Will the launch of PSV affect PS3 sales in Japan?

[Michael-5]

MARCUSDJACKSON said:

Michael-5 said:

I have a feeling Wii U will start like 3DS too. However that may not be a bad thing, the 360 had a crap library the first year it was out and that 4-5 million head start gave it an edge over the PS3. It also gave Gears 1 enough of a user base to generate decent sales. Nintendo might need that same edge for Wii U, I feel they will have trouble making their games HD quality and generating strong third party support.

Anyway, back to PSV and PS3, other then The Last Guardian what else is coming for PS3 in 2012? Final Fantasy XIII Versus? Last Guardian will be big, but it will only boost sales for 1-2 weeks, not enough to keep hardware sales strong. I think regardless of the PSV, PS3 is over the hill, and I think either 2012 or 2013 will mark a drastic drop in sales in Japan, just like Wii did. This is regardless of the PSV, and I was only curious to see if people thought the PSV might drop it further.

However, everyone seems to think no, so that answers my question, and the OP.

so wht do you think will happen 2012? i forgot the op lol. the Wii only droped when suport stop'd thats way i see it. i thinkg 1 of those final fantasy games will be released next yr, and like i said before a fighting game will be released next yr. the pricedrop may continue to carry some weight and keep sales even to this yr.

maybe even some more HD classic's. the PSP line up. when you think about it any thing can do it, i think it will just be sells in general.

nothing really big to boost sells just enough to keep them stable.

In Japan Wii has been getting strong software support for the last while. Rythym Heaven, Goldeneye, Epic Mickey, Inazuma Eleven, Wii Play Plus, etc. Software is to blaime a bit, but it's not like this is the first dry spell Wii has gotten.

For 2012, I think WW all consoles will drop in sales. Wii and DS will get really weak, PS3 and 360 will probably even out in weekly sales and fall in overall sales in a similar pattern, and obviously PSv and 3DS will thrive. For Japan, I feel we will see drops in weekly sales here first. Wii and DS are already weak, and 360 is basically dead. The next system to start dropping is the PS3 (and hence this is why I feel PS3 and 360 weekly sales will even out).

The PS3 price drop will likely benefit the PS3 less then the Slim price drop of 09, and Move of 2010. I think PS3 is heading downhill, just like everyone else. So i disagree with you about overall sales to be stable with this year. That is unless FF Versus XIII finally releases, and it turns out to be really really good. FFXIII is an old game now, so I'm not sure if the name will be big enough to push system sales.

Anyway, we have gotten far off topic. This thread should die now.