with the PS4,

AnonymousTue 13 March, 2007 11:23pm

Sony will fail and sony fan boys are dipsticks, s**k on that.

p.s. hope Sony goes into bankruptcy and see little fan boys stuck with a shiney tower with no cover.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 12:51am

LOL!!! Processing power only affects how a game looks and not gameplay?
PS3 is great!!! Got mine for just over half the price of the european launch on it's first week here in Canada. And it was in demand then.

DrKWed 14 March, 2007 1:39am

1 quick thing the ps3 has no hype, this doesn't mean people aren't excited. personally i am a nintendo fanboy and have a pretty high quality gaming rig so the ps3 is wasted on me and i'd rather upgrade my computer. This isn't to say that a lot of people aren't gonna buy the ps3 it is the most powerful mind you so was the dreamcast...never the less i know a lot of people planning to get ps3's that aren't excited about the release sony has a different market "the i'm too cool for video games" crowd and those people don't care about release day they care about their 5 minutes of blood and guts and COOL EXPLOSIONS

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 2:12am

Games ?

Who cares ?

Im in Australia, and we have the same wait as our friends in the UK. The company im with now (and one of our major clients), has ordered EIGHT ps3's already without ever laying eyes on it.

If what we are trying to do works, we will be buying many more, but 8 is a good starting point as a proof of concept.

Couldnt care less what the graphics or audio output was like, couldnt care less what games were available on this platform, couldnt care less about blu-ray. All Irrelevant.

Its a commodity peice of equipment with a Cell processor, a gcc compiler, ethernet, Linux, and a cheap price. Purrrrfect.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 2:14am

Funny, 80% of the California citrus crop was killed by frost this past February

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 2:17am

Only the uninformed talkers and developers knock it. Developers knock it because Sony doesn't produce a lot of tools and suites of tools for making games for it's console like MS does. MS has a huge suite of development tools that for the PS have to be licensed from a third party like Proview. Since the PS3 is late to the game the tools are also late. On top of that, anyone with a brain can do the math on the PS3's capabilties and costs compared to the other consoles, and only Nintendo is real competetion. The ability for the PS3 to stream data to the PSP is huage. Not to mention the network openness, web browsing capabilties, Playstation Home which sets the stage for intelligent agents on the console, the PS3 is a real value. My problem, I don't play consoles games so I can't justify buying one. Makes a great great media center if youown a PSP though.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 2:18am

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/gamesconsoles/0,139102149,49283982,00.htm
You people rated the PS3 8.8 and now you bash it? Talk about HYPOCRITICAL! This site is ridiculous and misinformed. The PS3 is wanted and is constantly improving with the annoucements during GDC (considering how poor this site is Im sure you have no idea what GDC even stands for). Get with it Cnet instead of being the bums you are.

calvhobbesWed 14 March, 2007 3:05am

hmm.. well.. i'm still wanting a ps3.. i'm just waiting to save up some cash..

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 4:58am

"i own 2 360's one died ,ihave a dozen freinds who have had 360's die on them ,one of them 4 times and we have all pre orderd the ps3 and lookinng forward to a reliable console"

This is the same company that made the PS2, right? Reliable? Ha!

IMO none of the new consoles is particularly inspiring (which means the Wii wins because it's cheap and there's a chance I'll just walk past one and pick it up), but Sony's is the worst of the bunch right now. Costs a ton, doesn't have the game library of the 360 due to its year long lag time, and doesn't have the cheapness and gimmick factor of the Wii.

In the long run it will succeed -- because it's a Playstation, mainly -- but only after a major price drop and some drop dead gorgeous (and fun) games come out for it.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 8:17am

As someone who is going to buy a PS3 pretty much as soon to launch as I can, I personally haven't pre ordered one. Why, because I think that preorders are just a giantic scam and totally pointless, and I'm pretty sure there are a couple of gamers that will agree with that. I don't want to have to give them my money up front, I want to walk into a store pick up a box take it to the counter and pay for it, and thats it.

