| RolStoppable said: No. People like to look at past launches and draw the conclusion that it is easily possible. However, the most recent PlayStation product, the Vita, featured the same price as its predecessor, the PSP. and was agreed upon to have a significantly better launch lineup. Thus people were expecting a good launch, but in reality the PSP beat the PSV roughly 4:1. Now that the PS4 is cheaper than the PS3 and also has a better launch lineup, people figure that the PS4 launch should be the same or better than the PS3 launch. Not going to happen with the current economical conditions. Besides, the PS4 is just like the PSV in that it lacks the brand strength of the PS3 and PSP. A lot of people bought Sony's seventh generation machines based on blind faith, this isn't going to repeat. Number time: The PS4 won't sell more than 120k units during its launch week and won't pass the Wii U by the end of 2013. |
You may be right. 
(I wonder why I didn't think of this.)
In any case sony's consoles are usually stronger. After all the PS3 outdid the PSP! You also have a point about economical conditions affecting the console market too.
