Originally posted by: Luke SkywalkerOriginally posted by: theredbaronOriginally posted by: Luke Skywalker
i agree the HD DVD does have a more widely accepted name. but this is assuming that the average consumer does absolutly no research on a High Definition setup when purchasing and therefore is not told about Blu Ray.
anyone planning to upgrading to HD is going to talk to sales associates and sooner or later will come into the Blu Ray name. it seems that many people here think that if someone is going to go high definition all they have to do is buy an HD DVD player and they're there. and if anyone has talked to sales associates or is one, we all know that we don't let customers leave without selling them more than they came for.
and Sony is putting a lot of risk into a decision like this, that much is true. however i dont think a company such as Sony hasnt already done the math on a matter such as this. companies never just walk blindly into a decision that may cost them billions of dollars.
i suggest we all give Sony the benefit of the doubt before making assumptions. if they end up failing, then its obvious they deserve it for not looking into what their consumers actually want. but if they do end up succeeding i dont see why there is any reason to hate on them?
after all they did ship their 1 million consoles like they said they would by the end of decemeber. this is almost twice the amount that xbox360 had shipped by the end of 2005. and i never recall people badmouthing Microsoft this much.
for some reason it just seems to be "cool" these days to hate Sony.
i dunno why.
They didn't say they'd ship 1 million. They said they'd ship 4 million. Worldwide. At launch. And what did they do? They shipped 400,000. To North America and Japan only. Way to go guys! Best. Launch. Ever.
It isn't 'cool' to hate Sony 'these days'. They just make it too damn easy.
someone else has already pointed out that your wrong about the shipment thing.
second it is cool for people to hate Sony these days. There is so much proof on this forum in particular for that.
1st reason is the comment you just made about their shipment. tell me something, since it is obvious that you own your own electronics manufacturer, which console ended up making their initial target? here's a clue. fuckin none of them.
every console had a shortage. but because your on top of facts like this its no wonder you never brought that up. rather it was just easier for you jump down Sony's throat because they've released a console that a) you cannot afford or b) have no use for. either way that doesnt make it an inferior product.
but im sure if you were in charge of the company you would definatly be able to handle shortages like that right?
i mean after all, rather than sending all your ideas to Sony about how they can improve their business strategy your here talking to us. why?
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....If you get to play it, let us know what it's like....unless you have a bad experience, don't tell us