I agree, PS4 will have a worse first year than Vita and Wii u. DOOM!!
I agree, PS4 will have a worse first year than Vita and Wii u. DOOM!!
Honestly game machines are in tough versus phones for a number of reasons, for one they can't really compete as an overall entertainment device.
Phones play games, maybe not the greatest ones, but they are easy to pick up and play and get the job done for eating up some free time on the bus/train/lunch break/airport for 99 cents or even free.
But on top of that phones are incredible social networking devices, they are the center of most people's electronic social life from Facebook/Twitter/Instagram use to email to web browsing to essential day to day needs like Google Maps/navigation. And they have Youtube and music and video and all that jazz.
A game platform that really basically only plays games (and maybe movies) for $40-$60 a pop seems antiquated.
Because the US is a less mobile market that still values the concept of the big screen TV, home consoles still have a future here, but Japan is looking ugly even for dedicated handhelds.
That 3DS drop off year over year is a disaster and for all the tire pumping Vita is selling no where close to the PSP, it's a niche device if there ever was one. PS4's launch has been underwhelming and its a situation that's predictably going to get really ugly looking at its release docket for Japan, and the Wii U is a bomb there too.
Fusioncode said:
But they're not buying the WiiU either, they're buying phones. I don't think that makes them very smart. |
tablet, phones, portable... it's amazing some members here don't know this... and continue to talk nonsense.
By the way, 35300 PS4 sold previous week > 3DS, good, and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 10/9/9/10; let's enjoy the Game experience.
”Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriet Tubman.
I missed "we need to talk about it" threads. :]
Official member of VGC's Nintendo family, approved by the one and only RolStoppable. I feel honored.
OdinHades said: I missed "we need to talk about it" threads. :] |
that was the most important point... does he need to speak with us ?
”Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriet Tubman.
This is the only generation where every console has been said to be a flop at one point or other lol
Always one person jumping on the bandwagon
Xbox One, PS4 and Switch (+ Many Retro Consoles)
'When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the people's stick'- Mikhail Bakunin
Prediction: Switch will sell better than Wii U Lifetime Sales by Jan 1st 2018
Nate4Drake said: that was the most important point... does he need to speak with us ? |
Clearly. Who else is going to bring the murky truth to these forums other than Rol?
Were you going to post this thread? No? Exactly!
kowenicki said:
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Japanese console market is shrinking fast. Where before Japan lead with console launches it now follows USA and Europe. Sony not launching in Japan first should tell you that Japan isn't the market it once was. I expect PS4 to outsell the PS3 in japan!
Cheebee said: This is preposterous; let's at least wait until it's had its first holiday season before we judge it. |
I thought we universally agreed that it's after the third holiday season that we stop making excuses.
Ashadian said:
Japanese console market is shrinking fast. Where before Japan lead with console launches it now follows USA and Europe. Sony not launching in Japan first should tell you that Japan isn't the market it once was. I expect PS4 to outsell the PS3 in japan! |
I'm not making a formal prediciton, but I think PS4 will sell about as well as the PS3. I see it doing 9-12 mil in 6 years.