PS3 made the greatest comeback ever.

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thismeintiel said:

ironmanDX said:

thismeintiel said:

Laurel Aitken said:
It was a great comeback. But fact is, that slow start will affect Sony almost forever. Case in point, in the USA and UK Xbox is now the standard for gaming. Ms willmhave the best launch on those two territories.

Sony did great after such a weak start. Now they have to do better to be on par (saleswise) with MS.

 

Just like the PS2 was the standard the gen before?  Things change from gen to gen.  The only things that you can really count on is that the PS4 will take Japan and, most likely, EU overall.

 

 

You say that things change gen on gen about his comment on UK and USA then turn around to say that the ps4 will take Japan and Europe..... You contradict yourself. Good job by Sony in the last few years to recapture some of the market share that it lost.

That's because those are pretty much a given.  Sony has been dominant in those regions for 3 gens running.  Even with how huge the Wii was, the PS3 is most likely going to pass it in EU and come pretty close to it in Japan.  And considering how those regions are reacting to the Wii U and how Sony seems to be playing every card right so far, I doubt this next gen will be any different.  Of course, the US is the most unpredictable.  That's anyone's game, hence my comment.

Regarding Japan it's two gens running; PS3 was not dominant over the Wii. And even with WiiU's current abysmal sales it's quite premature to suggest that the PS4 has Japan in the bag already. It'll certainly come down to software that appeals to the Japanese market because as far as hardware is concerned, WiiU's efficient and pseudo-handheld design is tailor-made for that region whereas the PS4's expensive, cutting-edge tech is not.