thismeintiel said:
A_C_E said:
PS4 wasn't available everywhere at launch? The PS4 was available in all major markets (48 countries btw) within less than a month of release. I'm wondering what your definition of available is.
What Zorg merely pointed out was when you align the PS2 against the PS4, region for region, as you will see, the data points towards PS2 outselling the PS4 (unless you think otherwise, lol) due to the fact the PS2's pace is greater than PS4's pace of generated sales.
If people want to say PS4 has sold more in 4 years than PS2 did after 4 years they aren't wrong because it is technically true. Then comes along Zorg who breaks down the sales region for region to find a better understanding and he's called misinformed, or just doesn't get it.
It's a funny phenomenon that goes on in the brain; Ignorance. Zorg I'm sure recognizes that PS4 has outsold the PS2 in the four years of skewed availability, but he also understands the break down of the sales regions and how those regional stats showcase the upcoming event of the PS2 eventually surpassing the PS4. Then comes the actual uninformed individuals who recognize PS4 has outsold the PS2 in the four years of skewed availability but can't recognize the regional breakdown. They say "NO NO NO PS4 actually outpaces blah blah blah." Again, it's a funny phenomenon that goes on in the brain; The ignorant ones always say the other is ignorant.
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It launched later in Japan. A little over 3 months. And there were smaller countries that came months later.
Of course, that isn't the main point. The point is you are dealing in hypotheticals aligning each region. A hypothetical that is also an impossibility. The PS2 was staggered because there wouldn't be enough stock to launch in every country. The parts weren't off the shelf and therefore not readily available. That's the problem with going with all custom HW.
Sure, if Sony launched the PS2 in most countries at launch, they MAY have had an additional 2M sales in the first month, but they'd also be experiencing what Nintendo is right now, which equals fewer sales the months/year after. It would have equalised itself out before this point in time.
You have to use logic, not come from a mindset of trying to downplay the PS4. Or listen to someone who has that mindset. The PS4 is still beating the PS2, period. This is also a system that had the best Q4 for a PS console. Yes, including the PS2.
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Don't want to ruin your discussion but, i have lived in all the ps eras.
And have to say i have never seen such a huge amount of games Coming out in one year,not even talking about next year.
Ps4 is crushing it to be my favorite console of all time( it basically already beat ps3..ps1 and 2 are tough but since i whas a kid back then i only played a select phew)
