Will the PlayStation 3 Go the Way of the 3DO?

In this Round of the Video Game Wars, it would seem that Sony had somehow went from 1^st to worst in terms of sales. It dominated the markets with the PlayStation and the PlayStation 2, both very good systems but then the PlayStation 3 came about. The price came out at the initial number at $600, ranking at either #2 or #3 of being the most expensive system that came out in the market. Its item was made to have multiple new features such as Blu Ray for starters. Looking closely at the system, it is perhaps the biggest factor that has the price so high due to it not being a standard just yet. Though at this moment the PS3 is currently selling at $500 for the 60 GB model, the 80 GB model will however return to the $600 range. If it was expected to sell like hot cakes, it didn't even come close as currently the X-Box 360 and the Wii are outselling it by a wide margin.

Go back in time when Sony had just entered the market, there was a system created by Panasonic that was supposed to be dubbed "ahead of its time." It used CDs and was in the middle of the transitional stage between the cartridges and the CD bases. The name of it was the infamous 3DO, which probably has the record for the highest price to come out for a launch of any game console past or present. It had the ability to play Video CDs, used FMV or Full Motion Video, MP3 music, which was a new thing in video game consoles. It failed due to lack of exclusives and of course that price tag. No game console is ever worth such a hefty price tag and it won't sell bottom line. How anyone could see that working out for people to rush out and buy it is just insane. Looking at it and the history behind it, it's pretty obvious why they didn't make another system after that. Due to being a failure, it forced Panasonic to stay out of the console division.