Dec

14

How The Sony Playstation Won The Game Console Wars

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I’m sure there is a collective sigh amongst the gaming community, when the PS3 managed to sell more than 150,000 units this past November. That’s the one year with the Xbox 360, or even remotely near, but the Nintendo Wii sold.  So, depending on your perspective, and what side of whose fencer sitting behind 150,000 units may or may not be a good thing. There are those among us who would have us believe, at Sony doesn’t really consider, or care about the success of the PS3 as a gaming console. They’ve already hit their targets, as far as the PS3 is concerned.

There is some speculation among experts in the market, but the original design of the Sony PlayStation PS3 was really optimize for video playback.  Sure, if you consider all the current specifications of the Sony PlayStation PS3, on paper it stacks up as one of the best gaming consoles ever created.  But maybe Sony can more about promoting a machine that can deliver a number of media streams, and maybe play a few games.

The Sony Corporation, have a lot riding on the blu-ray format.  Though they won the war between blu-ray, and HD-DVD, arguments can be made to the Sony PlayStation PS3 played a strong role in that battleground.

It’s highly unlikely, that another high definition format will come up in the near future to challenge the blu-ray dominance of high-definition television.  If that’s the case, Sony stands a good chance, of controlling high definition technology. All the high-definition movies consumers decide to watch in the future, with your portion of those costs due to licensing agreements end up in Sony’s bank account.  Where do you suppose Microsoft will go with the next version of the Xbox when it comes to playing high definition content. Even if the PS3 can compete with the Xbox 360 in terms of sales, they may still ultimately end up with a piece of the Xbox high, if there technology for blu-ray somehow incorporated into the Xbox platform. Sony’s been down this road before, after losing the battle with the Betamax format.

Nintendo is living in their own way with the phenomenal sales record of the Wii, and Microsoft is certainly got a stranglehold on gamers in both the PC, and Xbox arena, while Sony they wiggled away in with the licensing of the blu-ray technology. Whether they like it or not Microsoft, Nintendo, and anybody else want to provide high-definition a living room game consoles, or handheld gaming consoles, when the pain some server licensing fee for blu-ray to Sony. Hopefully, Sony will totally abandon the PS3, as more competition there is in the gaming console market for both hardware and software, the better for gaming consumers.

Dec

13

Who Sabotaged The Sony PlayStation PS3?

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As recently reported in the Washington Times, the newspaper didn’t take the crappy sales of the Sony PlayStation PS3 very well. It seems they’ve even gone as far as to call the lack of sales some sort of sabotage from inside the very promoters of the PS3 themselves.

While it’s true that the Nintendo Wii, and that Microsoft Xbox 360 are enjoying record sales, the poor folks at Sony have had to watch the sales of their machine actually drop in numbers from last November to this November. And it’s not just the PS3 that’s being pummeled, apparently the PS2 is selling at less than even half of what it did at the same time last year.

To suggest that it was internal sabotage responsible for this sales fiasco, might be a little misleading.  While it’s true that the Xbox 360 has done extremely well, most likely as a consumer response to a sub $200 price tag on its base Xbox.

To see Sony go in the opposite direction, I’m sure sign the marketing folks over at Microsoft doing cartwheels.  It obviously never occurred to the marketing geniuses over at Sony, that I financial downturn might mean people would be more encouraged a cheaper price units.  Given a Sony’s response was to introduce a more expensive version of the Sony PS3.  Sure that a few more goodies to a, a lot of consumers as they flipped through the Christmas flyers look at the price tag and stop their.  They don’t necessarily notice, but the more expensive unit comes with more memory, and an extra controller, and maybe a few more games. I guess some folks at Sony seem to think that that’s what consumers really wanted. You have to really wonder, but some of the bigwigs at Sony are thinking when they make movies like this.

With the Xbox 360 support of the Netflix service, it’s kind of put a damper on the Sony PlayStation PS3 blu-ray capabilities.  It could be however, the Sony somewhat hampered by the price of its colleague manufacturers blu-ray units.  Meaning, that if they drop the price of the PlayStation PS3, to be comparable of the Xbox 360, and they’re also going head-to-head with other manufacturers blu-ray units at a similar price.  With the end result being, no sales for the other manufacturers blu-ray units.

You would’ve thought that with the blu-ray vs HD-DVD wars won, it would be  a bonus for the Sony PlayStation 3.  And I’m sure this helps in some ways.  But, until there is a larger consumer acceptance of blu-ray technology that hard fought battle  may be a mute point.

Dec

12

How I Found A Cheap Xbox 360

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The Microsoft Xbox 360 has been a hot item in the gaming world for awhile. Recently, with increased success of the sort PlayStation 3 it’s gotten easier to find the Microsoft Xbox 360 for pretty cheap. With a little effort, time, and knowing where to look here are a few tips for finding yourself a cheap Microsoft Xbox 360.

First of all, familiarize yourself with the different packages available, otherwise known as bundles. Pay particular attention to what comes included with the bundle. Humming controllers, and how many games of any are included in the package? After seeing big difference in prices between different bundles, this is likely the reason why. Considering her you’re buying for, can determine what bumblebee appropriate for you.  A family used machine will require more controllers, and likely a different variety of games. Spend a little time checking around on this, other can save you money in the long run.

All the first obvious place online to look for a cheap Xbox 360 would be eBay, you need to be careful here.  Especially if you’re not an experienced eBay shopper. Make sure you check out the seller through all the information offered on the eBay auction site. Finding his fellows got good feedback is likely to increase your chances of doing the product promised.  No guarantee, but just a better chance. A positive feedback score of 100% is ideal, but not necessarily a dealbreaker. A seller with plenty of transactions is likely a good choice as well.  It means they’ve been around eBay for a while, and value their reputation.

Ebay is not the only place to look though, Craig’s list often has cheap Xbox 360 is for sale as well. Craig’s list works best if you live in a large city, as you can then check out the item in the seller in person. That way, if things go wrong with your purchase at least you know where to turn to. When buying from anyone on Craig’s list, try to get a receipt of some kind detailing the transaction. Craig’s list provides very little protection for the consumer, and very little information on the seller and the way that eBay will.

Be sure to look around a little more, and some good deals may just take a little more digging.be cautious, and the little skeptical when purchasing items online, if the price is too good to be true, well . . . you know the answer to that.