How Sony became king of consoles again

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Faelco said:

curl-6 said:

Ultimately, it's the only data that matters. There is simply no objective case to be made for Sony being the "king" last generation.

 

It depends how you look at it. Clearly, the Wii won the battle, no doubt about that. But how was its impact in the war?

The Wii had a few very strong years, but ended poorly and its image tarnished, which followed on the next gen. The PS3 tarnished the amazing image of the PS2, but got way better slowly, and finished the gen more strongly, and Sony arrived on the next gen with a strong momentum.

The Wii won the generation, but the paradox is that Nintendo finished the generation with a more difficult position than Sony. A one-hit wonder with no follow-up is not always better than a contender which built the bases for the next success.

You could say the same thing about the PS2 and Gamecube; that Sony's success with PS2 made them arrogant and set in motion the loss of half their marketshare with PS3, while the Gamecube's failure led Nintendo to innovate and create their most successful console.

Still, that doesn't change the fact that PS2 beat the Gamecube, just as the Wii beat the PS3. A victory is a victory regardless of how the next console war plays out.