2006 - Year of Sony screw ups.

[Kameo]

A timeline for Sony which supposedly shows all the events leading up to the launch of the PS3. It begins from February 2006 whereby Sony missed their launch date to December 21st as they created a patent for a Wii-like controller.

PS3 Timeline by Third Party

Feb. 27th, 2006 - Sony misses it's Spring launch date
May 8th, 2006 - Sony holds it's E3 conference announcing the pricing of the PS3 at $600/$500
May 8th, 2006 - New PS3 controller will have six degrees of motion, but no rumble feature. Sony's Phil Harrison states that rumble was last gen and no longer needed.
May 31st, 2006 - Sony's Phil Harrison denies copying the Wiimote and states that the PS3 will replace the PC
Sept 6th, 2006 - PS3 is delayed in Europe until March 2007
Sept 6th, 2006 - PS3 launch shipment is cut from 2 million to 400,000 in the US (100,000 to Japan)
Sept 8th, 2006 - Sony's President admits that the company's hardware is in a current state of decline
Sept 26th, 2006 - PS3 first-party titles announced to be the same price as third party titles, at $59.99
Sept 26th, 2006 - Square Enix will not exclusively support Sony's PS3 as much as they did with the PS2.
Sept 29th, 2006 - Sony's President Ken Kutaragi states that his company does not care about the Xbox 360 and Wii competition.
October 12th, 2006 - Sony Exec calls the 360 and Wii "too expensive"
October 19th, 2006 - The infamous spec sheet comparison and how Sony claims the Xbox 360 requires HD-DVD to play games
October 20th, 2006 - Announced that Sony may have to replace your PS3 controller for you after it no longer holds charge
October 24th, 2006 - Sony sinks Lik-Sang
October 26th, 2006 - Sony's Q2 profits decrease by 94%
October 28th, 2006 - Sony president Ken Kutaragi said he expects the PS3 to be capable of running games at a stunning 120fps
October 30th, 2006 - PS3 will push Sony $1.71 billion into the red
October 31st, 2006 - Japan launch of the PS3 is cut to 80,000 units
Nov 8th, 2006 - Sony ships without update. You must update your PS3 out of the box in order to use PlayStation Network
Nov 9th, 2006 - NBA Live 2007 is cancelled on the PS3
Nov 9th, 2006 - Oblivion is pushed back from launch title to Jan 2007
Nov 10th, 2006 - Sony's Phil Harrison states that he can no longer confirm a March 2007 launch for Europe
Nov 11th, 2006 - PS3 launches in Japan and rewards few
Nov 11th, 2006 - Sony unprepared for Japan launch
Nov 14th, 2006 - Sony will miss 400,000 unit target for the US. Approx 150k to 200k will be shipped for launch
Nov 14th, 2006 - PS3 has backwards compatibility problems
Nov 16th, 2006 - PS3 downscales 720p games instead of upscaling to 1080i
Nov 16th, 2006 - Sony's Jack Tretton comments on the PS3 BC problems and states that the Wii has 0 backwards compatibility
Nov 20, 2006 - NYT not impressed with PS3
Nov 21, 2006 - PS3, PSP Rainbow Six held till '07
Nov 23, 2006 - Saving Sony, one console at a time
Nov 26, 2006 - More PS3 exclusives head to 360
Nov 26, 2006 - Bloomberg: Sony missed PS3 ship targets
Nov 30, 2006 - Sony shuffles senior execs
Nov 30, 2006 - Analyst: "I cannot imagine a PlayStation 4"
Dec 4, 2006 - Sony Australia: Wii "More Fun" than PS3
Dec 8, 2006 - Court rules for Immersion; Sony to pay up
Dec 11, 2006 - Industry watchers weigh in on "record-low tie ratios" for Wii and PS3 and other results from the month of the new systems' debut.
Dec 19, 2006 - Time says PS3 was a bust
Dec 21, 2006 - Virtua Fighter 5 dukes it out on Xbox 360
Dec 21, 2006 - Sony filed a patent for wiimote style hand-held controler

[Kit]

Dec 22, 2006 - IGN: PS3 is the greatest games console of 2006.

