How Sony Lost Me

I have to say thanks for all the feedback on my last post. And here I was thinking that since I'd been away for so long that no one would even remember me or bother reading my blurbs! So again, thanks for that. Now that I got some feedback, I can guarantee that I will be updating regularly. I like hearing from you all, what can I say! ( And more importantly, what does that say about me??)

A few of you sounded off on this PS3 debate, and you pretty much said what I have been thinking. This system has no killer apps for it right now, for one thing. There is really nothing on the shelf right now that I can't imagine not playing. As discussed, the price point is another issue entirely. I could swing $600, but that'd really hurt the ol' wallet. And quite frankly, I don't think it's recovered from the last beating when I got the Wii and all the crap I bought with it.

Despite all of that, I really have issues with the way Sony handled the PS3. They were far too conceited about it, thinking all they had to do was slap the PlayStation logo on a box and it'd sell like hotcakes. Shoehorning Blu-ray playability into it doesn't make it more valuable to me. Let's face it, Sony doesn't have the best track record for releasing new forms of media. (Of course, that doesn't mean I want an HD-DVD player either. )

And when a company acts the way Sony has (by lying, deceiving, and plainly being arrogant), I have a hard time supporting that. And since one voice doesn't make a world of difference, we have to vote with our wallets. And while they may spin it like the second coming, the PS3 is bombing at retail. How to tell? Try to find a Wii still, and then try to find a PS3.

Plus I remember that interview that the Sony honcho gave saying if someone could show him a PS3 sitting on the shelf at a store, he'd give them a $1000 for every one. Boy, I hope he comes to SC soon. I could quit my job.