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dtrain85 on 05 March 2015
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Materia-Blade said:
dtrain85 said:

PS4 is not doing worse, it's selling at the same pace, if not slightly faster.

Yes the PS3 was expensive, but the PS3 had better software and had 2 holiday seasons in the first 14 months.  If the PS4 gets good dev support from local developers, I see no reason why it can't sell as many as the PS3 lifetime.

The first holiday season was also launch period for both wii u and ps3, so it doesn't matter. By the way, ps4 had a much better launch than ps3 but quickly fell behind, meaning it's not the same pace. Ps3 required a big turnaround and selling decently even after 5 years on the market, wich is highly unlikely for ps4.

Launching during the holidays does matter.  The PS4 didn't sell out on launch day, probably because February is a slow shopping month.  If it had launched in November or December, and was able to benefit from another holiday season, you bet your ass it would have sold more after ~12-12.5 months.

What kind of logic is that?  The PS4 sold a ton out of the gate because it wasn't supply constrained and it saturated a certain demographic of gamers quicker.  It's a FACT that the PS4 is currently selling at a similar or faster pace... the numbers don't lie.  When the PS4 sells less than the PS3 after x amount of time with launch dates aligned, THEN you can say it's selling at a slower pace.