I knew the 380 new games was too good to be true

The internet has been a buzz with Kaz Hirai's statement to stockholders that the PS3 would have 380 more games by March 2008. Obviously this was suppose to convey their global commitment only to their shareholders, but Sony fanboys took the statement much further. As it turns out, the game count is a worldwide total and the US will be getting 105 retail games and 40 downloadable titles.

Sony fanboys were hailing this as the turning of the tides. 380 titles would mean an average of 10 games per week, which would be unprecedented. Instead it is more along the lines of what we expected as to how many games were coming to our shores.

It is good to see Sony is very committed to the platform, but none of the big three could pull that many games out of nowhere. I'm sure Sony knew this would reinvigorate Sony loyalists online, and it's essentially free publicity. However, for future reference, stockholder meeting statements are usually not meaningful to any consumer, as no consumer anywhere will have 380 new games to choose from for the PS3 by March 2008.

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