Today is the 23rd of March, official day for the release of the Sony Playstation 3 in France.
Well, I don’t know if it is because I am getting bored by videogames, or that’s because I have seen the PS3 when it was released in Japan and in Hong-Kong, like 4 months ago, but for the first time ever, I don’t care at all about the release of a new gaming machine !

When XBOX360, Wii, Gamecube, PS2 … were out, I bought them almost the first day they came !

But not this time with the PS3 ! Maybe it is the price: 600 euros. Woh ! Have gamers became all of sudden high-class people that can afford any expansive new gadget ?
Maybe also because since I have seen games running on the PS3, I felt the difference of graphism with the XBOX360 was not that important, and it was not worth investing in a new console just for this argument !
Last thing is: “oh my goooddd, but it’s hugeee !!!!!! Where am I supposed to find some free space for this HUGE baby ???” Yeah, PS3 is FAT. Like an american (a free criticism lol -> joke). I will wait maybe for the PS3-2 so it gets slimmer.

Ok, let’s stop the blaming for now and talking about my opinion.

Today I read the news, and I felt like I was not lonely Yesterday, some promotional events were organized under the Eiffel Tower and on the Champs Elysee to start selling the PS3 at midnight. Maybe it was the cold weather that prevent many people from queuing to be the first to have the PS3, but journalists have reported that:

• 4 people bought the PS3 at the FNAC of Champs Elysee
• less than 20 people bought it under the Eiffeil Tower

Ah ah ah ah !!!!! So much buzz, promotional event with a bought coming from the Seine at midnight to stop at Eiffel Tower and start selling to the thousands of people waiting there ??? No Sony has made a dream, and they have wasted a lot of money ! France is not Japan, France is not the USA. Marketing is not all.

So to sum up, the PS3 Launch sounds already like a big failure. This doesn’t mean the console is already dead. No, I believe it might take well on the market, but not before one year or two. Just the time that the price gets lower, that people get more HDTV equipment and see unmissable games on the Sony’s console. ! XBOX360 and Wii have not to worry that much for the moment I guess.