cleveland124 said:
TheRealMafoo said:
cleveland124 said:
senatorpjt said:
I don't think the Wii is "directly" competing with the 360/PS3, at least in the sense that it's not as direct as the competition between the 360 and the PS3. I have a PS3 and a Wii. The question "Should I buy the PS3 or the Wii?" doesn't seem as common as "Should I buy a PS3 or a 360?" |
I also have a PS3 and a Wii. And they definately compete for my $$. When I have $50 or $60 and I go to gaming store to buy a game I'm walking out with either a PS3 or a Wii game, not with both(unless I have more $$ :) ). Here's the thing. Thing is a stupid argument. There are benefits to looking at the market in different slices. An example is that you can ask yourself how well the HD console market is doing and exclude the Wii. You can look at the young age group or fitness products and maybe you'll group the Wii in with other products and not the PS3 or the 360. Or you can look at the traditional video games market and have the Wii, PS3, or 360 against each other. All come up with useful looks at the various markets and can let you know how each different product is competing. There is no end all comparison. You can't just say that PS3 and Wii don't compete and exclude any argument that does, much like you can't say that that the HD market is suffering because the Wii is selling rediculously well. |
no one is saying they don't compete. We are just saying they don't directly compete. You are a great example as you own both a PS3 and a Wii. If they directly competed, you would probably own only one of them. I bet if you counted all the two "this gen" console owners up, over 50% of them would have a Wii+HD console. Very few would have a PS3 and a 360 with no Wii. Think about why that is. |
I actually think I'm an example of why they do compete. I love video games and I can't stand to miss good ones. That's why I grabbed both. But both of them compete for my monthly gaming budget, so I see them in very direct competition although I support both of them. |
And more importantly, it is those gaming dollars that matter the most. Remember, simply buying a PS3 loses Sony money. They only make money from you if you buy... what was it? 6 games? While I imagine many people on this site will easily break that total, other gamers may not own more than a dozen games in a generation. If the sales are then split between 2 or 3 consoles, Sony is not making the sort of money off of you that they could have if you had only one. So, as you say, direct competition.
