Sony's Culture and the PS3
I think I've been vindicated when I said that the Sony PS3 would be a failure. The main issue with the console was the insistence of putting a BluRay player on the device. I think it shows how there's an organizational/cultural problem at Sony. They insist on putting an expensive add-on to the game simply to satisfy some people in the media division of the company. The BluRay player does nothing to improve the gaming experience and in fact it a little slower than a fast DVD player. The rationalization was that some people would by the PS3 just for the BluRay player . And maybe, they might buy a game too. What kind of game do you sell to someone who doesn't really want to play games? In a related note you can buy the PS3 with Linux pre-installed . Although that's really neat, it means there's one more reason to buy a PS3 and not play games! Every current PS3 sold is sold at a loss. The only way Sony can recoup that money lost is by the licensing money from P...