My thoughts on…the latest round of the console wars
The latest generation of consoles have gone head to head with each other for control of your living room and ultimately your life. This round of the console war has ended, and it was an interesting one indeed. These consoles offered more than the usual increase in processing power and release of games that pack more polygons. Whether it be an improved online experience, more intuitive controls, or more power than even the most hardcore gamer could use up, these consoles have truly revolutionized gaming, and were the object of many a fanboy’s wet dream.
Like the one in Iraq, the console war will probably never end. We all know of the fiasco surrounding the PS3. Now that was truly a battlefield, and not in the metaphorical sense, as there were real casualties. The others were tame in comparison. All were long, grueling tests of both endurance and patience. Christmas was a less savage battle, as the spoils were plentiful and the warriors consisted of less fanboys and more parents hoping to get that present that would make their children return their love. Yet it was the most crucial of all the battles. And we now have the bodycount. The Xbox 360 seems to be the victor, selling 2 million units. The Wii came in second, with 1.8 million units, impressive given the late release. The PS3 came dead last, with only 750,000 units sold.
Serves Sony right for the artificial scarcity I’m pretty sure they created. I mean 400,000 systems for 30 million fans? This either proves that Sony was involved in a corporate conspiracy to validate their price point and create some “bad” publicity, or they need to fire whoever’s in charge of market research. The Wii’s sales were probably boosted by the fact that it was targeted towards more casual and non-gamers. This was a clever marketing strategy, but I believe I speak for most gamers when I say I don’t want Mom and Dad interrupting my Twilight Princess to play Wii Sports. We get enough competition from our younger siblings, thank you very much.
Microsoft is touting the success of the 360. Understandable, as Microsoft hasn’t had much to brag about. The Zune is a flop, no one cares about Soapbox, Firefox is eating away at IE’s dominance, despite the release of its latest version, and Vista will probably receive a lukewarm reception at best. Given the fact that January to March is a sluggish period, console sales now will be negligible. So for now, the battle is over, but not the war.
complicated new hardware takes along time and is expensive to build. Sony just couldn’t build enough to supply the demand by the time release date came along. and remember that they had to divide them between different place around the world.
this only the first salvo… we will see who gets the better titles, that i think will be the clincher
When it is all said and done the Sony Playstation3 will out sell the other two combined. Sony has the far superior product and a better selection of games. Sony had a slow start when it released Playstation2 na dit sold more than a 100 million units.
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anyway. .i was doing some reading yesterday on the ps3 on engadget it seems that nothing isn’t really happenning for it right now. stores are stocked aplenty with ps3’s while the 360’s are still marching of shelves. selling pace of the consoles are in the order of 360, wii. then ps3 trailing last.
I agree Owen, but a measly 400,000 units? C’mon!
the playstation reign is over (or close to being over) high development costs and untried technology are slowly choking the ps3 and the flop of bluray is going to be the last nail in tha coffin.
truthfully the x360 has impressed me and the wii is addictive, i have yet to play the ps3 because there is nothing worth playin
the playstation reign is over (or close to being over) high development costs and untried technology are slowly choking the ps3 and the flop of bluray is going to be the last nail in tha coffin.
truthfully the x360 has impressed me and the wii is addictive, i have yet to play the ps3 because there is nothing worth playin
Developmement is yes expensive and yes time consuming but I thing some amount of artificial scarcity was created to build the hype. Lots of eBayers lost lots of money trying to cash in on the hype. I’ve never seen an item lose price as fast as the PS3. from $2000 to $900 almost overnight. I’m waiting till all the bugs get sorted out before I buy one.
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