Posted on 06/26/2008 10:03:54 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
Think you paid too much for your Playstation 3? Don't expect any sympathy from Sony.
In the company's fiscal 2008 annual report, Sony revealed that they've now lost roughly $3.3 billion (that's billion with a B) on the Playstation 3 since its launch. That breaks down to $2.16 billion in 2007, followed by a notably smaller but equally daunting $1.16 billion loss in 2008.
(Excerpt) Read more at videogames.yahoo.com ...
Strategy is to make up the difference with video game sales and increased market penetration.
IIRC, you follow the console battles
Good.
I hope they suffer.
I bought a 2 year ~extended~ warranty on my Vaio laptop when the factory one year warranty was up only to be told it was actually only *one* “extra” year because they counted the *first* year ~in~ the -2- year ~extended~ warranty.
The screen is messed up from magnetism because of a known, flaw in this model’s speaker shielding [this is from their tech people] and they won’t honor the 2 year warranty I paid for and fix it.
Have a lot of Sony stuff here [some of it, insanely expensive] but I’m never gonna buy another thing from them.
Apparently the best option for a future-proof Blu-Ray player as well as a fine gaming console.
What I'd like to know is why all these third party video game companies keep releasing games for the failed PS3 instead of the successful Wii. Why are all the Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, and Call of Duty game series being released on PS3 and not Wii?
Just guessing, it might be exclusive agreements with Sony were signed for those titles and now they are locked in.
boo-hoo
Let me try again...
Boo-Hoo!
Was that good?
You bet. The PS3 Blu Ray works real good, and no need for another component.
Cough...I used to work for Sony “some” time ago, and I agree with ya. The reason why I had PS1 in the first place was to play Gran Turismo with my little brothers.
They even whup Dell in the “screw over your loyal customers” department.
I did not think that possible.
“Anti-Christian Sony”
Backstory details, please?
[not that I really *need* another reason to detest them even *more*, right now]....;)
Boo hoo for Sony. I’ll skip anything with that name on it because of their track record. Blue ray is a tech system I will bypass. There will be a better, cheaper system that is not Sony proprietary in a year. It’s not always smart to be the first to own something. I’ll let the Jones’s eat the cost of this one by themselves
Anyone who has a PSP has too much time and money on their hands.
**They even whup Dell in the “screw over your loyal customers” department**
HP beat both of them. I have a lemon laptop that I paid 2 year warranty and HP won;t honor their contract. I already notified the Atty General etc, and pondering filing suit with the L.A. Small Claims Court for X amount.
HP already won the Harris Poll as the worst in computer customer satisfaction.
But now with the siutation reversed, all these game companies keep tossing their best titles on the PS3 and ignoring the hugely successful Wii. It's very frustrating for me as a Wii owner. Haven't these companies ever heard of supply and demand? It's like they want to go down with the ship. The only way I can play these games is by buying the Windows version.
Major NON-Sony created game franchises being released on PS3 and not Wii:
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Released by: Namco Bandai Games (2007)
Virtua Fighter 5 Released by: Sega (2007)
Q*bert 2007 Released by: Gottlieb (2007)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Released by: Bethesda Softworks (2007)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Released by: Bethesda Softworks (2007)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Released by Red Storm Entertainment (2007)
Clive Barker's Jericho Mercury Released by: Steam (2007)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Released by: Infinity Ward (2007)
Time Crisis 4 Released by: Nex Entertainment (2007)
The Orange Box Released by: The Orange Box Valve Corporation (2007)
Devil May Cry 4 Released by: Capcom (2008)
Grand Theft Auto 4 Released by: Rockstar games (2008)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Released by: Konami (2008)
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Released by: Midway (2008)
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Released by: Square Enix (TBA)
Final Fantasy XIII Released by: Square Enix (TBA)
Silent Hill: 0rigins Released by: Konami (TBA)
Resident Evil 5 Released by: Capcom (TBA)
Oh, great.
Guess what I bought to replace the Sony.....:-\
[How does one go about doing the atty. general/claims dealy? If I gain nothing else, annoying them will suffice]
Resident Evil 4 is the best game on the Wii, and you’re saying that Resident Evil 5 is PS3-exclusive? That’s no good.
Are you frigging nuts?
The Wii is a toy.
the PS3 is an unbeliveable piece of machinery.
Give me a break.
I bought it thinking i was still into games. the multi-media aspect is what i ended up using. It plays almost all formats, if i’m too lazy to burn or copy i just stream wirelesly from my pc to the ps3.
Sony “Home” which will be out soon is about to tranform millions of losers into on-line zombies.
Oh yea, Wii is a nice “toy” but please. PS3 games now and in the future completely blow it away.
But you say the Wii cost 1/3 the price?
Yea it does.
You ask why are the Huge game companies making the incredible games that work best on the ps3?
Because the PS3 is the best machine to play them!!
Duh!
Look at sales charts, Sony has sold a crapload of machines this year, and while people start realizing the 360 is actually the failed product expect a hell f a lot more sales to come.
Again the WII is a toy for little kids and their ignorant parents.
“Again the WII is a toy for little kids and their ignorant parents.”
Yuck. A fanboy.
It’s a huge company with many long tentacles...
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