JinxRake said:
And you base this.....on what? The PS3 had low piracy and it's got a low attach rate as you clearly saw. We could argue that if the PS3 would be as easy to pirate for as the 360, it would have a higher attach rate based on the same Bullshitonium that was used for your statement. Far as I'm concerned. numbers don't much mean anything this gen. Who won? Who cares!? Sony is still in the game with a brand that's strong enough for its breeches and has managed not to alienate a great part of its core target demographic. It actually managed to recover from the PR nightmare that was last year's hack, smelling like roses if nothing else. Doom and gloom was presumed for the brand, but the whole fiasco barely made a dent. Microsoft have done well for themselves but, as Sony have shown, there is no formula that can guarantee future success. Don't forget that Microsoft have not done the best of business in terms of marketing and have had problems for themselves, raging from the RRoD problem in the past, to current events and news of account hacking NOT being treated seriously. Nintendo...never cared much, never will. Can't say anything on them.
I think there are many things to discuss here, but I don't believe you can decide anymore who "WON" this generation. The Wii sold in droves but the casual market is fast moving on; the 360 has been a runaway success, but there's good merit to the question "How long can Forza, Halo and Gears of War keep going until people actually get sick of them?"; the PS3 has had a more modest success, but is continuing to sell well on a constant basis, still well placed on the European and Asian markets and, quite frankly, coming back from the very brink of collapse after its disastruous launch. Who won? |
only 2010 number so expect overall to be much bigger http://paulgalenetwork.com/home/2010/12/29/platform-breakdown-of-the-most-pirated-games-of-2010/











