FACTS vs. FICTION – Volume 1

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johnlucas said:

Captain_Tom said:

PenguinZ said:

I think the last point is true to some extent... Power does not sell consoles.

Power definately sells products as long as the cost isn't too high.  This is probably one of the biggest laughably wrong lists I have ever seen.

So the more powerful $300 XBox of 2001 had no problem overcoming the weaker $300 PlayStation 2, huh?
And the more powerful $200 Gamecube had no problem overcoming that same weaker $300 PlayStation 2.

What about that $200 Nintendo 64 powerhouse wiping the floor with that weaker $300 PlayStation of 1994?

And I guess the more powerful $200 Sega Master System easily overcame the weaker $200 Nintendo Entertainment System too, right?

I laid the proof out for you all generation by generation.
IT'S NOT POWER, guys.

John Lucas

P.S.: Happy New Year!

Ur right power is not the defining factor, ulitmaltey it comes down to which console has the largest amount of compelling games alongside other factors like price and extra features. PS2 easily beat out Xbox & GC in terms of system selling software along with a nice price point and DVD functionality right out of the box. Playstation also dwarfed N64 in terms of system selling software as did NES compared to Master System.

That doesn't prove that the most powerful can't win tho. If the most powerful console has the biggest games alongside the correct price point and a bunch of nice features then it will win. PS4 is 99.99% guaranteed to win this generation because it has a mix of all the things needed to win, great 1st & 3rd party titles, correct price (sub-$400), a bunch of nice features (blu-ray playback, PSN, etc) and being the most powerful is just icing on the cake.