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TheCompletist on 17 July 2008

While it won't catch the PS2, I actually think the PS3 is doing better than anyone really gives it credit for.

I'm no historian, I only came to the sales-counting game when I found Vgchartz last year, so feel free to correct me. Surely, though, no console has ever sold so well at such a high price!? In Australia, the PS3 is still a massive $700 (about $600US) and ticking along just beautifully. It has a lot of price cuts (and, presumably, sales boosts) still in its future. Plus, it seems to me that since developers can't really afford the price of utilising its full power yet, it has time very much on its side. I would be surprised if it doesn't sell at least 80 million in the final analysis. If you think I'm wrong, tell me why.



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Final-Fan on 17 July 2008
joseph said:
For some reason all of you think that the Wii has this gen wrapped up but Nintendo has made a really faulty console for the future. The Wii sells because of the price just like the ps2 currently does, not because of the content. The ps3 has just hit its stride and the 360 has proven its not out of the race yet. What did Nintendo prove this E3? That's what I thought. I am a fan of Mario and own all of Nintendo's systems (except for the Gamecube... total failure) but Nintendo only proved that they have already blown their load on the competition and because of its ill-conceived hardware configuration it will stall at about 60 million units sold like the N64. The ps3 will surpass it when people recognize its value and its first party titles start hitting shelves. And the 360 will be close behind the Wii due to decreasing consumer demand. This generation will be unlike the last, but very similar sales wise to the 5th generation.

That argument was less blatantly wrong back before you could buy a 360 almost as cheaply as a Wii (more cheaply in Europe). 

As for people "recognizing [the] value" of the PS3, I think its features are pretty well known at this point.  Blu-ray has already won the war, and although it will get more popular over time, anyone expecting a tsunami of popularity to massively boost PS3 sales due to Blu-ray is just deluding himself.  Ditto Home; it's going to be good, but not THAT good. 

And as for when "first party titles start hitting shelves"?  That ship has sailed, boyo.  I know you're new here, so you can't be expected to realize that we've seen a near-constant parade of That Game or Those Games that will suddenly make everyone realize that OMG the PS3 has games now!!1!one  Ratchet & Clank, MotorStorm, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Warhawk are all examples.  These games, as well as multiplatform games such as Virtua Fighter 5 and of course GTAIV, and many more, are out right now and have been for varying amounts of time.  There is no game that will suddenly put rocket boosters on the PS3.  That's not to say that it won't see increased sales in the future, but it's never, ever going to see the kind of sales the Wii has. 

By the way, as much as I love the N64, it did not sell "about 60 million".  In fact, it barely topped half that figure.



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