Has the PS3 flopped?

JUMPURS said:
If i didn't pay i would have been lumped with hardware i can't use, a load of games i would need to get shot of.
Also would have a live sub with DLC etc that i couldn't sell.

Yeah typical MS, charge me 80 quid every year to keep my console rather than making one that worked from the off.
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LOL even if that was kind of true, paying £80 a year for a 360 would be a bargain :)
 
Mr Men said:
LOL even if that was kind of true, paying £80 a year for a 360 would be a bargain :)
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ontop of 40 quid a year live? so 120 A YEAR ontop of your 280 initial outlay is a bargain?? yet the PS3 is a rip off??
 
JUMPURS said:
I have both. People say the PS3 only caters to folk who want bells and whistles. MS only caters to those who don't want any.
Surely MS could actually have offered an Elite that was actually value for money for us that need the extras.
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but nobody is forceing you to buy an elite are they, I'm sure with the extras the consoles are evenly matched price wise are they not ? and anyway who are these 'people' I choose a console based on it's games catalog I don't care if it possibly costs more, why would I buy a console purely because it is cheaper only then to not have the games I want to play on it.
 
You are either missing my point or changing what i am saying, i don't know which.

I am not buying an elite and have no plans too :confused:
The arguement many folk make is that the PS3 only caters to those who want everything. And the 360 caters to those who only want a games machine.
Well there are some of us who want/need the extra things like online multiplayer, Wi-Fi, play and charge, but we don't have the option.
In which case the 360 is the expensive option.
 
I was actually gonna add a reply, but why? It's one of these threads that where all the decent posts are swamped by petty bickering. So i thought I'd go with the flow.

And do you really think im a messiah? ;)
 
JUMPURS said:
You are either missing my point or changing what i am saying, i don't know which.

I am not buying an elite and have no plans too :confused:
The arguement many folk make is that the PS3 only caters to those who want everything. And the 360 caters to those who only want a games machine.
Well there are some of us who want/need the extra things like online multiplayer, Wi-Fi, play and charge, but we don't have the option.
In which case the 360 is the expensive option.
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But I already stated that with the extras I'm sure the ps3 and 360 come out about the same price don't they ?

if thats the case then then you do have a better choice with the 360, you can either choose not to have the extra's or have them and still pay the same price as the ps3 anyway, also don't foget the extra cost for the average gamer running a ps3 due to the higher power drain works out at about £40 a year anyway take :p :D
 
With the extras not incluging the HD-DVD drive the 360 is the more expensive option :)

All i was trying to do was illustrate, yeah sure it is the cheaper option if you want to go for the minimum, but if you want the other stuff, it fasts become expensive. I seen a post at the top of the last page i was reffering too at the time :)

And the PS3 does not actually use much more power than the 360, bit of an urban legend that one ;)
 
lowrider007 said:
why is it someone allways has to come in to highlight this fact like they are the Holy Messiah or something, it's hardly a revelation.
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He is not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!..
 
JUMPURS said:
And the PS3 does not actually use much more power than the 360, bit of an urban legend that one ;)
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Dam :D , oh well, still end of the day it does'nt really matter how much either console is really becuase you have choose the one you think you will have the most fun on if that means it costs a couple more quid then so be it, it's better to pay more than pay less and not enjoy your self as much, yeh in an ideal world it would be nice if M$ could include all the extras in the price but I don't think they feel that they need to atm especially being ahead of the the competition atm.
 
JUMPURS said:
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And the PS3 does not actually use much more power than the 360, bit of an urban legend that one ;)
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Are you sure? I've read nothing but reports of the PS3 using 380 watts of power. Unless the euro model uses less of course..

Edit: Scrap that. Just did a quick search and you're right. :o :)

Handy link for power consumption - http://www.sust-it.net/home-results.php?id=71&submit=View
 
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smcshaw said:
Unless you fold ;)
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And the Wii uses the most power of all if you unplug your other consoles and leave your Wii on Wii connect, so what is your point?

Folding uses as much power as any of the consoles running their games.
 
Flopping in Japan as well?

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=16208

PS3 sales Slump To 10,000 This Week In Japan - Wii Sells Over 75,000

In what must be very disappointing news for Sony, Wii sales were around 7 times as high as PS3 sales in Japan this week, following Super Paper Marios release(which sold over 150,000 copies). PS3 sales have been decreasing week by week in Japan and they are likely to drop to around the 5,000 mark with no major releases until July. The PS3 is suffering a similar fate in the US and Europe, with Wiis still sold out everywhere.

Console Week Weekly Total
DS 125 126,157 (-3%) 16,444,104
Wii 21 75,952 (+8%) 2,244,020
PSP 124 29,405 (+11%) 5,447,385
PS2 373 12,128 (-11%) 21,847,292
PS3 24 10,925 (-17%) 885,475
360 72 2,666 (-8%) 376,500
GBA 318 1,316 (-6%) 16,678,823
GC 293 186 (-9%) 4,019,836
Total 258,735
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