The Arrogance that is Sony

Sony, the current console King, is doing whatever they damn well please; no doubt they feel as if they've already won the next round of console war infamy. From announcing a $600 price point to claiming that same price point as far too cheap for their mammoth PS3 console, nothing seems to hint that they have even thought of Wii the consumers. For some strange reason they seem to think that whatever they say or do is gold. It seems like everyday we get another exec who gives a speech or statement where in a nutshell they say we're Sony, we're the Shit!!! And rightfully so...right....right, right? WRONG!!! The PS3 has a ton of features that they believe set it apart from the other two, both in terms of power and expandability. The PS3s multi-thread processors are impressive for sure, and robust to say the least, but Sony has forgotten its roots. They got where they are by catering to fans, now they are completely disregarding the fans.
The PS3 is crammed full of features that range from playback of their highly touted blue ray discs, to the ability to upgrade periodically almost doubling as a PC. A mega PC as a matter of fact, have you seen the size of that thing?!!!!! With so many features out of the box(well the $600 box) how can they do anything but crush the competition.

The thing is though, I'm not so sure that gamers are willing to accept a plethora of, quite frankly, unnecessary features at the expense of their pockets. Granted Sony faithful will dry their tears once they get their claws on that hefty machine.
And herein lies Sony's biggest flaw; the diehard Sony fans aren't that many. Whoa! You say...just wipe that silly look off your face and let me explain. Sony sold over 100 million PS2 units this past generation not because they had 100 million die hard Sony fans. Sony won this generation by being the console of choice for casual gamers. And with Microsoft being well into the fray already and Nintendo looking better than ever, it's not such an open shut case anymore. I don't see a $600 system being the console of choice for a casual gamer. A casual gamer plays a game every now and then and there is no way they'll warrant buying a $600 system to use only every now and then. Expecting the casual gamer to walk out of their local Gamestop with a $600 system is insanity in its purest form. What's worse is they actually believe 10 million casual gamers are ready and willing, I don't even think they have 10 million die-hards ready and willing. It's seems that this generation stuck its head in Sony's door for a quick peek and caught Sony smelling their own ass, and from the door it stinks like ass but the blood rush to the head got Sony smelling roses. So with a "my shit don't stink" attitude, I see Sony losing substantial market share this time around.

Next up is the overzealous, hyper-anxious, newcomer to the biz, Microsoft's Xbox 360. Stay tuned for "Blind Ambition!"