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lilbroex on 18 April 2012
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Viper1 said:

No console is ever maxed out.   Some get pushed harder than others.  But a maximum limitation to what can be extracted from a console isn't really a solid factor.  New software tricks, new compression techniques, new data streaming methods, etc....it's always advancing.  You might be able to max out what your studio is capable of with the tools and talent you have.   But because techniques are constantly developing and improving, that maximum limitation is always retreating.

fordy said:

The same could be said when Sony entered the console race. Nintendo had virtually full control of the market at that time. In  fact, Sony has never came close to the marketshare that Nintendo enjoyed at one point (I believe it was the high 80th percentile), and nobody ever will again.

However, you are right in a way. The same reason why the effort is not being put in to polish Wii titles is the same as what you mentioned as why Sony got such an biased 3rd party support base for such a mistake. Politics (let's call it what it is).

They had a 78% market share in the NES era.   But only a 50% share in the SNES era.  

Sony's PS1 had a market share of 65% while the PS2 enjoyed a market share of 72%.

False. Most consoles have been maxed out. 

FF3 maxed out the NES. Star Ocean and Tengai Makyo(Far East of Eden) maxed out the SNES. Alien Soldier and Ristar maxed out the Sega Genesis. Pefrect Dark, DK64 and Rogue Squadron maxed out the N64. Tekken 3 and Driver 2 maxed out the PSX. Panzer Dragoon Orta, Guardian Heroes and Duke Nukem 3D pushed the Saturn. Shenmue pushed the Dreamcast to the fullest. Gran Turismo 4, God of War 2 and FFXII pushed the PS2 to the max. Killzone/Uncharted 3 and Heavy Rain pushed PS3 to the max. Skyrim and Gears of War 2 pushed the 360 to the max.