AlfredoTurkey said:
TheSting said:
There was also the Saturn and Dreamcast. Guess he tried to look smart or make you look silly but it backfired
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You both realize PS1 was at close to 10m sold before the N64 even released, right?, and not once did the sales for the N64 come close to posing a threat.
By the time the Xbox launched the Ps2 had already built a close to 11m sales lead, a lead that again, was never challenged either in total or weekly sales by the Xbox.
The PS1 was Sony's first console, they had no idea it was going to dominate like that. So using the PS1 as an example that monopoly doesn't hurt the game industry doesn't make any sense. Sony had to take their competitors into account before building and releasing their console. In fact, Playstation wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for Nintendo.
Saturn enjoyed a small and brief lead in during the PS1's Japan-only launch, but the moment PlayStation 1 was available worldwide it quickly got overtaken, and the dreamcast also suffered from poor sales and eventually being scrapped, mainly because it tried to launch mid cycle, 2 years before the PS2.
Namiireis point is that the PS1 and PS2 thrieved just fine with no major sales challengers in the industry, and it's a valid point, both systems overshadowed other consoles on the market at the time for both generations, and hit sales records that to this day havent been broken.
It's not a valid point at all like I explained above. PS2 was weaker than the XBOX and GC and was harder to develop for. It was also more expensive than the GC. The XBOX had a much better online infrastructure and that influenced Nintendo and Sony to try harder with their online infrastructure. Although Nintendo still is stubborn when it comes to online infrastructure. Sony has copied MS's idea of putting online behind a paywall. Remember the disastrous announcement of the XBONE at E3 2013? MS had to ditch most of their ideas because of the backlash. If they had a monopoly on the market we, the gamers, would have been screwed.
It's entirely possible to do well and make advancements in the console space, without stiff competition from other consoles.
Just about every real-life example would disagree with you. Monopoly leads to stagnation. Maybe not right away, but eventually it will lead to that.
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