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Sony did with the ps4 what it should have done with the ps3.



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1. They never disappoints  people with PS1, PS2, and even with PS3

2. They still one of the biggest electronic home entertainment in the Industry


3. Sony product is great with all the quality despite it's price


4. Their marketing and advertising division is still the best even compared to Microsoft.


5. When it comes to electronic entertainment, SONY and PlayStation brand is world famous brand, even my parent, my grand ma, know this.


6. There focus and market is clear and their message is easy to understand.


7. There diversity and the amount of games is absurd from Casual, Hardcore, indies, big budget, small budget, first party, second party, third party. Japan, western, European, Platformers, JRPG, RPG, Strategy, FPS, Adventure, Action etc.


8. Their costumer service is one of the best in the world, their PR movement is awesome, and they know what gamers want


9.They make console for gamers not PC, not cable box

 

10.Small factored console that easily can put vertically without power brick, and cool looking device like an alien artifact

11.The best console for price and performance ratio


12.Their first PS4 conference, E3 2013 is just perfect and execute well


13.They understand the weakness of their competitor and can exploited their competitor very well, is not just about other competitor failed but how can they   execute the plan based on other competitor

Agree or disagree that's my opinion based on my self observation of fact and theory from article on Internet, newspaper, magazine, TV news and personal experience.  :)



Prefect storm. Majority don't want to bother with Wii U. And MS fucked their image. The PS4 didn't cause hate. And the price was acceptable. They auto won. Since no other choice was available.



The whole "weakest console wins the generation" trend is more coincidence than anything, being the weakest console was never a selling point; you have to look at the extenuating circumstances to understand the results. The original playstation, while much weaker than n64, had an overwhelming library of games thanks to a more open policy regarding third parties and really forcing the industry to move to disc from cartridge, which made for a substantially cheaper alternative to nintendo's offerings at the time.

PS2 carried the popularity of the first playstation and was many people's first dvd player. However, though ps2 was the weakest of the sixth gen, there was no huge difference between the three consoles.

Last gen the wii captured the imagination of millions with motion controls and sony alienated a ton of people with its strange architecture, ridiculously high price of entry and flippant attitude towards its customers. Without the motion controls the wii would have sold a fraction of what it managed and the 360 would likely have taken the gen and it wasn't that much weaker than the ps3.

This gen nintendo lost a lot of its product awareness since the wii more or less pulled out of the competition a couple years early leaving the market to microsoft and sony nigh unchecked. I can't say this for certain, but it feels as though nintendo thought they could dictate where the market goes given the wii's success (much like what happened with the n64), which has proved spurious as microsoft and sony took it in a different direction leaving nintendo further behind than they may have expected this gen, not to mention its pricepoint isn't that much more desirable compared to the ps4's at this point. And microsoft this gen pulled a ps3 with their pr, and price of entry for a weaker machine.



It's not the X1/Wii U.

Yes, I do believe those 2 consoles still have a very "toxic" aura surrounding them to this day, and the PS4 coupled with good word of mouth as well as good marketing simply made it the better choice in the mind of your average consumer.

Plus "Playstation" as a brand is much bigger than the "Wii" brand or "Xbox" brand WW.

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- Better approach
- Well known first party studios and franchises that fits better on my taste
- Third party support
- Well known for support their consoles for 10y+
- Brand recognition

Here in Brazil Playstation brand is god.

xbox got bigger here but more as a "temporary replacement".Basically people bought 360 'cause PS3 was expensive and no piracy.Once the Ps3 price got better,it started to dominate again.I wouldn't be surprise if Ps4 is selling better here than Xone even with the $2000 price tag.



A) MS failed miserably with their marketing. B) Sony is smart to go second in every show/unveiling C)Price was huge the first 6 months. D) you know its gonna be decent at what it's supposed to do.



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Captain_Tom said:
torok said:

I'm agreeing with your initial point. The OP attributed losing the generation to having more power, while the problem is price. Well, putting the things in the 360 vs PS3 perspective, then maybe the PS4 would win anyway. But I think the 3RL problem damaged the 360. Until the Jasper units, buying the consoles was a lottery and that damaged a lot its image.


I mean yeah that's another reason.  I have one friend who had his break 7 times!!!  Yet he still defended it lol.

Wait, seriously?! I've heard many stories of people having to go through like 3 of them, but 7 is outrageous!



Aura7541 said:
Captain_Tom said:
torok said:

I'm agreeing with your initial point. The OP attributed losing the generation to having more power, while the problem is price. Well, putting the things in the 360 vs PS3 perspective, then maybe the PS4 would win anyway. But I think the 3RL problem damaged the 360. Until the Jasper units, buying the consoles was a lottery and that damaged a lot its image.


I mean yeah that's another reason.  I have one friend who had his break 7 times!!!  Yet he still defended it lol.

Wait, seriously?! I've heard many stories of people having to go through like 3 of them, but 7 is outrageous!

Yeah most of my friends that had 360's had at least 2 break, but only he had 7.  Ironically he was the biggest Xbox fanboy too...  I swear the RROD fiasco is what bread most of the current fanboys out there.



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