platformmaster918 said:
Just a general theme I've seen from people with all this next gen talk. Why is MS having the US seen as this locked in thing? You guys remember that up to 05 the US was Sony domination? Remember after that Wii was the most popular console there? Remember that Sony gave MS a year's lead and a $200 price advantage this gen? Remember in Europe it was almost a year and a half and that same 200 euro advantage? It just seems ridiculous that everyone says Sony has no chance in the US and that Europe will be the battleground that MS will be battling for. Sony was on the defensive this past gen as they launched late and had to push blu-ray. This gen they have more studios that have been dormant (presumably making PS4 games) and so it only stands to reason that they will have more games ready this time. They won't be that much more expensive if at all without a super expensive drive this time (unless they try to make a super expensive controller). They won't be launching a year later (announcing first most likely). So why is it a lock for MS to own US and questionable for Sony to hold Europe?
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Paranoid much?
First of all... the 360 had a $300 price advantage. That only happened because Sony thought the Playstation brand was stronger than it actually was.
Second, lets stop babbling about this year lead. If Sony released a $300 - $400 console, the PS3 would have easily passed the 360. The only reason PS3 has been able to close the sales gap is because Sony sacrificed billions of dollars so people would actually buy their hardware.
Third, Sony didn't have to push Bluray. That was just a bad decision that never proved to be essential this gen. They bet on Bluray, it cost them billions of dollars and allowed their competition to thrive. Great job Sony!
The part I bolded, I don't know who this "everyone" is, but I'm not seeing people making those claims. No region is a lock for MS. Sony spent billions on damage control and they still have a chance to be a sales leader in the west. They just don't have any chance of dominating the west like they did with PS1 and PS2.