TGS 2013: Sony Confirms 5 Million PS4 for FY2013

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the-pi-guy said:

PigPen said:
Sony didn't sell 50 million consoles at $600 dollars.  You know price cuts give console sales a boost for those that where on the fence about buying.  The real factor about the PS3 was Blu-ray.  Being fairly new at that time, and what Blu-ray players cost in stores made the PS4 look like a steal even with its high price. Sony has nothing like that too help sell the PS4. 

I know that, that does not negate my point though.  There is a snow ball effect when it comes to video game hardware sales.  600$ system won't sell well -> few games are made for the system -> won't sell well.   PS3's big advantage was brand power and blu ray.  Though I wouldn't say blu ray was that big of an advantage, it was still going up against HD DVD at the time.  In fact PS3 probably saved blu ray rather than the other way, because at the time HD DVD was a huge competitor and had a lot of exclusives for movies that blu ray didn't have.  So PS4 probably is even better being 100$ cheaper than the Xbox One than the PS3 was being cheaper than blu ray players.  

That was Sony selling pitch, "PS3 with Blu-ray player".  It's delusional to think Blu-ray didn't play a part.  Yall problem is cause Sony won two generations, think it will always win.  Sony lost this generation to the Wii.  All consoles have brand power is why there's fanboys.