August 2014 NPD Thread! PS4 - 190k, XBO - 160k, Wii U < 60k, PSV < 6k

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pokoko said:

fatslob-:O said:

It's actually July where PS4 was underperforming ... For the the PS4 performed fairly decent.

Hold on a minute.  You keep saying "underperforming".  I want to be sure about what you mean.  Are you using the PS2 as a universal standard?

From a business perspective, "underperforming" means that something is not doing as well as it should be doing relative to the current market.  If analysis indicates that it should be hitting 400k a month, then it would be underperforming.  It does NOT mean that a product is not measuring up relative to a product from 13 years ago.  Anyone in business knows that markets change over time and that eternal standards don't really carry any meaning beyond the trivial.

So, then, when you say "underperforming", what exactly are your criteria?

We've established that he doesn't care about market conditions and is using the PS2, literally, as a measuring stick. =P

Wait, no, scratch that, he DOES care that the PS2 was only in one market during its first few months, so he cares about that condition.

Just none of the conditions that weaken his point.