Hatred for Microsoft skewing vision of good gaming console

[Mr Puggsly]

2008ProchargedGT said:

Mr Puggsly said:

No, the market is changing. I think we all anticipated less consoles being sold this gen than last gen.

PS3 was a financial disaster for Sony. It also sold significantly less than PS2. But PS3 still had a massive userbase.

3DS isnt going to sell anywhere near DS, but thats okay. It still sold really well and moved a ton of software.

Vita is a genuine tank. Sony has basically cut its losses on it. Its selling a small fraction of PSP. The failure of Vita isnt entirely Sony's fault in my opinion. The market changed.

Wii U is another platform Id consider a tank. It had no potential of achieving Wii sales. But it could have sold much better if they stuck with Wiimote thus keeping the console cheaper and more appealing. That tablet was a mistake.

X1 is doing respectable. NES and SNES sold 50-60 million units and are fondly remembered by many. X1 doesent need to achieve 360 numbers to find success.

Then how do youe explain the sales success of the PS4 while the X1 is failling? i would agree with your argument if you were refering to wii to wiiU. but in this case it holds no water

X1 made bad moves and they are paying for it. But they still have a strong following thanks to mistakes made with PS3.

Hence, X1 probably wont do as well as 360. But if you feel X1 is a flat out failure, well youre just wrong. Less success than the predecessor is not equal to failure. In a nutshell, its not black and white but you act like it is.