Conegamer said:
It's just a different world than when those systems launched, and there's also two systems coming out at the same time, vying for every sale. And there's the Wii U, as well as their predecessors with a much larger library at lower prices. It would be bold to say it will see the same level of success as the PS2 after launch because of a combination of all the above reasons. |
I disagree. Worldwide has gotten a lot bigger since 12 years ago. Consoles are actually getting into new countries, sales as a whole, are up gen over gen, and there is less competition from the Nintendo side. As far as other devices eating up the market. Well, given the sales growth this gen, one could argue against that. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Breaking preorder records on Amazon is pretty good evidence, and costs are cheaper than they were last gen, could be much easier to get down to that 200$ sweet spot. Remember, PS2 sold about 70% of its consoles at 200$, and 30% at under 120.
