| Intrinsic said: Hopefully this will shed some light on how things really are. And hopefully put an end to this specific brand of sensationalism on the internet these days. Looking at platforms from the last 3 generations, NOT INCLUDING HANDHELDS. GEN 5 TOTAL: 144M
GEN 6 TOTAL: 211M +37%
GEN 7 TOTAL: 265M +27%
Not as flashy as graphs but you get the general gist. And this is just looking at the last 3 generations. Every generation there has been more than a 20% increase in combined console sales. So I reeeeeeeeeeaaaallllly don't know where this whole doom and gloom nonsense comes from. But hey, if we really want to add handheld gaming to this list, then by all means lets do it properly. ADD the IOS and ANDROID device sales there too!!!!!! Cause while they may not be gaming on the PSP, vita, DS or 3DS anymore, they sure as hell are gaming on their phones. EDIT: And something else about the last generation. It was combined the most expensive console generation in history. In the PS2's 5th year, you could buy a brand new PS2 for under $150. As at the launch of the PS4, no to hell with that.. right now, six month into the new generation, a brand new PS3 is still around $250. If sony and MS can somehow make the PS4/XBO get to as low as $200 in say three years, this gen will also put up some crazy large numbers. |
one flaw when comparing gens, they don't last the same time, gen 7 started in 2005 we are 9 years further, the gen before started in 2000 and lastest only 5-7 years
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