bdbdbd said:
Actually one of the big reasons why 360 did so well, was because of their "Wii60" that caught wind in the internet. Being able to buy Wii and 360 for the price of a PS3 was a contributing factor in the first year or two (of PS3). After MS realised Wii caught wind in the real world, they kept very quiet about the "Wii60". The competition for the love of 3rd parties is much bigger between Sony and Microsoft than Nintendo, but the multiplatform games for the three aren't coming to Wii U before they're coming to the next Sony and MS consoles, due to planned release dates and games to be finished. In a case where 720 and PS4 would be delayed, you'd see the 3rd party multiplatform titles start coming out for Wii U before the release of the competing consoles. |
Wii60 caught a minority if avid gamers who were consuming the products. I was apart of it myself, pissed off at Sony for launching at such a ridiculous price. The PS3 still beat Microsofts first year sales though, so that changed nothing. Microsoft aligned themselves so close with Sony that 90% of their games were already offered on their platform (which at the time was cheaper) so gamers couldn't make the clear distinction between them. Gamers switched to Microsoft and that was all she wrote. The same games, cheaper price, better multiplats but once Sonys marketshare grew again the exclusives dried up for Microsoft. All it came down to was exclusives and once people realized that the third party exclusives dried up, Sonys third, second and especially first party grew into prominance. The veil was lifted that Microsoft had artificial stability when it came to game development and couldnt statisfy the need compared to Sony outside of FPS and TPS shooters. Sony needs to find their shooter next gen, plain and simple.
