mornelithe said:
Zod95 said:
Me too, but I underlined what sundin13 and I were talking about (the present, not the past). Is that hard to understand our point? I have been telling it over and over again since the beginning.
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And do you not understand the point of the video? That particular individual has seen/received/heard complaints about why it's been selling...for this argument, more than it's competitors? If he, in the video, suggested that the current weekly sales were somehow meteoric, that's incorrect (LTD it's doing well for the timeframe). But, I don't think that was the intent, I could be wrong but I'm not sure he was making an argument for the best selling console of all time. It's the fact that regardless of the weekly sales numbers, it's still regularly outselling it's competition (The Wii, PS3, 360, PS2, PS1, NES, SNES, Gamecube, N64, Dreamcast etc.. are not it's direct competition), week to week, month to month, and typically in healthy fashion.
Think about it, if the sales from the beginning had been in the realm of what we're seeing weekly now, this wouldn't even be a conversation, because all 3 consoles would have low LTD numbers, right? So, what sense does it make in taking just these weekly sales and making a point that's out of context with the purpose of the thread and video?
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Yes, I understand the point of the video and I agree with most of his reasoning. PS4 isn't selling more due to some lack of game launches and the fact that the transition to the new generation is yet to be made by most of franchises (not to mention the price point, which is still too high for the masses). I got it and I don't challenge it. And if, as he says, there are people claiming there's no reason for PS4 to sell that much, he has every right to point out how mistaken those people are.
However, I can't agree with some of his points. First of all, PS4 is not selling good right now. Second, the console will not have the legs PS3 had. The latter is arguable and it's just a prediction of mine, but the former should be obvious to anybody. Once I saw it wasn't, I began to post on this thread. And so far no one was able to explain me how 100k weekly PS4 sales are good.
So, answering your last question, it makes sense to show he isn't right on that point (although his main point is correct and I didn't challange it at all). And, if a lot more people are wrong on that too, even more sense it makes to show the truth to everybody.
Prediction made in 14/01/2014 for 31/12/2020: PS4: 100M XOne: 70M WiiU: 25M
Prediction made in 01/04/2016 for 31/12/2020: PS4: 100M XOne: 50M WiiU: 18M
Prediction made in 15/04/2017 for 31/12/2020: PS4: 90M XOne: 40M WiiU: 15M Switch: 20M
Prediction made in 24/03/2018 for 31/12/2020: PS4: 110M XOne: 50M WiiU: 14M Switch: 65M