superhippy420 said:
Sonys gaming division is still in massive trouble and the reason is just the sheer number of flops in terms of software with the PS3 & Vita.
1st Party Games under 2 million sold - R&C a Crack in time, Infamous 2,Heavenly Sword, God of War Ascention, Resistance 3, MAG, Motorstorm PR, Socom, Hot Shots Golf, R&C All for One, Modnation Racers, a bunch of MLB games,Twisted Metal,Playstation All-Stars,LBP Karting,Lair,Sly Cooper,Starhawk, and atleast 10 casual aimed games. The Vita has sold only 4.7 million units of 1st party software total (Nintendo is well over 63 million on 3DS).
Considering that there is either a small loss or profit on all consoles, the number of consoles sold really is a bad measure for success. Everyone calls the Gamecube a massive failure, yet since Nintendo moved 65 million 1st party games, they actually managed to turn a decent profit. Even Sony's biggest title (Uncharted) only sold 6 million each, which is really good but is the same number that DKCR sold last on Wii, yet no one considers DK to be a huge franchise.
Everyone compares Nintendo to Sega, but the reality is that Sony is much closer to Segas situation right now. Genesis (PS3) sold a bunch of consoles but the 1st party software did terribly (Super Mario World almost outsold all Genesis 1st party software combined). The Gamegear (Vita) was a failed attempt at a handheld and hurt Sega Financially. Saturn/Dreamcast continued to have terrible 1st party software sales and then the console division folded. The only difference now is that 3rd Party software is keeping Sony alive, and thats primarily just Call of Duty, GTA, and FIFA.
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