what makes taking the wii away from the competition an interesting console race?
| SickleSigh said: I think you guys lack reading comprehension or didn't bother to read the post. He is saying BECAUSE THE WII IS SO FAR AHEAD the only consoles that are competing are the HD twins. Wii is still in the console race but theres no point debating if its going to win this year or not, so for fun he wants to debate the hd twins. What I would like to know is if the console war of the HD systems will continue for 1 year after 360 stops production since it got a head start. I'm not positive but it seems the difference in sales from Ps3 and 360 is only a years difference. |
No, we just read through his posts. What does he mean the "real" console war? Just because one console is dominating everything else, it's doesn't belong in the war? Hitler could have sure used that strategy back in WWII. You know, the Americans are crushing me in the west, and I got no chance against the Soviets in the east and I'm clearly going to lose to both of them. Therefore, they're not in the real war. I actually fighting only the British. Lesson to be learn-don't ignore the winner and don't certainly marginalize its success. Anyways, who knows, the ever constant prediction of a Wii bubble bursting just might come true this year. :p
This "real" console war is kind of like the NIT tournament in US college basketball.
Sure, technically there's a "winner"... but no one outside of the winning university gives a flip.
Again the reason for the backlash is the backhanded compliment he gives the Wii before proceeding with the rest of his OP. Had he worded things differently you'd probably see little activity from Wii owners in this thread.
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| Steroid said: Predicting the sales of these consoles are simple.
Wii will remain on top and it's not because it has the best games. If you're having problems grasping the fact that Wii appeals to a different demographic then PS360 I invite you to take a look at Call of Duty World at war. Even though there are more than twice as many Wii's out there the PS3 version alone has sold 3X as many copies. Or look at No more Heroes which according to the dude at my local GameStop isn't even in print anymore. PS3 and the Wii both play games. After that they are as different as well...Black and white Because it appeals to a broader demographic then PS360, it sells more this concept is soooo simple to grasp yet some seem to have trouble. Nintendo made the right moves it will remain in first place no need to gloat. (Wondering if I own a Wii? The answer is yes).
X-Box 360 owners and PS3 owners alike concede that the Wii will continue to sell. The interesting "console war" is of course the HD Console War, between 360 and PS3.
So looking at 2008 PS3 outsold the X-Box 360 pretty much every week (bluray wins format war, MGS4). Then the 360 dropped its price to $200. Now many consumers of course can see the "value" in a PS3 purchase. But to many others they see a $200 price tag and they see a $400 price tag and it's a no brainer. The PS3 cannot outsell the 360 at double the price point. Notice also that the 360 price drop did not affect Wii sales at all.
So now, assuming Wii will again be on top this year here's what to watch for in the HD console war 2009:
1. The PS3 needs a price drop but they need to hold off as long as they can obviously they’ve lost quite a bit of money in the past few years. We have seen Killzone 2 push PS3 ahead of the 360 but not by much. Only one exclusive can really make the PS3 REALLY outsell the 360. That is Final Fantasy 13 in Japan that could happen this summer. I do not expect God of War 3, GT or an English version of FF13 this year. Signs point to a PS3 price drop in or around summer.
2. A $300 dollar PS3 can and will outsell a $200 360 if for no other reason that bluray is gaining popularity. Its games lineup is strong too. How many people do you know making the jump at this time? The question is will 360 drop to $150? Anything is possible. But remember though Microsoft has plenty of cash they are not invincible. Their stocks are the lowest they've been in a decade, they just laid off 5,000 people, vista has not been the success everyone assumed it would be, they lost billions on the original X-Box, they spend a huge amount on advertising and exclusives, and of course billions on the dreaded RROD. Is the 360 so cheap to produce that they can afford to cut it to that price at this time?
So who will win the HD console war 2009? It entirely depends on when Sony cuts the price of the PS3 and if/when Microsoft responds. |
If you don't understand why people are backlashing:
-You call the HD War the "Real Console War". Fine the PS2 wasn't part of the "real" console wars last gen. Sony sold the most, and had the best exclusives, but Microsoft won the "real" console war.
-You say HD consoles have the best games. This is your OPINION not FACT.
-You mention CoD:WaW selling 3X better on the PS3, but ignore the fact that the Wii had a gimped version of Cod3 and didn't even get Cod4, which may turn some away. The Wii version also saw a small increase last week, as the other versions continue down.
-You critizize NMH for ging out of print? No More Heroes was released early last year, and had little to no advertising.
-Wherehave you been? No need to gloat? Dude, the gloating ended a few months back, once people finnally realized that the Concole wars were over, and that the Wii won fair and square.
-I guess the sites servers are about to over load 3 years in to this gen, because its just getting interesting now that the Wii is confirmed the winner. Now we can concentrate on what matters! The "Real" Console war! /sarcasm
I don't mean to be blunt, but its pretty easy to see that the above is what some people see when they read your post. Wheather you meant to come off like this or not, you did.
EDIT: I didn't even post and you were banned... wow...
Well, just because Manchester United is miles ahead of the rest of the pack, doesn't mean that Chelsea is the winner of the "real" Premier League.
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