The PS3 not performing as bad as some claim?

[HappySqurriel]

Comparing the Playstation to the PS3 is foolish because the Playstation launched against the Saturn (an expensive game console with literally no games for a company with a reputation of ending systems early) and had 18 months to build marketshare before their strongest competition (N64) entered the market. The best way to look at how well the PS3 is performing is to compare it to: The Dreamcast: Japan hardware http://www.vgcharts.org/japconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=DC&type=2&align=0 Japan Software http://www.vgcharts.org/japconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=DC&type=3&align=0 NA hardware http://www.vgcharts.org/aconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=DC&type=2&align=0 NA software http://www.vgcharts.org/aconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=DC&type=3&align=0 And The Gamecube: Japan hardware http://www.vgcharts.org/japconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=GC&type=2&align=0 Japan Software http://www.vgcharts.org/japconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=GC&type=3&align=0 NA hardware http://www.vgcharts.org/aconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=GC&type=2&align=0 NA software http://www.vgcharts.org/aconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=GC&type=3&align=0 Certainly, the PS3 is selling at a rate where it will "survive" but it looks more and more unlikely that they can become the dominant console of the generation (or even be in the running)