E3: Capcom boss says PS3 slowed down by content, not price

Analysts and gamers have often pointed to the Sony PlayStation 3’s price point as the biggest reason it’s trailing its competitors in terms of sales. Capcom Europe bigwig Mark Beaumont, however, has other things in mind.

Beaumont says that it may very well be the content that the platform currently has that’s not clicking. “I would say Sony’s product portfolio has had more to do with holding them back than the price point of the hardware itself,” he comments.

Beaumont also raised the question on whether the console sales are driven by people who just want to watch movies, pointing out that the high-end console is still the cheapest Blu-ray player in the market today.

Beaumont says that the sales should pick up once new content makes it to the system. He draws references from Sony’s statements comparing the PS3’s start to that of the PS2‘s. The older console also started off slow but eventually dominated thanks to a wide array of content and big exclusive games.

Analysts and gamers have often pointed to the Sony PlayStation 3’s price point as the biggest reason it’s trailing its competitors in terms of sales. Capcom Europe bigwig Mark Beaumont, however, has other things in mind.

Beaumont says that it may very well be the content that the platform currently has that’s not clicking. “I would say Sony’s product portfolio has had more to do with holding them back than the price point of the hardware itself,” he comments.

Beaumont also raised the question on whether the console sales are driven by people who just want to watch movies, pointing out that the high-end console is still the cheapest Blu-ray player in the market today.

Beaumont says that the sales should pick up once new content makes it to the system. He draws references from Sony’s statements comparing the PS3’s start to that of the PS2‘s. The older console also started off slow but eventually dominated thanks to a wide array of content and big exclusive games.