Four things Sony can do to turn the tide for the PS3 in 2009

Sony's PS3 has stumbled through 2008, and now it's time to start fresh with 2009. Ars shares some tips on how to sell the high-quality system to an apathetic market. <BR><BR>Read More

 

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I fully agree about the free online argument. I'm an adult, I bought a machine that costs hundreds of dollars and spent hundreds more on games. I want online that works. So it costs me $30 a year. Big deal.<BR><BR>So if you say "But it's free" with Sony's, and in that being free I have to put up with more downtime, inconsistent features across games, and a non-cohesive environment.. Can I just pay to get all that shit to work right? No? Then what the hell's the point of saying it's free. <BR><BR>To get shitty online for free and good online for a minor payment, I'd rather get the good one.<BR><BR>And for the 360. yes, it has done plenty wrong (RROD, hard drive, wireless) but all the very important things it has done well, and that's really all that matters.

 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">That's not how to compete! If your competitor finds a new market, go after it too! </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Why? This is Microsoft's first success for video games. They're doing it by catering to the hi-def, new graphics, big concept, big budget, online gamers. They're making good money, they're pleasing developers, publishers, and gamers. No sense in going after th epeople who are perfectly happy playing those games on the Wii they already have. MS can try (and probably fail, and spend tons $$$ doing it) to steal the Wii audience, but the Wii could never steal the 360 audience outright because it can never offer the same type of games, period.