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EdHieron on 08 January 2013
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Jay520 said:
EdHieron said:
Jay520 said:
EdHieron said:

"But why would fans of games like "Uncharted", "The Last of Us", and "Beyond: Two Souls" be interested in buying a $400.00 console that isn't really going to offer much of an improvement over what's available on PS3?"

1. Aside from Uncharted, I'm not sure if there are many fans of those games, at least not enough to drastically effect Sony's strategy.

2. Most gamers don't actually care about graphics.

3. What makes you think a $400 2013 console won't offer much of an improvement over the PS3 which is barely more powerful than a $400 2005 console ( the 360)

1.  Considering the consoles based on graphics horsepower had over 50% of this console generation's marketshare, I would say that's a significant indicator right there.

2.  Considering the consoles based on graphics horsepower had over 50% of this console generation's marketshare, I would say that's a significant indicator right there.

3.  Because at $300.00 the Wii U doesn't.


1. That has nothing to do with what I just said. We don't if there will be many fans of Beyond and TLoU.

2. Sony doesn't share success with Microsoft, so it makes no sense to combine their accomplishments to show what Sony should do. Sony's success is dependent on the individual accomplishments of their platform. Being the least selling console of the three, it's safe to say the power route did not pay off. In fact, looking at the best selling consoles of this generation, power has shown to be a negative correlation with sales.

Also, the best selling game on the HD console is Call of Duty - not a game focused on graphics, huh?

3. $100 was spent on the Wii U's tablet, so you might as well call it a $200 Wii U.


1.  "The Last of Us" will sell 3 to 5 Million copies, so saying there's no audience for that type of game isn't correct.

2.  No, Microsoft and Sony share many things in common that separates them from Wii.  Primarily their third party game libraries.  The types of games on PS3 and 360 proved to be far more popular to the types of games on Wii this gen and that's why Wii could never get 50% marketshare.   If there had only been one HD console it would have had over 50% of the marketshare.