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Playstation 3+:in the 7th gen Sony is known for the baggage that came with releasing the PS3 at the retail pice of $599 while costing around $840 to manufacture. but in 2009 Sony released the slim line PS3 which reduced cost allowing Sony to make profit on every console sold as i see it. retail price of PS3 in 2009 was $299, while the cost to manufacture the slim line was $240 for every console sold meaning either Sony broke even or the made $10 to $30 on every console sold. i bet everyone will find this interesting.

SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) – : this system did not start the war but it saved the industry showing all other would be console manufactures how to do it. although yrs later it would seem Nintendo lost there and would shelve most of the IP that kept them in the party the big N's software line up is rival'd by few and envied by everyone as Nintendo has released and sold more software then any console maker and independent publisher in the industry.


Atari 2600 would ony manage to sell 30m ww which i guess was acceptable in the 2nd gen before he fall of the industry.

Magnavox Odyssey: i guess Magnovox has no interest in the market they made. the royalties must be killer. this first gen console sits at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. on display for all to see its first gen glory. the console that made the market has no sells data available for me to post but it did struggle to sell do to the PS3/ better know as little to know marketing.

theres also more then 9 different versions of this thing but if i continue, the post will be to long. it goes without saying Magnovox brought the big 3 seen today to the market and everyone that came after Magnovox. but Nintendo would rebuild the market the Odyssey crashed. well theres always the royalties!





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fordy said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
you could argue the only other console that was on the market as long as the CDi (7 yrs) would be Sonys PS2(11yrs)


Petty time. The Famicom was on the market in Japan from July 15, 1983 before being discontinued in September 25, 2003. That's over 20 years.

wht i ment to say holly fuck!



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archbrix said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:

Philips CD-i is a Fourth generation console that list Philips Electronics, Magnavox, and Sony as the manufactures. the system would only muster 570K units before being discontinued in 1998. you could argue the only other console that was on the market as long as the CDi (7 yrs) would be Sonys PS2(11yrs)

The story behind the CD-i is pretty interesting.  For anyone who doesn't know, Nintendo and Sony used to be pretty close; the sound chip in the SNES was designed by Sony, and there were plans for the two to create a CD add-on for the SNES.  Unfortunately after a falling out over control, Nintendo partnered with Philips and licensed properties like Zelda and Mario for games on the CD-i... HUGE mistake.  As a result, horrible abominations like "Hotel Mario" and the game below were spawned (not made or published by Nintendo, obviously).

Seriously, if anyone here is prone to nightmares after watching scary movies, has health or heart problems, etc, watch this video at your own risk!  

 

 


yep and that situation broght about PS1. i'm glad i wen back forthis post. that was horrible! noone should be tourcherd like that.



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