PS4 Beats Wii and PS2, Fastest Console To 100 Million

[DonFerrari]

zorg1000 said:

DonFerrari said:

Yes I fail the basic concept of companies planning to sell less. If Sony thought they could sell (and produce) more PS2 they would, same with Nintendo with Switch (and the time to launch).

You go from the assumption that they decide where and when to launch and later decides how much to manufacture, instead of how much they can produce for a set cost and then what would be the best place/time to launch. Mine assumes most profit/growth possible intended. Yours seems to assume they arbitrarily choose time and location.

Yep I think Sony planned on selling less, that's exactly what I said........

I believe there are multiple factors that come into play when deciding where/when to launch. One possible big factor is software, look at the PS2 launch lineup in March 2000.

Japanese launch: March 4, 2000

• A-Train 6
• Drum Mania
• Eternal Ring
• Kakinoki Shogi IV
• Kessen
• Mahjong Taikai III
• Morita Shogi
• Ridge Racer V
• Stepping Selection
• Street Fighter EX3

That's not a very western focused lineup, now let's late a look at the US launch lineup in October.

U.S. launch: October 26, 2000

• Armored Core 2
• DOA2: Hardcore
• Dynasty Warriors 2
• ESPN International Track & Field
• ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
• Eternal Ring
• Evergrace
• FantaVision
• Gungriffon Blaze
• Madden NFL 2001
• Midnight Club: Street Racing
• NHL 2001
• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
• Q-Ball: Billiards Master
• Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
• Ridge Racer V
• Silent Scope
• Smuggler's Run
• SSX
• Street Fighter EX3
• Summoner
• Swing Away Golf
• Tekken Tag Tournament
• TimeSplitters
• Unreal Tournament
• Wild Wild Racing
• X-Squad

Its full of guns, sports and cars which Americans love.

Could lack of western focused software in Spring/Summer be a good reason to hold off on releasing a console until Fall in the west? I think it's a very good reason.

So help us out. The SW Sony have in place to PS2 launch wouldn't push sales on the West, but if they had decided to launch in West the games would be available or they wouldn't sell much more than what they had being just in Japan? You need to pick one horse. It either would or wouldn't impact sales majorly having WW launch.