| CrazzyMan said: @crumas2, 1) PS3 launched at 600$(less then 10% had 500$ price), while PS2 had 300$ price. BUT, PS2 had a PRICECUT to 199$ in May 2002, or only 3rd year since launch. WHOLE 2001 PS2 had price 300$. NOW, i really BELIEVE, PS3 will get 300$ price this year. So, on 2nd year, PS3 will have 300$ price(or half of launch price) = just like 150$ would be a price of PS2 in 2001, BUT ps2 had 300$. THIS a BIG advantage for PS3. @Oyvoyvoyv, I know it has good 3rd party, but the others have similary good games. WRONG, PS3 has BEST 3rd party exclusive games in 2008. |
Just because $300 is half of $600, doesn't mean it's like $150 to $300. Yes, both are half of the original price, but $150 is WAY more consumer friendly than $300. PS3 still has to get to that point. And I have a feeling that Sony may not drop the price for at least 6 months still, because if they keep dropping the price every 3 or 4 months, people will just wait until the "next" pricecut or the next "upgraded" SKU to come out before getting the system.
The part in bold is opinion.
Also, the GameCube had a better start to the 2003 year compared to 2002 in Japan, yet ultimately sold less than the first year. Links are below.
Jan Weekly Sales of GC in Japan 2002
Jan Weekly Sales of GC in Japan 2003
Total Sales of GC in Japan 2002
Total Sales of GC in Japan 2003
It just shows that a good start does not ultimately mean a good finish.
Oyvoyvoyv, you make very good points. In my analysis I'm attempting to eliminate any bias and unfair comparisons, by comparing each console three different ways:
- By aligning launches in each region and considering one "year" to be the total sales of each region after 52 weeks,
- By using calendar years, such that the "first" year for the PS2 would be 2000, and
- By using one full year after a consoles earliest launch in any region, such that the "first" year for the PS2 would be from March 4, 2000 (launch in Japan) to March 4, 2001.
Then by comparing and contrasting each positive and negative feature for each, I should be able to come up with some pretty interesting stuff. The one I think is the most fair is the first one, many due to it eliminates differences in launches, and since 52 weeks is always going to include one Christmas season, each console in each region will get a holiday boost, thus taking the differences in Christmas times relative to launches out of the equation. If you download my comparison Excel file, and select the "6th Generation Yearly Sales" sheet at the bottom, you can see the market percetage of each consoles sales during a given year. Do note that this way uses the aligning from launch method, but I'm working on an update that would use the other methods to make sort of an "average." None-the-less, I still think it's a good way to look at market changes and the like.
Also, yes, I don't get a lot of posts from this, and since I have a lot to say, I could probably get more, but oh well. I just want to get up to 1 post per day average, and since I'm closing in on 1 year as a member, I just need about 200 more in the next month.
