PS2 2001 sales numbers vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =)

[CrazzyMan]

@superchunk, if PS3 will be able to double sales of it`s first year, then it will be succesful as much as PS2. =)

1) i really doubt, that people who will buy gta4, mgs4, dmc4, ffxiii, gt5, lbp, tekken6, resistance2, kz2, haze, wks and etc are SAME people. Usually BIG impact on sales make MANY games together, NOT just one. =)

2) for now with price of 400$ and 500$ PS3 in 2008 is doing on pair with 300$ costing PS2 in 2001. I am sure, with 300$ costing PS3 sony will do even better. And don`t forget, PS2 had 300$ for whole year. =]

@Stever89,
you see.. http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=PS3&reg1=America&cons2=PS3&reg2=Japan&cons3=PS3&reg3=Total+Other&start=39026&end=39082 if there wouldn`t be DEMAND, sales wouldn`t go down by the end of november. In realuty, Sony shipped only 400k PS3 in november, and MOST of them to USA. PS3 was sold out till middle of January, if not longer.

I can hardly believe Sony wasn't making as many as 50,000 a week for just Japan,

Just look at the graph, NOW you can believe. =)))))

There WAS supply problems in Japan.

it was you who thought the comparison wasn't fair,

NO, i just asked YOU "is that Fair?". =)

That's why I said "no it's not, that's why I used Europe [in the lasted posts].

But you compared sales in others, instead of Europe. Numbers were taken from Others, not from Europe in your first post. Why you at all used them? For what point?

it's just that Sony launched the PS3 at too high of a price point.

They stil sold around 4 mln. PS3 at 600$ price. =) Do you imagine wii or x360 for 600$ making 4 mln. in first 8 month? =)

it'll have that appeal, but I fear by then the Wii and 360 will have taken much of that market away,

ps3 399$/499$ selling on pair with ps2, which was for 299$ for whole year, and without competitors. You should fear 299$ ps3 price, really. =))
+ Wii takes some casual sales, but many hardcore gamers will go for ps3, even if they bought wii.
ps2/gc/xbox were offering similar gaming experience, ps3/x360/wii offer different gaming experience. Though x360 and ps3 are close, but PS3 will just outperform x360 in overall.