Jay520 on 03 April 2012
| Michael-5 said: However what's a more probably trend is the cheapest/weakest powered system gets the most sales. Wii beat PS360, DS beat PSP, PS2 beat GCN and XB, PS1 beat N64, and Gameboy crushed Gamegear and Atari. All the winners were graphically weak and started with lower price tags (although compeditors eventually lowered their price tag below the cost of the successful system, e.g. GCN was cheaper then PS2 end of life, and 360 is about as cheap as Wii now). So long as your not Sega, this rule has been absolute for Nintendo and Sony. |
I'd say having a big price advantage is actually the bigger factor. It just happens to be dependent upon weaker hardware in most cases. If a company managed to get stronger hardware without effecting price, then I'm sure they wouldn't be hindered greatly.
Are people really debating over who started the console war.
