Daggers Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 I'd have appended this, but search is dead: PlayStation 3 sales plummet in UKIn its second week of release in the UK, Chart Track has revealed and confirmed that sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 have plummeted 82 percent. Chart Track gathered the information from over 7000 UK retail outlets including Gamestation, play.com, HMV and GAME. After a strong first week it seems the demand for the PS3 has fallen substantially in the UK. Also in this weeks charts it is revealed that sales of the top PS3 games; Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm have dropped by over 60 percent. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has yet to comment on the numbers. I'm just off out to do the "I Told You So" dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildave3 Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 I'm just off out to do the "I Told You So" dance Could you film it for me? I've never had the pleasure of performing one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 5 April 2007 Author Share Posted 5 April 2007 Could you film it for me? I've never had the pleasure of performing one Quick - Predict a humiliating defeat tomorrow with a lacklustre performance by City. Friday night will be yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 Sony - the new Atari :mrgreen: This is my Schadenfreude for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potter3 Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 They may as well waited to release it before Christmas '07. By then there would have been more games developed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 I have to say I have one, as I had a Sega Saturn, Atari Dreamcast, and the games feel very not much goodish. I'd say don't get one for now.....unless anyone wants one for £550? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 They may as well waited to release it before Christmas '07. By then there would have been more games developed too. They are just skimming the market becuase some people will buy it now and you'll still got your mad rush when the price drops at Christmas. I the end they'll lose to Microsft as Sony are losing monet on every Ps3 they sell apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potter3 Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 I have to say I have one, as I had a Sega Saturn, Atari Dreamcast, and the games feel very not much goodish.I'd say don't get one for now.....unless anyone wants one for £50? OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 Shock horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 OK Look I may have been mad to get one but not even I'm going to take a £450 hit on getting rid of it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 I can't believe people went out and bought them for 425 quid! It's way overpriced and probably overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommeh Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 Not surprised by this at all one number for you all: 360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 two letters and a number for you: PS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 Thats another beef I with them, my PS2 pads are now rendered useless as only the new wireless pads work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 Thats another beef I with them, my PS2 pads are now rendered useless as only the new wireless pads work. Bet you really wish you hadn't bought one now eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 Bet you really wish you hadn't bought one now eh? I feel like this with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynny Posted 5 April 2007 Share Posted 5 April 2007 PS3 will dominate again, it'll just be a slow builder. Saw one today rigged up to a high-def tellly and it looked immense. As console generations go on, graphics get better and better, and because of the way the PS3 is, it's supposedly difficult to get 100% out of. Which means games should look better and better for it every year. Parts for it will plummet in price, (Xbox 360 was initially sold at a loss but now they make money per console sold despite the price drop) and the price will go down. Sony have also talked about it being a console that lasts 10 years, which with the power it has could well prove true. In short: Long lifespan + falling price + overall goodness = eventual success. Not that I'm buying one anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 5 April 2007 Author Share Posted 5 April 2007 Schadenfreude If that wasn't your first language I'd give you severe kudos for that word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookwhaticando Posted 6 April 2007 Share Posted 6 April 2007 Sony well and truly missed the boat for the early adapters of new generation gear. They might pick up more of the later joiners (those who sneak in to buy a year before a new generation in the hope of saving themselves a couple of hundred dollars/quids/yens)... but that's not really where the money is, sadly for Sony. They gambled on too much new technology and they've blobbed it. Better luck with the fourth generation, though. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 6 April 2007 Author Share Posted 6 April 2007 Sony well and truly missed the boat for the early adapters of new generation gear. They missed it for the early adopters too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted 6 April 2007 Share Posted 6 April 2007 I have one, no two... no make that 3 words!!! Ha Ha..... Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted 6 April 2007 Share Posted 6 April 2007 you could quite easily argue that the original XBOX was a far better machine than than the PS2 but the one that came first was the one that had the most success!! I know plenty of people who already have an XBOX360 they have got their foot in the door and the crazy release price is almost identical to when the first XBOX was released and they suddenly released after about 3weeks that they weren't going to sell any at such a stupid price! better or not I for one could not justify spending £425.00 when I could spend £280 and get a 360 with PE6 and a couple more games. Unless the ps3 goes down to about £300 I don't think I and many others will bother but of course if that happens the 360 will no doubt be under £200.00 and will probably still sell more. I am sticking with my 360 for the time being Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simi Posted 6 April 2007 Share Posted 6 April 2007 I'm happy with FM and Pro Evo for the PS2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted 6 April 2007 Share Posted 6 April 2007 The Wii is fairly boring as well. XBox will come to dominate. Sony may not release another console for a while due to the losses made on this one, and Nintendo will move either into niche gaming (Wii, Portable consoles) or just become a games developer for the other machines. XBox will come out on top, mark my words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue blood Posted 6 April 2007 Share Posted 6 April 2007 TBH i think it will be a winner over time, £425 for about 4 years of gaming entertainment is quite good, i will wait about 1 year or for it to go down by about £100 and play it for 3 years. it is still a stunning console and a blue ray dvd would cost about 3-400 on its own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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