Stringer: PS3 Can Be As Successful As PS2


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By Tom Ivan

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Sony CEO Howard Stringer believes the company’s next-gen console can be as successful as its predecessor, and says the momentum of the PS3 matches that of the PS2 early in its lifetime.

"The momentum shift and the energy behind PS3 in time for Christmas is extremely fortuitous," he told The Hollywood Reporter.

“It was planned by the PlayStation group, but I think this momentum now - particularly the number of games coming out, including our own as well as third-party - is the same as it was with PlayStation 2. [The PS3 is] not behind the curve compared to PlayStation 2 in terms of momentum."

Stringer dismissed the notion that the development community had been resistant to the system, saying instead that developers had needed time to adapt to the new hardware. Now that developers have got to grips with the PS3, a higher volume of quality software is on the horizon, he implied.

“The amount of bandwidth and the processing power of Cell give game manufacturers a lot more work to do to use this system to its full benefit - and it's taken a while to do it. The same was true of PlayStation 2."

Source: Next-Gen

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i think there is a slim chance it could be as popular as the PS2 but i doubt it since the PS2 was in almost every home, none the less i think the PS3 will be popular since people will want latest versions of games etc that they played and enjoyed on PS2

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Please, the PS2 had no real competitors :/ the PS3 has

Exactly...Add to the fact that it is already behind said competitors, makes it a no win situation for the PS3.

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Wow, the Sony CEO said it can be a success, then it must be true. I wouldn't except him to say "PS3 was a mistake" or anything.

thats like when the smoking companies presidents say smoking isn't harmful.

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I know many aren't going to share my view on this, but I think it's probably best if Sony take a larger hit this time around. I don't mean fail and exit the hardware race, I don't want that dispite what some of you PS3 fans think. The past few years have been hell from Sony though, and I think if they take a fall with the PS3, it'll bring them back down to earth and they'll stop all this arrogant crap they spew and get back to what really matters and making a fantastic machine for PS4.

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Wow didn't know we had psychic members here at Neowin :rolleyes: Coooooooooooooool!

Comparing them side to side. It hasn't up to now. Don't need to be psychic for that.

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I know many aren't going to share my view on this, but I think it's probably best if Sony take a larger hit this time around. I don't mean fail and exit the hardware race, I don't want that dispite what some of you PS3 fans think. The past few years have been hell from Sony though, and I think if they take a fall with the PS3, it'll bring them back down to earth and they'll stop all this arrogant crap they spew and get back to what really matters and making a fantastic machine for PS4.

While they do need a raincheck in the PR department, I don't think any gamer would want to see the PS3 take a fall, or not do respectfully this generation.

Only daft one minded console owners will relish the idea of the console(s) they didn't buy/don't like failing badly. But others who appecriate what the PS brand has brought us gamers won't want the PS3 to nosedive outta the scene. I'm aiming this at those who seem to have a genuine heart-attack when a console they don't like is mentioned - Not those who want the console they bought to "win", but have enough decency to be respectful towards other gamers - It's natural to cheer on your most prized purchase/possession, but its not natural to act like a deranged psycho each time a certain console gets mentioned.

I say roll on 2008, and hopefully we can see all the great games we played on the PS2 be matched/exceeded! :)

Less chit-chat and more results from Sonys end. To be fair though they have been behaving over the last few months, working harder and being more honest, even if its just a little more honest ;) with us - Recently being honest about the progress of Home and stating it just isn't ready for all of us. A small thing that, but at least they didn't cover up the slow progress with excuses.

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I'm not talking just about the PR though, that itself is a complete disaster. I still want the PS3 to sell, but I don't think the situation with Sony will ever get better if they don't struggle in some ways and realise their mistakes. It's a lame analogy but to get the point across, but think of it like a gambler or addict to drugs, who need to hit rock bottom before they truely turn themselfs around in the right direction. Ok so Sony don't need to hit rock bottom, but they have lost billions on the PS3 and it's clearly not paying off for them.

I'm meaning not only their PR, but their "long term" plans which seem to be made on the fly the past few months with the introduction of 40GB model. Not to mention the other models introduced or removed. They didn't think about developers when designing the PS3 clearly, and now most are struggling to get their games performing well.

Like I said, I don't expect many to agree with me :p Just my opinion that Sony need to take a step back, somehow make sales for the PS3 and start a fresh with the PS4 with their head on straight.

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Please, the PS2 had no real competitors :/ the PS3 has
Exactly...Add to the fact that it is already behind said competitors, makes it a no win situation for the PS3.

Some of you people fail to see the success of systems in the long run. Yea yea PS2 didn't have competition, and PS3 does... but that doesn't mean **** in 5 years from now does it? It's had a very rough start playing catchup to Xbox and Wii is outselling both, but years from now it is more than possible to do as well as PS2. That being said it is possible for Wii and 360 to do just as well also! Open your eyes, never count anything out and NEVER SAY NEVER!!111 :shifty:

Comparing them side to side. It hasn't up to now. Don't need to be psychic for that.

You kidding me? PS2 was been out for what, 7 years? Of course it hasn't "up to now"

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Some of you people fail to see the success of systems in the long run. Yea yea PS2 didn't have competition, and PS3 does... but that doesn't mean **** in 5 years from now does it? It's had a very rough start playing catchup to Xbox and Wii is outselling both, but years from now it is more than possible to do as well as PS2. That being said it is possible for Wii and 360 to do just as well also! Open your eyes, never count anything out and NEVER SAY NEVER!!111 :shifty:

You kidding me? PS2 was been out for what, 7 years? Of course it hasn't "up to now"

Well I am sure all Nintendo and Xbox fanboys said the same thing about the Gamecube and Xbox. Time to wake up. No one is insulting the PS3, the fact is Sony tried to do too much and sacrificed the gaming aspect. Then they had the audacity to suggest that the price tag wasnt too high and that people will still buy it because it sys Playstation...

Sony gambled and lost this gen, Nintendo gambled and won! Microsoft didnt gamble at all and now sits in second position.

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i would say that the ps3 this gen is in a better position than the gcube or xbox was last gen, so thinking it can still do well is not out of the question.

The surprising aspect is that there is a big enough market to sustain all three console, which is a good thing. I just dont see the numbers for the PS3 reaching the PS2. It will do well overall, as you said, much better than the xbox or gamecube, but not as good as the PS2.

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One thing I keep thinking about is how past-gen the Wii is. With the fast adoption of HDTV, I wonder if the Wii will not suffer from it. Will the hardware of the Wii be able to last 5 years? Will the Wiimote/gameplay be cool enough to last that long?

The PS3 and Xbox360 are more powerfull, geared for the future. Both support HDTV, use HDD for enough storage space (much better than the 512Mb of the Wii), and both can use the (in war) next gen Hi-Def DVD format. Both can act as a good media player/extender.

So, will the Wii stand in the long run? Maybe the PS3 will outsold the Wii in the coming years.

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