PS2 2001 sales numbers vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =)

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naznatips said:

Mummelmann said:

Brianna said:
I don't really believe in sales trends with video games.

and ps3 has more problems and flaws that give it a lower chance of succeeding like ps1 and ps2.

Hmm, hardware wise, the PS3 has a lot less problems than PS2. And the only flaw at this point is the price, and possibly, for some, BC and lack of "must have" titles.

Yeah, people seem to have forgotten this fairly quickly, but the PS2 had hardware issues on par with the RROD on the 360. I had to purchase 3 PS2s myself. The PS3 on the other hand is arguably the best piece of hardware from a reliability standpoint this generation.

The Wii is probably pretty close too, but either way it doesn't have the major issues the PS2 did. I think that's one of its greatest strengths. I just wish they had kept backwards compatability, because a PS3 with backwards compatability was a reliable PS2!

Oh, I didn't. I had to call Sony and beg for them to repair it. They were cold at first "This repair would normally cost $100 plus shipping ..." but they backtracked ... "but we will waive that fee." The thing is ... there weren't Web sites like this, or consumerist.com or even digg.com in full effect. Yeah, Sony had the disk read error which was as bad as the RROD. Back then, though, the media didn't care about a video game console with problems. It's funny how folks are praising the same company that last time around had the unreliable console.

Great point, Naznatips!