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bouzane on 25 July 2012
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Immortal said:
bouzane said:
Immortal said:

Fair enough for the Sony supporting consoles longer point. I wasn't really comparing them, anyway. It was just an example to illustrate my point; I even mentioned the fact that PS3 is way better in that regard. That said, my point about PS3 having been weaker than PS2 in terms of sales so far being a reason for it to continue being weaker henceforth still stands. And the only the thing arguable about that is the extent to which the PS3 will be behind, really. I mean, it's not as if the PSP is doing PS2 numbers right now and PS3 is comparable to PSP launch aligned, from what I recall.
Also, while I have heard that "below $199" idea quite a few times, from what I've seen, that really isn't accurate, with the three price cuts I mentioned being fairly decent examples to prove my point.


Is the PS3 really in a similar situation as the PSP was in 2010? Personally, I really don't think so. Also, I can not speak for others but $250 is way too much money for a toy, I won't even consider a PS3 until $150.

Well, not quite, but the PS3 total at the end of 2012 will be a little more than the PSP total at the end of 2011. Obviously, PS3 next year will do better than PSP this year (I mean, quite pessimistically, it's gonna be 8m or so against the PSP which will be lucky to break 5m this year), but my comparison obviously allows for PS3 to do significantly better than the PSP since the PSP isn't getting anywhere close to 100m LT.

And, well, while your point is justified, as lots of our more rabid friends will point out, these things are much more than toys and they're willing to throw hundreds of dollars to acquire video game consoles. In this case, unlike most, the market seems to agree.


Are they really indicative of the general population? I like to think not :P . Also, let us not forget the developing markets of the world, regions which Sony likes to target.