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Legend11 on 11 September 2011
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thismeintiel said:
Shinobi-san said:

I wasnt being serious when i said Sony is doomed :/ come on look at worldwide sales!

Anyways, u dont need to remind me about the launch price of the ps3...i mean i bought one round about that time like a true fanboy :D But really this isnt the point i was making. Whether it was because of launch price, the wii, the 360 launching 1 year early etc. it doesnt really matter. Sony is considerably behind its competitors this gen in the US. Not just by a few million but over 12 million!

And im not so sure on the power of the playstation brand in the US, looking at this NPD results its clear that that power is dwindling. And if the current trends continue and stays the same into next gen, then i dont think Sony would be happy about that at all. So i dont think they can just make a console affordable and have quality titles...they need to do more than that, because its likely that MS will have also done that.

You must also remember where Sony has came from, they were the outright market leader in all regions for two generations. They have taken a big hit this gen. Sony isnt looking to settle for third or second place, they are gonna want to become market leader again, especially in US.

You are a fanboy. 

And while the PS brand was strong after the PS1&2, price will almost always win out.  Especially in a recession.  I doubt anyone would believe for even a second that the 360 would still be 2nd place right now if the PS3 had only launched with a $50-$100 price difference, even with a 360 year head start.  The US chose a cheaper price tag with a similar library.  However, the Xbox preference will not be set in stone for next gen.  In the end, it is really MS who is going to have to prove they are the superior buy next gen.  Sony will undoubtedly have great 1st party support ready for launch and, if history continues to repeat itself, really good HW to back it up.  MS, on the otherhand, has probably spent more money on timed exclusives for this gen than they did on buying/building 1st party studios that will help them next gen.  A Halo from a non-Bungie studio has yet to prove itself and GeOW isn't going to be there next gen.


If the PS3 had launched cheaper than it originally did (by $100) then chances are it wouldn't have had blu-ray, a hard drive as standard on all models, and if they chose the same architecture if might have ended up looking noticeably inferior if they had to scale back on memory or something else.  If that was the case then in my opinion this generation would have played out exactly the same.

As for next generation if they're the same price then likely the specs will be almost the same and it will come down to community and software and in the U.S. the 360 will have an advantage with Xbox Live and Microsoft having deeper pockets than Sony.  You can talk about Sony's 1st party all you want but it's the same 1st party that had very little impact this generation, especially this year.  As for Gears do you really think they're going to end that franchise with GeOW3?

Also in terms of proving yourself isn't it usually the team that came in last that has the most they have to prove?