How Sony became king of consoles again

[RJTM1991]

Ka-pi96 said:

RJTM1991 said:

Playstation has always been a supermassive brand, but when it came to popularity last gen, the 360 had the PS3 beat.

In my opinion, the scales only tipped when the 360's casual audience jumped ship to the PS4.

The scales were in the favour of the PS3 the entire gen everywhere except the US. It won Europe at a canter without needing to wait for anybody to jump ship, and PS3 vs 360 in Japan was just a massacre.

Ah, but the PS3 and 360 were neck-and-neck sales wise. Some sites even report that the 360 narrowly outsold the PS3.

It wasn't until the XB1 PR disaster that Sony took a clear, worldwide lead.