Mandalore76 said:
I'm sorry, PS3 didn't manage 12 million consoles sold in 2012, so you are naturally projecting 13 million for 2013? |
Never say Never. Official figures for 2012 are yet to come out from SCEI. So don't jump the gun just yet by assuming it sold close to 12 mn or lesser. Now to account for the 2013's projection, time and time again it's mentioned how price cut's purpose comes into play. Even when next gen consoles are released, the current gen(especially PS brand) unlike Nintendo receive continued support from devs with an extensive library which will only have room to add further games. PS3 is on the verge of having the highest number of 1 million exclusives sold this gen and they (released and upcoming versions) will continue to have a gaming audience. Moreover 2013 is shaping up to be the year where 3 major exclusives (refer to my sig) will intend to push the systems to some extent. So a sales boost in hardware units during the months of their release along with a price-cut/bundles just before the 2013 holiday season would work wonders.
With emerging markets like Brazil, other parts of Asia, it'll continue to sell steadily for atleast 3 years before heading south. That's why selling thru 30 mn + is inevitable and Wii would be surpassed marginally before the gen is sealed completely.
