Playstation3, just a game console?
Playstation3, just a game console?
Doesn't look like that to many as is apparent from the long queues at various BestBuy stores across USA, kind of reminiscent of the queues lined up for a new Chiru movie in India or the queues for StarWars here or maybe the line at the US consulate in Chennai! Demand for the Playstation this time has been exaggerated because of short supply. Sony has had several production issues and has only supplied 300,000 consoles for the holiday season and has restricted all imports from Japan! After the battery recall, these new production issues for the Playstation add to it's long list of woes..Nothing seems to be going right for the company. It is also facing litigation charges against it's video website Grouper.com. Blame it on stars! Sony's loss here is Microsoft's gain. XBox 360 is rocking now. They are actually making a profit on the console now! Sony is going to make a 200-300 dollar loss on each console they sell which they "hope" to recover by selling games on these consoles...200 bucks more for Blu-Ray and all..tccchh..My eyes cannot discern any difference now. The next thing in digital entertainment..People will walk out of television screens aka "The Ring", or maybe Holograms?
Coming back to the Sony Playstation fervor, gamers just seem to be bunch of passionate nerds. How else can you explain long serpentine queues built up over a couple of days with people camping out near stores! Heights of stupidity, a pregnant woman trying to ignore her contractions to just stay in line! Madness, what else? Riots, a drive-by shooting and several vulturous glares have been reported. Sounds like a crazy place to be in. People are hiring 10-20 'temps' to just stand in line to get a console. Don't they have anything better to do in life? How about donating that money to charity?
Look at how much they are selling for on eBay. Unbelievable! 2-3 times the normal price. Maybe, Sony should silently sell some here and make up some of it's losses :).
Sony Playstation III on eBay
Doesn't look like that to many as is apparent from the long queues at various BestBuy stores across USA, kind of reminiscent of the queues lined up for a new Chiru movie in India or the queues for StarWars here or maybe the line at the US consulate in Chennai! Demand for the Playstation this time has been exaggerated because of short supply. Sony has had several production issues and has only supplied 300,000 consoles for the holiday season and has restricted all imports from Japan! After the battery recall, these new production issues for the Playstation add to it's long list of woes..Nothing seems to be going right for the company. It is also facing litigation charges against it's video website Grouper.com. Blame it on stars! Sony's loss here is Microsoft's gain. XBox 360 is rocking now. They are actually making a profit on the console now! Sony is going to make a 200-300 dollar loss on each console they sell which they "hope" to recover by selling games on these consoles...200 bucks more for Blu-Ray and all..tccchh..My eyes cannot discern any difference now. The next thing in digital entertainment..People will walk out of television screens aka "The Ring", or maybe Holograms?
Coming back to the Sony Playstation fervor, gamers just seem to be bunch of passionate nerds. How else can you explain long serpentine queues built up over a couple of days with people camping out near stores! Heights of stupidity, a pregnant woman trying to ignore her contractions to just stay in line! Madness, what else? Riots, a drive-by shooting and several vulturous glares have been reported. Sounds like a crazy place to be in. People are hiring 10-20 'temps' to just stand in line to get a console. Don't they have anything better to do in life? How about donating that money to charity?
Look at how much they are selling for on eBay. Unbelievable! 2-3 times the normal price. Maybe, Sony should silently sell some here and make up some of it's losses :).
Sony Playstation III on eBay
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