How Microsoft defeated Sony.

[Pristine20]

madskillz said:

Pristine20 said:

hatmoza 2.0 said:

Pristine20 said:

Sony defeated themselves right off the bat this gen. M$ only gained from what sony did to themselves. If sony had plaaned right (launch price especially) before coming in, nothing M$ has done so far would leave the gen looking like this except they just gave the 360s away.

Hold on ! So your saying... Sony gave life to the 360 or made it what it is !!??

 

No. However, if the ps3 didn't lauch for $600 and stay so expensive for so long. It may actually be neck-in-neck with the wii right now because the wii for one won't have gotten as much attention. I know people who bought it simply because it was the cheapest way to go nex-gen. Some of them have since become bored though unfortunately.

If you had both the xbox and ps2 last gen, you'd realize that xbox was much better than the ps2 especially hardware-wise. However, sony won hands down because they'd essentially built a hardware legacy like nintendo seems to have built with it's games. This is also why the 3rd parties mosly flowed to ps2, giving it the superior library which a few would even argue against.

 

I don't think you get it, Pristine. The Wii is selling because a lot - and I mean a lot - of nongamers feel comfortable with the Wii. They can interact with WiiSports, WiiFit and WiiPlay. They can play other games - that aren't M rated and really, the word of mouth is selling it more than anything. Go to a friend's house, see a Wii in action, folks are thrilled and leave wanting one. Guess what? Only hardcore types see a PS3 and nearly ejaculate. Seriously, the soccer moms, the seniors, the folks down with playing cards could care less about Solid Snake, Master Chief and Helghast. They could care LESS.

Really, this battle is for HD supremacy. And MS is holding off last-gen's champ. It's doing it doing the same thing Sony did last gen - faulty hardware (now gone), a ton of exclusives and winning the hardcore, as well as some casuals with Lips, Scene It and RockBand and etc.

 

I understand that. However, "non-gamers" didn't buy the ps2. Therefore, if the ps3 had succeded the ps2 (i.e retained it's customers)  like the ps2 did to ps1, it'll be close to the wii. Why? Wii is tracking ahead of ps2 but it's not that far ahead and it's slowed down in Japan. It's simple really, if sony hadn't been dumb from the start most would have ignored the 360 just like the xbox and M$ argument to 3rd parties would be much more difficult. Also, wii won't be getting the 3rd party support it manages right now especially the niche Japanese titles that aren't centered on motion controls.

360 was destined to do better than xbox but nowhere near this much better had sony not put a gun to their own heads.