sales2099 said:
Euphoria14 said:
sales2099 said:
Euphoria14 said:
sales2099 said:
Euphoria14 said:
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Nono, more like the race ended with Wii taking 1st and 360 2nd. The people left the stadium and went to the next one to see the next race. PS3 is basically running by itself with nobody watching and its competitors allready left for the showers, pretending that the race is still going. It takes 2nd place, but only in its mind :P
Point, most gamers see the generation ending when all new consoles come out. Continuing to sell /= generation still going. It sells but it currently isnt the most current, or relevant generation
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The finish line isn't some imaginary thing made up by you or anyone else here that makes them feel better or gives them a sense of victory. There is no "Next console released, so all sales after this point are irrelevant". After the 720, WiiU and PS4 are all released, the previous gen will still go on, which is why DS still sells well and the PS2 sold 50M+ after the newer consoles released.
History doesn't look at things that way either. If we look in 6 years and none of this gens consoles are being shipped aymore, that is when we know where each finished.
Remember, PS2 didn't finish with 100M sales. It will finish with ~160M.
Staying power is VERY relevant and Sony looks to try and maintain it, evident by their 2013 release schedule.
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Thats the thing. PS2 will finish with 160 but its generation ended a looong time ago.
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You think it ended when the 360 released? Maybe you believe it ended when the Wii and PS3 released?
I don't know, I clearly remember God of War 2 releasing in 2007.
Sorry Sales, but you don't get to make up the rules on when and where a generation ends.
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The rules arent concrete, but it seems a loose gamer consensus is when all 3 consoles release the past gen ends. Some people confuse a console still being alive with its generation still going strong.GOW may have released in 2007, but Gamecube and Xbox were long discontinued. All 3 next gen consoles were out. PS2 was still selling, but it time in the spotlight was over, not to mention its competition was done.
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Gamer consensus means squat. The manufacturers make the consoles and as long as consumers buy them, they are still relevant.
And yes, Gamecube and Xbox were discontinued, but why does that matter? It wasn't Sonys fault they had no staying power.
And it's spotlight was not over. In 2006 the PS2 outsold the 360.
http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/06/7030-2/
In 2007 it outsold the PS3. It was still mentioned quite frequently.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2007/08/ps2-still-outse/
Even in 2009 it was still making news.
http://www.businessinsider.com/sonys-9-year-old-playstation-2-outsold-the-ps3-last-month-2009-5
As I said, you can't make up the rules. 
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Id hardly call that stealing the spotlight. I never heard of a one console generation. Gamecube and Xbox became discontinued, PS2 is the winner and you move on.
Again I think your confusing a console selling well with its generation going strong. PS2 had staying power, but its gen ended in 2006. To be as simple as I can, despite its staying power, its spotlight was taken off when all 3 next gen consoles hit the market. PS2 still had some steam left, but was an afterthought compared to the combined gen of 360, Wii, and PS3.
But I seriously do wish there was a solid consensus.
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