Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - December 12th - 18th 2016

[Mummelmann]

celador said:

Mummelmann said:

 

Personally, since the beginning of the 8th gen, and even before, I never believed in another long-lived generation, I don't believe in utter domination and 100 million + selling consoles, but I've been challenged all the way, things like the PS4 Pro is/has been a large part of the counter-arguments. "How can you think that they 8th gen will be shorter when we're getting updated hardware like this?"

 

You don't think PS4 comfortably outselling it's 8th gen competitors combined is utter domination?

Depends, I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of PS2 when I say "utter domination". Development costs forcing more widespread releases and support, shortened cycle, branching and splintering market and other factors would contribute to this. It surely is domination, but seemingly not as much as it should seeing as how the Wii U was never a factor, the One had a horrible start with all the negative press and both pricing and library have been more than adequate, perhaps even great, so far. I guess what I'm saying is that the PS4 is selling less than many expected, especially given the relative lack of competition. The Xbox "comeback" in NA is also quite telling, no one console is set to dominate the way the PS2, but this was also true for last gen, even more so.

I never expeted a PS2-like situatiuon, but there were those who did, and some apparently still do.