Monday, November 11, 2024, 4:12 pm, 35 seconds, Indochina time
Going back to the days when the PlayStation 1 and 2 were leaders in the console gaming industry that even Nintendo couldn’t compete with, no matter how many smaller and thinner models Sony produced, It looked good, it looked cool, and it was enjoyable for everyone, so Sony was proud to think about what kind of game console they would make. No matter how much it sells for, fans will surely flock to buy it. Until the PlayStation 3 came that made fans and even disciples stop. When you see the price of this gaming machine Including the various problems that followed the fat model of the PlayStation 3, this does not even count how difficult it is for game developers to make games on the PlayStation 3 which was much more difficult than the consoles on the market at the time, in addition to the production problems Delay is one of Sony’s biggest sins, and November 11, 2006 was the 18th anniversary of the PlayStation 3 was launched. That was the beginning of the mistake. Let’s go back in time and watch this story together.
Development of the PlayStation 3 began on March 9, 2001, when Ken Kutaraki, then president of Sony Computer Entertainment, announced that Sony, Toshiba, and IBM would work together to jointly develop the new Cell microprocessor. to a group of internal programmers Sony announced that the PlayStation 3 would use Blu-ray and that the console would also be able to play DVDs and CDs. . and a silver PlayStation 3 unit
The PlayStation 3 was first released in Japan on November 11, 2006 at 7:00 AM According to Media Create, 81,639 PlayStation 3 units were sold within 24 hours of its launch in Japan. Many of the devices are reported to have been purchased by businessmen. which pays the Chinese people a lot of money to be resold on eBay (resale was born at this time). And that is the beginning of future problems.
It started with a 2009 study by SquareTrade, a warranty provider. It has been found that the failure rate of the PlayStation 3 is 10% and occurs approximately 2 years after purchase. In September 2009, the BBC television program Watchdog published a report investigating the matter. By calling this problem “The Yellow Light of Death” In the news it is said that among the consoles that have such problems It has been found that problems usually appear within 18-24 months of purchase. While Sony’s standard warranty covers a period of 1 year after purchase. And sending it in for repairs after the warranty has expired only extends the time of death a little longer. Because soon the device will turn yellow again.
The PlayStation 3 is in 8th place on the list. The 21 best tech mistakes of 2006 of PC World magazine, which was criticized as “It’s late, it’s expensive, and it doesn’t fit together.” GamesRadar ranked the PlayStation 3 as the top item in their article about it “Public relations disaster involving the game” by asking Sony sarcastically, “Sony has revolutionized the game system that fans have been waiting for the most. To become the thing that condemned the entire internet in just one year. And there is still a lot of untapped potential. ”
As for the developers of the game, they say the same thing. The device was difficult to program In 2007, CEO Gabe Newell, who did not recognize the number 3 from Valve, said: “PlayStation 3 was a disaster in so many ways I think Sony forgot what customers and developers wanted. I think so far (Referring to that time) They should stop the development of this game and make a new one Just saying to the fans, it’s a terrible disaster this, we are sorry. Let’s stop selling this device and stop trying to get people to develop it.” (But I wonder how you know the number 3)
But to wake up like this Soon big daddy Gabe Newell, the only good man The extra thing is that he appeared in front of the media. deny the previous statement (The PlayStation 3 tirade above) And soon after, our big boss appeared on the Sony stage at E3 2010 to promote the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2, announcing Sony’s move to make the system to make it “more powerful”. huh?) and announced that Valve will be developing Portal 2 for the system. He also claims that the integration of Steamworks (Valve’s system that automatically updates its own software) will help make the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 the best console version on the market. The business world is like this, right? Open your mouth and look up for a moment.
Of course, Sony was not complacent about this problem, so it released the PlayStation 3 Slim and Super Slim models to solve the fatal yellow light problem, while the XBox also had the fatal red problem. Until those problems disappeared and we moved on to developing things on the PlayStation 3, and although it was a flawed game machine in many ways, it taught Sony to slap him in the face if he continues to be arrogant that he will be defeated if he stays. Like this. Since the Nintendo Wii won the console war in that war, Sony had to rethink the PlayStation 4, leaving the PlayStation 3 with another expensive lesson that Sony had to remember that the customer is which came first. And if you lose the other two competitors, they are waiting to plug in.
