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2005-01-02, 16:01 | Link #222 | ||
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Am I the only one that has noticed Sony's tactic? Sony releases their systems with barely enough units to satisfy the masses. I think they under-release on purpose. Then you get people buying a PSP for $1200 and even if they have less sales, they're making well over 300% profit for a lot of their units. These are the units that have the glitches or whatever. It's almost like a testing phase. They can see what problems come out and then fix them before they send the new batch. That's pretty smart and courteous if you ask me. That way they don't waste their time making millions of units with glitches. Then they release the new units without the glitches at an even lower price, opening their market even more and selling at a pretty constant and steady rate. Nintendo releases their system and they have enough to go around, but they don't make the same amount of profit. If their systems have any glitches, well, they sold about a million systems with glitches. There goes a lot of money lost on returns and a lot of pissed off customers who will probably switch to Sony. I think Sony has the better strategy if you ask me. I'll come back here in a year or so just to post an "I told you so" when Sony starts to gain control of the handheld market. Edit: A user account about battery life. Quote:
Sony PS2 is the oldest system out in the current competitive console market (gamecube, ps2, xbox) but it's outselling every other system (including gamecube, :P). Sony knows what they're doing. Last edited by Mavurik; 2005-01-02 at 16:39. |
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2005-01-02, 16:55 | Link #224 |
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@Mavurik: Very nice breakdown of the PSP situation. I applaud you, you used facts and not flames to give your opinion on which handheld is better.
I must give my opinion too. I am one of the biggest Sony fanboys out there. I drool over anything Sony, and am willing to pay a tad more for Sony quality. If i was to be getting a new handheld, i would be getting a PSP. I'm not going to say anything else regarding either unit, as in arguing about battery life, or glitches or anything. I don't want to offend anyone. |
2005-01-02, 17:01 | Link #225 | |
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now prepare to be flamed by the fan boys *takes cover* |
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2005-01-02, 17:20 | Link #226 | |
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I remember playing pokemon blue on my old clunker and putting in 20hrs before the batteries died...(4 AA) but then again...i used duracell.."nothing outlasts the copper top" |
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2005-01-02, 17:24 | Link #227 | |
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2005-01-02, 17:44 | Link #228 | |||||||
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As for the huge prices, those are only if you import, and the normal price has already been paid to the JP store by then. The price is high because there are not many available. Quote:
They could have done better manufacturing and better design to avoid such faults as "UMD shurikens". That doesn't give a good first impression. Additionally, Sony doesn't replace the faulty systems, leaving their customers in the cold with a faulty device. Quote:
If your DS is faulty, Nintendo will take it back and provide you with another one, and even give an extra game for your trouble. Now that's customer service! Quote:
And software-wise, the two handhelds are even at the moment. You seem to be too caught up in your enthusiasm. Quote:
If it's a puzzle game, we know it lasts for 6 hours. Try a game that is a bit more demanding, and the battery will suffer. Quote:
As for someone saying that all the developers go to Sony, that's not true. http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/eg...s_6098199.html |
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2005-01-02, 17:46 | Link #229 | |
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2005-01-02, 18:16 | Link #230 | |
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i was responding to the post that said "PSP sold more since it only sold in Japan and sold so much!" i gave him numbers showing how much DS sold in japan alone. PLEASE read before u post. Quote:
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2005-01-02, 20:53 | Link #233 | |
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2005-01-02, 22:47 | Link #235 | |
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Its not groundbreaking, all of this technology has been around for awhile now, but its the first time that it has been mass marketed towards the consumer in a pure entertainment form. Its a risk, and as I said I have respect for any company that is willing to take a risk, because risks are what shape the future, and this is a small step towards that goal. Now I just need to save up the money to buy a PSP when it is eventually released, that sucker is going for like $400 bucks on ebay right now, its pretty crazy what people are willing to pay just to get it a little early, especially considering its lackluster launch titles. (mind you DS's launch titles are not any better) |
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We live in the age of the internet and if you can't go online, and make an informed decision on your own and you just have to have the first systems that come out knowing that they're going to have problems then that's YOUR problem. I'm sorry, but I'm not going to buy a system at release because I have something called COMMON SENSE. It should be expected that there will be glitches in the first release. Yes, they try to make sure there are no problems before they release it but sometimes there are things that just happen. Or there are some glitches they won't find out until the system is out there. Say they did release 1 million PSPS and a lot of them had glitches. If they did bad, yes, they'd lose more money, but they'd also lose a lot of fans as well. They would lose even more money if they then turned around and gave everyone a new system and a PSP game (which is obviously worth more than the games I've seen on DS so far). I think Sony's strategies are better and that they know what they're doing, that's why they outsold the last two Nintendo home consoles. That's not a fact you can just discard because these are handheld systems. To tell you the truth, Nintendo has been relying on it's handhelds for how many years now? It's been a long time, pretty much ever since PSX beat the tar out of N64. Looks like they'll get the tar beat out of them again when PS3 comes out. With the DS they're standing on their last leg and you know what, for the first time they have REAL competition. I think Nintendo fans are just unwilling to accept that fact. Or they try to come up with things to make themselves feel better about their DS purchase. I actually like GBA more than I like DS, because DS just reminds me of the halfassed effort Nintendo put into Virtual Boy. Then they go off and try to say that the DS is a different line so that it's not associated with GBA. Hah, please. Quote:
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BUT Now it's not just games, it's movies as well. FFAV, Naruto and other animes, J-Dramas, etc. will come out on PSP and you can be damn sure they're going to sell like crazy. I'll say it again. Sony knows what they're doing. |
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2005-01-03, 11:24 | Link #238 | |
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And to whoever gave me the negative rep: This WHOLE discussion is based on opinion. You can't say whether the PSP or DS is better due to facts. They each have their own special qualities. It's like comparing apples to oranges. The PSP is a total entertainment suite, where as the DS is just a portable gaming machine. Totally different league. |
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2005-01-03, 13:41 | Link #239 | |
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ROFL WAFFLES!!!!!!! How can you say it's the best between the 2 when PSP hasn't even come out any where else beside japan. Infact, how can you say anything if you don't own or tried the PSP? Edit: JubeiYamazaki: Your logic that sony did well and beat the gamecube/n64 with the psx/PS2 becuase sony brought out their system a year earlier makes no sense becuase the dreamcast came way before both those systems and look what happen to that. |
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