The_vagabond7 on 27 July 2008
| Kyros said: If the 360 hadn't existed the wii would absolutely have dominated this gen lol yeah sure. Because all of the people who now play Call of Duty4 or GTA on 360 would have switched to Carnival Games and Wii Sports instead of the PS3. |
No, 3rd parties would've switched to wii because there was no money in making COD4 or GTA for an audience of 3 million. The PS3 would've seemed like a grossly overpowered machine, a feeling that would've been backed up by the 600 dollar price tag, compared to the wii's normal 250 dollar price tag. the 360 filled in the gap between the two with a 350-400 dollar machine. The wii became the outsider, even though it's the more realistic progression. The 600 dollar do everything machine would've been the wierd machine if the 360 hadn't filled in the gap between the two making a 600 dollar do everything machine seem logical and a 250 dollar slight progression like a step sideways. The 360 justified the PS3 to the consumer, and made HD gaming a profitable consideration by adding an audience that wouldn't have existed by the time the wii and PS3 launched.
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