Is the Playstation 3 in a Death Spiral?

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#1 backatcha
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This topic comes from an articlefrom PCMAG.com. Check it out here,http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345510,00.asp

I am curious as to what others think. Is the PS3 in a Death Spiral? Thanks for your comments.

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#2 zakkro
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No... not really. :?
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#3 CosmoKing7717
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[QUOTE="backatcha"]

This topic comes from an articlefrom PCMAG.com. Check it out here,http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345510,00.asp

I am curious as to what others think. Is the PS3 in a Death Spiral? Thanks for your comments.

no...they should lower the price by E3ish though...
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#4 Darth_Sibbs
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Nope not at all....
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#5 eddyka2
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I don't think so, I think they're doing pretty well.

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#6 crix3
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Not at all.

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#7 Adamantium4k2
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The only thing about that article that I agree with is the price concern, everything else is just the typical 'Xbox vs PS3' sales wars part 167,298,461,289.
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#8 jsmoke03
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having 3 games in the top 10 with kz2 reaching 600k in about a month and 2 days....

also beating out the wii in japan this year....re5 selling more on that console WORLDWIDE

i know its in third place, but its nowhere near a death spiral....now if god of war 3 flops and gt5 doesn't sell a couple of million in 6 months then we'll talk

(they swear u.s. is the biggest market, but its not the only marker)

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#9 Gxgear
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Lemming in disguise, take this to system wars please you'll get a couple nods.

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#10 hotfiree
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Imagine if the world wasnt in recession
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#11 Cutekitten6_18
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*face palm*

That sums it all up ^

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#12 CosmoKing7717
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[QUOTE="Cutekitten6_18"]

*face palm*

That sums it all up ^

Violence is always the answer? =3
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#13 donmega1
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yeah, for those cheap punks that wanna complain.

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#14 Bioshockraptor
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Well... no, it's not :S

It still has many games to release, Infamous, God of War 3, Uncharted 2 and so on :|

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#15 Bow-T_88
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i thought they'd highlight technical problems..i can continue to convince my self that YLOD is a myth then lol I dont care how sony is doing because i dont have shares in SONY .

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#16 Sokol4ever
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PS3 is in the same dead spiral as is the famous: "PC gaming is dieing" quote for the last 20 years...

Ridiculous article, like many others websites who only wish to gain attention. It seems like people forgot the PS3 came out year later, continues to sell over 22 Million copies at 400$ Price point..

For the record, 360 sold 20 Million at less then 300$ price point in the same 2 years when it was released.

But hey, who cares right?

This type of topic belong to System Wars forums mate, like many others in that section all they bring is unnecessary hatred between gamers.. like a poison..

I hope this gets locked or moved to SW.

There is a reason I visit PS3 forums, and it's not this aspects.

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#17 -Zink-
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Death spiral? No. Bronze trophy for this gen's console war? Yes.
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#18 dveight88
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Lemming in disguise, take this to system wars please you'll get a couple nods.

Gxgear

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#19 junglist101
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Any day now they'll just discontinue production on the ps3 as it descends further in it's spiral of death:roll:

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#20 AlexSays
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No the worst part is over, things are looking up. They've been able to sell the Playstation 3 at an outrageous price. When the tech costs much less, and the price is lowered, imagine how fast the console will fly off store shelves. The Playstation 2 will start becoming a thing of the past, and suddenly there's several millions of PS2 owners looking at Sony's newly priced current gen console. Selling at the rate they have while their console costs nearly twice as much as the competition is amazing. As long as they continue supporting the console with great games, which they're certainly doing this year, the Playstation 3 has a chance to prove a lot of people wrong when it's all said and done.
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#21 Bow-T_88
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they should do an article on the Yellow Light ' fiasco'

its ridiculious now

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#22 kingdre
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Of course not.

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#23 Jak-25
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I see articles like this are still being written. :roll:

ps3 is doing fine, sure it's not first place or even second place, at least in the US, it's doing even better out side of the US. The ps3 is a good console and I think it will get better.

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#24 madam-moutrash
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are you kidding ps3 s better than ever

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#25 taplok
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its getting better and better... actually! maybe its on a upward spiral...

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#26 beekayjay
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More and more people in and around my life seem to be getting PS3's. I don't see a downward spiral at all. If anything its slowly but surely gaining in popularity and acceptance. It won't win the so called system wars (ie. sales race) but it will regain respectability, and a solid, loyal and completely satisfied fanbase (my prediction).
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#27 shadowkiller11
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nope, i think this article is to cover up the PC decline of sales.
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#28 sportwarrior
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I'm sick of this stupid "price concern" bs. The truth is a fully loaded 360 system will cost as much or more than a full loaded PS3 system. It's just a fact. And even then the 360 won't be able to play Blurays. Saying that the 360 is cheaper is a ridiculous assertion that I wish the media would stop making.
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#29 BoozDigi
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Iv been looking to get a game console, and have chosen the ps3. People complain about the ps3's pricing, but at the end, you spend the same amount of money with the Xbox 360. If you get the basic arcade version of the 360, you have to buy a additional hard drive, wireless adapter, and other accessories that come built into the ps3. though i see the library of games on the ps3 isnt good as the 360, but still has potential.
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#30 ICEMAN9800
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this has been said since 2006 and surprise PS3 is still here, PS3 is doing fine