When will PS3 have its PEAK YEAR?! (In terms of sales)

[saicho]

CGI-Quality said:

Michael-5 said:

CGI-Quality said:

Michael-5 said:

2DeTripaConCilantro said:

Other consoles sold most of their units below $200 because they didn't cost $600 since day one, They got that price ($200) in less than 2-3 years when many of the best games were coming or already came. When PS3  be at $200 or $250 , it will  already have gotten its best games and will be in its 5th year. Is not the same situation than other gen. consoles.

PS3 has already peaked.

I agree, if you look at trends for the PS2, GCN, XB, DS, PSP, and GBA, you will see that most consoles have sales peaks 2-3 years after launch, DS was the expection and too 4 years, but it's also the best selling system, and will have a much wider sales period (in terms of years).

If you compare PS3, Wii and 360 sales, you will see PS3 follows PSP very closely (PSP was released a year and a half before the PS3, and had peak sales in 2008). Wii follows PS2 sales curves slowly, and the 360, I really don't know. It's sales keep going up, and up, at a very linear rate, but it's likely to peak this year.

Just have to follow trends, and before you know it successor consoles will come.

If anything, this gen proves that "trends" mean nothing. We'll just have to continue to speculate, but as most predict, I doubt the PS3 peaked last year or that this year hits the peak either.

Why are trends irrelevant this generation? If you think game sales this generation are any different then they were in the past you are severly mistaken. PS3 follows PSP sales almost perfectly, it's followed that trend accuratly, and I just see no reason why it would stop.

PS3 doesn't follow PSP perfectly, that would be what's "severely mistaken". Also, trends haven't been followed this gen (I'd suggest some research of the current market before debating). I'm not saying it's impossible for the PS3's best years to be behind it. I'm saying your reasoning has holes in it. PS3 = PSP? Hardly.

You guys don't have to agree with each other but you are also using past trends from previous gens (console sells majority of its units at $199, Gran Turismo game is huge) as your reasoning why it hasn't peaked. I really don't know why you have to bash the guy with the reason above.