StanGable said:
Look at the N64 and Gamecube, heck, even the Dreamcast! They all had fantastic games yet they didn't manage to compete with Playstation 1 and 2. Truly was developers support that generated sales for Sony. Back then very few 3rd parties developed for those systems which created a lack of diversity for each respective console. |
What killed the Dreamcast was pirating. In the case of N64 it was Nintendo's fault. Sony approached Nintendo to make a CD based console. Nintendo, knowing the potential of pirating CDs said no and continued with the cartridges, hence the N64.
With the potential release of a ps3 slim there is a chance that backwards compatibility for ps2 will also be released (i.e. the current rumors suggesting a software emulator for the EE on the Cell). Imagine, even if they left the ps3 slim at $399, it would be in essence a $100 dollar reduction. With a ps3 now costing $399 and a ps2 $99 the two together would cost ~$500, but now you can get them both for $399. Also if they do allow the possible backwards compatibility for current ps3's then all would be happy.
