| LethalP said: We all know PS1 and PS2 only sold because they played CD/DVD's, and the PS3 proved that without the help of the new hot multimedia format (Blu-Ray was luke warm), PlayStation sales weren't all that hot, yaus? So it's strange to see Sony's gaming centric approach push the PS4 to these levels of success previously only seen on consoles with fads at their forefront (like CD, like DVD, like motion controls, touch screen etc.). Maybe it's something else not game related selling the PS4? Because after all, no console in the history of ever sold the way PS4 is without some out-of-the-norm novelty compared to it's competition. So either PS1/2 sold for the same reason PS4 is, the library, or PS4 is an unseen anomoly in the gaming industry? Interesting stuff. |
Wrong, wrong, wrong, and... wrong.
The original PlayStation sold well because it was first announced at a $100 price point lower than the Sega Saturn. Then, it was Nintendo being late to market with the N64. Remember, the Sega Saturn already employed Cd's as the first console of its generation. CD's were NOT a fad at this time while it was already established as a viable storage media.
The DVD playback option no doubtably helped PS2 sales, but that was more so after the PS2 was released. in fact, DVD playback was NOT originally in PS2 plans. Sony later decided to include the chip in the PS2 to playback DVD's. It was hype from the success of the original PlayStation, and the third party refusal to support the Sega Dreamcast due to piracy that let to the PS2's sucess.
