PlayStation+Ninty+Xbox shipment history since 1995, UPDATED May 2015.

[vivster]

kowenicki said:

vivster said:

kowenicki said:

done.

Looks a lot less dire for Sony now, don't you think? :)

The people who are gone were the remaining casuals who don't make nearly as much impact in software sales as the core. At least I hope I'm right.

You know what would be really great? Software numbers for the time frame, of course split by consoles and handhelds.

How so?

Sony is a business.  It wants to sell hardware.  Ignoring that a segment of the playstation business has effectively died (handhelds) is covenient if you want to try and score some points for some reason, but it is also irrelevant.

In any event.  The home console sales are historically low and will get lower (relatively).  At best Sony home consoles this gen will flatline, they certainly wont reach previous peaks. So there is no growth in the business, just stagnation despite a larger market.  It cannot be ignored that the PS4 had a simultaneous global launch either, PS3 and PS2 didnt.  The PS3 will die quicker than the PS2 also.

Nintendo on the other hand looks plain horrible.  No other words required.

The market is shrinking since 2008. Especially in the handheld division.

Or do you count casuals who moved on to mobile or PC as still part of the console market? Which part exactly grew?

And isn't it the software that makes the most money? If the departure of the casuals really has a low effect on software sales then it's not as bad as you might think.