PS3's lack of mass pirated games a negative factor?

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MontanaHatchet said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

BMaker11 said:
MGS4 sold more than MGS3, when the PS2 had over 100M users, and the PS3 was at like 12-14M (forget exactly)

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Um...MGS3 came out during a time when the PS2 started losing value. MGS4 came out around the time PS3 was low in value and helped gave it true value. This is in the beginning of the PS3's lifespan. It was expected. The value of a systems games in the last couple years of its life cycle, relies upon dedicated gamers and late purchasers of the system. the bulk of the buyers, most likely will have fallen out of the loop. PS2 had a lot of casual users who fell out of the loop after a couple of years.

 

Well that's simply not true. MGS3 came out in 2004, possibly the strongest year that the PS2 had. What really killed it was coming out at the same time as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Halo 2.

I just checked and that is quite true. In terms of sales, it was a peak year for the PS2.