kowenicki said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
kowenicki said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Dgc1808 said:
JayWood2010 said:
Dgc1808 said:
Going by total sales of all 3 systems, I'd say they're succeeding, |
Total sales only tells so much. When you sale your console at a loss you lose money and then rely on software. Sony lost billions on the PS3. Xbox lost a lot as well on the RROD, they have more income though due to XBL but all in all systems sold is pointless beyond a console war
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Not talking about profit. Talking about relevance. If they're fightint to stay relevent, I'd say they're doing a decent job at it.
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Sonys sales in third should be considered graceful. They are selling more in third than the Xbox and Gamecube sold combined last gen against the PS2.
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Which only goes to show how far they have fallen.
Less than a 1/3rd of market share this gen. More than 2/3rds last gen.
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lol...Sony expanded the market by leaps and bounds. Even the SNES never hit 60 million and it was in the lead. Sonys the reason the market took a 50 million+ console leap after the Sega vs Nintendo era which at best had 100 million console owners. Microsoft filled in Segas low gap in sales when Sony stretched their lead further, making the amount of owned consoles over 200 million+ people around the world. Sonys lowest was a number Nintendo or Microsoft could never hit without them. Competition is a great thing and Sony made their mistakes. Next gen, I assure you will be quite different. Nintendo stretched the casual userbase, while Sony and Microsoft increased the core market.
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Not sure what past glories have to do with this gen, let alone next gen.
In what way will next gen be "quite different". Enlighten the non-believers.
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Their past glory opened the door for themselves and Microsoft (essentially the same crowd split 130 M+ between them). If Sony doesnt make the same mistakes (as this gen with pricing, marketing and timing) they will have a healthier gen next time around. This is my point. Didnt Nintendo expanded the casual market by like 20-30% more than before? Seriously a lot of those gamers are going to be stepping up next gen.