Sony Marketing DepartmentWed 14 March, 2007 8:32am

Good work guys, keep the fake comments coming.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 9:26am

Ironically, oranges are hard to find in California after a recent frost ruined the crop... ;-)

DaveWed 14 March, 2007 10:11am

I was in Blockbuster last weekend and they had taken 46 pre-orders for the PS3 - considering that most shops in the US only had a handfull at launch thats not bad for the first day!

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 10:43am

Why do all you people have to fight about it, if someone wants a PS3 let them get one, stop argueing that one console is better then the other, i for one want a playstation 3 and will hopefully get one on launch, but i also like the xbox 360 because it is just as capable as a games console with an amazing line up of games, but it is my choice, your wasting your time argueing because in the end it is your decision not someone elses.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 11:32am

What an article. So Sony ships enough consoles to satisfy launch day demand and that translates to doom and gloom. Any other market and people would applaud. Nice to see the author's talent for writing an original article though...oh wait....

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 12:10pm

The PS3 isn't undesirable, it's just being trashed. Don't think for a moment that Microsoft isn't spending plenty of money to get people to trash the PS3. Microsoft is willing to lose a lot of money to gain market share, and that includes both boosting their platform, and trashing others. They did their little bi-partisan "Buy an XBox and Wii for the price of a PS3" slogan for a while, except the X360 and Wii were never the same price as a PS3, they are more expensive, even without the HD-DVD drive and XBox Live.

There has been more console bashing on the PS3 than at any other time, and for any other console, in console history. This has adversely affected the public perception of people naive to any deliberate deception on the part of other parties with a vested interest in the failure of the console. The machine is pricey, but you get just as much value from the platform as you do from a similarly equipped Xbox 360.

And let's not forget - hype breeds hype. CNet is the closest thing to a technology tabloid around, and it regularly "trolls" against various user groups, including the PS3. The PS3 has sold like crazy, thousands of people want it. Too bad CNet and a lot of other fools couldn't care less about the truth and are only too willing to pass on the message they've heard from others.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 12:20pm

Man, the PS3 is not selling right now because there was no big "WOW" games out to catch the gamers attention, and then with the release of GoW 2 for the PS2 why would people be buying the PS3. It just make no sence. Bam bam boom boom here we all go again.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 12:58pm

I got a Wii and I dun care about Xbox360 (Waste of money too). I might have gotten the PS3 for the Bluray and free Net service, but the incredible price and lack of rumble support have made me reconsider picking up a PS3. Also classically both Sony and Microsoft have been known to have terrible system launch stability issues. (360 catching in flames/Every update bricks 5% of all xbox360's) (Sony laser issues and over 50% of north american PS3 were defective) No way I would buy any of those systems. After all my Wii has been a super hit. My whole family plays it together and we have a grand old time together.

ScythegpdWed 14 March, 2007 1:14pm

So basically what you're telling me is this:
1 - Sony supply more stock than either other console launched with, don't sell out, and as such their launch is a failure because there's no demand.
2 - Sony purposefully understocks, they do sell out, and their launch is a failure becuase they clearly still have production issues.
3 - Stores purposefully guarantee pre-ordered PS3's (hey, everyone else is doing it, don't want to lose customers do you?) even though they have exceeded or don't know their stock allocations (neither 360 nor Wii managed to supply their "guaranteed pre-orders"). As such they cannot provide all pre-orders with consoles and it's their fault. But guess who will be blamed? Yeah, Sony and their "betrayal of the British consumers" for "lieing about production issues and stock allocations".
Right, got it. basically it's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation, either way sites like these are going to write articles like these to get hits. Sony could provide 15million and sell 14.5million and with the recent media trend these kind fo sites will be writing about how the PS3 is a failure and has no demand because "it didn't sell out".

