dvdtown can't spread the PS3 news fast enough, can they? - Blu-ray Forum

JackStraw · 12-14-2007, 11:23 AM

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/playstat...-us-sales/5002

An example of bringing up the PS3 as a blu ray player only when it's convenient.

Jack · 12-14-2007, 11:30 AM

This is obvious bias and no neutral journalism.
They should have mentioned though, that only the PS3 increased their sales at 300% and made the greatest jump of ALL hardware....

Thundercrash07 · 12-14-2007, 11:59 AM

Phew.

I already thought this was about attach rates again...

shug7272 · 12-14-2007, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack

This is obvious bias and no neutral journalism.
They should have mentioned though, that only the PS3 increased their sales at 300% and made the greatest jump of ALL hardware....

Thats not something to be proud of.... it just means when your at the bottom you have no where to go but up.

onyxx · 12-14-2007, 12:47 PM

Henning Molbaek (Editor-in-Chief) is extremely biased in his news reporting and the main reason I stopped reading their site!

zipbags · 12-14-2007, 01:37 PM

I don't know about the other 2-3 million PS3 owners. But, I got mine on Nov.22 and have purchased over 20 blu-ray movies. And have yet to play one game yet.

Sorry if this screws up the HD-dvd'ers theory.

Or just read my sig.

Jack · 12-14-2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shug7272

Thats not something to be proud of.... it just means when your at the bottom you have no where to go but up.

It means much when you have NO exclusive games, so this jump is indeed something to be proud of

haushausman · 12-14-2007, 01:41 PM

...And crapbox 360 has been out a year longer. They always fail to mention that...

Glow007 · 12-14-2007, 01:46 PM

I would never go to dvdtown for any of my information...they are obvious microcrap lovers and Sony haters

...

Fortunally for those of us on this forum we are able to take the unbiased view and choose the better of the formats/game systems/etc...

Glow007 · 12-14-2007, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haushausman

...And crapbox 360 has been out a year longer. They always fail to mention that...

I also like how it states how many more copys of CoD4 the 360 sold...There are twice as many systems in homes, what do they expect

ZMan · 12-14-2007, 01:55 PM

What a load of CRAP!!! I bought my PS3 80GB on release date and now have 67 blu-ray movies, and let me see...1 game...and that came with the PS3. Needless to say that I use my PS3 for movies!!!

STEVEfromLA · 12-14-2007, 02:01 PM

60 GB PS3 (launch day) and 55 Blu-rays with more shipping.

Three others I know of at work and all are used more for blu-ray than games.

blu2 · 12-14-2007, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack

This is obvious bias and no neutral journalism.
They should have mentioned though, that only the PS3 increased their sales at 300% and made the greatest jump of ALL hardware....

On a % basis that's correct, but in absolute terms, no. So the complete story would have to include that as well.

Wii : 981,000 - 519,000 = 462000 increase
XBOX360: 770,000 - 366,000 = 404000 increase
PS3: 466,000 - 121,000 = 325000 increase

It's an uphill battle on the gaming side for Sony. Guess we'll see if MGS4, and Killzone 2 can turn things around next year.

It's a rosier picture worldwide of course.

JayAuritt · 12-14-2007, 02:15 PM

I stopped accessing the DVDTown website a long time ago, not because they were so obviously prejudiced against Blu-ray, but because they're reviewers were CLUELESS. The writing was terrible, their insights and opinions were moronic, and I had the distinct impression that the whole site was administered by a bunch of high school kids that flunked English

Terjyn · 12-14-2007, 02:18 PM

It's a bigger increase than the 360 had one year ago.

In spite of all the claims, there hasn't been a mass quantity of people jumping off PS3 development for the 360.

A few casual game devs have jumped towards the Wii, but that's to be expected given the nature of the Wii vs. PS3 (and 360 for that matter).

