Would You Consider Nintendo Switch The Most Commercially Successful Gaming Hardware Of All Time?

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MadDogg said:

Chrkeller said:

Nothing in the article states people bought it as a DVD player.  It talks about how it was an additional selling point (which it was) that complimented the game library and price.

Your claim is people bought it exclusively as a player only.  

You still have provided zero data.  Do you know what data is?  

I get why you are worried about goalposts, given you did exactly that.

People bought it as a DVD isn't the same argument as saying playing dvds was an additional selling point.  The former is made up and nobody has substantiated, the latter nobody disagreed with.

Not too mention the xbox played dvds too....  but yet, sold 1/8.  

Well than let me ChatGPT that for you:  (sources included)

• About 60%+ said they were using it primarily as a DVD player

The survey referenced in the article does not seem to actually say that though? The survey says 6% of people bought it as a DVD player only.

You also need to understand that the PS2 launched in Japan earlier than the west, by over half a year, when DVD players would have cost more than they did by the time of the western lunch. So, it’s possible that some people them are buying it solely for DVDs but that effect would diminish quickly over time as DVD players got cheaper much faster than the PS2 received price reductions, and the PS2 DVD player quality would be quickly outdated. 6% of people that bought the PS2 in its launch month in Japan would be a tiny number of overall buys, less than 0.1% of total lifetime owners. 

Last edited by DekutheEvilClown - on 17 May 2026