A combination of both.. The drm was removed before the system cams into stores. This means that most people who knew about it were the preorder and early adopters. Those who dont blindy go out and buy a system. This effect is vaning fast now since the genereal public is starting to be the purchasers. Soon it will be just like old times where people choose a system and contrary to most beliefs exclusives isnt the deciding factor. It is price. Look at the ps2 and wii. These were both the budget systems and the ps2 didnt have many exclusives. Now the wii had lots of exclusives but most people i know still arent aware that mario is only available on nintendo platforms. They bought it for wii sports and then just picked up mario because it fits the casual style and is a known brand. Even the 360 nearly equalled to the ps3 and gained a vast marketshare compared to the previous generation. OG xbox and gamecube had a stronger exclusive lineup than the ps2 but they were more expensive. = ps2 wins. Ps3 had a far superior library but lost market share due to cheaper competition. I know we like to brush away any statements made saying gaming is for children by referring to studied that say the average gamer is in his 30,s but if you go down to a videogame store what kinds of people do you honestly see there? Majority is kids who doesnt have a lot of disposable income and so they just need the cheapest system that can play cod or gta. All those 60 year olds dragging the average up is playing facebook "games" like farmville or angry birds/flappy bird/flappy donkey/jumping piggy/etc... And there is a lot of them. Hence the age survey.
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