Jay520 said:
Not necessarily. The success of Vita, or any console for that matter, will be mainly dependent upon it's actual value, which will be determined by 1st party support, 3rd party support, features, price, etc. Launch time is definitely a factor, but it's certainly a small one when compared to the aforementioned. If you look at current and past gen market leaders, you'll see that the launch time in relation to their competitors fluctuates a fair bit, so it's really not an absolute factor in determining a console's success. |
Well in the handheld sector its fairly certain if you launch after Nintendo you will loose.
Home consoles is another story yes. In the case of PS3 vs 360, all though PS3 may very well pass 360, the damage has been done. Launching first allowed MS to corner the 3rd party industry for years until recently, but personally its too little too late.
Id also not count Sony launching after Sega Saturn and Dreamcast and still winning as valid points. Personally, Sega was terrible at managing all their consoles, totally unlike MS.
But agreed with you. Its a major factor yes but not a guarantee.
Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles.
