Sony turned a lack of Exclusive Multiplayer Games to a Strategic Play...

[forevercloud3000]

The_Liquid_Laser said:

forevercloud3000 said:

Playstation has still dominated 3/4 participating generations.  By huge margins. I think it's unlikely each time were a fluke of circumstances, at least as a whole. If anything, The PS3 is the anomoly from the norm. PS brand is strong, it is usually a cheaper comparable if not a more powerful alternative, and it is usually known to get the widest selection of games in various genres. That is not an accident. They took a big gamble with PS3 being a bit too tech forward, more costly, and a year late. Even then the PS3 ended up in 2nd Place(slim lead).

To drum it all up to weak competition is to say that in the last 4 gens the competition was not up to par to dethrone them which would still make them the stand out quality console manufacture.It comes down to the choices Sony makes for their business are usually the right ones when it comes to Playstation.

1) Playstation dominated in 3/4 home console generations.  I point this out, because competition matters.  The PSP was a good solid system with lots of great games, but it still got dominated by the DS.  Competition matters. 

2) Both the PS2 and PS4 faced weak competition.  The Gamecube's library was as bad as the Wii U's, and the original XBox was just Microsoft's first try.  They didn't put the same level of effort into the original XBox that they did into the 360.  I do have to praise Sony for the original Playstation though.  Nintendo was the king of gaming and they dethroned the king.  That was legitimately impressive.

I bring up competition also because we already know that the Switch is not weak competition.  It is not a dud like the Gamecube or Wii U.  It is tough competition.  But it is not really competition for the PS4, so much as it is for the PS5.  I already expect the PS5 to do worse than the PS4, because we already know that it will have tougher competition.  Sony will have to step up their game if they want the PS5 to be as successful as the PS4.

I agree with your sentiment, I am just saying there are not even that many console generations, we are on the 8th. If Sony was able to sweeep 3/4 generations  its because the competition is on average inferior to theirs. That basically means most consoles stumble out the gate and what we are calling poor performance is really the norm. 

 

I agree that the 7th Gen is where the Playstation met it's steepest competition. Xbox 360 had a lot of positive air going for it before the PS3 even released. Year head start, $100 cheaper, and easier to develop for. While the PS3 basically had cinder blocks tied around it's ankles with its bloated price point and obscure tech design. It also was the gen that took place during a recession which forced many would be buyers to look for cheaper alternatives (IE Wii). Yet, PS3 was gaining on 360 for half the gen and eventually passed it. That was no small feat. Not to mention towards the end both 360 and PS3 shrunk the gap between them and the Wii.