Originally posted by Mofoman
Unsuccessful? I believe I'm correct in saying the PS3's sales figures are, at this time, at least equal to those of the PS2 at the same point in their lifetimes. I think they may even be higher? They're outselling the 360 everywhere except American and the UK as well. Most analysts agree the PS3 will continue outselling the 360 and ultimately outsell it considerably.
And the PS2 is outselling everything except the Wii, and Sony will be making a very nice profit on each of those sold.
They've got the HD film market, they'll be getting licensing from BR for the next 10 to 20 years. So even if the PS3 was nothing more than a BR player, which I know some people believe, then it's been a huge success. They'll make billions from BR alone.
BR disc sales are poor? Compared to what? Again, I think you'll find they are at least equal to DVD sales at the same point during their lifetimes. Success comes through time. While I think it unlikely BR will ever hit the heights of DVD sales, it is possible - when HD broadcasting becomes more standard, going back to watch inferior DVDs will boost BR sales. It's far too early to be negative about BR when all sales indicate it's likely to be a huge success.
Sony launched a machine with a lot of bleeding edge technology that went without any real technical problems. The PS3 returns are genuinely in the low single digits.
So here they are, 18 months later, getting behind some novel games like Afrika. Sony have always put a lot of talent in to development.
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