| zhao3gold said: People always say XBOX360 had the advantage of one-year lead in the market, but ignore the power of playstation brand and its huge userbase since PS1 and PS2. After 6 years, PS3 surpassed 70m. Is it really a big success for SONY? Based on the marketshare of last gen, it was predicted by IDC that PS3 would be another dominated console and already surpass 90m or 100m, and 360 only managed to 45~50m and far behind PS3. If you only think the HD twins, PS3 has 50% or less of the market share. So who is gaining the market share and who is losing the market share? If I were a PS3 fan (althgou I have 3 PS3), I wouldn't celebrate this "milestone" because it is a shame that PS3 lost the crown from his "father" - PS2. |
People overestimate brand value.
Gamecube did terrible, Wii becomes one of the most successful consoles of all time (more successful than the ps2 considering how much money Ninty made compared to ps2).
Psp was quite successful, psvita is doing terrible
Xbox did terrible, 360 is a success especially thanks to profits from Live.
Ds became the best selling portbale console ever, 3ds is released and struggles until an unprecedented price cut (for ninty standards). Now it's doing incredible in Japan but mediocre everywhere else.
N64 fails to do as well as psone despite its successful predecessors and establised franchises.
Sega Saturn does ok (great in Japan, not so much in the west), dreamcast is an utter failure even in Japan.
How unprecedented is the acheivement of the 360? If anything, this should tell you that mostly internet people are brand loyal. The masses buy whatever they want and switch between consoles all the time.
Now how many companies have turned things around like Sony did after the initial disastrous sales of the ps3. Reminder: people said that it should be discontinued even on VGC a few years ago and look at it now.
