HappySqurriel on 19 January 2009
| Fei-Hung said: if the media hate towards the ps3 continiues then it will be difficult for sony to make a comeback. With the ps2 they had everyones support, this gen they don't. Sony needs to start delivering products and stop the delays! The negatives aside, this year does look better with known sequels being released (hopefully), a much awaited price drop and regardless of what people may say, successful revenues from microtransactions in home. As mentioned on a thread last year and n4g, according to the researcher, over 40% of ps2 owners have not made the next gen leap. It is safe to assume, as the price drops, the more ps2 users will begin to purchase a ps3. Had they wanted a 360 or a Wii, they would have already made the next gen leap. As for the lack of 3rd parties, it is nowhere near as bad as the lack of support which was shown to the n64, gamecube and original xbox. That goes without say. No doubt Sony isn't it best shape, but hardly is it the worst form. To succeed they need to stop bragging and start delivering. Actions speak louder then words. Market right, deliver ontime and make better use of the 6axis controller. It is a horrible waste. If early release games such as ms and heavenly sword can make good use of it, then current release and upcoming games should have it mastered to perfection. If Sony plays their cards right, they can secure 2nd place with ease. 360 even at half price is finding it difficult to outsell a console twice in price with a smaller library of games. Reverse the price on both consoles and who on this site would doubt that ps3 would have raced ahead! Do take into consideration, 5.5 million 360's was the approximate lead when the ps3 was released in japan and America! |
You really can't make that kind of assumption ...
Over 80% of gamers in the previous generation bought their console for $200 (US) or less, and over 75% of PS2 owners bought their console for $200 or less. While we don't have any data to support it, I think that it is a fairly safe assumption that almost all ofthe 25% of people who bought PS2 for more than $200 have already bought a system this generation ...
Although we can't say for sure, I would expect that the percentage of gamers who would buy a console for $300 when they were unwilling to spend more than $200 for the previous generation console (and they have the option of buying a similar console for a price they are more used to paying) is pretty small.
