02-27-2007, 06:04 AM
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Playstation3? <crickets chirping>
Just wondering if anyone actually kept theirs? A friend of a friend who works for BestBuy says that about half of the PS3s they sell get returned. Sony seems to be sucking wind big time with this fiasco - just look at the Games threads - looks like the Wii forum. So did anyone keep one, or has everyone traded it in for a Wii by now?
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02-27-2007, 06:44 AM
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The quick rise and fall of the PS3 has been amazing. I was in BB yesterday and there were units stacked all over the shelf.
Waiting on 360 v2 to come out. I love my original XBox, am a big fan of sports games, so see no need to change to the Wii. I can see why people love them so much, but just doesn't appeal to me. 
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02-27-2007, 07:01 AM
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I went Wii from the outset. Went to Best Buy the other day, still PS3's sitting there, no wii. I went one time and saw a few wiis and a bunch of PS3's, But the wii's were soon gone.
Anywho, yeah, PS3 = The Suck.
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02-27-2007, 07:05 AM
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Another thing...think of the folks who dropped $1500 or so on the PS3 when they first came out (eBay). Wonder how the feel now?
 Yeah, some can afford to just throw money around, but you know some of those people were buying them for Christmas. If they had waited just a few more weeks, they could have saved around $1000...or in some cases, more. |
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02-27-2007, 08:09 AM
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I saw one that sold for 10,016 bucks
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02-27-2007, 09:02 AM
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Ebay? probably a fake bid.
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02-27-2007, 09:28 AM
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According to Sony's President the units are available everywhere because they have shipped so many!  |
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02-27-2007, 09:49 AM
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They came out with a third one?
(sarcasm)
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02-27-2007, 10:51 AM
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Yeah, and haven't they already determined that their numbers are lower then the Wii? I'm not sure if that's true or not, but I'll see if I can find info on it. |
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02-27-2007, 11:38 AM
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Preliminary sales figures paced the Wii ahead of the XBox360 and the PS3 for Q1
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02-27-2007, 12:33 PM
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But I mean.. The shipped numbers. I mean, I guess that pretty much says that Wii shipped more, or PS3 sold less, was just wondering what the numbers are. |
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02-27-2007, 12:47 PM
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From here:
Nov 13, 2006: Xbox360 = 6.7mil PS3 = 80k (Launch weekend in Japan) Wii = 0 Nov 19, 2006: Xbox360 = 7mil PS3 = 255k (Launch weekend in North America, includes Japan) Wii = 615k (Launch weekend in North America) December 4, 2006 Xbox360 = 7.9M PS3 = 370k Wii = 1.168M (Launch weekend in Japan, includes NA) Dec 28, 2006: Xbox360 = 9.200M PS3 = 810k Wii = 2.0M (After X-mas - The Wii hits the target 2mil before the year end!) Jan 21, 2007: Xbox360 = 10.30M PS3 = 1.153M Wii = 4.00M Feb 27, 2006: Xbox360 = 10.30M PS3 = 1.88M Wii = 5.00M Latest numbers from here, but seems to be some disconnect in the Xbox numbers. |
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02-27-2007, 04:03 PM
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Just wait until porn comes out in Blu-ray....just you wait.
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02-27-2007, 04:32 PM
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02-27-2007, 05:11 PM
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Those are sold numbers?! Wow, the 360 is still rolling strong! And the PS3 might as well just go pack it in. Back to the drawing board and v4.  |
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02-27-2007, 06:58 PM
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Man the PS3 is like the Sega Saturn and SegaCD |
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02-27-2007, 07:19 PM
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Glad I didn't get myself a PS3
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02-27-2007, 11:09 PM
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02-28-2007, 06:58 AM
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I have a PS3 (didn't want to sell it) and I absolutely hate it. None of the games are compelling and I'm pretty sure the next game I'll be using the PS3 for is God of War 2, a PS2 game.
The 360 is far better and the Wii is much more innovative and fun. |
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02-28-2007, 08:19 AM
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Haha, a friend of mine bought a PS3 purely to play "Warship Gunner 2" which is an older PS2 game. He didn't have a PS2, and wanted to play that game, and for some reason loves Sony. |
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03-01-2007, 02:16 PM
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i saw 20 ps3 yesterday at bestbuy and the wii was sold out...all the accesories were even sold out! yikes!!
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03-01-2007, 02:25 PM
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The WII is still on a roll. I still see them out of stock for awhile.
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03-02-2007, 08:31 AM
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Saw an interesting article on c|net reviews, "Ten things I hate about the PS3". Link You can get his details at the link. Here's David Carnoy's top ten:
1. The price 2. No must-have exclusive games 3. No background downloading 4. System updates are a hassle 5. The Web browser needs work 6. PS3 downscales 720p on TVs that don't support the resolution 7. No DVD upscaling 8. No IR support 9. HDMI issues/overcomplicated audio options 10. Anemic PlayStation Store |
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03-02-2007, 09:04 AM
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yeah, still pissed that wii isn't stocked up on shelves....
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