small44 said:
Azzanation said:
More of these threads. A lot of you don't understand business and the gaming market. No company has a bigger name then the other. On Paper Nintendo has the biggest name out of all 3 if we are going by figures.
Ill try to make this simple for the kids that read this.
1: Sony are very good marketers
2: Xbox is as big of a name then the PS (last gen both finished on the same amount sold)
3: Every gen is different, there's always different winners.
Now before you call me a fanboy I am a PC gamer who thinks consoles are quite stupid (my Opinion)
All generations favour those who are hungrier, eg - Nintendo went aggressive with the Wii last gen since the Gamecube failed while MS went strong with the 360 because of the Org Xbox, PS3 failed to excite because Sony went into last generation big headed with the PS2s success. Results = Wii destroyed the market followed by the 360 then after PS3 caught up but.. PS3 caught up as the last gen finished as MS and Nintendo were focusing on next generation systems like there line ups which clearly shows that the PS4 lacked launch line up games compared to there competitors
This generation we have gotten the exact opposite, MS went out over confident while Sony were the hungrier team. PS4 did what the 360 did last gen, It was available World Wide a lot longer then the X1, it launch with good spirits where as X1 did a PS3 and launched only in a few countries and left a bad taste in casual gamers mouths.
Every Gen will be different and you can mark my words, if there is a next gen I would be expecting Xbox or Nintendo to topple top spot since there the hungrier teams.
Now all this doesn't matter in the end because either Sony or MS are trying to put each other out of business, if that was the case then Sony wouldn't have a chance against a monolith corporation like MS.
Both X1 and PS4 are reaching there sales goals, and to me Sales don't mean anything. Premium products aren't the best sellers and ill use the Wii and DS last gen as a example, they were the best selling systems last gen yet PC gaming was my preferred choice. No different this gen, PS4 is selling but so did the Wii last gen, does it really matter? All consoles have enough 1st party games to entertain you all though the generation.
Get rid of the measuring sticks, Sales don't determine quality or superior products, Both brands are big enough to attract there markets, if you prefer Sony games then game on PS, if you prefer MS games then game on Xbox and same with Nintendo and PC etc.
I owned a PC, PS1 and N64 all at the same time, Honest truth, my N64 was the best thing i could have brought, it had qaulity games, it had innovations and it was cheap and powerful, My PS1 i had MGS1 and FF7 (which was also avaialble on PC) and the Crash Bandicoot collections and many other 3rd party games that are nothing more then poor cheaply design games with very poorly made 1st party exclusives. My PS1 had nothing special on it apart from the fact you can pirate the games where as my PC did everything the PS1 did and more... BUT the PS1 sold monster tons, did that make it a better device then the N64? Hell no, no where near, premium games came on the N64 and PC where as PS1 had a library of 3rd party games while Sega started losing there way. Do sales = quality? No never did. PS was a new brand yet outsold a strong brand in Nintendo. That should anwser this thread.
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Xbox360 sold nearly as much as ps3 because it released more then 1 year after ps3 and 3rd party games was superior and was less expensive not because xbox brand is bigger.
A brand is big when it sold better then another without being aggressive.
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Agressive marketing can be the difference in system sales as can be good timing. The 360 had the advantage and continued to outsell the PS3 for years, its only when MS started to drop support that the PS3 caught up, in the end the 360 sold more for most of last generation which leads to bigger success then barely overtaking in its dieing years when both consoles are worth practicle nothing.
Also PS4 is dominating the market this gen based on aggersive marketing and the fact its had a world wide sales advatage for a good year and a bit. Do you expect a console available in 13 countries to outsell another thats available in 70+ at launch? Thats no different between 360 and PS3 with the 360 having a 1 year head start. If the PS3 caught up on sales then expect the X1 to do somthing similar.
Quote *A brand is big when it sold better then another without being aggressive.* Then how do you explain the PS1 outselling the N64? From that time no one knew what a PS1 was were as everyone knew what a Nintendo was.
