| Final-Fan said: I think that the PS2 is benefiting greatly from the PS3's hardships. (And, recently, the PS3's gimped cheap version.) As the PS3 picks up steam the PS2 will die out. Additionally, there is no way the PS2 will last 8 more years. 10 million more to end of lifetime is a more than reasonable estimate. A_T's predictions may be (are) unrealistically rosy for the Wii (see my earlier posts), and I think the PS3 is going to make a big comeback against the 360, but your PS2 expectations are just as unrealistic as A_T's Wii expectations. By the way, using software sales of a console near the end of its life to justify hardware expectations is delusional. |
I thought I replied to some of this already but anyway...
Yes I agree the PS2 will die out, its already dead compared to its glory years. But I really dont think the PS2 is a normal console with a normal lifespan or a normal death awaiting it. With the price difference to the PS3 and with the strength of its back catalogue I think it'll be around for a few more years. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree but I think to expect 10 million more sales for a console thats worst ever sales in a single year to date is 8 million is completely ridiculous.
And just to clarify, I dont think it'll clear 30 million any time soon, but I do think it will end somewhere in that region, could be 28 million, could be 25, but that sort of figure.
Everyone keeps saying "Its dead" or "It'll die soon" but, seriously, show me the figures. There is nothing to suggest this at all. For whatever reason all thats happened is that the PS2 has slyly slipped in the back door when no one was looking, right into the current generations battle. Even in its pension years its competing in hardware sales in Europe & the USA with the current generation consoles.
I am convinced the PS2 will do another 7 or 8 million this year.
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