Microsoft “completely discounted Nintendo” when launching Xbox 360

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Mr Puggsly said:

ethomaz said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Sony came in when the competition was weak. Also, Sony was in a finanically better position. PS1 won by default, N64 and Saturn were a mess.

Which is why Im glad MS came into the console fray. The industry needed a company willing to take big risks even against a mega company like Sony.

Wait... are you calling Nintendo and Sega weak after SNES/Mega Drive? O.O

SNES / Mega Drive were super strong when Sony launched PlayStation and Saturn/N64 did put a tie a tie competition...

 

No... I'm saying Saturn and N64 were weak follow ups. Both sold significantly less than their predecessors because of mistakes made by Sega and Nintendo.

That made it easier for Playstation to dominate. Especially since Sony was embracing 3rd parties and CDs were cheap to produce.

But the PS1 didn't just win by default. They were brilliant in the way they were able to exploit a demograph (young adults) that hadn't been exploited before. All of a sudden, gaming was "cool" and not just something a nerd did. I remember, I was about 16 when it launched. Gaming was accepted in highschool after that and become a part of pop culture.

That, to me, is the genius behind the PS1.