| steverhcp02 said: Analyze in relative terms, not X sold after X time, the N64 got off to a similar start in the states that the Wii did, does that mean the Wii is destined for N64 status compared to the PS? No, they are different consoles at different times with different variables. Its so assenine to compare console generations they are totally different products with different trends, different markets, different dollar values, different social impacts, different marketing, different consumers, different EVERYTHING. You wanna talk in absolute sales the original Playstation sold liek hell for a long ass time, but it sold over 100 million worldwide.....oh, but that was sony first coming in right? So now people want to attach different variables when it doesnt help their absolute sales arguments. What about the N64 gettingoff to a tremendous start only to fall on its face and bow out to sony? Sounds similar to the PS3 and Wii comparisons in absolute sales right? Oh, but no because now its 600$ vs 250$ and the 360 is here the market is different right. People only post sales correlation in absolute terms when it favors their choice, when the absolute terms dont line up with what they want to believe they throw in the logical variables but still cling to the absolute terms that benefit them. Look to the future/current sales to base your opinions on because past consoles have NOTHING to do with current consoles, far too many different variables. |
It is remarkably difficult to give a fair comparison between a historical console and a modern console but it can be done. The first thing you must do is demonstrate how the consoles' market positions are similar, how the consoles' market positions are different, and why the similarities matter more than the differences.
Now, whether you want to accept it or not the PS3 can be adequately compared to the N64 and Saturn and the Wii is very difficult to compare to any system.
