Outline of the console war

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RolStoppable said: I see final LTD sales as this: Wii - 110+ millions Xbox360 - 25-35 millions PS3 - 10-20 millions Reasons for those predictions are: Wii has great momentum (which probably won't die down until in a few years, just compare it to DS momentum), attractive price and value, getting the most 3rd party support and the great games of Nintendo. Xbox360 won't reach a much bigger audience as the first Xbox due to its lack in genres and focus on PC-style games and online features. Did you look at the release list for the 360 before you made that statement? I'm not inclined to think so based on the above statement. The 360 has the most RPGs right now and for the foreseeable future (i.e. next 12 months). PS3 is the worse 360 in terms of game library and more expensive, developers jump ship and Sony's first party isn't good enough to keep the console alive as Nintendo was able to do with the N64 and the later years of the GC. Also, contrary to these Nintendo consoles Sony isn't profitable with the PS3 in fact they are taking huge losses in the billions range. With the developers jumping ship from PS3 to 360, why would it be full of PC-style games? You've contradicted yourself. PS3 will probably be the last in the playstation line, also resulting in that Microsoft will leave the console market because the playstation has been stopped and there's no reason to continue the Xbox franchise which is taking huge losses in the billions range. Sony has had too much success in the video game industry to just throw in the towel. Sony has too much invested in the games industry to just give up. Videogames is a huge part of Sony as a whole and 40% of their revenue and a majority of their profits come from video games. It would be difficult for them to leave the industry and still have a viable company left. Microsoft will at least double the original X-box's userbase with the 360. They aren't going anywhere. Yes Sony has faltered, but that gives them more of a reason to continue in the industry. Especially since, Sony's failings have netted MS more support in the industry.