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

[Michael-5]

CGI-Quality said:

saicho said:

CGI-Quality said:

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.

Bashing him would be an insult. You're right though, I fell into the trap of trends (although based on the Prologue, GT is still a rather large franchise). As for $199, well, I haven't really seen a console get to $199 and not explode, even this gen. Some trends haven't changed, but not all of them have remained intact from previous console cycles.

Regardless, suggesting more research isn't an insult.

Meh, your a little harsh, but everyone is strongly opinionated.

As for this $199 price point where consoles explode in sales, in the past consoles have been released for around $300-$500 at launch, however within a year or two, most console dropped their price to $200. I beleive consoles peak in sales within 2-3 years of launch because that is when they are at peak popularity. Before then People still play past consoles, after then people are waiting on new ones.

Also you have to realize, with inflation, $200 for a PS1 or PS2 is moe equivalent to $250 or $300 currently. $200 is not some magic price that stays fixed over the decades. So selling the PS3 and 360 at $300 is almost equivalent to selling a PS2 at $200.

Finally, the Slim redesign gave a huge boost to sales, much more then any past price drops the 360 or PS3 made. Yes the $200 price drop will be more epic, but Wii will drop down to $150 or $130 then, and 360 will match PS3, so any sales jump will be distributed among all console. With a redesign, the sales boost is centralized on that one console.

As for Gran Turismo, it will be big, but it will probably help 2011 sales more then 2010 since GT games aren't generally headstrong (having huge sales at the start, but a lot less in the later weeks). With a Price cut and GT sales helping, I just don't think it will match 2009. 2011 may beat 2010, but the PS3 has peaked in my opinion.