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Forums - Sales Discussion - The 3DS vs PSP2 (NGP) battle: Who will win the console wars ?

scapegoatsqueal on 07 February 2011
Darc Requiem said:
scapegoatsqueal said:
stopstopp said:
scapegoatsqueal said:

PSP2 will tank like the PSP, and $ony will fail to learn its lesson like with the PSP.

Like Sega?

Wow, I feel bad now.


its k, its normal 2 feel bad when u type something stupid. SEGA only went wrong with the Saturn, and they corrected themselves with the Dreamcast

You don't seem to have a good grasp of Sega's history. The Genesis/Mega Drive bombed in Japan. Was well managed in the US. The Sega CD and 32X both tanked globally. The Saturn was success in Japan. It actually lead the market initially and PS1 didn't surpassed for good until FFVII launched. Unforunately, they botched the Saturn completely out side of Japan. When the Dreamcast launched it was doomed. They pissed off 3rd parties and retailers in the West with the Saturns early launch. They did the same with Japanese retailers and 3rd parties by pulling the plug on the Saturn in Japan too soon. When you toss in their 2 billion dollar debt at the DC's launch, it would have taken miracle for them to stay in the hardware market.


lulz Japan barely counts. Anyway, the DC only bombed because SEGA had the integrity to keep it a console. Sony, which wasn't held down by such things as 'integrity', lauched their DVD player shortly after the DC, and that killed it.



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Mr.Metralha on 08 February 2011
jarrod said:

It's like 2004 all over again...

Thing is, this time around the sony portable is the doomed black sheep.



chocoloco on 08 February 2011

Ninty is already cheating by getting a head start.



Darc Requiem on 08 February 2011
scapegoatsqueal said:
Darc Requiem said:
scapegoatsqueal said:
stopstopp said:
scapegoatsqueal said:

PSP2 will tank like the PSP, and $ony will fail to learn its lesson like with the PSP.

Like Sega?

Wow, I feel bad now.


its k, its normal 2 feel bad when u type something stupid. SEGA only went wrong with the Saturn, and they corrected themselves with the Dreamcast

You don't seem to have a good grasp of Sega's history. The Genesis/Mega Drive bombed in Japan. Was well managed in the US. The Sega CD and 32X both tanked globally. The Saturn was success in Japan. It actually lead the market initially and PS1 didn't surpassed for good until FFVII launched. Unforunately, they botched the Saturn completely out side of Japan. When the Dreamcast launched it was doomed. They pissed off 3rd parties and retailers in the West with the Saturns early launch. They did the same with Japanese retailers and 3rd parties by pulling the plug on the Saturn in Japan too soon. When you toss in their 2 billion dollar debt at the DC's launch, it would have taken miracle for them to stay in the hardware market.


lulz Japan barely counts. Anyway, the DC only bombed because SEGA had the integrity to keep it a console. Sony, which wasn't held down by such things as 'integrity', lauched their DVD player shortly after the DC, and that killed it.

When you say that Japan doesn't matter to a Japanese company, you show a clear lack of business understanding.



trent44 on 22 February 2011

I drew a little hardware comparison for Sony, Nintendo, and Apple.

If I could buy any game on any of these platforms, I would pick the PSP2 every time.

So, what it will really come down to is software exclusivity I suppose. I am getting the 3DS for Nintendo exclusives, and the PSP2 for exclusives and multiplatform games.

I will not be purchasing Ipod because it lacks both compelling hardware and software.