I will try to find financial reports (or any press releases) released by Microsoft with Xbox and Xbox360 shipment numbers for people who don't trust vgchartz (though I would imagine for such data they just take it directly from the reports).
Good analysis. I agree that the Xbox360 just is not poised to dominate any market like the PS2 did (I think only the DS has the chance to accomplish such a feat, the Wii has always seemed to me to be short sighted and while many think that graphics are superficial, two years from now when the Wii is putting out last gen graphics and current gen graphics are near photo/video realistic, people will start to notice and think twice about getting a console that seems to have one step in the future and one step in the past).
The PS3 might actually end up doing what Sony has been claiming all along. For me this seems like the only console poised to be around (and supported) for a long time. The Xbox360 seems like it will get dropped much like the Xbox was (even if Microsoft claims otherwise, though I hope this is not the case). I know many people who are waiting for the price to drop on the PS3, more good games to come out and the price of the better games to drop in order to pick a PS3 up. It is quite possible that by 2013 that the PS3 could have become the next PS2, maybe selling less but still an enormous success.
One reason for this is I am expecting for Sony to start looking at the Chinese market. Consumption there is astronomical and if this market can be tapped into wisely, Sony could benefit greatly (I would assume it would be harder to pirate things for the PS3 than older consoles). Pirating would be a great obstacle to overcome but as China's populous grows more wealthy, this will decline (though in South Korea pirating PC games is normal even for the rich, so maybe not). In any event, it is possible that all the consoles could end up getting a serious boost if several economies pick up (especially India and China, with nearly eight times as many people as America) and their interest in video games (buying them) also picks up.
But in any event, 100 million for the Xbox360 seems a bit far fetched, it is already two years into its lifespan and hasn't crossed the 20 million mark yet.
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Haha, took me several hours! What's going on.
I will try to find financial reports (or any press releases) released by Microsoft with Xbox and Xbox360 shipment numbers for people who don't trust vgchartz (though I would imagine for such data they just take it directly from the reports).
Good analysis. I agree that the Xbox360 just is not poised to dominate any market like the PS2 did (I think only the DS has the chance to accomplish such a feat, the Wii has always seemed to me to be short sighted and while many think that graphics are superficial, two years from now when the Wii is putting out last gen graphics and current gen graphics are near photo/video realistic, people will start to notice and think twice about getting a console that seems to have one step in the future and one step in the past).
The PS3 might actually end up doing what Sony has been claiming all along. For me this seems like the only console poised to be around (and supported) for a long time. The Xbox360 seems like it will get dropped much like the Xbox was (even if Microsoft claims otherwise, though I hope this is not the case). I know many people who are waiting for the price to drop on the PS3, more good games to come out and the price of the better games to drop in order to pick a PS3 up. It is quite possible that by 2013 that the PS3 could have become the next PS2, maybe selling less but still an enormous success.
One reason for this is I am expecting for Sony to start looking at the Chinese market. Consumption there is astronomical and if this market can be tapped into wisely, Sony could benefit greatly (I would assume it would be harder to pirate things for the PS3 than older consoles). Pirating would be a great obstacle to overcome but as China's populous grows more wealthy, this will decline (though in South Korea pirating PC games is normal even for the rich, so maybe not). In any event, it is possible that all the consoles could end up getting a serious boost if several economies pick up (especially India and China, with nearly eight times as many people as America) and their interest in video games (buying them) also picks up.
But in any event, 100 million for the Xbox360 seems a bit far fetched, it is already two years into its lifespan and hasn't crossed the 20 million mark yet.