Ps4 @100mill shipped!

[chakkra]

0D0 said:

chakkra said:

Ehhh... I hate to be that guy but things are not actually quite the same..

7th GEN
Wii=101.6
PS3=87.4
360=85.8
DS=154.0
PSP=80.8
Total 590.6

8th GEN
PS4=130
X1 = 55
NS = 100
3DS = 78
Vita=16.5
WiiU=13.6
Total 393.6

I mean, it is easy to get caught up on PS4 and Switch's apparent success, but people tend to forget that the handheld segment from Sony dissapeared, while Nintendo had to merge its two segments into one, and yet, even counting NS, 3DS and Wii U as part of the same generation, the numbers don't come even close.

And I´m not saying this shrinkage will continue as we don´t really know. But the shrinkage happened. There is no way around it.

By your numbers, PS isn't really shrinking very much.

7th GEN
PS3=87.4
PSP=80.8
Total 168.2

8th GEN
PS4=130
Vita=16.5
Total 146.5

The difference is -21.7. However PS+ and PSNow subscriptions compensate that and adds up more.

Handheld is gone tho.

I totally agree with you that in this process Sony has remained the more healthy out of the three. Still, trying to deny the fact that the market has changed for the worst and that IT MIGHT continue to change is not going to do anyone good. Hopefully the people in charge are aware of this and are making the necessary arrangements to keep thriving in the business. Nintendo has already taken the first steps by merging their two segments and opening up to the mobile market, and MS appears to be paving the path to move away from Home consoles if they see the need to do so. As of right now, Sony is the one the looks more confident about the traditional business model (and for good reason). Let's see how this turns out.