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bouzane on 18 July 2012
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slowmo said:
bouzane said:
Kenology said:
logic56 said:
Kenology said:
Wii will be the only console to make. You guys saying the PS3 will make it are being delusional.

really now, how many consoles did the PS2 sell AFTER the PS3 was launched

the PS3 is a gaurentee the new model this late into the generation confirms that

The fallacy that the PS3 will trend the same way the PS2 did after a PS4 launch is just that, a fallacy.  

The PS3 is NOT the PS2  - it never has been and it never will be. 

Y'all have been waiting since 2006 for the PS3 to finally "take off".  It hasn't happened.  The PS3 has already had a slim remodel.  Sony can release another slime model and have yet another price drop all it wants, it won't change the fact that it won't reach 100 million... ever.  What software is even going to push it?  (Don't say Sony titles.)

But if you want to believe it'll happen, go right ahead!


It is worth noting that the PS2 sold 21.6 million units of hardware between the 2009 and 2011 fiscal years. The system's release schedule was pretty barren during this period of time but that absolutley doesn't matter that late in a console's lifespan. Once a system is past gen tech and is retailing for $100 or less it doesn't need new software due to casual gamers, people buying replacement units and of course the developing markets. Also, I see no reason why the PS3 can't break 73 million sales by the end of the year. Considering the fact that it's successor launches, at the earliest, late 2013. I see no reason as to why it could not sell another 10 million units in 2013, especially after the introduction of a new model and a significant price cut. Sony could support the PS3 for several years afterward like they have traditionally done with all of their hardware. Sony will likely apply their past business model and support three systems simultaneously. This would be a wise decision on Sony's part as it would allow them to simultaneously target different segments of the market while recouping some of the losses they suffered from the PS3's disastrous launch. Sorry but I can not understand the mentality that believes it to be impossible for the PS3 to break 100 million unit sales.

There is plenty of reasons posted by the people who do not believe it possible andare backed up with plenty of valid reasons.  If you cannot understand the mentality I suggest you open your mind more to what people are saying.  I personally feel that it's impossible for the PS3 to reach 100 million but by the same token I can understand why people who are pro Sony may let their bias cloud their judgement into seeing a more rosy situation than is actually the case.  Bear in mind I also realise my favouritism toward the 360 may mean I don't see the PS3 situation in it's best light either which I have tried to take into account in my opinion.

People keep making this assumption that the PS3 will decrease in price like the PS2 and maintain sales like the PS2 did.  I'd love to know how this is the case when the main costs involved in manufacturing a PS3 (GPU, CPU, HDD) are all not going to be reduced in price dramatically further at the moment.  The removal of the HDD for flash memory onboard will likely save about $25-50 but that's the last big cost cutting they'll have unless they manage to convince IBM and Nvidia to die shrink the CPU and GPU further.

The one thing we can take from this generation is all other previous generations rules no longer apply.


The PS3 will likely be sitting at between 73 and 74 million units by the end of the year. A new model is likely being introduced at a lower price point this year. The PS4 may not be introduced in 2013. The PS3 will likely coexist with the PS4 in the same fashion as both of its processors. Sony has purchased Gaikai which may possibly be used to stream any amount of software to the PS3. Couple this all with growing developing markets and the current economic recovery. Then you tell me that it's perfectly logical to arrive at the conclusion that it is literally impossible for the PS3 to sell another 25-28 million units between 2013 and its discontinuation? I don't understand this mentality at all. Before you misquote me, I said the PS3's lifetime hardware sales will end somewhere between 90 and 105 million. I never said it was guaranteed to break 100 million but merely a possibility because that's exactly what it is, entirely possible. Also, the whole straw man you made with the statement about pro Sony bias and clouded judgement is kind of cute. You can forget about making such inferences about me because I'm a PC gamer who owns a 360. Don't own (or want) a Vita, haven't owned a PS3 in years and I hate Sony as a whole. It's funny how fanboys are always the first to cry fanboy themselves.