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Dark_Lord_2008 on 11 May 2013

PS2 is more popular than Jesus in Europe, Japan and America and it thoroughly deserves its 160 million+ console sales.



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chapset on 11 May 2013

No console will ever dethrone the ps2 in a long time



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Michael-5 on 11 May 2013

I'm sure if Nintendo wanted to, they could have made a final price cut last year, but then that would have hurt 3DS sales.

Oh well, Best selling handheld, and best seeling console will likely be only 2 million apart. That's nice.

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Although it would be funny to see that there are 3 million extra DS's produced, and one day see the DS overtake the PS2.



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Viper1 on 14 May 2013
Lawlight said:
XanderZane said:
Lawlight said:
Of course. Who ever thought that the PS2 could be dethroned?


I thought the DS had passed them a long time ago. Oh well. The Wii might have passed them if Nintendo actually made some games for the system and continued to promote it for 5 more years.

There's a high chance the WIi finishes last actually.

Your definition of high and my defintion of high must come from different books.



The rEVOLution is not being televised

Lawlight on 14 May 2013
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
XanderZane said:
Lawlight said:
Of course. Who ever thought that the PS2 could be dethroned?


I thought the DS had passed them a long time ago. Oh well. The Wii might have passed them if Nintendo actually made some games for the system and continued to promote it for 5 more years.

There's a high chance the WIi finishes last actually.

Your definition of high and my defintion of high must come from different books.


But it is a certainty that it will finish no higher than 2nd.



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Viper1 on 15 May 2013
Lawlight said:
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
XanderZane said:
Lawlight said:
Of course. Who ever thought that the PS2 could be dethroned?


I thought the DS had passed them a long time ago. Oh well. The Wii might have passed them if Nintendo actually made some games for the system and continued to promote it for 5 more years.

There's a high chance the WIi finishes last actually.

Your definition of high and my defintion of high must come from different books.


But it is a certainty that it will finish no higher than 2nd.

Your definition of certainty and my definition of certainty must come from different books.



The rEVOLution is not being televised

Lawlight on 15 May 2013
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
XanderZane said:
Lawlight said:
Of course. Who ever thought that the PS2 could be dethroned?


I thought the DS had passed them a long time ago. Oh well. The Wii might have passed them if Nintendo actually made some games for the system and continued to promote it for 5 more years.

There's a high chance the WIi finishes last actually.

Your definition of high and my defintion of high must come from different books.


But it is a certainty that it will finish no higher than 2nd.

Your definition of certainty and my definition of certainty must come from different books.

The only difference is that I use logic to come to that conclusion while you use fanboyism.



Viper1 on 15 May 2013
Lawlight said:
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
XanderZane said:
Lawlight said:
Of course. Who ever thought that the PS2 could be dethroned?


I thought the DS had passed them a long time ago. Oh well. The Wii might have passed them if Nintendo actually made some games for the system and continued to promote it for 5 more years.

There's a high chance the WIi finishes last actually.

Your definition of high and my defintion of high must come from different books.


But it is a certainty that it will finish no higher than 2nd.

Your definition of certainty and my definition of certainty must come from different books.

The only difference is that I use logic to come to that conclusion while you use fanboyism.

Right.  Because logic dictates that a console that took 6-7 years to sell 75 million during peak sales will sell another 25 million after the successor launches.

The PS3 is not the PS2.  Selling 1/3rd of its total sales after the successor releases is not a certainty.  A possibility, sure, but a certainty is not the right word.



The rEVOLution is not being televised

Lawlight on 15 May 2013
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
Viper1 said:
Lawlight said:
XanderZane said:
Lawlight said:
Of course. Who ever thought that the PS2 could be dethroned?


I thought the DS had passed them a long time ago. Oh well. The Wii might have passed them if Nintendo actually made some games for the system and continued to promote it for 5 more years.

There's a high chance the WIi finishes last actually.

Your definition of high and my defintion of high must come from different books.


But it is a certainty that it will finish no higher than 2nd.

Your definition of certainty and my definition of certainty must come from different books.

The only difference is that I use logic to come to that conclusion while you use fanboyism.

Right.  Because logic dictates that a console that took 6-7 years to sell 75 million during peak sales will sell another 25 million after the successor launches.

The PS3 is not the PS2.  Selling 1/3rd of its total sales after the successor releases is not a certainty.  A possibility, sure, but a certainty is not the right word.


Sales peak? Where are you getting that from? The system costs more right now than the Wii at launch. I'd say it'll peak when it reaches the mainstream price of $149. If at $129, the PS3 isn't able to 100M sold, then you'll be right. But as it stands, the PS3 is at 78-79M at $270 (and that's the lowest price worldwide). As the price becomes affordable in developing countries, the sales will keep accumulating. Sales aren't going to die any time soon.

Also, 78-79M is not 1/3rd of 155-160M.



Viper1 on 15 May 2013
Lawlight said:

Sales peak? Where are you getting that from? The system costs more right now than the Wii at launch. I'd say it'll peak when it reaches the mainstream price of $149. If at $129, the PS3 isn't able to 100M sold, then you'll be right. But as it stands, the PS3 is at 78-79M at $270 (and that's the lowest price worldwide). As the price becomes affordable in developing countries, the sales will keep accumulating. Sales aren't going to die any time soon.

Also, 78-79M is not 1/3rd of 155-160M.

Yes, sales peak.  As in it will not sell as many units year over year as it did in 2011, hence its sales have peaked.

As for your prices, I don't think you grasp the actual BOM in the PS3.  Outside of retailer prices to reduce inventory, we may never see the PS3 officially priced at $129.  Again, this is the PS3, not the PS2.  You can't extrapolate equally from one to the other.  Different factors, different market forces, different BOM, etc...



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