Comments on: ps3 launches; what next? http://www.challengerappears.com/blog/2007/03/ps3-launches-what-next/ Rob Fahey on games, media, journalism and politics. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Wrestlevania http://www.challengerappears.com/blog/2007/03/ps3-launches-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Wrestlevania Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:38:43 +0000 http://www.challengerappears.com/blog/2007/03/24/ps3-launches-what-next/#comment-39 I definitely agree with you on the corporate headchopping front. Stringer would appear to be a deeply unpopular all round, still, and seems <a href="http://www.informationarbitrage.com/2007/03/howard_stringer.html" title="The Corporate Britney Spears?" rel="nofollow">incapable of making tough decisions</a>. I think you're probably about right on the time frame, but maybe a little over-optimistic in the maximum; the European PS3 launch has been too controversial - and just too flat - for heads not to begin rolling in the next few months. And Kutaragi needs to go ASAP, simply because he's madder than a sack of blancmange and doing the brand or company image no favours whatsoever. I definitely agree with you on the corporate headchopping front. Stringer would appear to be a deeply unpopular all round, still, and seems incapable of making tough decisions. I think you’re probably about right on the time frame, but maybe a little over-optimistic in the maximum; the European PS3 launch has been too controversial – and just too flat – for heads not to begin rolling in the next few months.

And Kutaragi needs to go ASAP, simply because he’s madder than a sack of blancmange and doing the brand or company image no favours whatsoever.

]]> By: Keith Andrew http://www.challengerappears.com/blog/2007/03/ps3-launches-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Keith Andrew Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:49:25 +0000 http://www.challengerappears.com/blog/2007/03/24/ps3-launches-what-next/#comment-37 I think it'll certainly be an 'interesting' time. But if you suggest to many people that any Sony format will be anything less than totally dominant, then suddenly you're "mad" or a fanboy yourself. I think it’s a generation thing. Not that I'm ancient, but I think a lot of the seemingly blind confidence some people have in Sony - no matter what their mistakes - has to do with the fact that for many people, their first experience of gaming was with a PlayStation. Sony being on top is all they've ever known, and so - without sounding patronising - they don't seem to be able to grasp the idea that things can, and usually do, change. However, the most depressing part of all this is that, like you point out, any 'downfall' is likely to be caused by Sony itself. How Sega would have loved to have seen its rival stumble from one mistake to another at the turn of the century. Then again, it's my view that Sony probably did make just as many mistakes back then - the only difference is, there weren't 2,000 websites around to jump on said slip-ups and amplify them. It’s likely I'll have to shell out for a PS3 myself at some point in the future. The exclusives seem to be waning, but there's one that hasn't made the leap to 360 yet. 50p if you can guess which one it is. I think it’ll certainly be an ‘interesting’ time. But if you suggest to many people that any Sony format will be anything less than totally dominant, then suddenly you’re “mad” or a fanboy yourself.

I think it’s a generation thing. Not that I’m ancient, but I think a lot of the seemingly blind confidence some people have in Sony – no matter what their mistakes – has to do with the fact that for many people, their first experience of gaming was with a PlayStation. Sony being on top is all they’ve ever known, and so – without sounding patronising – they don’t seem to be able to grasp the idea that things can, and usually do, change.

However, the most depressing part of all this is that, like you point out, any ‘downfall’ is likely to be caused by Sony itself. How Sega would have loved to have seen its rival stumble from one mistake to another at the turn of the century. Then again, it’s my view that Sony probably did make just as many mistakes back then – the only difference is, there weren’t 2,000 websites around to jump on said slip-ups and amplify them.

It’s likely I’ll have to shell out for a PS3 myself at some point in the future. The exclusives seem to be waning, but there’s one that hasn’t made the leap to 360 yet.

50p if you can guess which one it is.

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