Sony's Forecast for PS3: Sales Will Be Better Than Xbox 360

Posted Apr 28, 2006 at 4:07AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags:
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Sony PS#Despite dire predictions from practically everyone about the upcoming PS3, Sony is keeping its corporate fingers crossed and its corporate chin up as the console's commercial debut draws closer. They even predict initial sales of their console will top Microsoft's Xbox 360. According to company soothsayersÂ’ about 6 million units will be snapped up by gamers during its first four to five months in the market. Then again the same soothsayers failed to see the mishaps that caused the delay of PS3's launch originally set for Spring.

"After the introduction of the PS3 we will focus our efforts on expanding the platform as rapidly as possible," Sony said. "We will also attempt to lower the manufacturing costs by reducing the number of parts used in hardware and reducing the costs of the semiconductors and other key components. By so doing, we aim to bring the PS3 business to profitability at the earliest possible time.” 

They better! Sony invested about $425 million last year on developing and hyping the PlayStation 3 for its release which was moved to November this year.

 
 
 

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by Ragarnok - 2006-04-28 01:11
as if...

Meteorology has always been a tough subject...

by comedy - 2006-04-28 01:56
erm

i reckon they will yeah... it's only at the top of 100million gamers' wishlists.

by dfg - 2006-04-28 02:39
What else is new?

Geez Sony, tell us something we don't know already!!! ahhh!

by jknate - 2006-04-28 03:13
Duh, we know....

We all know that, ALL my friends say "Screw Xbox 360, GO PS3!!!"



I say that too!

by TheProfessor - 2006-04-28 04:11
Say something new!

After PS3 comes out, no one with any brain cells will want an XBOX. I am sorry to say but if I want to play PC games I'll play them with my mouse and keyboard thank you. Thanks for introducing live though M$. I love the fact that MS came into the gaming scene. It always takes some fresh new contenders to push the industry forward. Nintendo on the order hand should just become a third party company and sell their controller as a peripheral on tru next gen systems. They would be a lot more succesful that way but with some of the most stubborn old japanese men leading that company I dont see that happening.

by * - 2006-04-28 05:36
Well.....

They will sell as much as they can make them , no worries

by kak - 2006-04-28 10:00
Lol WE love PS3

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS



***** Xbox 360 with out any good games.



Ps3 wil have



Tekken

Metal gear solid

killzone 2

And probably a thousand more

by WWWW - 2006-04-28 21:24
WWWWW

LOL #7 . we are the champions, what do you work for sony, cause it wouldn't be we are the champions it would be they are champions.

By the way tekken is *****, all fighting games are *****

MGS is overrated

Killzone is just *****.

probably a thousand more... load of *****, FF games suck, GTA games are overrated

by fanboys are lame - 2006-04-28 21:25
Fanboys are lame

*coughs* fanboys.

by Mr. Meat'n Flesh - 2006-04-28 22:23
Senseless

To my mind there isn't a big difference between Microsoft and Sony. They are both multi million dollar concernes who are selling almost the same games. The only difference are the exclusive games. And you can't tell me that all XBox Exclusive Games are only Pc-Clones.



PGR

Forza

Halo

Dead or Alive

Conker

Perfect Dark

Banjoo Kazooie

Kameo

Amped

Jade Empire

Ninja Gaiden

...



The first Xbox had the same Multi Platform Titles as the PS2. But maybe you are disappointed due to the fact that your PS2 wasn't good enough for games like Half-Life 2, Doom 3 etc. Otherwise it woul have been definitely developed for PS2 too. So don't compare the Xbox consoles with a PC.



PS: If you are real gamers you must buy both Next Gen Consoles to get all good games. But only talking badly about a console, because you haven't got enough money for both is stupid. It makes you just feel better.



PS2: sry for mistakes

by 1870 - 2006-04-28 23:50
yea

we all know sony will beat microsoft any day. but nintendo might be the black horse. but it does have a stupid name.....

by you are gay gay gay - 2006-04-29 11:33
fanboys are gay

why does playstation have so many fanboy followers im probably gaetting both consoles but the only thing putting me off the PS3 is the fact ill be associated with a load of retard fanboys going "xbox is gey!! playstation roxorz!

by sony fanboy - 2006-04-30 09:20
muhuhahhaa

if ps3 is more then 700$ screw it..i'd

buy a nintendo wii..***** 360..

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