johnsobas said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
johnsobas said:
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johnsobas said:
Million said:
Looking at the statistics for the lattest madden game
Madden 09
the XBOX 360 sold 0.9 Million
the PS2 0.57+ PS3 0.35 Sold 0.9 Million
Madden 08
XBOX 360 Sold 2.3 Million
PS3 0.8 M + PS2 2.2 Mil = 3 Mill.
Between 08 and 09 it's apparent that some of the PS2 fanbase has move to the 360 and Wii ( i'm guessing more 360 than Wii) but a larger percentage of next gen adopters have stayed with the Playstation brand (not neccaserily exclusivley). Between 08 and 09 we see a shift of sales , the PS3 accounting for more overall sales than the last madden.
It apears the success of the PS2 is both a saving graces for Sony ( in terms of profitability) and a limiting factor of the PS3 , the PS2 is just too good to die at this moment in time meaning that the adoption of the PS3 is slower than it otherwise would have been if the PS2 flopped following the releases of the PS3.
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It's quite apparent that more of the ps2 owners are going to the wii than the 360. If you're using madden sales as a comparison obviously it's going to be very biased toward the 360.
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Before you jump on him, check out the multiplat sports games differentials on the 360 and PS3. The PS2 is a thorn in the PS3's side, even though it gives Sony extra money. If they want the PS3 to get more support from the PS2 installed base, then they need to end the PS2 and allow the next gen systems to expand.
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Yea...that's if you assume that all those people will go from the PS2 to the PS3.
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You can expect a percentage to go to the PS3. If the PS2 customers get cut off they will use up the PS2 to its fill and need a new gaming experience. It doesn't matter who they go to, Sony needs to drop it.
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Cut them off from what? Sony moved on a long time ago. The only games that are being released are games that would have no chance on the PS3 or multi-platform games. Are you saying that Sony should pull the ps2 from stores and ban 3rd parties from releasing games for it? I don't think that would go over very well, and there are so many ps2 systems out there that used system sales would continue anyway.
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What Sony did last gen is no different than what they are going to do this gen with then 10 year plan. They need to cut the PS2, to ensure that more people will come to the PS3 when the serious price cuts occur after. For what they've done they have already had to cut the production costs down by half. I think that Sony should allow the rest of the shipped PS2's to sell and end the shipping of that model. PSP's can stay, because they're handhelds. This has caused a huge disproportion of consumer funds in the industry. The money is flying around everywhere and not being accounted for where it should count in this gen. I loved the PS2, I still have mine, but for the sake of the newer gen it needs to be ended, because compared to installed base, sales are horrible.
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Why do you think that people wanting to buy the ps2 8 years after it came out are the same people that want to buy the ps3?
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This is where price convenience and front running games come into play. The PS2 had all of that.
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And these are the exact same people that are gonna buy the ps3 huh?
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If Sony would've played their cards right they would've had them, but they gave it up for outer-industry investments. They still have the games that Sony consumers have come to love even if they are in limbo. You cannot expect them with the PS3's performance to gather a huge percentage of that huge pie they had last gen, but trust me it will increase their chances by far more than you would think.
