1. Cell Processor, They should have also released this in a product that they didn't put so much stock into.Unproven technology, not able to meet demands cause of manufacturing costs and procedures. The PS3 completely failing, which is a possibility, would be a HUGE financial and image loss to the company.
2. Blu-ray. Opting for a drive that costs SIGNIFICANTLY more to manufacture than HD-DVD and making this one of the biggest selling Points was asinine. Instead of making the PS3 with a Blu-ray, they should have made it an expansion at a MUCH lower cost so that they could get their units out first and in a good market share. The Blu-ray is crippling the PS3 because of how much it has driven up the cost. Not to mention that 90%+ of home owners are not on HDTV's which the Blu-ray is meant for. Microsoft put the heat on them and they and to rush a system out, which they had already lost face due to delays. Anyone buying these first models are crazy, I anticipate HUGE amounts of issues reported wthin the next couple of months. but then again I don't go for 1st gen of anything usually
3. No HDMI cables out of the box. It was retarded for them to go blu-ray right off the bat but to leave force those 5-10%'rs that just MIGHT buy the console to dish out more for HDMI cables is fucking special ed.
4. Boasting about production units and not delivering. Yes IBM is in part to blame, but don't claim you'll ship 1,000,000 by year end when you could barely ship 200k. BUt then again maybe this is their plan. TO the normal person, read IDIOT. They might see this as "Oh shit, this machine is so awesome they can't make enough of them, I have to get one and I'll pay whatever price" You can look at eBay for an example of this
5. Poor release titles, that don't even Take advantage of Blu-ray. Need I say more?
6. Just re-visits other points. Price Point. Idiotic.
Will this keep me from ever buying one? No. Would I buy one within the Next year or even 2? Highly Unlikely. Which the first year makes or brakes MANY products. It depends on the titles that come out, and the Price that it eventually drops to. I love my PS2 and it was a smash hit, but then again, it was much more thought out and planned for.