| S.T.A.G.E. said: Reasons the PS2 sold well: - Came out a year ahead of the Xbox - Was $100 cheaper straight out of the gate - Was cheaper to develop for - Had the best 3rd party games under heavy lockdown. - Had timed exclusivity under heavy lockdown.
Hmmm....Sounds very similar to the Xbox 360 wouldn't you think? Except the Xbox 360 came out $200 cheaper than the PS3. The gameplan sounds strikingly similar.
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i would agree with you if the 360 was currently the best selling system right now...but it isn't...so no, no simlarities. you see, the game plan is similar, but they results are so different it hurts.
the PS2 sold so well because it was at the right price at launch and it was the follow up from the highly successful PS1.
it already had a fanbase who could actually afford the console, unlike the ps3.
all this talk of lockdown on exclusives really comes with the package of selling like hot cakes. sony didn't have to invest so much money in making sure the games stayed exclusive like microsoft did. devs knew where the bread and butter was.
main point though: it already had a fanbase. it's partly the reason why people are still buying the very expensive ps3 when they could get the cheaper 360. the playstation brand is still stronger. if it were the other way round, microsoft wouldn't be so lucky.
