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ZaneWane on 21 October 2012
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pezus said:
DirtyP2002 said:
DigitalDevilSummoner said:

 

DirtyP2002 said:

Hum? I do care. Profits are way more interesting than the userbase to me.

That's your issue. Both Sony and Nintendo start off with a handicap that is thet strong yen, profits don't tell the whole story. Userbase is everything.

 

And MS starts off with a handicap that is that Japanese hate American products.
I think it is really stupid to call someone a winner because of market share. Sony lost 6-7 billion USD with the PS3 and they MIGHT catch up to 2nd place, while MS made good profits with the Xbox 360. (EDD doesn't tell the whole story - Zune, Kin, Windows phone, Nokia, R&D fpr Xbox 3 all happened during this generation and it is about breaking even)

For the money Sony lost, MS would have been able to bundle more than 20 million consoles with every happy meal sold at MC Donalds. (6 billion / 299). And don't get me started with the Wii. That is why the winner (Wii) second place (Xbox 360) and 3rd place (PS3) are not a subject to change. For me and probably for everyone with common sense. Not for users on N4G and partially on VGC though.


And of course the profits are more important for the future of the brand. If Sony loses another 6 billion USD with the PS4 over the next 6 years, I doubt there will be a PS5. Even if they have a 50% market share.

Bold: When will this misconception stop?

Lol, now the goal posts will be moved once PS3 is about to overtake 360.

explain this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nfDwPNTXb8&feature=relmfu