Sorry.

[Kameo]

LOL :p. The majority of Gamers AND consumers worldwide think otherwise.

IGN isn't going to buy all PS3 consoles dude ;) .....

[Iconoclast]

I think Kit was just being sarcastic, but what about the games? Would you say that, if you were a millionaire, the PS3 would be worth getting at least for the games? Or is Sony itself just so evil that it just doesn't sound worth it for any amount of money (except negative values to pay)?

[Kirsdarke]

I don't like sony simply because of sony, everyone hates nintendo. those sons o *****es

[Iconoclast]

Really, though, a lot of Kameo's listed 'events' are actually things that other people are saying about Sony instead of actual screw-ups (and I do take into account that he is not the list author). Stereotypes from what it sounds, but I could be wrong.

Now, I'm no Sony gamer, as I don't own a PSX, PS2 or PS3. I am, at least relatively, a Microsoft gamer, ever since after I've finished N64 gaming, but from what I'm hearing, it sounds that Sony is really screwing up. But could it be the news reporters? Their perceptions? Is there something important missing? Maybe there is a lot of misunderstanding, then again, maybe Sony has just suddenly somehow turned into an arrogant company and changes in staff have just lead to ****iness. Could be possible.

But, it mostly sounds like misunderstanding, and whoever this Third Party is, is probably spreading rumors or very wrongly judging Sony. Or, somebody has a grudge.

[chaos master]

People at school that were all for PS3 months before are now Wii addicts. Good gravy. Xbox 360 is generally out of the spotlight but is respected nonetheless.

[DarthBrady]

if i was super-rich and the ps3 was still available, i'd buy it just for call of duty 3. looks sweet.

Why PS3? On Call of Duty 3, Xbox 360 has already beat PS3, in smoothness, color, and lighting. Sounds like the real beauty is on the 360.

[chaos master]

Why PS3? On Call of Duty 3, Xbox 360 has already beat PS3, in smoothness, color, and lighting. Sounds like the real beauty is on the 360.

I played it on 360. Umm it's good. If you want better graphics, you probably should just get a better (bigger) TV, maybe with progressive scan.

[Kit]

Well, a lot of the people who bought PS3s are trying to trade for Wiis. There are still Wii owners who want PS3s, but a lot of people don't like their PS3s for whatever reason. As for the games, A lot of the multiconsole games are going to be better on 360, so I heard. (Grand Theft Auto 4 for example, having 360-exclusive downloads.) Though Devil May Cry 4 looks alright, Final Fantasy XIII looks alright but will probably have even less gameplay than Final Fantasy X, with 80 hours of cinematics. Metal Gear Solid 4, Oblivion PS3 and Gran Turismo 5 will probably be some of the PS3's good-selling games. I would say Unreal Tournament 2007 too, but UT games generally play better on PC so we'll have to see for that one.

But for the people who hate Sony, don't think Sony will go out of business, or even come close. Thousands of people will still buy PS3s, just because they like Sony's products.

Though, I find this odd, but according to Games Master magazine (UK version at least.) it says that Sony loses $307 for every PS3 sale. And Nintendo gains $57 for every Wii sale. If it's true about Sony losing money, that MAY have been the reason for cutting back on the number of PS3s released and delaying the Europe release date.

[recab2]

if i was a millionaire i'd own an alienware pc. pc gaming is, regrettably better than console gaming but unfortunately is easily 2x as expensive. but hey, free online pla and of course, emulation!!

[Klendathu]

You don't have to have a high-end PC to emulate. Or even have a video card.
All online PC gaming isn't free. The best online gaming (imo) is XBL but it's not free. Paying for XBL is well worth it, every penny. Online gaming on the PS2 was nearly non-existent. Gamecube was non-existent. I think there was two games that were online for gamecube. Not worth the purchase of the adapter to do so.

