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What will you do when it hits 50%?

Pop a bottle and celebrate 221 67.38%
 
Weep and wail 106 32.32%
 
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Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 on 24 December 2012
slowmo said:
So people who are in this thread argue that the Wii U isn't next gen but then will not let its numbers count in a comparison because it blows their theory to pieces. A typical thread from Turkish I see.


Yeah pretty much. I agree 100% with this. 



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thismeintiel on 24 December 2012
Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 said:
slowmo said:
So people who are in this thread argue that the Wii U isn't next gen but then will not let its numbers count in a comparison because it blows their theory to pieces. A typical thread from Turkish I see.


Yeah pretty much. I agree 100% with this. 

The only reason people say it isn't next gen is because of its graphical capabilities, or lack thereof.  However, all of those people saying that do know, in truth, that it is Nintendo's next gen offering.  Any comparisons made with its sales numbers, ESPECIALLY marketshare, will be made with the PS4 and NeXbox.



 

MARCUSDJACKSON on 24 December 2012
Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 said:
man-bear-pig said:
psrock said:
More important, that's 4 straight years the PS3 has outsold the 360.


X360 sold more than PS3 last year...

No, X360 OFFICIALLY outsold the Ps3 last year. 

360 out shipped PS3 not outsold. vgc, has PS3 600k ahead of 360 for 2011. look for nintendos 2011 report. nintendo tracked hardware for all consoles.

 

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Carl on 24 December 2012
kowenicki said:

BTW

What do you think of this not getting a ban given what me and you have endured in the past...

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4979525

I'm literally shocked.

Thats... Beyond strange. Its like, the epitome of flaming. What the hell.

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ROBOTECHHEAVEN on 24 December 2012

the entire gen percentage is what matters , not a year percentage. which means nothing at all in the grand scheme of things. specially when its happening at the end of a generation, if the ps3 would have achieved this 2 years ago, then it would have meant something. otherwise , sorry doesnt mean anything.



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J_Allard on 24 December 2012
platformmaster918 said:
J_Allard said:
Turkish said:

 

My prediction for next year

 

PS3: 51%

360: 42%

Wii: 7%

 

Am I missing something? Is Nintendo dropping the WiiU?

Also, next Xbox is coming in 2013. Doubt the 360 will be that high. So PS3 might even get way more than 50% marketshare but will do so with less overall sales and will still be in 3rd place so.. celebration? Celebration.

I think it's kind of a given that WiiU, Nextbox, and PS4 are 8th gen so they don't factor into this market share debate


The first part was just a poorly worded joke since many here don't consider the WiiU to be next gen.

The rest of the post is serious though. PS3 getting 50% of current gen sales in a year where Nintendo and MS are focusing on next gen is not any sort of achievement, especially when the PS3 will keep selling less.



slowmo on 24 December 2012
thehusbo said:
The usual crowd here playing down any positive sony threads. The damage control is hilarious.


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platformmaster918 on 24 December 2012
JayWood2010 said:
platformmaster918 said:
JayWood2010 said:
Wii is already out of the race.

X360 will likely drop out very soon looking at the NeXbox in Q3/Q4 next year.

Isn't it a given that it'll hit 50%?

Something I have yet to understand is why people make everything into a contest. MSFT succeeded in what they wanted to do this generation. Nintendo succeeded as well so when the PS3 outsells the X360 it still hasn't diminished the fact that XBL, Software, X360, Wii were all successful and more so than the PS3.

yes but it is significant that they have a possibility of being the market leader despite launching at $600 which was 50% more than 360 and over twice as much as Wii, motion controls of Wii overshadowing its launch, no big exclusives for 2 years (system sellers), making a crazy hard to program for system resulting in inferior multiplats for 3 years, and being a year late compared to 360.  If they can sell over 100m despite all of that and win the last 4 years of this gen it just shows how powerful the PS name is.


