Sony PS3 has the least competition EVER

Lets start from the begining:

1 - PlayStation

The PlayStation was frist available in Desember 3, 1994 in Japan and it had 2 major competitors:
 - The Sega Saturn, witch last gen had been in 2nd place with her Genesis (aka Mega Drive) with 29 millions units sold was first available in November 22, 1994.
 - The Nintendo 64, witch last gen had been in 1st place with her Super Nintendo Entertainment System with 49 millions units sold was first available in June 23, 1996.

The Sony PlayStation had 1 big problem, Sony has a brand had very high credibility, but PlayStation had 0 (zero), it first became available in the USA at September 1, 1995 and it her 1st year on the NA market sold 800 000 units (needless to say, it was realy bad).

In the end it end up like this:

PlayStation - 106,49 millions
N64 - 32,93 millions
Sega Saturn - 10 millions

Small miracle when you think about it, the PlayStation was said to be a failior on day 1, in a company dinner Sony Music execs said to SCE "Why did you did that?[PS1], you're never gonna win, you are gonna lose this one".

2 - PlayStation 2

Sega was not happy, the recent newcomer Sony had wipe the floor with the competitors and the Sega Saturn was the worst console in terms of sales that the companie had so far, so they though on getting some revenge.
 - The Sega Dreamcast was first available in November 27, 1998, 16 months before the PS2, the Dreamcast was generally considered to be ahead of its time and was initially successful at restoring Sega's reputation in the gaming industry, and it was the fastest selling console at that time.

But when the PlayStation 2 was released in March 4, 2000, if the general public opinion was that the Dreamcast was gonna dominat the market, those afirmations only got stronger. The PS2 had nothing wort buying for and games like Tekken Tag were said to came to the Dreamcast sonner or later. And the fact that the Dreamcast had a on-line service and the PS2 didn't was another reason not to buy a PS2, besides a larger game library and cheaper games of course.

And sonner that was expected, it was time for round 2

After the Dreamcast was "out of the way" the war for market dominance was far from over.
 - The Nintendo GameCube was the latest machine from Nintendo, first available in Septamber 14, 2001, being more powerful than a PS2 and cheaper plus dev tools said to be able to make something "look like a game" in 2 weeks of work made the GameCube the most probable candidate to win the war.
 - The Microsoft with the sucess of the original PlayStation saw a huge potential on the games console business, the Xbox was Microsoft's first independent venture into the video game console arena, after having collaborated with Sega in porting Windows CE to the Dreamcast. The Xbox was first available in November 15, 2001. Early rumors said that the Xbox was going to play Windows PC games, something that might be part of Microsoft initial plans because the Xbox hardware looked much more like a PC than a console, it was probably in responce of the backward compatibility of the PS2.

1st Sony had go 1-on-1 with the Sega Dreamcast and now it had another 2 competitors, the ex-market dominator Nintendo with her GameCube, and the giant Microsoft with her super powerful Xbox.

And the war was dicided like this:

PlayStation 2 - 115,36 millions (still selling better than anyone)
Xbox - 24 millions
GameCube - 21,52 millions
Dreamcast - 10,6 millions

3 - PlayStation 3

The corrent war, i think pretty much anyone nows what going on so ill cut to the point.

The only rival of the PlayStation 3 is the Xbox 360, the Wii is said even by Nintendo PR not competing against any other machine, the fact is simple, its for a diferent market, a diferent kind of players.

So in sort, in order of more dificult competition to less:

1 - Dreamcast vs PlayStation 2 vs GameCube vs Xbox
2 - Sega Saturn vs PlayStation vs Nintendo 64
3 - Xbox 360 vs PlayStation 3

So the top 3 best selling Consoles of all time goes like this:

PlayStation 2 - 115,36 millions
PlayStation - 106,49 millions
NES - 60 millions

It has never been a more dominating console than the legendary PlayStation, it has competed with more powerfull and cheaper consoles, if you think the PS3 is a failior and will not sell, you are not looking at the full picture.

Its comon knowlage of the general public that Sony has the most loyal fans of all 3.

"The research showed 60 percent of those who own a PS2 and are considering a new console likely to buy a PS3, which exceeded the 45 percent of Xbox owners looking to buy an Xbox 360 and 46 percent of GameCube owners looking to buy a Wii."
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7253/127/

This one is in the bag.

No competition?

yet it is being beaten by 360 and Wii

'/thread

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag. 

That week when the PS3 was released?  Which console sold the most that week?  What's that, you say?  The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

No competition?

yet it is being beaten by 360 and Wii

'/thread

fixer293

No competition?

yet it is being beaten by 360 and Wii

'/thread

fixer293

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag.

That week when the PS3 was released? Which console sold the most that week? What's that, you say? The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

jvonrader

[QUOTE="jvonrader"]

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag.

That week when the PS3 was released? Which console sold the most that week? What's that, you say? The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

thedarkomen

If it's the same thing happening now, Why is 360 oustselling PS3?

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag. 

That week when the PS3 was released?  Which console sold the most that week?  What's that, you say?  The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

jvonrader

i post that at 6:34 pm GMT and you respond at 6:37 pm GMT, if i count the time that toke you to write that, i doubt you even read i single word of what i've wrote.

