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CAL4M1TY on 17 January 2009

Slightly off topic: I find it laughable when people use these two reasons for why the PS3 isn't struggling or why it will eventually "win"

1) It's doing better than the PS2 did at the same point in it's life span
2) It's sold better then the 360 in Year X

I find it absolutely ridiculous that people don't understand the concept of market growth. Duh those 2 points are true, BUT the same could be said about the Wii VS any of the consoles. The point is, as more people enter the market, we're likely to see more growth in sales. The issue with the PS3 is, it's growth isn't as substantial as that of the Wii and the 360 (hence why it's still in 3rd despite those 2 points above). That's why the last generation outsold every gen before it, and despite the financial crisis, some still predict this gen's total console sales to surpass last generation.

Personally, I believe the PS3 will catch the 360 by the end of generation, I don't doubt that. The problem is, when it does, will the 360 still be the flagship home console for Microsoft?

I doubt the Wii will be surpassed by either.



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super_etecoon on 17 January 2009
chris1_16 said:

the last gen has been really unpredictable but sony has SO many plans for this gen. I just can't escape the feeling that they might take this gen by a surprise. They caught up to MS too.

 

I think once a price cut is dropped off and GT5 is released we'll see a boost

They did?

And the Wii is not the 360.

 



haxxiy on 17 January 2009
libellule said:
MS has one, but insane, main plan :

Xbox360 will ALWAYS be cheaper than PS3

this price advantage may be to strong to allow the PS3 comeback ...

(and I still hope PS3 will come back !)

 

 This.



 

 

 

 

 

BTFeather55 on 17 January 2009

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NJ5 on 17 January 2009
libellule said:
MS has one, but insane, main plan :

Xbox360 will ALWAYS be cheaper than PS3

this price advantage may be to strong to allow the PS3 comeback ...

(and I still hope PS3 will come back !)

Why is it insane? The 360 will probably always cost less to manufacture, so why wouldn't it always be cheaper than the PS3?

 



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Dgc1808 on 17 January 2009

What kind of Black Magic could they have planned to take down the Wii?



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misterd on 17 January 2009
Galaki said:
misterd said:

Unless winged kittens crawl out of my anus, I have to disagree with your hypothesis.

 

It must be painful.

I'll let you know.

 



misterd on 17 January 2009
The_God_of_War said:
I know so many PS3 fans say this but a big price cut, GT 5, FF13 in Japan, GOW 3 etc, could result in a comeback of sorts.

With the losses Sony faces for this past year, though, it is debatable whether they can still afford a price cut any time soon (which I would define as the next 9 months).

 



darthdevidem01 on 17 January 2009

well your wrong

the wii has won

but I stilll believe PS3 will outsellf xbox 360.

one is at mass market price point

the other isn't yet.....its stupid to writ eoff the PS3 till we SEE what sales it can get at mass market price point +

remember a little game called GT5.....GT3 on PS2 was the best selling exclusive last gen

360 has had its Halo.....wait for PS3's biggest exclusive & its mass market price point....if even then PS3 does worse than 360...yes you can write it off.



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NJ5 on 17 January 2009
misterd said:
The_God_of_War said:
I know so many PS3 fans say this but a big price cut, GT 5, FF13 in Japan, GOW 3 etc, could result in a comeback of sorts.

With the losses Sony faces for this past year, though, it is debatable whether they can still afford a price cut any time soon (which I would define as the next 9 months).

 

Those games are also nowhere near confirmed for 2009... FF13 would only be in Japan, and how much does Japan really count these days?

 



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