My prediction: PS4 will outsell Switch lifetime

[DonFerrari]

Johnw1104 said:

DonFerrari said:

PS2 was even less opposed than PS4

The PS2 had competition, but it was a very good DVD player for its price while also sporting good-but-not-great hardware that allowed them to price it very low, which helped sell the console to the mainstream in a way only the Wii really did otherwise. The two pre-existing rivals didn't have that capability, and the PS2 was already a smash hit by the time Microsoft made their entry into the industry.

That's definitely a good example, though... there was never really a chance that the other consoles would compete given the pricing and DVD capabilities. PS4's circumstances do rather compare, though I'd say the others botched their launches a lot worse in the recent generation.

Why use the misconcept of the DVD?

Was the DVD function that made it sell that much even after X360 released? Was the DVD functionality that made it sell more SW than any other system?

PS2 HW was great for the pricepoint and time of release. It was released for small loss as usual, and GC+XB were only stronger because they launched later and could use more advanced tech.

PS2 had Dreamcast, GC and Xbox to compete against, but even so it didn't even considered them competition when it smoked they out.

If you want to use DVD to justify the sales why not use netflix and BD for PS4?