The PS4 is taking back America, or it will die trying.

[UnitSmiley]

PlaystaionGamer said:

UnitSmiley said:
Sony will have to work extremely hard to win America. i actually don't see it happening. I think a lot of people will stick with the 360 no matter what Sony brings to the party next gen. Unfortunately everything in the US is a popularity contest and Microsoft is the absolute best at making everyone believe they are the coolest.

As long as the Nextbox establishes itself as being the "cool" or "hip" console. Nothing Sony can offer will tear those people away.

I live in the US and I would absolutely love to see a Sony dominance here, I just don't see that happening. I look around and all I see are people who are loyal to the 360 simply because it's popular. Most of them stick to the same old arguments from early this gen (PS3 has no games). Most people I talk to still believe that to be true. Obviously it isn't but if they havn't figured that out by now they probably aren't all that into videogames. they just play a few, the big blockbusters that all their friends have.

I believe the "gamers" here have no interest in anything that isn't trendy atm. I'm fairly certain the fanbase that Microsoft has managed to amass this gen will easily transition to the Nextbox regardless of anything else.

You need to remember that fanbase of the people who think something is 'cool' had a PS1 then a PS2 then xbox360. The translation from PS2 to 360 just shows there is no mass brand preference. Just because Ms did well in America last time doesn't mean they will this time. 

I don't know dude.  The reasons PS1/PS2 were so popular is because they were actually quality systems with huge libraries of quality games. Gaming was far less mainstream in the last two gens as it was this gen.  The whole social aspect craze (playing online with friends) didn't even exist which meant less people buying a system just to play a few games online with their friends.

Things are different now. With the way information is spread (facebook/twiiter/sites) the pressure to buy into what is popular is greater than ever. Gaming is now more mainstream than it ever was. This has brought in an absolute huge amount of casuals into the industry and those people will more than likely go with what is perceived as the coolest choice. Right now that's the 360 and I don't see that changing any time soon.

It isn't really about what system offers the most, or what different kinds of gaming experiences can be played. It's about doing what everyone else is doing to stay socially relevant. (unfortunately)

Like I said, if everyone who bought videogames were actually real gamers who were passionate about the hobby and actually cared about the experiences they could be having with games, I doubt Microsoft would have seen as much success as it has this gen. But not everyone is. Most "gamers" I see over here are far more concerned with doing what everyone else is doing and riding on whatever is trendy.

Sorry if I keep repeating myself, I'm pretty tired right now actually lol.