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To be fair, I’ll mention a rare bit of good news for Sony: one research study claims that consumer anticipation of the PS3 remains high, despite the price, despite Sony’s repeated marketing gaffs, etc. Let’s see if “anticipation” translates to purchase behavior when consumers realize there’s no quality difference between the games (and a world of difference between the online services.)