Is Sony failing to capitalize? A question of momentum.

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flowjo said:
the software and features of a console will continue to sell the hardware it will always remain this way, im pretty sure ps3 and 360 will always be very close in sales, also the 360 is 1 year ahead dont forget.

i really cant predict what console will win this war but i do know that sony employs more first party devs than microsoft and nintendo combined so that means more software in the end, also sony has a more reliable and capable motion tech being released this year for the casual and hardcore.

i cant see people going to the store and being bummed out that they couldnt get their ps3 then throwing their 300 bucks at a 360 when in their mind the whole purpose was to spend that 300 on a ps3, i dont know anyone in my entire life that has done something along those lines, if it does happen its a very small insignificant percentage.

this thread is dumb buy both consoles and if the ps3 really is sold out all the time (its not) wait to buy it then

This thread has nothing to do with any of us owning or buying a console, really. This thread is about market speculation.

Fact of business, unmet demand is potentially transferrable within an industry assuming products hold relatively equal value(value is relative to price). For essential goods, if Mcdonalds is closed, people go to Burger King, or maybe the grocery store. If Google is down, people use Yahoo. Non-transferred demand is pent up until it either dissipates(bad), is transferred(bad), or is met(good). Sony said they might not meet all of this demand for months, in essence, putting their momentum on hold by either dissipating or transferring a certain amount of their demand.

The Wii sold to the mass market based on motion controls, and fitness themed videogame. This is the most influential factor in its mass market appeal, imho. There was no product that held relatively equal value or status at the time, in the eyes of the general public. There was nothing to transfer that demand to. The PS3, on the other hand, has a direct competitor.