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kupomogli on 07 November 2013

DS was close, but not going to make it. 3DS might have a chance. The PS4 hasn't came out yet, but I think it might also have a chance, it being the powerhouse this gen and Sony's 10 year plan.



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Seece on 07 November 2013

Shame it just missed out on 160m



 

STRYKIE on 07 November 2013
MegaDrive08 said:
It's a matter of opinion to if it has the best game library of all time, I don't think it has but that's my opinion, PS1 was better

I actually also think the PS1 library was better, I dont get why people keep merging it with the PS2 library just because the of BC, every single PS3 on the planet is also BC with 99% of PS1 games...

But even without that, the PS2 definitely has a strong shout, I just personally have a more profound attachment for PS1 games. :P



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Talal on 07 November 2013

The DS was very close. The 3DS isn't doing as well as the DS did so the number won't be broken any time soon it seems.



Kresnik on 07 November 2013
MegaDrive08 said:
 but that's my opinion, PS1 was better


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Kinneas14 on 07 November 2013
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
Lawlight said:
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:

I dont understand why people liek to insinuate this. PSP never got any sony support after the Vita.

No the PS2 only saw support because the PS3 was hemmoraghing cash like a mother fucker until 2010. Then they got the device rolling.

PSP isn't a console.

Also, you're saying that Sony started developing God of War II in Nov/Dec 2006 for released in March 2007 when they realised that the PS3 wasn't doing as well as they wanted?


No they released it so they could rerelease it later and charge you 30$ for basically bumping up the resolution

Come on! Sony supported PS2 as long as they could, without these plans in mind.

I think, on a market perspective, it would have been better for Sony to release an exclusive like that one their new struggling platform, instead of thinking about doing a remastered version years later, in order to earn very little money.



outlawauron on 07 November 2013
JazzB1987 said:
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
DS almost sold that much I think


When you think about how many phat PS2's died because of the cheap drive  you realize that a ton of PS2s were just bought to replace broken ones, millions bought a PS2 solely as a super cheap DVD player etc. then basically the DS already won in  "bought for gaming" and "bought because wanted   not had to(replace old one)" terms.


Btw Does anyone know specifics about all those  "PS2 free with phone contracts"?

Does the PS2 count as sold when the"phone contract company" gets the PS2 (since they buy it?) or is it just sold when a customer signed the contract and gets the console?  In Europe millions of PS2s were bundled with phone contracts. (I got my slim that way and it still works like a charm had to replace my broken PHAT that died due to DISK READ ERROR bullshit)

This is a horrid argument because existing DS owners bought different colors and one of the 4-5 hardware revisions.



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AshKetchum1992 on 07 November 2013

Great!!!    The PS2 is my favorite console ever (second is the N64 tied with the Wii)



Ledreppe on 07 November 2013
Lafiel said:
JazzB1987 said:
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
DS almost sold that much I think


When you think about how many phat PS2's died because of the cheap drive  you realize that a ton of PS2s were just bought to replace broken ones, millions bought a PS2 solely as a super cheap DVD player etc. then basically the DS already won in  "bought for gaming" and "bought because wanted   not had to(replace old one)" terms.


Btw Does anyone know specifics about all those  "PS2 free with phone contracts"?

Does the PS2 count as sold when the"phone contract company" gets the PS2 (since they buy it?) or is it just sold when a customer signed the contract and gets the console?  In Europe millions of PS2s were bundled with phone contracts. (I got my slim that way and it still works like a charm had to replace my broken PHAT that died due to DISK READ ERROR bullshit)

When you think of how many DSes were broken in half you realize that a ton of DSes were just bought to replace broken ones.

You can play that game with any device. Btw, considering that the PS2 sold waaaaaay more software than the DS you could argue that actually more PS2s were bought for gaming.

As for "when is it sold"? It's when a different company (retailers or phone companies - it doesn't matter) orders it and doesn't send it back.

You're forgeting that the DS was the most pirated console in the history of videogames because of the r4 flashcart! That is why DS software sales are lower. Nintendo still have the best first party franchises, everyone else relies too much on third party support.

Someone said the Ds only sold 30,000 July to September, care to explain why VGChartz quotes ~10000 per week?! The DS is not dead.



STRYKIE on 07 November 2013
Ledreppe said:
Lafiel said:
JazzB1987 said:
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
DS almost sold that much I think


When you think about how many phat PS2's died because of the cheap drive  you realize that a ton of PS2s were just bought to replace broken ones, millions bought a PS2 solely as a super cheap DVD player etc. then basically the DS already won in  "bought for gaming" and "bought because wanted   not had to(replace old one)" terms.


Btw Does anyone know specifics about all those  "PS2 free with phone contracts"?

Does the PS2 count as sold when the"phone contract company" gets the PS2 (since they buy it?) or is it just sold when a customer signed the contract and gets the console?  In Europe millions of PS2s were bundled with phone contracts. (I got my slim that way and it still works like a charm had to replace my broken PHAT that died due to DISK READ ERROR bullshit)

When you think of how many DSes were broken in half you realize that a ton of DSes were just bought to replace broken ones.

You can play that game with any device. Btw, considering that the PS2 sold waaaaaay more software than the DS you could argue that actually more PS2s were bought for gaming.

As for "when is it sold"? It's when a different company (retailers or phone companies - it doesn't matter) orders it and doesn't send it back.

You're forgeting that the DS was the most pirated console in the history of videogames because of the r4 flashcart! That is why DS software sales are lower. Nintendo still have the best first party franchises, everyone else relies too much on third party support.

Someone said the Ds only sold 30,000 July to September, care to explain why VGChartz quotes ~10000 per week?! The DS is not dead.

Well the Gamecube and original Xbox roughly sold about the same units, the Xbox being far more equipped with 'non gaming features' and having far more problems with piracy, still sold more software overall.

I'd even argue that the PS1 was just as easy to play pirated games on and still had a superior attach ratio to the DS. Any questions? I was one of the biggest advocates behind playing pirated games on my PS1 (yeah, I'm a scumbag, lol) , I'll back the facts. 

But overall, the whole "well this system only sold because of this, or was only successful because of that" is becoming ridiculously overkill.



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