Dunno where you live, possibly in the Wookey Hole caves? Pretty much everywhere I go there is a huge buzz for the PS3. Pretty much all the stores in my area have pre-orders of over 50 consoles each (there's 5 just in the city centre). I know uni students who have taken restaurant jobs just to be able to save up for one. I have friends who own xboxes who have decided to go for the PS3, pretty much everyone I know in London and everyone they've spoken to are all hyped about the PS3 ... yet there's no demand?

Oh and one last note, you REALLY expect there to be queue's for the PS3 9 days before launch? This isn't America, the police broke up lines for the Wii that started ONE DAY before launch, you honestly think they'll allow lines to form 9 days before? In fact most stores only allowed queing on the day of the launch (some even only that evening), perhaps after seen how the Wii lines were handled people figured out thre' no point trying to camp out now. Looks like you missed that one ...

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 1:55pm

You have a point.

There is no buzz anywhere. The most I've seen is a plastering on shop windows attempting to sell a ps3. Of course, thats going to be the case everywhere if shops can't shift them.

I don't actually know anyone who wants one. Sure I want one just to have it but its not worth the price tag when there aren't any good games out. And even when there are, chances are they'll be ports of xbox games to ps3 which used to be the other way around (take a look at fight night for instance.).

I hope no one buys it purely for sony smuggness and general lying to the public (e.g. the Gran Turismo image fiasco).

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 3:23pm

US Gamer here. I will not by buying one until a price drop, or the latest GTA comes out.

JasonWed 14 March, 2007 3:25pm

"The PlayStation 2 was so overwhelmingly popular that it's hard to imagine the PS3 won't find success."

Well you could have said this once for SEGA.

"The Genesis was so overwhelmingly popular that it's hard to imagine the Saturn won't find success."

The Saturn died because of it's overpriced price tag too...

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 3:35pm

What do you expect, 220000 consoles for the uk launch and some 60 million people in the UK. but at the US launch, only 500000 consoles for however many hundred million people that live in the USA. i'ts obvious why it's easier to get a ps3 in the uk.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 8:24pm

only a muppet would buy a PS3. Poor Elmo! How he squandered his muppet earnings on drugs and duff consoles......

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 8:26pm

It's All Yaa-Boo. Lets see all the nay-sayers in 18 months time. Sony has nothing to fear. As for Wii(ll get boring)..... Well..... enough said.

AnonymousWed 14 March, 2007 8:46pm

As a consumer that bought the 360 near it's launch window, I have to say that I'm far more impressed with the PS3 so far. From the games to the functionality of the console itself, everything about it has left a far better taste in my mouth than my 360 purchase did. It also took WAY too long for any decent games to come out on the 360 while Sony has managed to crank out a few early in the console's life. If you want the cheaper system then of course the 360 is the obvious choice. But if you want the most for your money then the PS3 is the system that delivers.

MJDWed 14 March, 2007 9:09pm

Unbelievable how many people (including supposedly reputable sites and organizations have jumped on the anti-Sony bias. The worst part is that most of them will be proved completely wrong in the long-run.
I'm a US resident that bought my PS3 about a month and a half ago, when I could finally get my hands on one here.
I bought mine as much or more for its Blu-Ray palability as anything! It has proven to be one of the better HD palyers out there and its value as a Blu-Ray machine alone is worth it.
As far as games goes, I will admit its a bit on the thin side at the moment, but there are some great games coming for this thing!
And as for potential, it is way more powerful than the 360, which I also own and use extensively for gaming.
The problem with the 360 is there are some inherent design flaws, I've been through 3 of them so far, with the "Red Ring of Death" look it up if you haven't heard of it. A google search will open your eyes...
The PS3 has a lot of exciting features coming, including its new Sony Home, and online community. It promises to offer some real exciement.
All I can say is, my experience with the PS3 so far has been fantastic!
A smooth running machine with unbelievable graphics and the ability to play beautiful HD Blu-Ray discs. If you have not seen Blu-Ray yet, your in for a pleasant surprise!

