PS2 2001 sales numbers vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =)

[johntonsoup]

HappySqurriel said:

CrazzyMan said:

I know, FishyJoe, I know. All he is doing though is making a prediction and watching to see if the numbers bear it out.

@johntonsoup,
nice to see people, who actually can READ and understand the ONE of the points, why was created this thread. =)
we will see, who will laugh last. :P
=))

Most people don't have a problem with making (unrealistic) predictions, but want most of us want is a well supported connection between the data you are using to support the prediction and the system you're making the prediction for.

The PS2 in January 2001 is not a good system to compare the PS3 in January 2008 because the PS2 was very new and supply constrained in 2 regions (North America and Europe) while the PS3 has been around for awhile and is not supply constrained; the fact that the data you choose is bad, and there is no argument to connect the data sets together, means that the analysis is fundimentally flawed.

 I still don't see the harm in comparing two sets of numbers. Even if they are apples and oranges. Let's say that PS3 does not hold up well against the PS2 in this comparison. Ok, that's what we expected.

Now let's assume that it does hold up well. Not what we expected. What conclusions can we draw from it? I have no idea, and I'll bet money that I'll get irritated at Crazzy's explanation. So what? All he's doing right now is collecting data. Seems fine to me.