Is PS4 the first console to sell like this without a fad?

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Ganoncrotch said:

The PS4 is selling like this because of the X1 reveal. IMO.

That reveal was just an absolute disaster, they left the door wide open for Sony in all markets, even their tightly held US. So yeah... the PS4's Gimmick was Smartglass, TV integration, DDR3 memory, empty promises of cloud power (remember that?), always online, no more trading of games, Kinect always kinected (remember that?), moving all games from the console to Games for Windows Live 10, but yeah... for Sony the handy thing is, all those ideas were on the systems main rival.

I bought a PS3 after that reveal, and a PS4 soon after launch, after being a X360 fan all last gen.

The X1 reveal was so fever pitch you had to watch it. Although a Sony supporter I've always also had all Microsoft's offerings. Including Xbox one s 

 

But that reveal for the standard casual gamer rwas a disaster I've never seen anything like it. It's cost Microsoft the whole gen now Sony are getting so far ahead it's almost impossible to fail now with ps5