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dsgrue3 on 21 December 2012
sensebringer said:
Software sells hardware. Why buy a Wii U now when you can buy a PS3 or Xbox 360 for $100 - $150 less with a library of 6 years of great games and a lot of great games coming in 2013 like The Last of Us, God of War Ascencion, Gears of War and GTA V? As it was not fair to judge the systems mentioned in the OP for being outsold at launch, it is not fair for the Wii U. I hope you have this same stance if the PS4 is being outsold by the PS3 some weeks after launch. I really hope...


100-150 less?

Wii U - $300 or $350

PS3  - $240

?????? Range is $60 -$110 at the very best

If PS4 is $60-$110 more than the PS3 when it launches then it will sell gangbusters over the PS3. No idea where you're going with this...



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Herolink7 on 21 December 2012

Was this not expected to happen?



Viper1 on 21 December 2012

Do not reply to WindyCityHeat.

Look at his post history. It's a troll account.



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Nirvana_Nut85 on 21 December 2012
dsgrue3 said:
sensebringer said:
Software sells hardware. Why buy a Wii U now when you can buy a PS3 or Xbox 360 for $100 - $150 less with a library of 6 years of great games and a lot of great games coming in 2013 like The Last of Us, God of War Ascencion, Gears of War and GTA V? As it was not fair to judge the systems mentioned in the OP for being outsold at launch, it is not fair for the Wii U. I hope you have this same stance if the PS4 is being outsold by the PS3 some weeks after launch. I really hope...


100-150 less?

Wii U - $300 or $350

PS3  - $240

?????? Range is $60 -$110 at the very best

If PS4 is $60-$110 more than the PS3 when it launches then it will sell gangbusters over the PS3. No idea where you're going with this...


Your dreaming in technicolour if your expecting a PS4 under $399.99. Unless Sony is going to try and compete in Nintendo's market this generation instead of going after M$ which is highly unlikely.



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dsgrue3 on 21 December 2012
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
dsgrue3 said:
sensebringer said:
Software sells hardware. Why buy a Wii U now when you can buy a PS3 or Xbox 360 for $100 - $150 less with a library of 6 years of great games and a lot of great games coming in 2013 like The Last of Us, God of War Ascencion, Gears of War and GTA V? As it was not fair to judge the systems mentioned in the OP for being outsold at launch, it is not fair for the Wii U. I hope you have this same stance if the PS4 is being outsold by the PS3 some weeks after launch. I really hope...


100-150 less?

Wii U - $300 or $350

PS3  - $240

?????? Range is $60 -$110 at the very best

If PS4 is $60-$110 more than the PS3 when it launches then it will sell gangbusters over the PS3. No idea where you're going with this...


Your dreaming in technicolour if your expecting a PS4 under $399.99. Unless Sony is going to try and compete in Nintendo's market this generation instead of going after M$ which is highly unlikely.

Where did I say I expect it to? (I don't) I just applied the current situation with Wii U to PS4 launch to show why my anology works and the PS2 one does not.



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osed125 on 21 December 2012
Viper1 said:
Do not reply to WindyCityHeat.

Look at his post history. It's a troll account.

He finally got banned, if he continues like that he will get himself pemaban, which I'm ok with...keep trolling WindyCityHeat!



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the2real4mafol on 21 December 2012

This is the norm for the first year or so, because of system shortages, fewer games and higher prices.



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Soundwave on 21 December 2012

I don't expect the Wii U to outsell the PS3/360 in 2013 either, it will likely stay in third place month to month.

It's the most expensive system.

It has the fewest games.

It's missing a lot of third party content (practically all the big third party games for the first half of next year are absent).

I don't see The Wonderful 101 or Pikmin 3 causing a hardware spike.

Nintendo could drop the price maybe next summer, but Sony/MS would likely respond by dropping the PS3/360 price too.



sensebringer on 21 December 2012
dsgrue3 said:
sensebringer said:
Software sells hardware. Why buy a Wii U now when you can buy a PS3 or Xbox 360 for $100 - $150 less with a library of 6 years of great games and a lot of great games coming in 2013 like The Last of Us, God of War Ascencion, Gears of War and GTA V? As it was not fair to judge the systems mentioned in the OP for being outsold at launch, it is not fair for the Wii U. I hope you have this same stance if the PS4 is being outsold by the PS3 some weeks after launch. I really hope...


100-150 less?

Wii U - $300 or $350

PS3  - $240

?????? Range is $60 -$110 at the very best

If PS4 is $60-$110 more than the PS3 when it launches then it will sell gangbusters over the PS3. No idea where you're going with this...

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-4GB-Console/dp/B003O6JKLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356123392&sr=8-1&keywords=xbox+360+arcade

 

Did I only talk about the PS3 in my post? 

Xbox 360 Arcade $199 - Wii U $300 =100 diference

Xbox360 Arcade $199 - Wii U deluxe $350 = 150 diference

$150 - $100

Your Sony bias is making you blind.

 

 



kupomogli on 21 December 2012
the2real4mafol said:
This is the norm for the first year or so, because of system shortages, fewer games and higher prices.

No system shortages.  Just fewer games and higher prices.  It's not like the Wii.  If someone wants one, it's pretty easy to get one without going on Ebay.