http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/ Joystiq Comments for Sony wants you to earn that PlayStation 3! http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
I want people to look at the PS3 and say, "Hey, I'm going to continue working the same amount of hours, and then just buy the thing later when the price drops."

As clueless as Microsoft is about people in Japan, Kutaragi is about people in the US and everywhere that isn't Japan.]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
Kutaragi is as clueless as a guy who sold more than 90M video game consoles in the US and more than 200M worldwide. No more no less.

Microsoft is as clueless as a company that sold 15M video game consoles in the US and less than 25M worldwide. No more no less.

We can all draw our own conclusions.]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
Microsoft is as clueless as a company that sold 15M video game consoles in the US and less than 25M worldwide. No more no less.

We can all draw our own conclusions."

So what you are saying is that the Ps3 is going sell millions again over the competitors even when his main PR guy is saying funny things like "working harder to afford it".

Too bad for europeans and latin americans who will pay near to $700 at least to get one of this.
I guess sony thinks "if people buy ipods for $300 we can sell this for the price we want".

I guess this will show how if market has matured from nerdy people that stand in line the first day to mass market who want something until the price is reasonable.]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
I'm with you, Alkaiser. The only thing we can do is vote with out pocketbooks and not shell out $500 for the new toy. I'm talking big now, but we'll see how it is closer to launch!]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
In that sense, I am ready to pay up to $800 for it.
If the games end up being mind blowing, I am sure other gamers will pay as much.
I am not talking about people who don't have jobs or any disposable income.
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You see it wrong, Dralt !! Both in your posts # 8 and #13.

From gaming-age: forums.gaming-age.com/showthread.php?t=33628

I don't know if all this is correct, but I have seen several other articles that match up with the Xbox and PS2 numbers here, so here we go:
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"All shipment figures as of December 2004.

PS2

19.47m Japan
32.86m USA
29.06m Europe

81.39 Total

XB

1.70m Japan (asia pacific- some discrepancy as sony and microsft count as japan, others count as Europe/Pal)
13.20m USA
5.00m Europe

19.90m Total

GC

3.78m Japan
10.11m USA
4.13m Europe

18.02m Total

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So, the PS2 sold nearly 80+ million worldwide, no where near the 90 million you quote for the US alone, let alone the 200 million world wide. The 200 million worldwide figure is the total number of Playstation (PS1, PSX and PS2) games sold.

and coming to your post #13:
[quote]

The way I see it, the PS3 is an extremely fast PC specialized to play games.

In that sense, I am ready to pay up to $800 for it.
If the games end up being mind blowing, I am sure other gamers will pay as much.

[/quote]

You are wrong about the PS3 being a blazingly fast supercomputer, something which Ken Kutaragi and Noboyuki Idei of Sony tried in vain to convince Steve Jobs of Apple. Save your $800 and build a PC, and you'll get better value.

Quoted from the NYTimes.com article ("What's really behind Apple-Intel alliance: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/11/technology/11apple.html?ex=1120881600&en=a663b91397a5cbb5&ei=5070&oref=login ):

[quote]

As it happens, Intel's was not the only alternative chip design that Apple had explored for the Mac. An executive close to Sony said that last year Mr. Jobs met in California with both Nobuyuki Idei, then the chairman and chief executive of the Japanese consumer electronics firm, and with Kenichi Kutaragi, the creator of the Sony PlayStation.

Mr. Kutaragi tried to interest Mr. Jobs in adopting the Cell chip, which is being developed by I.B.M. for use in the coming PlayStation 3, in exchange for access to certain Sony technologies. Mr. Jobs rejected the idea, telling Mr. Kutaragi that he was disappointed with the Cell design, which he believes will be even less effective than the PowerPC.

[/quote]]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/The way I see it, the PS3 is an extremely fast PC specialized to play games.
Ummmm,

Mr.Kutaragi himself said at E-3 that the
PS3 was quote, (NOT A GAMEING MACHINE), unquote.
So what is it?
overpriced and overhyped just like the PS2 was in its day.]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/The way I see it, the PS3 is an extremely fast PC specialized to play games.

haha yeah an extremely fast PC withouth a freakin hard drive. wtf is up with that? and people swear that microsoft is in it for the money...haha since when did microsoft make you buy hard drives (that like 5 people own), and memory cards....? sony does that on purpose, because they know that their fanboys will fork over their hard earned money.]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
Looks to me like xbox is going to crap on the ps3. Not because the xbox is awesome, or more powerful, but because ps3 is being thrown off a cliff.

playstation3 what the hell does that mean? Well its supposed to mean a GAMING DEVICE, thats all i want from it. There are millions of other gadgets out for whatever else it is i want to do, but i want my playstation to play the best damn games that are technologically possible, if it doesnt do that it should be a playstation3, should be a mediastation3.

Mr.Kutaragi FIX YOURSELF or i hope you go bankrupt and i will walk by you on the street and not give you a cent.]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/
My numbers were correct. I included all PlayStation units in the count.
The first PlayStation was not free. It was sold.
It conquered the market against strong competition.
So, all PlayStation units count to the credit of the clueless man you call Kutaragi.

Based on past experience, Microsoft has a lot more to prove than Kutaragi.

Secondly, I repeat that to me, PS3 sounds like a super fast computer completely dedciated to playing games.
PCs can run games, but they are general purpose machines, designed to run all sorts of things from Word to PhotoShop to scientific applications.
The architecture of the PS3 leaves no doubt: It's a machine for media processing and video games in particular.

The 360 won't be far behind in terms of performance, but give Kutaragi a break. He has achieved a lot and time will tell if he can teach big M a trick or two.
At E3 he already proved he knows how to steal the buzz with a platform that lags 10 months behind the 360.
]]>Dec 18th 2005 9:59PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/07/06/sony-wants-you-to-earn-that-playstation-3/The way I see it, the PS3 is an extremely fast PC specialized to play games.

Mr.Kutaragi himself said at E-3 that the
PS3 was quote, (NOT A GAMEING MACHINE), unquote.

An extremely fast PC my ass. The PS3 will do little to nothing compared to a real PC. So why the hell would I want to buy a PS3 when I've allready got an extremely fast REAL PC that I've built myself? I can see Sony trying to reach out to non-gamers, but why alienate the hardcore gamers who only want a frickin system that plays games?

The DVD playback was a very nice touch, but that was a distant second to the ability to PLAY A GAME for me. Microsoft's put themselves in the same boat. I'm not buying either until EVERYTHING, games and all, are available cheap used. On launch day, I'm buying a Revolution. At least Nintendo knows how to make an actual gaming console.
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