| zorg1000 said: How do i explain PS1 sudden rise to popularity? The things i listed earlier. 1. Software quality, output & variety 2. Hardware features, specs & design 3. Marketing & advertising 4. Appropriate price based on 1-3
PS1 easily beat N64 & Saturn in these categories and that caused it to sell so well.
No console manufacturer has ever had amazing mainstream success right out of the gate, not Atari, not Nintendo, not Sega, not Microsoft and not even Sony. All of them started out slow before reaching mainstream success.
I really have no idea what point you are trying to prove by bringing up PS1.
As for marketing/advertising, it makes a huge difference, otherwise companies would not spend billions every year on it. |
Pretty sure Saturn failed because of it's library and not because of it's marketing ...
PS1 also had no special hardware features either ...
So you just changed your goal post from console to console manufacturer ? And most companies don't spend billions on marketing/advertising campaigns on a single product/service but game companies are no where to be seen on that list out of the 38 that broke over $1 billion on advertising, it's largely dominated by retail, telecommunications, automotive, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, financial services and sometimes even fast food chains ... (consumer electronics like consoles are nowhere to be found)
