Will Switch Overtake the Xbox One in the USA?

[zorg1000]

fatslob-:O said:

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) 

Again you are oversimplifying. You cant limit success/failure to one single thing, there are always multiple factors at play and if you cant understand that than its hopeless to even discuss with you.

 

I never said PS1 had special hardware features, im talking about hardware in general which includes things like features, design & specs.

 

Im not changing goalposts, you asked how PS1 ended up being so popular despite a slow start and i explained that none of the big console manufacturers had mainstream success right off the bat with their first successful console.

 

Youre arguing semantics, fine its not billions, its hundreds of millions they spend. The point is that every large company regardless of industry spends a shitload of money to market/advertise their products/services. If it wasnt an important factor than they wouldnt do it, simple as that.