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kowenicki said:



It isnt all of it, but it is a hell of a big part of it if you are honest.  It sure isnt a plethora of critically acclaimed blockbuster games...

Speaking of honesty, are we gonna ignore the fantastic year that the ps3 had in 2013? People bought a ps4 knowing that Sony will support their next console until the end of its lifetime with incredible games like The Last of Us. No wonder ps4 is doing well, while WiiU and vita did not, considering the terrible support that the wii and psp got at the end of their generation. 



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kowenicki said:
Ninsect said:
WhiteEaglePL said:
Ninsect said:
WhiteEaglePL said:
Success from hype 2013.

GG.

Lol. Didn't Nintendo win E3 this year? Where's that hype?


If they had that hype back in Launch year......that would be very effective and Wii U would sell much much more.

Start's are incredibly important. 

So all Sony needed was a good start and they can just ride the hype wave from then? Btw, what is your proof for that?

It isnt all of it, but it is a hell of a big part of it if you are honest.  It sure isnt a plethora of critically acclaimed blockbuster games...

Oh but it is. Well maybe not a plethora, depending on what you'd consider to be a plethora at this stage in the generation. But it has a decent number of critically acclaimed games. They just happen to not be exclusive to PS4, in the main. But I would say that there are more than enough critically acclaimed games to underpin the sales PS4 is getting. As a brand PS4 has returned to the PS1/2 market position, and it only seems out of place in the context of PS3's late and fairly slow start.



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kowenicki said:
Intersting isnt it... that despite this it will still be one of the lowest years ever for playstation shipments.

2nd lowest in the last 8 years.

Just think about that.


There is nothing to really think about.  We know that the culprit is the severe decline in handheld gaming...which has been talked about to death here over the past three years.



kowenicki said:
Ninsect said:

So all Sony needed was a good start and they can just ride the hype wave from then? Btw, what is your proof for that?

It isnt all of it, but it is a hell of a big part of it if you are honest.  It sure isnt a plethora of critically acclaimed blockbuster games...

Well it has more critically acclaimed games than any other current gen console so that helps. It's price (cheap but still the most powerful), brand recognition and future investment (people know PS always gets a shitload of games from all directions).



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kowenicki said:
Ninsect said:

Well it has more critically acclaimed games than any other current gen console so that helps. It's price (cheap but still the most powerful), brand recognition and future investment (people know PS always gets a shitload of games from all directions).

retail? mostly last gen ports... they have been lazy imo.

Overall. Retail probably too.

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/ps4?sort=desc

I don't remember a console with so many acclaimed games so fast. Even if some/most are ports they all play a part in pushing people towards PS4. If you can get almost everything there and the most power for cheap why wouldn't you get that console?



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On that subject, since you say they've been lazy, imagine what their marketshare could be if they had been as productive as MS...



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I'd say the hardware department is doing exceptionally well....as well!

http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/10/31/sony-financial-results-posted/

http://n4g.com/news/1613004/3-3-million-ps4-sold-in-q2-2014-sony-posts-a-loss-while-gaming-division-soars

Those are actual sold numbers, not shipped! Even though the shipped is impressive.



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I'd say the hardware department is doing exceptionally well....as well!

http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/10/31/sony-financial-results-posted/

http://n4g.com/news/1613004/3-3-million-ps4-sold-in-q2-2014-sony-posts-a-loss-while-gaming-division-soars

Those are actual sold numbers, not shipped! Even though the shipped is impressive.

Well it's sold in Sony's eyes but it's still just shipped to retailers



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kowenicki said:
Rafie said:
I'd say the hardware department is doing exceptionally well....as well!

http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/10/31/sony-financial-results-posted/

http://n4g.com/news/1613004/3-3-million-ps4-sold-in-q2-2014-sony-posts-a-loss-while-gaming-division-soars

Those are actual sold numbers, not shipped! Even though the shipped is impressive.


no. 3.3m is shipped.  not this again!!!

Explain then...



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