Legend11 on 02 January 2013
| VGKing said: I think the fact that PS3 will surpass 360 itself isn't that important, its what it means that gets people mad. It means the Playstation brand is still strong and once it surpasses the 360...it means its stronger. It also means that next-gen Sony has the chance to take the lead much earlier since the Playstation brand has recovered. (No, Playstation Vita isn't any indication of the strength of the Playstation brand) |
The 360 sold 50+ million more than the last console, has the biggest third party franchises on its platform, and is dominant in North America so I doubt any 360 fans will care if the PS3 ever does manage to pass the 360 (other than to roll their eyes at people trying to spin what amounts to a massive decline in marketshare and mindshare from last generation).
As for the Playstation brand having recovered, from where I'm sitting it doesn't dominate North America, Japan, UK, etc and Vita is basically a massive flop so to me that isn't even close to a recovery for the brand. As for that chance of taking the lead next generation we'll have to wait and see what happens but this past year has shown they're still far from their old selves.
