Still A Rough Road Ahead for the PlayStation 3 304
TobyToadstool writes "Despite the good news out of GDC last week, it still seems like Sony's new console has some image management to do. CNET says that the PlayStation 3 is 'the most unwanted console in recent memory' and asks 'why is the PS3 so undesirable?' They specifically question the company's wisdom in emphasizing the power of the console. Their impression is that this invites developers to neglect gameplay, in favour of investing in graphics. Likewise, Gamespot is running a piece suggesting ten ways to make the PS3 worth buying. A lower price is just one of the suggestions with exclusives, and the need for online standardization, following close behind. Looks like Sony still has its work cut out."
Atari Jaguar... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Seriously (Score:5, Funny)
Well, if you buy one, they'll have sold twice as much. Get on with it man.
Cheers
Here's my 10 Reasons (Score:5, Funny)
10) Cost
9) Cost
8) Cost
7) Cost
6) Cost
5) Cost
4) Cost
3) Cost
2) Cost
1) Wii > PS3
Well if the PS3 is 'unwanted'.... (Score:2, Funny)
Hot topic should have spotted the niche in the market long ago...
Shocked (Score:2, Funny)
Also, it has real-time weapon switching! Take that Wii Remote!
No no no... (Score:3, Funny)
According to Sony, it's because their Supply Chain Management is very good. For some unknown reason, that doesn't explain the low-market share though. I'm sure their PR department will think of a better excuse next time. Maybe not.
Re:At Least (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot appears to hate the PS3 and love Linux... yet which console runs Linux out of the box as a freaking menu option?
Why is that weird?
Let's say that you love ice cream but you hate herpes-sore covered cock. Some dude shows you his herpes-covered cock, but it's also smeared with delicious ice cream. "Hey man, I thought you loved ice cream, you weirdo!" he says as you run screaming.
Re:Right. Being a happy PS3 owner isn't unusual. (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, how'd you convince him to do that?
Re:At Least (Score:3, Funny)
Hey, don't feel bad, I hate that guy too. Next time I'm going to tell him that I just love things that are on fire. Should be good for a laugh.
I see what you mean... but I think your analogy stretches it a bit.
True, true. There's no problem with the PS3 that is fundamentally uncureable... So okay, say you love ice-cream but you hate gonorrhea-infected cock...
Re:Here's my 10 Reasons (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Right. Being a happy PS3 owner isn't unusual. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:At Least (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, my bad! Sorry about the fire thing, I was just kidding. Oh, and you should probably see a doctor.
If people don't want to see my penis... they should tell me ahead of time.
It's not so much seeing it, but the blatant false advertising that it is "nice" and "clean" and "not pock-marked with oozing sores". Uh... wait... no, the false advertising has nothing to do with it.
Re:Seriously (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Seriously (Score:2, Funny)
Don't pompously rephrase what other people say and try to pass it off as a rebuttal. It makes you sound like a dick.
By the way, if Sony's hostility to their customers (like shutting down Lik-Sang, and forcing Blu-Ray on us all when it is simply not necessary) doesn't dissuade you from buying from Sony, then you are a tool and part of the problem.
And don't misrepresent people's desire for products that diverge from your narrow consumerist agenda as active support for corporate evil. It makes you sound like a pushy asshole with an authoritarian streak.
Re:At Least (Score:2, Funny)
Wait a second. How did you know the ice cream was delicious?
Re:Perfect storm is brewing (Score:5, Funny)
XBox 360 is going for $50, and comes with a free voucher to upgrade your home PC to Vista.
Nintendo Wii comes to market with a range of Hentai games and new uses for the Wiimote.
Kids beg Dad for one of each.
Dad tells them they are getting a cluster of PS3's instead, because Dad has finally mastered SPU coding using gcc, and reckons he has found a way to crack Fermat's last theorum, entirely bypassing the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture, and involving a hitherto unheard of non-euclidean approach !! (if only he had acess to the CPU grunt).
Kids know better than to argue with Dad when he gets that gleam in his eyes.
Re:Seriously (Score:3, Funny)
Let me see... the checklist! (Score:2, Funny)
- Story is negative CHECK!
- Story has a childish tag CHECK!
- Story is submitted by Zonk CHECK!
- Zonk is still an editor here CHECK!
Re:One old guy's take on this (Score:1, Funny)
Holy crap, you're 24?