| Metallicube said: Do analysts lack common sense, or are they simply being paid under the table by Sony? If the PS3 has only sold 32 million in its first 3+ years of existence, which is almost always the prime time for the console's life, what in blue hell would prompt him to think that it'll sell another near 100 million in years 4-10, when console sales tend to stagnate and decline? Or does he just think the PS3 will just magically sell forever? I don't get people. |
The PS3 sold 33.5 million units in less than 3 years of availability in most of the world.
With the introduction of the slimline PS3, the PS3 sold 9.7 million units for Q2 and Q3 of fiscal year 2009 (that up from 6.9 million from these quarters for FY2008, so up about 30%). With releases such as God of War 3 and Final Fantasy XIII this will probably be the best Q4 the platfrom has seen so far and if the momentum continues for Q1 FY2010 that could translate into about 5 million sales, so about 15 million units sales for a full year of slimline availability. Then there are plenty of additional interesting factors such as Blu-Ray/gaming 3D support, the new motion controllers and of course new game releases such as Gran Turismo 5 to keep the momentum going.
The PS3 hardware is very powerful, I think far more powerful than most people here realize. Games such as Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 are IMO still just previews of what the system can deliver. IMO any old rules people think up don't apply much this generation.
