| MikeB said: @ HappySqurriel In 2007 the PS2 sold 75% of what it sold in 2006, it is likely going to sell between 50% and 75% of its 2007 total in 2008 ... Even if so selling multiple million consoles this year equals quite a bit of profit. If interest drops significantly this year they can always still discontinue the product. As long as there is significant demand why would they? At the same time, so far 45 Million people have already moved from the previous generation to the current generation with (likely) 40 Million upgrading this year No, there are people who own multiple new consoles (PS3/Wii, PS3/360, Wii/360, Wii/PS3/360), I think maybe even up to 25% of current users own 2 or more of the new consoles. However according to research the PS2 is currently still *by far* the most played on console, I also imagine PS2s aren't thrown away with the trash when buying a new system, more likely the unit is either still in use, sold second hand or given away to friends or family members to enjoy. |
With how the PS3 performed at christmas I thought you would have learned your lesson about trusting Neilson on people's videogame habits. Certainly, in the middle of 2007 before 20 Million people bought a current generation console, the PS2 was leading time played by a dramatic margin but by mid 2008 that will no longer be the case.
The important thing to consider is the question "Why would creating casual games for the PS2 be a good thing?"
One would assume that Sony intended to stop the bleeding from the PS2 towards the Wii but it is unlikely that any game would boost PS2 sales past 6 Million units in 2008, nor would any PS2 games prevent the Wii from selling 20 Million units in 2008. In other words, this move has (realistically) no impact on the market and makes Sony look out of touch while they do it.
