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10 Reasons Why the PS3 Slim Will Save Sony

From PC World:

Sony's has its work cut out, to be sure, but the PS3 Slim knocks the legs out from under the "boutique pricing" caveat. In fact I think the Slim put Sony back in the game with bells on, whether Microsoft pulls the trigger on a 360 Elite price drop (from $400 to $300) or not.

Here's why.

klashawnd5370d ago (Edited 5370d ago )

I think this gives Sony great momentum going into the holiday season and into 2010. They'll get a significant boost from this. However, I also think Microsoft isn't going anywhere and is planning some "Halo-like" marketing for Natal in an effort to steal the wow and cool factor that Nintendo had for a while with the Wii. Honestly, I think all three companies are in good shape and if you have the money, you should probably own all three consoles as they all offer something unique that the others don't have. This is shaping out to be a pretty good generation for gamers. Competition is good in the long run.

Hellsvacancy5370d ago (Edited 5370d ago )

I love how at 1st it was "yeah we hate Sony" then "nah Sony aint 2 bad" and soon in the not 2 distant future it will b "we LUV Sony" - i HATE hypocrites

plum305370d ago (Edited 5370d ago )

Good Article. The PS3 will get so much more support now and a larger community! I also appreciated the guys honesty when he said that the PS3 won't catch up on M$'s 9 million lead in North America. I keep stressing that to people, but for some reason they actually think the price drop will actually allow PS3 to overtake the 360. But as a gamer, as long as Sony keeps improving their console and delivering AAA exclusives, ill be happy for a LONG time!

Cold 20005370d ago

"I love how at 1st it was "yeah we hate Sony" then "nah Sony aint 2 bad" and soon in the not 2 distant future it will b "we LUV Sony" - i HATE hypocrites"

LOL you guys make me laugh.

Sony fanboys really are in their own world...

IcyJoker1875370d ago

Yeah cold200 is definitely living somewhere different then we are.

Cold 20005370d ago

Well I live on earth.

Helvanancy (cant bother to type yr name correctly) and the people like him live in Sony's ass.

ultimolu5370d ago (Edited 5370d ago )

...I wouldn't say you live on planet earth Cold.

Anyone who claims PS3 fans are living in their own worlds need to take a good look at themselves.

The Wood5369d ago

The ps3 never needed saving in the first place. Sony works to sonys plans NOT the BS medias

cereal_killa5369d ago

I believe the slogan for the PlayStation is

"Live in your world Play in ours"

Boody-Bandit5369d ago (Edited 5369d ago )

^Isn't hypocrisy great?

Reality is Sony "NEVER NEEDED SAVING".
These articles, regardless of which console manufacturer is named, is nothing but attention seeking flamebait regardless of the quality, or lack there, of points being made.

Sony, MS and Nintendo don't need saving (at least not in this generation). What does need saving is the gaming media because it is now nothing but tabloid journalism trying to out do one another with sensationalist headlines.

It's sad that people respond to these articles at all and this is why journalism is in the toilet. People (I say people and not gamers because "real gamers" only care about GAMES) would rather argue over reviews, sales figures, advertising, pixel counts and other various PR nonsense.

The actual gaming articles are almost completely ignored unless the title or story mentions it's rival.

2Spock5369d ago

Well i did not read the article but going from title i do not even want to bother. Sony does not need to be saved. They keep putting out quality exclusives and keep making major adjustments to their online service. So what they are in 3rd, doesn't mean you have the lowest quality machine or games.

raztad5369d ago

@Wood

Agree 100%.

Some stupid fans and ignorant (sometimes on purpose) NA media think they know more than Sony about how to manage its business. It's laughable. What is more interesting, it's that even under bad economic conditions, and with a very high price tag, the PS3 managed to sell (WW) just 100K less than the xbox360. However they keep repeating the mantra that the PS3 needs saving every time NPD gets released (for them NPD==WW). Silly fans.

Guido5369d ago

This drop in price and new SKU simply will sell more and only expands Sony's plan of world dominance.

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n4gn4gn4gn4g5370d ago

guy is actually employed as an editor with them...

IcyJoker1875370d ago

For someone who sells the same as its competitor at double price I guess so.............

