Shameless said:
HappySqurriel said:
Shameless said:
Oyvoyvoyv said:
Was the Ps2 in competition with the XB/GCN? If yes, look at it like this:
2001 sales for all last gen consoles: 20.6M
2006 sales are fairly similar, they are: 8.4M for Ps360
2002 sales: 32.3M
2007 sales: 16M
2003 sales: 30.3M
2008 sales: lined up to be ~ 25M maximum.
So realistically, either lots of people have just stopped buying consoles, or the Wii is in direct competition with Ps360. |
The Wii has created an environment specifically for the 'casual' gamers of the Playstation generation - they have migrated away from the 'hardcore' tendencies of the PS360. It is also a question of money and affordability.
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Do Sony and Microsoft want these gamers to buy their systems?
If the answer is yes, then the systems are in direct competition ...
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Your question is irrelevant. A radio company wants music lovers to buy their radios but they are not competing with CD player companies.
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A more appropriate comparison would be a conventional MP3 player vs. an iPod ...
Being that the iPod came to market with an inovative user interface, unconventional features (built in hard-drive), and many people considered a conventional MP3 player to be a better value for the money didn't prevent the iPod from (essentially) take over the entire market and kill off the conventional MP3 player.