AnonymousThu 15 March, 2007 4:00am

So Sony launched the PS3 with shortages and the press jumped on its throat for not making enough consoles to meet demand, thus making it not as worth-it for developers to develop for this platform. However, now that Sony has put enough on the shelves for NA and JP gamers, the press jumps on Sony's throat again for having PS3s sitting on the shelves. So no PS3 on the shelves is horrible AND PS3 on the shelves is also horrible. Make up your mind media! Or is Microsoft really paying you guys that much money to slander. We didn't forget the "Wikipedia Scandal" with the Xbox 360 and PS3!

AnonymousThu 15 March, 2007 4:11am

It is actually very ironic that CNET.COM lists PS3 as the 3rd most wanted HARDWARE *which includes other things besides consoles*. So the 3rd most wanted Hardware, 2nd most wanted Console, is the "great unwanted console"? This author needs to do a little more research. Maybe at least read your own branch's articles about this product.

AnonymousThu 15 March, 2007 12:27pm

i dont know how people can complain about the price of the Playstation 3, in an article in Stuff magaizine it states the cost ofthe xbox 360 when it is compared to all the features of the playstation 3. the xbox 360 costs well over £500, if you want xbox live, the wi fi adapter the hd dvd drive and a battery charger so you dont run up the cost of batteries, the playstation wont fail, you wait till killzone comes out.

AnonymousThu 15 March, 2007 5:00pm

C'mon Chris. You make all sorts of outlandish claims about the PS3 without backing them up and expect to be taken seriously??? You guys bash the Sony for not having enough PS3 consoles at the US launch and then turn around and bash them for having plenty at the UK launch. Sorry, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. Gheez.

AnonymousThu 15 March, 2007 11:12pm

I strongly suspect in a couple of weeks the hot story will be "PS3 sets new launch sales record". I wonder if Cnet will carry it?

AnonymousFri 16 March, 2007 9:44am

i for one am looking forward to it, whats the problem with acutally being able to walk into a shop go to the shop assistant, please can i have a playstation 3, and them actually hand you one? i mean whats this world coming to being able to purchase something you actually want at the time you want it? i do how ever have a suspicion that microsoft is doing something to make make all games reviews on the ps3 alot worse then that for the xbox 360, or they pay the company to make the game worse on the ps3. Ah well not to worry its only baseball.

AnonymousSat 17 March, 2007 7:28am

I wonder how many of these anonymous comments defending the PS3 and proclaiming excitement for the launch were written and submitted by Sony's PR department...

AnonymousSat 17 March, 2007 12:22pm

This article misses the point slightly. The reason that the PS3 is "overstocked" in Europe is that it is taking a hammering in US and Asia. Sonys only hope is to shift sizeable numbers in Europe before Nintendo gets its supply chain in order- a tall order in the middle of spring when consumer spending is traditionally low. I bet they wish the next holiday was Christmas and not Easter!

AnonymousWed 21 March, 2007 7:51pm

Wow - another tired jaded journalist with an axe to grind, makes an angle on a story no one wants to hear. I've only recently started accessing this site, but if this is really the low statndard of journalism served up, I think I'll go elsewhere.
Rather than a positive look at how Sony have turned around manufacturing difficulties to be able to supply real numbers of stock for launch, we get yet more of the 'noone wants it nonsense patetically served up by those with real wish to kick the top dog.
Pathetic Story, incompetantly written.

