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d21lewis on 17 June 2015
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torok said:
d21lewis said:

PS3 wasn't soundly beaten, ever.  People just acted like it was because Sony said they would overtake 360 within a year and move on.  Truthfully, the PS3 outsold the 360 almost every year except one since the day it launched, even when it cost $100-$200 more.  Did people not care about BC or did the price point hurt them?  It's not that simple.

*edit*  Also, I'm a PSP/Vita and DS/3DS owner.  I probably bought as many PSP games for Vita as I did Vita games for Vita since launch day!  And I'm still buying DS games for 3DS.  My most played 3DS game (according to the Activity Feed) is Advance Wars Dual Strike!!


I count it as a soumd beating because they managed to lose a almost monopoly and remained at last place most of the gen.

I know that you bought a lot of last gen games, but I usually don't like to get the examples on the forum because we represent a tiny minority in gaming. As an example, everyone went crazy with Shenmue 3 here. But mainstream gamers? They don't even know that this game is famous, because it's old and niche.

I agree.  It's hard to actually guage who "Won E3" because we're all geeks and we all have our bias.  Me, I'm a Nintendo lover (They failed me) and a guy that jumped on Xbox 360 and went crazy over it.  Just my preferences.  I've always been a huge fan of BC ever since the PS2 days but I realize that my opinions don't represent the majority.  I can only speak for me and I'm nowhere near the average gamer.  I buy all of the consoles and sometimes buy the exact same game multiple times, for example.  I wish it was possible to get a casual gamer to watch E3 and decide who won but that would be like getting a casual sports fan to tell you which team is the best.  

That Shenmue 3 thing....I played (and still own) the first two but they were available for two consoles that sold really poorly and didn't even sell very well to those guys!  It blows my mind seeing people go crazy over it, now.  I mean one guy was bragging about it and couldn't even spell it.  He kept calling it "Shamue".  Internet, man.   It's a crazy place.