Sony Console the Worst Launch Ever

No, not that one. 1up set out to see if the PlayStation 3 had the worst launch of any modern gaming console, and found that another Sony console held that title. The original PlayStation's launch was pretty dreadful, with Warhawk's average of 89.4 being fairly low for most launch title leaders. The worst launch lineup of the 'next-gen' systems is actually the Wii, which has averaged only a 71.3 over its 20 launch titles. The PS3 is next up, with 73.4, and the 360 has the overall best of the three consoles, having scored an average of 77.3 over its 18 titles last year. From the article: "Averages are just that, though, and don't tell you much about the best games that accompanied the launches. And the best of the batch wasn't a surprise, but it wasn't a Nintendo game either. Soul Caliber for the Dreamcast, with an average of 96.4 just barely squeaks out the win over the Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess for Wii. At the other end of the spectrum, both Wii and PS3 share the worst stinkers with Happy Feet for Wii coming in at a 45 and Gundam: Crossfire at the very bottom with its 34.8."

Zonk and the PS3

[alexhard]

Dude, we got it. You hate the PS3 and Sony. It's OK, we do too but we are REALLY getting tired of your stories about it..

Slashdot headline worst ever

[wampus]

...but not this one. Is Zonk some 14 year old with Mario sheets on his bed?

Sony.

[Anonymous Coward]

You give me great dishonor!

lots of ways or rating a launch

[Anonymous Coward]

I for one would like to see a console launch rated by the number of people that were mugged for a given console on launch day

Warning: NPOV

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Zonk and the PS3

[Madpony]

Folding his arms in front of his chest Zonk looks at you sternly, and in the Comic Book Store Guy's voice he says, "Worst. Launch. Ever."

Re:Slashdot headline worst ever

[Chris Burke]

Is Zonk some 14 year old with Mario sheets on his bed?

No, he's a 30 year old with Mario sheets on his bed.

Re:Sony.

[Mattintosh]

You're okay as long as they don't give you giant crabs for massive damage.

Re:One obvious fact from this...

[Pope]

Zelda Toilet Paper? Awesome!

Re:Not exactly the most scientific

[norminator]

Let's say you have two different brands of HDTVs. One has a profit margin of $300, while the other has a margin of $600. Furthermore, let's say you have 4 DVDs with profit margins of $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, and $0.50. How do we compare the profits of one type of item over the other?

My head hurts from your analysis. One question though: Are those African HDTVs or European HDTVs?

Re:Slashdot headline worst ever

[scot4875]

Wait ... is there something wrong with that?

--Jeremy

Re:One obvious fact from this...

[steveo777]

Something tells me that wiping your ass with the Master Sword may not be the best idea you've had today.

Re:Slashdot headline worst ever

[PSXer]

Video of Zonk found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAhR1N5oJNA [youtube.com]

Re:Zonk and the PS3

[Anonymous Coward]

Exactly.

Here's Zonk's editorial process:

"Hmmm...here's an article about hacking into Linux on the PS3 [engadget.com] but that's not negative enough... we need something negative about Sony!"

*phone rings*

"Hi Mr. Gates, yep, I accepted another anti-Sony story... thanks for the business. Don't worry, I'll throw in a few anti-Microsoft stories to fool them!"