Will 3rd time be a Charm for Sony?

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HappySqurriel on 19 January 2013

Turkish said:

HappySqurriel said:
Sony's 1st system was the Playstation and it was highly successful
Sony's 2nd system was the PS2 and it was highly successful
Sony's 3rd system was the PSP and it struggled but eventually was moderately successful
Sony's 4th system was the PS3 and it struggled but eventually was moderately successful
Sony's 5th system is the PS-Vita and it has been a sales disaster so far
Sony's 6th system will be the PS4 ...

Ultimately, I'm doubtful about the PS4. At the current time, Sony is in a position that is similar to being placed in a dangerous forest surrounded by deadily animals and traps while blindfolded and handcuffed where the only path to survival is narrow and difficult to find.

PSP a moderate success? It sold nearly 80m units in the face of the most popular handheld. No other non Nintendo handheld ever came close. PSP was definetly a success story in terms of sales.

For a product that was supposed to "kill" Nintendo's handheld business and become the modern day walkman, selling 75 Million hardware units and 280.92 million pieces of software after 8 years is a moderate success. Consider that off of similar hardware sales the XBox 360 and PS3 sold nearly 3 times as much software, and the Wii (which is widely criticized for its poor software performance) sold 4 times as much software.