justinian on 26 April 2011
Good read but two things stand out that differs now for the PS2 era.
1) As Boutros said the cost of the PS3 system is much more than the PS2 at the same time in their respective lifespans. Inflation might indeed play a part but that will need further investigation.
2) Whats is even more important IMO is that the PS2 didn't have the strong competition that the PS3 does now. Competing with a soon to be dead Dreamcast, a weak Gamecube and a newcomer in the xbox is no where near the same as a market leading wii and a strong x360.
The x360 can take sales away from the PS3 far more effectively than the gamecube and xbox ever could against the PS2.
Yet I still think your figure of around 90m is spot on.
