Was the PS2 really for Everyone?

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Troll_Whisperer said:
The Wii did steal the casuals from PS2. But, on top of that, it built an audience of its own.

The Xbox360 also did steal some core gamers from PS2, but it also built its own audience (PC gamers and core newcomers).

The PS3 got most core gamers from PS2 WW (perhaps not in NA), I'd say, but was left without the casuals and an important chunk of its core base.

Overall, this gen has grown a lot compared to last because of the newfound audiences though.

This, exactly. Nintendo took the casuals, Microsoft took the core plain and simple from Sonys marketshare.