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Activision considering dropping PS3 support if price isn't cut
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article published on 19 June, 2009
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has suggested today that the publisher may be forced to drop support of the PlayStation 3 console if Sony does not slash the price of the system, and soon.
"They have to cut the price, because if they don't, the attach rates [the number of games each console owner buys] are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony," said Kotick.
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21. June 2009 @ 10:51 |
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Originally posted by Morreale:
Diablo is awesome but its a PC game so wtf.
Which is published by Activision and will be on the consoles like Star Craft 2, welcome the next level....of crap. :P
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21. June 2009 @ 13:54 |
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Originally posted by Morreale:
I could care less about Activision, I don't like any of their games...
Don't care about daiblo,star craft or war craft(wow excluded of corse)?
Why is WoW excluded? It has made the most money out of any video game released and it has the highest number of players out of any other game too. Afterdawn recently reported how WoW continues to dominate, accounting for 44 percent of all total minutes played in the month
It sucks,its a MMO it can not compare with a proper single player game...on any level.
Of course it cant compare with a SP game: because its not. That's like comparing a racing game to a shooter.
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21. June 2009 @ 14:12 |
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Originally posted by Morreale:
I could care less about Activision, I don't like any of their games...
Don't care about daiblo,star craft or war craft(wow excluded of corse)?
Why is WoW excluded? It has made the most money out of any video game released and it has the highest number of players out of any other game too. Afterdawn recently reported how WoW continues to dominate, accounting for 44 percent of all total minutes played in the month
It sucks,its a MMO it can not compare with a proper single player game...on any level.
Of course it cant compare with a SP game: because its not. That's like comparing a racing game to a shooter.
Not really more like comparing a SP FPS like Bioshock,Dues ex or dark messiah to a online FPS with weak as sht weapons,obscure rules and endlessly bland and convoluted story....or like Dark messhia with worse gameplay.... LOL
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21. June 2009 @ 18:47 |
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There is no console out there atm really challenging the PS3 with what features it has and the new generation of games etc... this is why the price has not dropped Sony does not feel that there position is threatened yet. When Nintendo or Microsoft come up with a substantial alternative that challenges Sony's position then maybe they will drop their prices.
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21. June 2009 @ 18:52 |
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Originally posted by borhan9:
There is no console out there atm really challenging the PS3 with what features it has and the new generation of games etc... this is why the price has not dropped Sony does not feel that there position is threatened yet. When Nintendo or Microsoft come up with a substantial alternative that challenges Sony's position then maybe they will drop their prices.
Ummmm..... over state much? The 360 is still the better platform to sell products on.
Sony has no real stable position other than their brand and via oversight and stupidity has yet to catch up with the rest......
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22. June 2009 @ 08:47 |
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Sorry Zip but I have to agree with borhan9 on this one, the PS3 comes at a cost because of the features it has that NO OTHER console can match (not even including the costly addons & fees etc it's competitors charge for). As for playing "catch up" it's all in how you look at ALL of the information ~ the only reason the 360 has a "lead" is because of it's 1 year head start, and even then it's trumped up numbers because of RROD/RLOD/E74 etc. The PS3 continues to outpace the 360 in sales since LTD so it's just a matter of time...but the bottom line is that the PS3 is selling more consoles in the same time frame as a 360 at nearly twice the price. So how is that bad?
But on topic, Activision is absolutely talking BS about not supporting the PS3 because that will jeopardize their standings with Sony itself. The fact is how can they give up on a brand that has made them MORE money than it's competitors last year? This applies to EA, Ubisoft and others as well.
The current total sales are about 23 Mill PS3 vs 30 Mill 360, that is not a "commanding lead" and is less than the launch deficit the PS3 was down by because of the head start MS had. So when you really look at it MS is the one who is in trouble because they are selling the 360 at a cheaper price than the Wii and STILL got passed by them and are also being outsold on the back end by Sony who has a higher cost console! Now THAT doesn't look good...
Edit: I forgot to add it's funny how Activision is talking all this crap about a price drop and cost etc. but yet they charge for overpriced peripherals like Guitars ($120) and Skateboard controllers ($120)
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22. June 2009 @ 09:38
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22. June 2009 @ 10:42 |
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Originally posted by Oner:
Sorry Zip but I have to agree with borhan9 on this one, the PS3 comes at a cost because of the features it has that NO OTHER console can match (not even including the costly addons & fees etc it's competitors charge for). As for playing "catch up" it's all in how you look at ALL of the information ~ the only reason the 360 has a "lead" is because of it's 1 year head start, and even then it's trumped up numbers because of RROD/RLOD/E74 etc. The PS3 continues to outpace the 360 in sales since LTD so it's just a matter of time...but the bottom line is that the PS3 is selling more consoles in the same time frame as a 360 at nearly twice the price. So how is that bad?
But on topic, Activision is absolutely talking BS about not supporting the PS3 because that will jeopardize their standings with Sony itself. The fact is how can they give up on a brand that has made them MORE money than it's competitors last year? This applies to EA, Ubisoft and others as well.
The current total sales are about 23 Mill PS3 vs 30 Mill 360, that is not a "commanding lead" and is less than the launch deficit the PS3 was down by because of the head start MS had. So when you really look at it MS is the one who is in trouble because they are selling the 360 at a cheaper price than the Wii and STILL got passed by them and are also being outsold on the back end by Sony who has a higher cost console! Now THAT doesn't look good...
Edit: I forgot to add it's funny how Activision is talking all this crap about a price drop and cost etc. but yet they charge for overpriced peripherals like Guitars ($120) and Skateboard controllers ($120)
No the reason why the 360 has a lead is because one dose not have to reinvent the wheel to code for the SOB, add price into the mix and there again its simple the 360 wins.
The PS3's features come at a cost bad poor optimization,price and by that poor sales less units on the street and thus it looks bad to developers.
The optimization issue is by far the PS3s Achilles heel it dose not matter much if the PS3 has the same numbers as the 360 add up optimization issues.
Now don't get me wrong the 360 made a killing on the front end, the WII made a profit jizzing on itself and the PS3 will make a profit on the back end of the generation but its not quite peaked yet.
Acti just wants another 10-20M PS3 units on the street so they can sell a few more copies....hell....sony should want that too......
Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.
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22. June 2009 @ 10:54 |
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I'm starting to think Activision isn't worthy of the Call of Duty series.
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22. June 2009 @ 17:38 |
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Originally posted by milkyoreo:
I'm starting to think Activision isn't worthy of the Call of Duty series.
why they are really good games,and they look good on both consoles.
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24. June 2009 @ 09:48 |
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why they are really good games,and they look good on both consoles.
Refer to the article above.
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