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gergroy on 03 December 2012
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bananaking21 said:
gergroy said:
bananaking21 said:
gergroy said:
bananaking21 said:
what i really think will help PS3 sell after PS4 launches is PSN, there is no reason why indie developers would stop supporting PSN and making games for it. PS3 in a couple of years could be bought for 99$ and used to play indie games that cost about 5/10 bucks each. i think this will help move consoles after PS4 is launched and sony drops support. as for your prediction, i dont think so, maybe but i would say 95~105 million life time


I would agree if psn was really popular.  However, psn never caught on the same way xbl arcade did.  If anything, this is a reason why 360s might continue to sell. 


PSN is more popular than you think, its really established itself. also xbox live isnt free, it needs about 50 bucks a year which really doesnt help it in the situation i just said. but i do agree with you that the xbox will continue to sell as well. but i do believe that psn will have an advantage because its free and people are really underestimating it. also sony is backing up the free to play model with games like dust 514, that can prove to be a good reason to buy a PS3 later on and just play games like dust 514 for free


Uh, you are talking about downloadable games correct?  You dont have to pay for xbox live to buy downloadable games...

really? so you can actually buy a game from xbox, then not play it online? lol and both companies will benifit from their strong online stores. but talking about the xbox most of its consoles sold are in the US and the PS3 has the advantage in developing markets, when next gen consoles come out the US market will shift towards nex gen consoles and 360 sales will fall dramitcally, so will the ps3, but it will still manage to continue selling in developing markets where xbox live isnt as strong as it is in the US. and thats where i think PSN will have its effect. also as i said xbox live costs money and psn doesnt, usually when people buy consoles after the gen ended are people looking to play on the cheap side, and paying for xbox live and online functionality isnt really an attractive selling point

Ok, but you are talking about downloadable games.  How many psn or xbl arcade games have online multiplayer? And if they do, how many people actually use it?  If these cheap downloadable games are driving sales, I dont think online multiplayer is going to be a big factor here.

 Anyways, we are getting off topic here.  The point is I dont see either of these features being a big selling point long term.  Look at the wii, it has an indie games market that was very popular, but its sales are dropping off massively.  The wii is cheap at $99, but you dont see that many people buying it just for downloadable games.