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Do you wish the sales were closer?

Yes. Those were great times! 87 39.55%
 
No. Microsoft and Nintend... 66 30.00%
 
Sony doesn't need compet... 39 17.73%
 
I like that we all own th... 16 7.27%
 
I'm a PC gamer. Pay attention to me! 12 5.45%
 
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fluky-nintendy on 23 August 2017

I like my Sony at the top. Doesn't mean I want the rest to fail, but when Sony is on top there's a chance for diversity in gaming that isn't possible when the others were the top selling at some point.



...Let the Sony Domination continue with the PS4...
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arcaneguyver on 23 August 2017

This gen has been kind of relaxing on this front. The squabbling has been mostly minimal with occasional flareups. Sony's on top, but they aren't slacking on the games, so...can't say I miss the competition too much.



Kai_Mao on 23 August 2017

I think it's cool to have competition because it provides a healthier market. I don't know much about the numbers between this and last gen but I would think the industry from last gen was great financially. It's just unfortunate studios went down due to HD development being young and complicated. Regardless what brand you favor, having all three do well means great things. I think it allows greater diversity in audiences. Do you think PS or Xbox could get the elderly to play games like the Wii did? More people enjoying the hobby I love is great.



Oneeee-Chan!!! on 23 August 2017

Sorry, I'm not neutral.



zippy on 23 August 2017

At least Nintendo have raised the stakes a bit with the Switch, thus making things a little more interesting.



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DonFerrari on 23 August 2017
RolStoppable said:
Kai_Mao said:
I think it's cool to have competition because it provides a healthier market. I don't know much about the numbers between this and last gen but I would think the industry from last gen was great financially. It's just unfortunate studios went down due to HD development being young and complicated. Regardless what brand you favor, having all three do well means great things. I think it allows greater diversity in audiences. Do you think PS or Xbox could get the elderly to play games like the Wii did? More people enjoying the hobby I love is great.

Last gen was the second-worst one in history when it comes to financials. The only period worse than that was the American video game crash in the early 1980s that took down console and game makers alike.

People forget that companies need profits to stay healthy and deliver products to us.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Aeolus451 on 23 August 2017

I think that everyone should do well enough to stay in the market but I prefer it when a playstation console is the market leader. Alot more Japanese games get ported over and more exclusives are created/agreed upon.



Kai_Mao on 23 August 2017
RolStoppable said:
Kai_Mao said:
I think it's cool to have competition because it provides a healthier market. I don't know much about the numbers between this and last gen but I would think the industry from last gen was great financially. It's just unfortunate studios went down due to HD development being young and complicated. Regardless what brand you favor, having all three do well means great things. I think it allows greater diversity in audiences. Do you think PS or Xbox could get the elderly to play games like the Wii did? More people enjoying the hobby I love is great.

Last gen was the second-worst one in history when it comes to financials. The only period worse than that was the American video game crash in the early 1980s that took down console and game makers alike.

Ok then...probably for a variety of reasons including HD development in its early years. Still, doesn't deter me from enjoying last gen.



COKTOE on 23 August 2017

No! I'm quite pleased with the ass-whomping that Sony has been administering this gen. So let's all talk in circles about it ad infinitum. What a pounding! There's plenty of other topics to discuss outside of the hardware sales race anyways.



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."

Lawlight on 23 August 2017
Kinneas14 said:
Last gen was amazing. I loved the ways companies tried to get marketshare (PS Move, Kinect, price cuts, slim versions).

Now everything is so stagnant and the winners of the generation were clear right after the first few months after launch.

Yeah so stagnant with stuff like PS VR, the price cuts, the PS4 Slim and Pro. New ways to play like SharePlay and PlayLink.