| TheSource said: Guys, I have the full data. I really think PS3 software is peaking now - only two to three publishers are set to have record years on PS3 in 2010. Everyone else had better years in 2008 / 2009 as was the case for the other systems. PS3 / Wii / DS / PSP (and presumably X360 - but Microsoft doesnt give the needed figures) are all seeing users purchase fewer and fewer games per year on average - and so we're now reaching the point where that deterioration is faster than hw increases. Wii reached that point in the year to March 2009, and PS3 is reaching it now, in the year to March 2011 it looks like. DS / PSP both reached it in the year to March 2009 too - which is why every publisher had record years in 2008-2009 on these systems save for a couple who may do it this year. |
Always interesting to me that normal users buy fewer and fewer games the longer they own a console. As a hardcore user I buy the same amount of games in year 5 of a system as in year 1. But I guess I'm the minority. Then again TBH I dont buy a huge amount of games to start. Maybe 3-5 per year full priced. I bet the console makers wish all users were like me, then their sales would only increase with userbase.
