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    Does the Sony shuffling look like an attempt to make a management change in the wake of a horrible launch with as little disgrace as possible to anyone else?

    I know Jack Tretton has pretty much been being groomed for this role for awhile now, but the timing seems awfully convenient.
    Nov 30, 2006 9:09pm PST
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      You think anyone at Sony has actually admitted they had a problem with the launch yet? Personally I belie... : mxoadonai
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        Oh, I'm sure they have. In fact, they were probably aware of how bad the launch was going to be a long t... : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
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          Look at a lot of consoles. Hell, look at the PS2. What happens in the first few days is very minor. : Chris Remo
          • Yup, actually, if EA is right on the numbers, wouldn't the 500-800k number be virtually identical to the ... : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
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            Your probably right Remo, but Im sure there has to be sweaty palms, with consumer dollars going to other ... : mxoadonai
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              There's no question that Sony is facing tougher competition now than it has since the introduction of PS1... : Chris Remo
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                Honestly, I think the success or failure of the Bluray standard is going to go a longer way towards deter... : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
                • Blu-Ray will beat HD and will then go on to be beaten senseless by DVDs, On-Demand, Internet downloads, e... : GreenCrescentThis person is cool!
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                I think another thing that Sony has going for it, is the of course PS1 and PS2 with the huge catalog of g... : mxoadonai
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                  No, the reason PS3 isn't breaking launch records is because there aren't enough units, not because there ... : Chris Remo
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                    SO I guess my question is with that much security in terms of the legacy consoles and the installed base,... : mxoadonai
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                      Not sure what you mean. PS3 hasn't been marketed by Sony all that heavily, really. We see all this stuf... : Chris Remo
                      • Well I've seen numerous ad's on telly and web, but I wasn't really talking about saturation bombing in te... : mxoadonai
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                    I agree with you here Chris, but...while there definitely is demand, it isn't as insanely high as it was ... : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
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                      Its possible the XBOX360 shortage last year played heavily on people's decision this year to deal with ge... : GreenCrescentThis person is cool!
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                        Do you think the launch titles, or perhaps the lack of like a killer app, also hurt the PS3? I mean perso... : mxoadonai
                        • I'm sure all that and more affected the PS3's launch. : GreenCrescentThis person is cool!
        • Yeah I mean all the false bravado prior to launch was kinda tell tale. If it didnt turn off potential cus... : mxoadonai
        • xbox had halo out of the gates. only thing i see remotely interesting, actualy its not interesting its j... : supercrompThis person is cool!
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      It reminds me of this one particular Icons show on G4 a few years ago. It was talking about some head gu... : broly1718This person is cool!
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        Crazy cause here, people work all there days dreaming of corner office with a view! : mxoadonai
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          Yea, but i guess corporate culture over there, it means something different. Looking, but not able to ma... : broly1718This person is cool!
          • Looky no touchy...Hmmm maybe culturally we aren't so far apart. : mxoadonai
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        That was Gunpei Yokoi, the father of the gameboy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi : ProziumThis person is cool!
        • yup, thats it. : broly1718This person is cool!
    • horrible launch? they sold like hot cakes, what more can you expect :) : buttawippoThis person is cool!