| tuscaniman99 said: The comparisons of PS3/360 NA market share vs now are ridiculous. Last Gen was the beginning of the HD era and broad bad gaming became mainstream for consoles. PS2 was basically not involved with online experiences and Xbox had Halo with broadband Ethernet port built in every box. Microsoft bet on broadband gaming becoming mainstream and they bet correctly. With the 360 it continued that online focus with Gears of War becoming a huge hit. Americans see Xbox Live as the place to play online games. You honestly think all of these people will switch to PS4? Once Microsoft reaches price parity with the PS4 (and they will if they need to) Xbox will once again at worst sell 1:1 with the PS4. Many people played PS3 online solely because it was free. Charging for multiplayer on Playstation isn't going to help the brand. Sony needs to prove that PSN can compete with Xbox LIVE while Microsoft doesn't need to prove anything. Believe want you want but the majority of gamers aren't going to flock to PS4 solely because they have more faith in XBL. No chance PS4 dominates in NA. |
The same people that you're refferring to are the same one's that actually look into what console interests them, hence why they chose 360 this past gen in the first place. A game like Gears of War doesn't exactly have as much staying power as you seem to believe if Gears 3 got beat out by it's PS3 counterpart Uncharted 3, while Judgment got beat out by GoW:A and brutally slain by TLoU. You talk as if only Xbox One will have the games that appeal to the American gamer masses, and there's no hope for Sony ruling the American market this time around. The way I see it, if Sony can deliver the heavy hitting AAA exclusives, while at the same proving that PSN is just as strong of an online ecosystem as XBL, then there's no reason why Sony can't dominate the market like they did with PS2.
On a side note, there's no reason why Gears couldn't potentially make it's way onto the PS4. If that happens, then, by your own logic, XBone is definitely f*cked in the US. ;)
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