Sony's videogame unit, sometimes known as the "PlayStation" unit, has announced that it is expecting to see its losses shrink by about $956 million USD for the 12 months ended March 31, 2008. Because of PlayStation 3 start-up costs , the previous 12 month period had seen the division lose about $1.43 billion USD. The figures are according to the Japanese Nikkei daily and the whole corporation ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by bdoggie08:If only it made our coffee.... ahh coffee!
just a great system, but shitty games. Best built system, with a low failure rate, no RROD, and an internet browser. Next it'll cook food and make our coffee.
Originally posted by susieqbbb:PS3 upscales to 1080P ;)
no thank you i am happy with my dvd converter that upconverts dvd's to 1080I and besides dvd' are cheaper i am not willing to spend 70.00 for special edition bluray movies when i can get dvd special edition movies for only 30.00
Quote:Very true.
PS3 upscales to 1080P ;)
Originally posted by iluvendo:doubtful, and if it was true (lmao) how is this good that sony has basically priced every other manufacturer off of the shelves, what incentive is there to make the players if they cannot compete?
Everyone is buying PS3 instead of a standalone BD player. Dual purpose and less expensive.
Originally posted by hyperlink:
Published: May 05, 2008 - 02:37PM CT
Mid-February was a good time to be a Blu-ray backer. Media moguls who had championed the technology were busy floating on yachts in the Pacific, chomping cigars, and stroking white longhaired cats; the billion-dollar payday was at hand. But numbers out last week indicate that standalone Blu-ray player sales plummeted in the early part of this year, and enthusiasm for the hi-def format appears as lukewarm as the applause at an REO Speedwagon concert. Where did all the buyers go?
Last week, both ABI Research and The NPD Group delivered the news: the standalone Blu-ray player market did not suddenly rise up and walk after HD DVD quit the market. Instead, it remained in its bed and took a turn for the worse. NPD reports that player sales dropped by 40 percent from January to February 2008 and increased by only 2 percent the following month.
ABI argues that the Blu-ray player market won't improve to full health for more than a year, perhaps as long as 18 months. "BD player prices remain high, and supplies are limited," says ABI Research principal analyst Steve Wilson. "This is good for the market because most current players do not support all the functions that studios place on the discs. Lacking support for—or upgradability to—BD Live! or Bonus View (picture in picture), consumers cannot utilize all the available options. Manufacturers would rather sell more fully-featured models."
Originally posted by bdoggie08:+plus no need to buy extra staff, like batteries for the controller, external drives, pay to play On-line, and all PS3 versions have HDD.
just a great system, but shitty games. Best built system, with a low failure rate, no RROD, and an internet browser. Next it'll cook food and make our coffee.
Quote:Isn't that a damn shame?
The January forecast was $3.91 billion USD but the Nikkei predicts that the company will only see a $3.63 billion profit, far below its estimate.
Originally posted by tyrant897:what's the point in owning a console and paying the current price with the hope of decent titles being released that aren't multi format. why not w8 until several decent games have been released instead of paying a high premium to just look at your ps3 and maybe the ps3 will drop in price again now that foxconn sweatshop labour is being used to manufacturer them!
I don't know if it's just me. But I am the type that is pleased to have a quality piece of equipment first, the games will follow and I will gladly wait patiently for them.
I feel the ps3 network is top notch for being free, being able to play the sytem with the stereo on a lower volume if needed and be able to hear the game not the system whirling away.
I am about ready to sabotage the wifes ps2 so I can get a second one and finally stop fighting and bringing it up from my son's room to have a turn =)
Quote:Translation: "wahhhhhhhhhh"
what's the point in owning a console and paying the current price with the hope of decent titles being released that aren't multi format. why not w8 until several decent games have been released instead of paying a high premium to just look at your ps3 and maybe the ps3 will drop in price again now that foxconn sweatshop labour is being used to manufacturer them!
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