Smarthouse has made the argument that the PS3 is killing Sony both moneywise and in consumers perception of the brand name itself. They title the article insinuating that Sony needs to drop the PS3 and bring out the PS4, however upon further reading they state "One also has to wonder whether they have the resources necessary to produce the Playstation 4 or even the people that are smart enough to actually deliver a breakthrough product"

...Sony's pricing strategy is set to bite them on the backside unless Sony can deliver a stunning PS4 that is as much a gaming console as it is a home content gateway and player.


For a long time Sony has been telling consumers that the big difference between the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii or Xbox 360 is the inclusion of a Blu ray player however this does not wash anymore.


Now Blu ray players are down to $200 and the PS3 is looking very tired, expensive and noisy.


When the PS3 was launched Sony deliberately designed it so that it was not backward compatible. Instead the Company tried to get two bytes of the cherry by continuing to sell the PS2 as a low cost console and the PS3 as a premium console thus forcing die hard gamers to buy a new Sony PS3 console and new PS3 compatible games.


Combined the two consoles have sold close to 265 million units worldwide however the Sony gaming division is are still bleeding big money. Last week Sony announced that it will make over $3.8 billion dollars in losses with a big chunk of those losses being made by the gaming division.

PacoDG via smarthouse.com.au »