AnonymousSun 25 March, 2007 5:25am

I work for a reputable elecrtonics giant in the uk and i have to say that for PS2, XBOX 360 and Wii the demand was huge. We were inundated with calls and had ques for these machines yet the same can't be said for the PS3. Granted it has superior graphics and processing power over and above the Wii and 360 but does it offer anything new? if your going to come at me with "the blu ray drive" then you would like to know there is a format war between blu ray and Hd dvd. what if blu ray fails? what happens to your ps3 other than become the next minidisc! i might sound like sony bashing here but i would like to point out that i purchased on launch a ps1, ps2, 360 and Wii all based on thier merit as the next best thing! Almost all the electronic gadgets i own are sony (even a minidisc hifi and portable plaer - hehe) i totally respect their products and always plug them when selling in my store! I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the ps3 but right now i cant find anything right with it! the sixaxis motion controller seems to be a panic reaction to the Wii nunchuck, the price is expensive, and the major factor for me is that APPARENTLY the next edition of pro evolution soccer is only on xbox 360. And for anyone who mentions 1080p, have u even seen 1080p? probably not and you probably dont even have a tv capable of that resolution. once sony buckup thier ideas and charge a resonablr price and the second or third wave of games are realesed, some of which look really promising then i think the ps3 will get the punters runnning into the stores! so come on sony make us want a ps3.

AnonymousSun 25 March, 2007 11:19pm

The launch proved many of the comments here were wishful thinking. There was mild media interest but no buzz - certainly not in the same way there was about the wii controller. The problem is simply the price, coupled with the impression to the average joe that PS3 is just PS2 with better graphics. Nothing Sony has launched the console with demonstrates a new epoch in gaming. Many people will buy the PS3, but nearer christmas, when there are more exciting games and also banking on a major price cut to something nearer XBOX 360.

AnonymousTue 27 March, 2007 8:41am

Its been over a year since the 360 was released and no price cut as of yet, if any console is going to get a price cut nearer christmas it will be the 360! the PS3 and Wii are too new for any price cut and with what the PS3 is capable of it will be crazy for sony to drop the price so early! nowing this the 360 will not lose any of its momentum and carry on outselling the PS3! i dont want the sony machine to fail and it definitely wont in the long run but gettin the initial user base up is going to be a long task! For me having 3 consoles in the market place all of which are so different gives us the consumer such an amazing choice. Many people (sony fanboys) trashed the sega consoles and i was sad to see them leave the hardware arena but one thing for sure they still make the best games in the world! and that is what this round of console wars will boil down to, who makes the most innovative and most playable games not who has better graphics. the graphics are so good nowadays that its dificult to distinguish one from another. cant wait for what microsoft, sony and nintendo have up thier sleeves.

AndyThu 29 March, 2007 10:55pm

I work for a games retailer in UK. PS3s are selling well, trust me. Just because there are consoles available doesn't mean they aren't popular. Sony has shipped more consoles to retailers to avoid selling out, as with other launches.

This over-stocking is the only reason why the PS3 has sold more than Wii; if Nintendo had done this, they would have sold double. Demand for Wii is dropping as people get sick asking every day.

The PS3 is outselling 360 now, I don't see that changing in the future.

Just4funUKSun 1 April, 2007 8:23pm

I do have a Xbox 360 and this is a great machine and the PS3 will also have some great games but I think the xbox live service is where Sony are going to fail again .But there is one thing we have to given Sony credit for and that is stopping the people buying Playstation 3's for a quick profit by putting them on ebay this has got to be a plus.If only every game console lauch could be done like this.

...zoe...Mon 8 October, 2007 5:38pm

look sony fans face it the PS3 is cr*p,,,, all it has is power and more power, ''oh! but is is the only consell that can play dvds!'' and who dosent actually have a dvd player in their houses???? have a NINTENDO WII?????? then buy another WII and a game like 'MARIO' strikers charged football BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS,,, EVEN IF THEY LIVED IN JAPAN!!! and u still wouldnt have spent as much as a PS3 the wii also has the internet and funny little upgrades like an ' EVERYBODY VOTES CHANNEL' where u can vote against people around the world. Or if u really like sports games get a XBOX 360 because it has really a good graphics at only a fraction of the price for a PS3.
' ' ' oh your wrong the ps3 have great games!!!' ' ' um... no....... go on youtube and type in sonys embaressing press conference

some guy(S) didnt like the PS3 so much they made a song about it

'How You Killed Your Brand'

