LethalP said:
zorg1000 said:
In no way does that suggest PS2 was a fad, people are just saying that it helped it become a more appealing product.
For example, a wife/mother in 2002 is looking to get the family their first DVD player, her husband has a casual interest in sports games and their kids want the new games based on kids properties (Harry Potter, Shrek, Spongebob, etc) which one are they likely to choose?
$150 DVD+$150 Gamecube or $200 PS2? Probably the PS2.
Again, nobody is suggesting that PS2 wouldnt have been a huge success without a DVD player, it would have still easily cleared 100 million and dominated the competition but hypothetically it may have looked something like this.
With DVD player
PS2, ~155 million
XB+GC+DC, ~55 million
Without DVD player
PS2, ~125 million
XB+GC+DC, ~70 million
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But if those 30 million wanted a DVD player and not a gaming machine why would that increase the other consoles sales? PS2 would still have the best library and dominant position.
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Some of the people who wanted a DVD and a game console could have potentially gotten a DVD+GC or XB+DVD addon instead of a PS2 and the people who primarily wanted it for DVD use would likely have just gotten a DVD player.
125 million for PS2 vs 70 million for XB+GC+DC is still very dominant so i dont know why you are telling me it would still have dominated........myself and pretty much everyone agree with that.
