14 DAY TRIAL // Out of the entire rumor mongering revolving around the next generation console war, Sony seems to be coming out the most hurt. Consistent controversies regarding Sony ads only served the company's downfall in minds of the audience, coupled with the excessively high price of the much anticipated Playstation 3. Media experts lay back expectantly, knowing it's only a question of time until the next big thing emerges to tarnish the already disputed franchise. It looks like the PS3 is in line for yet another downgrade and this time it concerns its processor capabilities.
Although Sony officials stated on numerous occasions that PS3 is build to competitively last for the next ten years on the market, yet they also saw fit to reduce its raw power, one of the main benefits. The RSX, previously scheduled to run at 550/700 core/memory has been realigned with expectations at the 500/650 values. It is unknown why would developers change this so close to launch date, yet speculations are generous. The 10% loss in GPU clock could be Nvidia's fault or might as well involve solely Sony/Cell. While it may not seem a big change, the next generation console just became much less of an overwhelming value.
Sony didn't announce a cut in launch price; therefore, fan indignation is growing to dangerous levels. After all, if the company fails to deliver the specs announced earlier this year, it will become apparent all these tribulations were just marketing stunts designed to alter public opinion for virtually no expenses attached. High product awareness does have its price and Sony felt it greatly.