Icyedge said:
superchunk said:
Icyedge said:
superchunk said:
While it has been doing very well since it hit $299 / slim, I wouldn't call it a comeback as it is still 5m behind 360 and 1/2 of Wii. Essentially nothing really changed since launch.
Granted, that could be different a year from now, but for now its essentially the same. |
Why are you using the lifetime sales number? It is not behind 360 ever since september.
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Not using lifetime sales as a base indicator is what you would call cherry picking. If the PS3s current rate and the overall lifetime gap still suggest that it may never catch the 360, let alone even get to the 50% of the Wii's sales then it can't possibly be called a 'comeback' by any definition of he word.
PS3 has always had spurts that showed it could catch the 360 if it were able to continue that trend, yet it has always been broken by some 360 change up or price reduction.
PS3 has never outsold the Wii by any significant frame of time to be considered coming back from anything.
This is simply the normal spurt since PS3's price reduction/slim was a greater difference than the last reduction by 360 and that is by no significant amount. As soon as 360 cuts again it will regain lead for another short duration pushing the gap back up and erasing anything PS3 gained, just like after the last time PS3 was reduced.
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You dont even need competitor to use the term comeback. I clearly stated my point before, its not the biggest comeback ever, but still a comeback. I used as an example the image of the playstation brand. The image of the playstation with the PS2 was very good, positive word of mouth, good press. Then PS3 was exact opposite, negative word of mouth and press. Then the slim and 299$ price point, initiate a strong comeback for the playstation image.
The problem is, we cannot say its not a comeback, because I have just demonstrated it is one. What you could say is, they werent able to do a comeback in their ranking. Theres a difference there.
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If you don't compare it to its competition then what does it have to have a comback against? Your point seems silly and not realistic.
