CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:
CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:
Nope GT5 is doing exactly what I thought it would do.
Big time Christmas present for existing PS3 owners and not moving much additional hardware.
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GT5 didn't move just hardware it's release week, it helped to increase it weekly during the holiday, with the PS3 not falling too far behind 2009 levels. Without a price cut, it (and Move) were definite key factors, unless you're suggesting the PS3 stayed close to the previous year's numbers just based on existing merits.
Whatever the case may be, GT5 has contributed to a substantial amount of hardware moving during the 2010 holiday season.
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Over and over people said this is when PS3 makes its final push and catches the 360. The fact of the matter is that when consoles have the install base that all 3 consoles have a software title has minimal effect on new hardware sales. The simple fact that the consoles have a good library and more new good software will continue to be released keeps the sales going.
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Irrational expectations shouldn't reflect the more realistic consensus. Most people didn't predict that GT5 would somehow push the PS3 over the 360, but rather that it would be a substantial hardware pusher, which for all intents and purposes, it was. The system stayed pretty consistent with the previous year's numbers, and GT5 played an essential role.
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Over and over people use a title (and GT5 was the poster child) of why a console sales will increase in comparison to other consoles. They are not predicting just you wait when GT5 comes out PS3 sales will stay the same.