For some reason people have always given the 360 the benefit of the doubt while railing on the PS3 for the same thing. Until Halo 3 came out, the 360 was selling like crap all year, yet you never heard anyone say "The 360 will fail!" nor "The 360 will lose exclusive to Sony!" People refuse to give the PS3 time to get blockbuster games, whereas they gave Microsoft 2 entire years.

Metal Gear Solid 4 will be the PS3s Halo 3...the first exclusive which is truly known on a global scale. Does anyone doubt that the PS3 will outsell the 360 that month?

hellmonkey · 12-14-2007, 02:18 PM

bah, im sure when haze, mgs4, kz2, and gta4 come out, there will be a lot of sales. burnout 4 is coming out soon too. hopefully ff13 gets here for next xmas, then the ps3 will face rape the market.

frank_t · 12-14-2007, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haushausman

...And crapbox 360 has been out a year longer. They always fail to mention that...

The 360 (hardware failures aside) actually has some excellent games. It also has a decent interface, which is far more appealing than the XMB (I liken it to Windows Desktop vs. Linux Desktop).

It has the *worst* DVD player I've ever seen, and of course I don't touch the HD-DVD add-on, but as a video game console, the 360 really shines.

The PS3 may too one day, but when you're #3 in the market (as gamecube proved), you get the table scraps peppered with a few great exclusives (Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, Resistance, Motostorm, and some '08 titles).

I bought the PS3 as my hi-def movie player and the 360 as my video game console. I'll buy some exclusive PS3 games, but in general, I use the 360 for game playing. It's not crappy by a long shot; just the company behind it is

bkbluray · 12-14-2007, 02:21 PM

60 GB PS3 owner with 17 Blu-rays. What's this about attach rates???

Terjyn · 12-14-2007, 02:22 PM

The Gamecube didn't get no exclusive because it's #3, it got no exclusives because it's Nintendo.

Seriously, go look at the history.

The PS3 has a lot of exclusives coming down the pipe. People just don't want to know about it.

NuSoardGraphite · 12-14-2007, 02:37 PM

Nothing to worry about on the PS3 sales. There's an assload of people waiting for the price to hit $199. Thats the price point where both the PS1 and PS2 really started flying off the shelves, and thats what joe normal wants to pay for a game machine (regardless if it includes HD capability or not...which joe normal is pretty clueless about)

Also, a lot of people who are aware of HD, but don't yet have it, do not want to get a PS3 (or 360 in many cases) until they have a rig that can handle it. I think thats the main thing holding PS3 sales back. Its not just the price of the console itself, its the price of the TV you need to take advantage of the console...especially with all the adverts of "1080p = TrueHD!" and people don't want to buy a $500 720p set (which is good enough for a non-enthusiast) but yet can't afford a $2000 1080p set.

12-14-2007, 11:23 AM	#1
JackStraw Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007	dvdtown can't spread the PS3 news fast enough, can they? http://www.dvdtown.com/news/playstat...-us-sales/5002 An example of bringing up the PS3 as a blu ray player only when it's convenient.

12-14-2007, 01:37 PM	#6
zipbags Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	I don't know about the other 2-3 million PS3 owners. But, I got mine on Nov.22 and have purchased over 20 blu-ray movies. And have yet to play one game yet. Sorry if this screws up the HD-dvd'ers theory. Or just read my sig. Last edited by zipbags; 12-14-2007 at 01:39 PM.

12-14-2007, 01:46 PM	#9
Glow007 Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	I would never go to dvdtown for any of my information...they are obvious microcrap lovers and Sony haters ... Fortunally for those of us on this forum we are able to take the unbiased view and choose the better of the formats/game systems/etc... Last edited by Glow007; 12-14-2007 at 01:53 PM.

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12-14-2007, 11:30 AM	#2
Jack Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	This is obvious bias and no neutral journalism. They should have mentioned though, that only the PS3 increased their sales at 300% and made the greatest jump of ALL hardware....

