Sony CEO Howard Stringer remains confident in increased PlayStation 3 momentum, at the same time keeping an anxious eye on the Japanese yen.
"There is always an impact on exports. The yen is volatile ... We watch it with some anxiety," Stringer told Reuters at the World Economic Forum.
The reason for that anxiety is a weakened yen, which this week has dropped 1.4 percent against the euro and 0.8 percent versus the dollar, according to Bloomberg.
Nevertheless, global sales of PS3 have been showing signs of life coming out of the holiday season, an encouraging trend that pleases the chief exec.
"PS3 has now gone past Xbox on the Christmas market. It's moving into its own as it gets into higher bandwidth ... PS3 is out of the woods and beginning to hold its own," he said.
Still costs too much and has too little software support, and I've still to see it do anything the 360 can't.
So maybe next year
Blu-ray player that can also be updated. Free to use online Built in bluetooth and Wi-Fi Can be used remotely for anywhere in the world using a PSP And not die on from over heating.
Still costs too much and has too little software support, and I've still to see it do anything the 360 can't.
So maybe next year
Blu-ray player that can also be updated. Free to use online Built in bluetooth and Wi-Fi Can be used remotely for anywhere in the world using a PSP And not die on from over heating.
I agree with you on the price thing though
Funny that very few of those have anything to do with actual games (which I believe he was talking about).
Everyone knows what is available and what is due...You can't sway the loyalty of a fanboy by spewing out titles that they've probably played to death and traded already. Stick a free PS3 on the end of a stick and dangle it in front of 360 fanboys faces, maybe then they'll take a bite.
I think that he is saying that the Ps3 has sold more consoles in its first year than 360 did. Quite a feat, considering the competition that 360 didn't have.
nt only the competition, but also the fact that it had such a hard time in the media, because of price etc etc etc
Good point. It still gets its fair share of ribbings now, whether it is justified or not. Personally, I have very few things to complain about.
I think the competition from the 360 has ultimately helped the PS3 sell more. If the PS3 had come to the next gen table first the price probably would have stayed at Ł425 for a lot longer which would have resulted in lower sales.
That said, considering all the stick the PS3 has had its still starting to gather momentum.
I still say the PS3 is far too expensive( when you consider buying a few games and what not with it ), i couldnt care less about blu-ray player, wifi, bluetooth, whether it makes tea and all that nonsense, i get consoles to game and thats the be all and end all
It'll go down in price in the next year and should be good for the mass market rest of us by then so im sitting on the bench for a while. Id guess im not the only one thinking like this, i bought the PS2 as soon as it came out, but most games are multi format now and i have a PC so that'll do me for a long while
Oh, and thats my opinion( which i am entitled to of course ) and it aint gonna change
Mark240473: Good point. It still gets its fair share of ribbings now, whether it is justified or not. Personally, I have very few things to complain about.
me neither, Ive had it since launch and don't have any issues atall, have constantly had a good stream of games to keep me occupied and constantly use the other functions too. I'm sure there are loads of people like us, but as the others are saying, people just want a game machine perhaps arn't willing to shell out Ł299 for one (which I still don't think is a bad price, even for just a games machine these days)
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) and it aint gonna change 