What was your thoughts at the beginning of this generation?  Most people probably said, MSFT isn't a real competitor and Nintendo's gamecube sold mediocre.  X360 has sold 72 million compared to the XBOX's 25m.  Not only that but X360 dominates in software sells between the three and XBL has been a huge success.  Kinect has even been successful. Wii sold 97m compared to 25m gamecubes and made Motion controls successful.  PS3 has sold 70m compared to 145m PS2's.  That is a big decrease compared to it's competitors.  This means that Sony lost a huge marketshare this generation.  XBOX and Nintendo brands have grown.  Who has made the most profits this generation?  

I'm not saying Sony had the most profitable generation or the most successful (yet), but they also spotted their competitors everything imaginable.  For those of you who say the PS brand is dying, you need to look at what happened to other consoles who made even one of these mistakes.  They never sniffed 50m let alone 100m.  If they can be the best selling console this gen, or even second, they will be the first to ever do so at such a high price and being late and making a multitude of other moves that would spell death for a less powerful name.  This shows that next gen, if they price right ($400) and are on time (dev kit schedule suggests 2013) and use the architecture that is rumored their first parties and free online have them set to take back the lead.  This kind of success shows that the verdict is out on these systems and people are choosing PS now that the prices are reasonable for it (still higher than its competitors for the whole gen).  Yeah the others have been successful, but it was all dependent on Sony errors that they may not be spotted next gen.




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Aura7541 on 24 December 2012
platformmaster918 said:
JayWood2010 said:
platformmaster918 said:
JayWood2010 said:
Wii is already out of the race.

X360 will likely drop out very soon looking at the NeXbox in Q3/Q4 next year.

Isn't it a given that it'll hit 50%?

Something I have yet to understand is why people make everything into a contest. MSFT succeeded in what they wanted to do this generation. Nintendo succeeded as well so when the PS3 outsells the X360 it still hasn't diminished the fact that XBL, Software, X360, Wii were all successful and more so than the PS3.

yes but it is significant that they have a possibility of being the market leader despite launching at $600 which was 50% more than 360 and over twice as much as Wii, motion controls of Wii overshadowing its launch, no big exclusives for 2 years (system sellers), making a crazy hard to program for system resulting in inferior multiplats for 3 years, and being a year late compared to 360.  If they can sell over 100m despite all of that and win the last 4 years of this gen it just shows how powerful the PS name is.


What was your thoughts at the beginning of this generation?  Most people probably said, MSFT isn't a real competitor and Nintendo's gamecube sold mediocre.  X360 has sold 72 million compared to the XBOX's 25m.  Not only that but X360 dominates in software sells between the three and XBL has been a huge success.  Kinect has even been successful. Wii sold 97m compared to 25m gamecubes and made Motion controls successful.  PS3 has sold 70m compared to 145m PS2's.  That is a big decrease compared to it's competitors.  This means that Sony lost a huge marketshare this generation.  XBOX and Nintendo brands have grown.  Who has made the most profits this generation?  

I'm not saying Sony had the most profitable generation or the most successful (yet), but they also spotted their competitors everything imaginable.  For those of you who say the PS brand is dying, you need to look at what happened to other consoles who made even one of these mistakes.  They never sniffed 50m let alone 100m.  If they can be the best selling console this gen, or even second, they will be the first to ever do so at such a high price and being late and making a multitude of other moves that would spell death for a less powerful name.  This shows that next gen, if they price right ($400) and are on time (dev kit schedule suggests 2013) and use the architecture that is rumored their first parties and free online have them set to take back the lead.  This kind of success shows that the verdict is out on these systems and people are choosing PS now that the prices are reasonable for it (still higher than its competitors for the whole gen).  Yeah the others have been successful, but it was all dependent on Sony errors that they may not be spotted next gen.

This is key, right here. I feel like the 360 is a one hit wonder that mostly benefited from a year head start and Sony's huge stumble at the beginning of this gen. The NextBox is definitely not going to have that kind of success again mainly because Sony is much more prepared.

OT: The PS3 getting at least 50% marketshare next year is quite possible. Though, will I be ecstatic about this? Not really, but nor will I think it's meaningless.



Nsanity on 24 December 2012
thehusbo said:
The usual crowd here playing down any positive sony threads. The damage control is hilarious.

Look at the poll for goodness sake...