12-14-2007, 11:59 AM	#3
Thundercrash07 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:AT	Phew. I already thought this was about attach rates again...

12-14-2007, 12:47 PM	#5
onyxx Active Member Member since:Nov 2006 Blu-ray collection:214	Henning Molbaek (Editor-in-Chief) is extremely biased in his news reporting and the main reason I stopped reading their site!

12-14-2007, 01:41 PM	#8
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	...And crapbox 360 has been out a year longer. They always fail to mention that...

12-14-2007, 01:55 PM	#11
ZMan Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Huntsville, AL	What a load of CRAP!!! I bought my PS3 80GB on release date and now have 67 blu-ray movies, and let me see...1 game...and that came with the PS3. Needless to say that I use my PS3 for movies!!!

12-14-2007, 02:01 PM	#12
STEVEfromLA Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:81 Trading Score:8	60 GB PS3 (launch day) and 55 Blu-rays with more shipping. Three others I know of at work and all are used more for blu-ray than games.

12-14-2007, 02:15 PM	#14
JayAuritt Banned Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Warrington, PA Blu-ray collection:113	I stopped accessing the DVDTown website a long time ago, not because they were so obviously prejudiced against Blu-ray, but because they're reviewers were CLUELESS. The writing was terrible, their insights and opinions were moronic, and I had the distinct impression that the whole site was administered by a bunch of high school kids that flunked English

12-14-2007, 02:18 PM	#15
Terjyn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:122	It's a bigger increase than the 360 had one year ago. In spite of all the claims, there hasn't been a mass quantity of people jumping off PS3 development for the 360. A few casual game devs have jumped towards the Wii, but that's to be expected given the nature of the Wii vs. PS3 (and 360 for that matter). For some reason people have always given the 360 the benefit of the doubt while railing on the PS3 for the same thing. Until Halo 3 came out, the 360 was selling like crap all year, yet you never heard anyone say "The 360 will fail!" nor "The 360 will lose exclusive to Sony!" People refuse to give the PS3 time to get blockbuster games, whereas they gave Microsoft 2 entire years. Metal Gear Solid 4 will be the PS3s Halo 3...the first exclusive which is truly known on a global scale. Does anyone doubt that the PS3 will outsell the 360 that month?

12-14-2007, 02:18 PM	#16
hellmonkey Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Chicago, IL	bah, im sure when haze, mgs4, kz2, and gta4 come out, there will be a lot of sales. burnout 4 is coming out soon too. hopefully ff13 gets here for next xmas, then the ps3 will face rape the market.

12-14-2007, 02:21 PM	#18
bkbluray Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:MN Home Theater Gallery:57 Blu-ray collection:185 Blu-ray reviews:25	60 GB PS3 owner with 17 Blu-rays. What's this about attach rates???

12-14-2007, 02:22 PM	#19
Terjyn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:122	The Gamecube didn't get no exclusive because it's #3, it got no exclusives because it's Nintendo. Seriously, go look at the history. The PS3 has a lot of exclusives coming down the pipe. People just don't want to know about it.

12-14-2007, 02:37 PM	#20
NuSoardGraphite Active Member Member since:Nov 2006	Nothing to worry about on the PS3 sales. There's an assload of people waiting for the price to hit $199. Thats the price point where both the PS1 and PS2 really started flying off the shelves, and thats what joe normal wants to pay for a game machine (regardless if it includes HD capability or not...which joe normal is pretty clueless about) Also, a lot of people who are aware of HD, but don't yet have it, do not want to get a PS3 (or 360 in many cases) until they have a rig that can handle it. I think thats the main thing holding PS3 sales back. Its not just the price of the console itself, its the price of the TV you need to take advantage of the console...especially with all the adverts of "1080p = TrueHD!" and people don't want to buy a $500 720p set (which is good enough for a non-enthusiast) but yet can't afford a $2000 1080p set.

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