TheBlackSmoke5370d ago

Someone call Pepsi and tell them coca cola has "won". Pepsi iz dooooomed

Mo0eY5370d ago

I think the gaming industry is bipolar.

One day it's Sony's DOOMED! The other it's Sony's saved!

Sony, Sony, Sony.

Where's your news, Microsoft? Oh, your price drop was quietly announced because you didn't want people to laugh at you? It's okay.

Kill Crow5370d ago

or just the fat droids who have no teeth from sucking sony's d!ck

Diet Time !!!

The-Warranty5369d ago

No one pay attention to the dumbass bot above me

Mr Face Creamer5369d ago

Error (71839928): Could not find data in $ony slave programming database.

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ultimolu5370d ago

...Sony never needed saving in the first place.

ToastyMcNibbles5370d ago (Edited 5370d ago )

i always roll my eyes when articles like these appear.. in any case its definitely an exciting time for sony now with the price drop...theres no excuse any more for people to not buy a ps3... the price drop everyone begged for is here so take advantage people!! i know 3 close friends ready to pick up one up before the year ends.. hell even i might pick one up! that slim looks very nice although i do love my original model

ultimolu5370d ago

You what I do? I roll my eyes too and just head back to a good ol' game of F.E.A.R 2 and Blazeblue.

I might buy Wolfenstein today-can't resist a game like that. :P

ToastyMcNibbles5370d ago

blazeblue and fear 2 are awesome.. really looking forward to the fear 2 dlc coming soon... i've also been craving some psp action lately but im holding out to buy the psp go... really excited about the whole psp minis concept as well as getting games like motorstorm, lbp, gran turismo and assassins creed bloodlines... another year, another hurtin on my wallet :/

ultimolu5370d ago

Not too big on DLC these days so I might not check that out. I want to get Bloody Roar from the PSOne section though. I think I had that game one time and broke the disk. :(

*sighs*

da720izcumin5369d ago

never needed saving?
weren't you the one here last week or so, talking about price drop?
come one guys...you can keep flip flopping like that, it's not natural.
the ps3 has been losing grounds since the day it launched @ $600...
in 2006, 5 million units were seperating it from the 360.
and now in 2009, its 8 million.
I really hope the slim works, because the 360+ will only own.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B14h ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv7211h ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii13h ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast10h ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM7h ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

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Fallout 4 Xbox Series X|S Review | TheXboxHub

Richard writes: "Now was the right time to release the Fallout 4 Xbox Series X|S update. It just could have been more."

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anast1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

They aren't going to give more. We are talking about a company that has rereleased an 13 year old game at least 5 times.

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Homeworld 3, and More Exciting Games Coming Out in May

Things are heating up in May a bit with Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, the Paper Mario TTYD remake, and a ton of promising indies. We pick the most interesting May games, from AAA to indie, so you can make sense of everything coming out.

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shinoff21832d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Doesn't seem to be that bad of a month. Got a bit of something for everyone.

Please do not support braid anniversary edition. Don't support Phil phish, he's a very despicable person, a a cry baby.

One example

https://youtu.be/yKUGwlFJAH...

Tacoboto2d ago

Wrong developer. Phil Phish was the developer behind Fez.

Jonathan Blow was behind Braid. If you're gonna cancel culture, don't take down the wrong indie...

CrimsonWing691d 23h ago

Man, I don’t know why, but it also irks me when people try to tell others what to do. Fez was an awesome game, I couldn’t care less if the dev was a douche.

This is just extra cringe since the person actually doesn’t know what they’re talking about 🤦‍♂️

remixx1161d 14h ago

Welcome to the internet crimson

shinoff21831d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

I wasn't cancel culturing shit. Phil phish is a complete douche. Did you bother to watch the video? Probably not.

I was wrong but call me cancel culture is just plain dumb also

Also crimson.

As you I'm human and we make mistakes. That was a mistake I mixed the games up. Shit happens. So go cringe yourself

Honest mistake, if you can watch that video and support the guy. Then I guess your in the same camp

Tacoboto1d 7h ago

You were wrong and that's that. Don't be so angry.

And yeah, that is a case example of cancel culture. It was a dozen years ago, he's apologized since, had Japanese developers rationalize with his remark, barely has done anything in the industry since Fez, and yet here you are, not even remembering the one game he made...

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