PS2 2001 sales numbers vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =)

[Kasz216]

CrazzyMan said:
I decided to make a comparison between PS2 numbers of 2001 and PS3 numbers of 2008, because:
1) 2008 is first year, when PS3 will be selling WW for FULL year - 2001 was first year, when PS2 was selling WW for FULL year.
2) In 2001 were released BIG games like MGS2, GTA3, FFX, DMC, GT3. Games like MGS4, GTA4, FFXIII, DMC4, GT5 also aimed to 2008.
3) 2008 is second PS3 year, 2001 was second PS2. PS2 sold 16 mln. in 2001.
PS2 launched in March 2000. Was selling for 10 month.
PS3 launched in November 2006. Was selling for 1,5 month.

10 month of 2000 close to 1 year? YES.
1,5 month of 2006 close to 1 year? NO.
12 month of 2007 close to 1 year? YES.

Overall:
2000 PS2 = 2007 PS3.
2001 PS2 = 2008 PS3.

Console`s life STARTS with NOT launch in EVERY region, BUT since FIRST launch.

PS3 was launched in Europe almost 5 month later and still you see the that PS3 other sales are compared to LTD sales of wii and x360, NOT 13 months of European ps3 sales with 13 months of European sales of wii and x360.

That's because they're in the same generation... and are used to compare there totals, unlike what you are trying to do, infer the PS3 is going to be successful because the PS2 is.

The Wii, 360 and PS3 aren't using each other as predictors.  While you are trying to use the PS2 as a predictor.  It's a very different use of data.