14 DAY TRIAL // Holder of some 32% share of PS3 game revenue based on $41 million in orders from retailers and distributors, through the holiday quarter, EA is not very impressed with the PS3's sales. The famous publisher owns the largest market share in PlayStation3 titles and if the console doesn't sell, then the games sales are affected as well.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has also benefited from EA's label and didn't do that good either, to the disappointment of the publisher, but EA claims that the situation is far worse concerning Sony's next-gen console. What could be the reason? Obviously, bad influence from the press, the console's launch price and launch delay all over the world, some mishaps with the warranty policy but really now, it's something that every major company has gone through.
Not only is it the most popular gaming system in the world but it is also a Sony labeled machine, something that should make it easy for consumers to purchase it without thinking of alternatives. Yes, the Wii does have impressive features that make it a worthy rival, and Microsoft's 360 is also keeping a good position on the market, but it still isn't the reason why the PS3 is doing so badly.
Some say that the PS3 is doing better, after it's slow take off, some say it's doing the same and some say that it's doing worse, but figures always tell the truth and they're not in Sony's favor at the moment, which makes the situation look the same at EA. Are we in for a surprise? Is EA going to pull a rabbit out of the hat and turn things in their favor and Sony's, or will they bail out?