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Soundwave on 27 August 2013
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Captain_Tom said:
Mr Khan said:
Salnax said:
I can imagine the PS4 actually stumbling around a bit in 2014, after the launch effect wears off. ESPECIALLY if it doesn't release in Japan quickly enough, giving the Wii U extra momentum. And even if the PS4 does win this gen, there's a difference between NES/PS2 style dominance and Wii style fadness.

PS2-style dominance is possible, but it depends more on what Nintendo and Microsoft can do than anything Sony will do. PS2 did what it did because Microsoft was still ironing out the kinks of being a console manufacturer and Nintendo's creative focus was lost at sea. If Nintendo makes GameCube-esque game-design mistakes with Wii U and Microsoft brings any more major screw-ups to the table, Sony can conquer utterly. If both keep their heads level, then they'll give PS4 a run for its money, and possibly outshine it.

This is exactly right.  It is clear that Sony has learned from its mistakes and is going back to what origionally made Playstation the juggernaut it is:

Make a solid console at at the perfect price point, and give it a nice spoonful of inovation and exclusives.  

Past that there is nothing incredibly special the PS1 or 2 did.  They completely dominated due to MS and Nintendo practically trying to make bad products with little to no appeal. 


Well the PS1/PS2 had a virtual lock on most important third party exclusives, so that is one that's changed, companies can't afford to make games exclusive anymore, certainly not to Sony (that doesn't have the deep pockets that MS does, ahem Titanfall).

So dominating the way the PS1/PS2 did is probably impossible.

So that is a difference, but on the other points I agree. They've gone back to making a powerful system that's affordable and has lots of third party support, and even unlike the PS2, the PS4 (ala the PS1) is easy to program for and should be able to win this console cycle as a result.