[BlueDragonMan]

Well, a lot of the people who bought PS3s are trying to trade for Wiis. There are still Wii owners who want PS3s, but a lot of people don't like their PS3s for whatever reason. As for the games, A lot of the multiconsole games are going to be better on 360, so I heard. (Grand Theft Auto 4 for example, having 360-exclusive downloads.) Though Devil May Cry 4 looks alright, Final Fantasy XIII looks alright but will probably have even less gameplay than Final Fantasy X, with 80 hours of cinematics. Metal Gear Solid 4, Oblivion PS3 and Gran Turismo 5 will probably be some of the PS3's good-selling games. I would say Unreal Tournament 2007 too, but UT games generally play better on PC so we'll have to see for that one.

But for the people who hate Sony, don't think Sony will go out of business, or even come close. Thousands of people will still buy PS3s, just because they like Sony's products.

Though, I find this odd, but according to Games Master magazine (UK version at least.) it says that Sony loses $307 for every PS3 sale. And Nintendo gains $57 for every Wii sale. If it's true about Sony losing money, that MAY have been the reason for cutting back on the number of PS3s released and delaying the Europe release date.

I doubt that. It was more likely due to production problems. They knew they were going to lose money when they designed the PS3. What Sony was basically riding on was the fact that the PS2 was such a big hit that everyone would basically run out and buy PS3's like they were going out of style along with the games. Thats where Sony was going to make up its loses was with the games, however since PS3's arn't selling as well as they were hoping they are losing a ton of money and actually losing atm.

Maybe they will come back when they get enough games on it to actually start moving the PS3 but I dont really see that happening to soon. Especially sicne a TON of PS3 exculsives are going over to the 360 also. There are probably only two reasons for this. First, Microsoft could be paying them money to make it multiplatform. Second, and quite possibly the biggest reason, since Sony isnt selling PS3's as expected they are making it multiplatformed so that the developers can actually get money back on it. I hope that Devil May Cry or Final Fantasy end up on the Xbox someday. Besides the FFXI that is.

Really I think Sony got to cocky, and ended up killing their game system. Sony might be going the way of Sega. Which is fine by me because I like playing the 360 alot more than PS. Another thing about the PS3 is that they no longer have a rumble feater for their controllers. Sure the Si-axis is cool and all, but who cares about that if it dosn't rumble? I mean really if an explosion happens beside me I want to atleast feel something. Alos the 360 might be coming out with a si-axisish/wiish controller sometime. Nothing official has been said but I read in EGM, Electronic Gaming Monthly, that Microsoft wanted to make a controller like that and ship them with Halo 3. Only time will tell though.


(sorry for editing, dude. But I'm having some problems reading such long texts, it makes it dance in front of my eyes, kinda hard to read. :p )

[papuccino1]

Regardless what these so called "experts" think, I'll make my own decision thanks very much.

I think the PS3 will win the console wars. Just wait until those delicious JRPG's and the "God's of War's"-type games to come out. Right now it sucks, only because there's no good games.

Wait 1 year, year and half maybe.

[Majora_younglink]

Regardless what these so called "experts" think, I'll make my own decision thanks very much.

I think the PS3 will win the console wars. Just wait until those delicious JRPG's and the "God's of War's"-type games to come out. Right now it sucks, only because there's no good games.

Wait 1 year, year and half maybe.

.... Considering most game makers hate the idea of making games on it... I think not. They will get a few good games but overall, publishers hate taking the extra time to make high-end games when they can use other systems games much cheaper who are on a grand scale doing better in sales charts.
Don't get me wrong like I said they won't get out of business but they won't win this gen it seems...

[BlueDragonMan]

Regardless what these so called "experts" think, I'll make my own decision thanks very much.

I think the PS3 will win the console wars. Just wait until those delicious JRPG's and the "God's of War's"-type games to come out. Right now it sucks, only because there's no good games.

Wait 1 year, year and half maybe.

<.< You do realize since alot of the PS3 exclusives are going over to the 360 also, thos delicious JRPGs will be following too. <.< Not to mention that the 360 already has good RPGs out like Blue Dragon which was made by the creater of the FF series. :O <.<

[romsRgood]

Dreamscast FTW!!!!

:D!!!