AnonymousWed 16 January, 2008 3:54am

xbox 360 are unreliable pieces of crap designed for the sole purpose of microsofts world domination attempt, i have a mate who's had 3 xboxes 2 of which had to be replaced with new ones after 2-3 months, he wants a ps3 but cant afford one (a job washing cars don't pay much. especially when your fresh from school).

umm... no innovation? the ps3 had announced its wireless six-axis controller before nintendo anounced what their new console would do. dont get me wrong the wii is great but lacks the amount of exciting games needed to keep it alive.

ps3 is a MINDBLOWING bargin when you take it all into consideration, sony made losses on all ps3s sold in japan and america which is why it is so expensive in the uk as they need to recoup their losses, not that its that expensive anymore at £360, more power than the others, free online gameplay unlike microsoft, blu-ray player (standalone bluray player £1200), any 'lack' of functionality eg wma not playable & can't set wallpapers, are all sorted with software updates, 60gb hard drive (not that you'd use it all) interchangeable, compatable with compact flash, memory stick, sd cards, usb pens (flash drives) and external hard drives, 4 usb ports (not that you need that many), backwards compatible (as with ps2. other consoles now copying this innovation), able to access it from any wifi hotspot in the world via psp, fully hi def capable, dual-shock 3 on the way (probably due to battery life problems that it wasn't relised at launch), more reliable than a xbox, better games than the xbox, blue tooth, more potential and storage space for future games, wifi, and lastly doesn't clash with high def tvs (as they are nearly all black cased).

Microsoft have only survived this long due to the following reasons;
1. they are the biggest and their products (PC) are the most used
2. people trust microsoft (red ring of death... they should sort out the trust issue)
3. people are RE-BUYING xbox 360's due to red ring of death thus giving false figures like 3,000,000 home contain an xbox 360 when in reality its probably 700,000.
4. they bought all the blue lasers from sony's suppliers causing massive delays in production and launch.
5. got all computer, that's right COMPUTER, magazines to slanderise it, (its not a computer, even though at launch it was stronger than any pc out there (Millitary Intelligence Agencies not included)).
6. got all microsoft endorsed or related sites (such as this one) to slanderise.
7. put out an xbox 360 parade on a boat in france just outside a store in paris minute before launch (reading on the side 'Xbox 360 loves you')
8. Allowing compatability of sony psp with xbox 360 (licking sonys arse whilst trying to cut of their balls)
9. re-running xbox 360 commercials to coinside with ps3 ones.
10. charging people for online play. (a rip of when your already paying your internet supplier to be online)
11. not coupling hd-dvd player at launch and causing as much hype about it to cause a console type waiting hype about it (it'll only play hd-dvd movies)
12. last, and by absolutly no means least. the tripple repackaging of the machine, 20gb no wireless or wifi 80/60gb wifi wireless comtrolers, 360 elite 120gb hd-dvd(hd-dvd is losing the format war) wifi and wireless barely a year after launch (you could accuse sony of the same thing with the psp but they redesigned it to still the complaints of it being to big and heavy)

wow i didn't think i'd get that many... hmm goes to show, that a company started by a man who stole an idea from another man at a computer convention... really should stick with his first STOLEN idea.

AnonymousThu 20 March, 2008 3:26pm

The people bashing the PS3 are the same people searching in google "ps3 sucks" ect. Us people with PS3's dont really care about anyone but ourself. I know its mean to say. but thats why i spent an extra small amount of money on the PS3. Its 50 dollers more. LMFAO are you MS fand so tapped you need to have MS give you a shi*box for 50 bucks less not to mention that in reality your loosing about 1000 bucks worth of things to do (blu-ray, remote play. ect.) The point is, even if the PS3 was 800 bucks i would have bought it. Not because im a fan os the PS brand, but because the value:doller ratio. Not only that i dont want it to catch fire like xbox3shi**y.
Thanks MS but no thanks. and cnet i dont like what im hearing about your writers.