Gasp! PS3 delay official?!
Sony Delays PlayStation 3 News Story From 1UP.com
Now here's some not so shocking news. It would seem that the oft rumored, sometimes denied delay of the PS3 is official. But I thought the system would still come out in Spring even though there has yet to be a playable game and it's March. Since we didn't know anything about games, the controller, or even the final hardware design, this news is not so shocking.
Obviously this is a boon to Microsoft and Nintendo. MS gets another Christmas without Sony here in the States and Nintendo only has MS to compete with on its launch. With more Revs and 360s in households and the expected high cost of the PS3, it may be a hard sell, especially if it comes out post Christmas when mom and dad have already dropped a bunch of money. The only thing that will save Sony is brand loyalty.
What amazes me is that they blam copy protection on Blu-ray for the delay. The Blu-ray is the PS3's UMD. A rather unneccessary format that is more designed to sell you movies instead of games. Sony has created quite the paradox. They need Blu-ray to sell the PS3, and the movie studios need the PS3 to seel Blu-ray. Me? I'll be buying the lower priced HD-DVD add on for my 360, thank you.
I would have thought Sony would have learned their lesson after the whole rootkit fiasco. Here's a basic truth. Copy protection does not work. Those who want to get around it do, and those who get hurt are the genuine, legitimate consumers. It's sad, really. I personally love how Stardock handled GalCivII. They feel that if you treat consumers right by not forcing them to leap through the hoops of DRM and provide them with content as a thank you for buying your software, they'll pay money for it. Bravo I say. Sony, take notes.
Now here's some not so shocking news. It would seem that the oft rumored, sometimes denied delay of the PS3 is official. But I thought the system would still come out in Spring even though there has yet to be a playable game and it's March. Since we didn't know anything about games, the controller, or even the final hardware design, this news is not so shocking.
Obviously this is a boon to Microsoft and Nintendo. MS gets another Christmas without Sony here in the States and Nintendo only has MS to compete with on its launch. With more Revs and 360s in households and the expected high cost of the PS3, it may be a hard sell, especially if it comes out post Christmas when mom and dad have already dropped a bunch of money. The only thing that will save Sony is brand loyalty.
What amazes me is that they blam copy protection on Blu-ray for the delay. The Blu-ray is the PS3's UMD. A rather unneccessary format that is more designed to sell you movies instead of games. Sony has created quite the paradox. They need Blu-ray to sell the PS3, and the movie studios need the PS3 to seel Blu-ray. Me? I'll be buying the lower priced HD-DVD add on for my 360, thank you.
I would have thought Sony would have learned their lesson after the whole rootkit fiasco. Here's a basic truth. Copy protection does not work. Those who want to get around it do, and those who get hurt are the genuine, legitimate consumers. It's sad, really. I personally love how Stardock handled GalCivII. They feel that if you treat consumers right by not forcing them to leap through the hoops of DRM and provide them with content as a thank you for buying your software, they'll pay money for it. Bravo I say. Sony, take notes.
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