| BuckStud said: I'm not sure how old you were during the N64 time, but your memory is a little off. While the PS1 and Saturn had many good games, most of them paled considerably to the great games on the N64. Other than storage capacity, the N64 was superior in every way to either of those. Sony did so well simply because of their less than ethical marketing of the PlayStation line. They were able to get into stores that didn't sell video games prior like Circuit City by telling them that they would only be allowed to carry their other products if they sold the PlayStation in their stores. Sony TV's were still popular back then, so that got them into more stores. Then there's the fact that Sony hired secret shoppers to go into stores and ask about their competition with video games. I had a friend that was the store manager at Electronic Boutique and he said that it was well known in the industry that gifts were handed out randomly to sales associates that would steer customers to the PlayStation when they would ask about Sony's competition...I witnessed it more than once. Then there were the BS rumors that would get started like the government is buying a bunch of PS2's to replace there super computers because the PS2 was more powerful and a lot cheaper.
Sony came to the market as a bully and bought their way into their market share. They’ve never really brought anything revolutionary to the industry. The PS4 is nothing more than an underpowered gaming PC in a plastic case. Sony has done so well mostly because of hype and ignorant fans....much the same way the USA has the current president that it does.
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First, the idea that Playstation has never brought anything revolutionary to the industry--do you know what dual analog controls are? You know, the scheme that everyone uses today?
Second, the idea of poor Nintendo being bullied by Playstation is like the idea of the Roman Empire being bullied by the Visigoths. The biggest bully on the block got a dose of their own medicine? We're talking about the company that wrapped up North America by forcing developers to sign illegal, one-side contracts, basically poisoning the market for Sega. They even tried to kill the Playstation in court before it was launched.
As for why Sony has done so well, that's easy. It's because of games. They offered more choice to consumers and more support to developers. Games are kind of important to, you know, gaming. It's a really easy equation to figure out.
