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Interesting Japanese Survey on the PS3!!!
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Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:53 pm Reply and quote this post
IGN have provided an extremely good run down on an anonymous survey recently conducted in Japan about the PS3. In the latest edition of Ge-Maga magazine, developers from across the nation were asked questions about the console and as IGN note, Ge-Maga is a very old and respected gaming mag, so it’s safe to assume that the results are reasonably accurate.

Of course, the big question concerned price. 90.29\0f the surveyed feel the PS3 is too pricey, compared to just 9.71\0ho feel that it’s priced just right. One developer commented, “It’s more expensive than my rent.”

The high price isn’t all the developers are disappointed with. 56.31 isagree with Sony’s choice of going with two hardware models, compared with 39.32\0ho agree with the move. 55.82eel that the PS3 won’t sell with the current lineup of announced titles, compared to 39.32\0ho feel that it will sell. “There are fears that confusion will develop amongst users and retailers,” said one developer concerning the multiple SKUs.

E3 had an effect on some developers. While 48.54\0tated that, following the show, their anticipation of the hardware is unchanged, 32.52\0tated that they’ve become less confident in the platform. Only 3.39\0aid that they were relieved by Sony’s announcements at the show.

Many developers feel that Sony may have trouble reaching its sales goals. 62.13eel that the system won’t reach 6,000,000 sales by March of next year. In comparison, 35.43eel that Sony will reach this goal. One developer cited price and competition as reason for this prediction. Another expressed the desire to watch and see how Sony handles things from here on out.

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Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:29 am Reply and quote this post
Argument A:
With the ammount of development that went into Cell, I think the price is damn good.  When that thing comes out in full, it will flog any and all AMDs and Intels by metric fuckloads.  The architecture is just completly different.


Argument B:
But then, When it comes out in full, it will be snatched up by any and all.  So they could probably lower cost now, to get intrest in it, and make their porfit later on.



It all depends on weither or not the general public would support having something to rival the x86 architecture.  It's doubtful, but depending on how well the Cell can be adapted, it may happen.

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