PS3 Launch Outsells Xbox 360 Launch

"Sony today announced that they have sold 1 million Playstation 3s in North America since the launch of the console six weeks ago.That makes the Playstation 3 the fastest selling home console Sony has ever launchedMicrosoft sold 600,000 of their Xbox 360s from their November launch to the second week in January." - KOTAKU
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/ps3-launch-outsells-xbox-360-launch-226742.php

http://ps3.ign.com/launchguide/
"Boasting 512 MB of RAM, a Blu-Ray disc drive, backwards compatibility, and the cutting edge Cell processor, PS3 is the most advanced game console ever created." - IGN

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49285075,00.htm
"So what are we missing out on? Well, as you can see in our recent video from the Best of Stuff show, titles such as Motor Storm offer an unprecedented level of graphical detail." - CRAVE

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1942997,00.html
"[PS3]The extraordinary power of the new breed of computer game heralds the age of interpassivity" - GUARDIAN

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7107/983/
"[PS3]the most advanced gaming device money can buy" - ITWIRE

[urlhttp://www.gamespot.com/special_features/bestof2006/achievement/index.html?page=13[/url]
"The console is easily the most technologically sophisticated gaming machine this side of a tricked-out $4,500 PC rig." - GAMESPOT

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163625.html?tag=lastword;link
"The firm believes that the PS3 will ultimately carry the largest market share, with 75 million PS3s sold worldwide by 2010." - GAMESPOT

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7253/127/
"The company predicts that more than 120 million PS3s will be sold through 2012, compared to 60 million Xbox 360s and 23 million Nintendo Wiis. North America will account for more than 50 percent of all console sales over this period." - ITWIRE

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=43981&src=site-marq
"Dublin-based Research and Markets claims that the latest version of Sony's games console will rack up 71 million sales, with the Xbox 360 selling around 40 million and the Wii coming third with around 31 million." - ITNEWS

PlayStation 3 enjoys record pre-orders

Advance orders for Sony's highly anticipated PlayStation 3 console have broken all records, with high street stalwart Woolworths revealing it has been taking one order every 20 seconds during the past week.
The state-of-the-art PlayStation 3 will go head-to-head with Microsoft's Xbox 360 when it hits the shops on March 23 and Woolies, one of the first stores to accept pre-orders, has admitted it has been staggered by the demand.
Gerry Berkley, Woolworths' head of games, said, "It's the hottest gaming system since the PS2 launched in 2000 - demand will outstrip supply."
With a retail price of £425, the 60Gb PlayStation 3 costs £125 more in the UK than in the US, but this has failed to deter those determined to try out Sony's latest dream machine.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a42660/playstation-3-enjoys-record-pre-orders.html

[QUOTE="jvonrader"]

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag.

That week when the PS3 was released? Which console sold the most that week? What's that, you say? The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

thedarkomen

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag. 

That week when the PS3 was released?  Which console sold the most that week?  What's that, you say?  The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

jvonrader

wtf are you talking about.

1. the 360 has been out for a year and better games are on the way for the ps3.

2. last i checked, the ps3 was the most powerful video game console of all time. if anything the ps3 has slightly better graphics.

3. well... 360 does have a better online service. i'll give you that.

4. between the expensive add-ons and all that other crap, 360 costs well more than the 20gb ps3 

5. What a sideblinded fanboy. :roll:

You guys can post whatever you want, but you need to come to terms that 360 is outselling PS3 now, launch is over, ps2 is last gen, and you can't predict the future.;

NOW, 360 is outselling PS3

Deal Widit.

No competition?

yet it is being beaten by 360 and Wii

'/thread

fixer293

[QUOTE="jvonrader"]

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag. 

That week when the PS3 was released?  Which console sold the most that week?  What's that, you say?  The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

Kane04

i post that at 6:34 pm GMT and you respond at 6:37 pm GMT, if i count the time that toke you to write that, i doubt you even read i single word of what i've wrote.

PS3 Launch Outsells Xbox 360 Launch

"Sony today announced that they have sold 1 million Playstation 3s in North America since the launch of the console six weeks ago.That makes the Playstation 3 the fastest selling home console Sony has ever launchedMicrosoft sold 600,000 of their Xbox 360s from their November launch to the second week in January." - KOTAKU
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/ps3-launch-outsells-xbox-360-launch-226742.php

http://ps3.ign.com/launchguide/
"Boasting 512 MB of RAM, a Blu-Ray disc drive, backwards compatibility, and the cutting edge Cell processor, PS3 is the most advanced game console ever created." - IGN

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49285075,00.htm
"So what are we missing out on? Well, as you can see in our recent video from the Best of Stuff show, titles such as Motor Storm offer an unprecedented level of graphical detail." - CRAVE

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1942997,00.html
"[PS3]The extraordinary power of the new breed of computer game heralds the age of interpassivity" - GUARDIAN

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7107/983/
"[PS3]the most advanced gaming device money can buy" - ITWIRE

[urlhttp://www.gamespot.com/special_features/bestof2006/achievement/index.html?page=13[/url]
"The console is easily the most technologically sophisticated gaming machine this side of a tricked-out $4,500 PC rig." - GAMESPOT

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163625.html?tag=lastword;link
"The firm believes that the PS3 will ultimately carry the largest market share, with 75 million PS3s sold worldwide by 2010." - GAMESPOT

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7253/127/
"The company predicts that more than 120 million PS3s will be sold through 2012, compared to 60 million Xbox 360s and 23 million Nintendo Wiis. North America will account for more than 50 percent of all console sales over this period." - ITWIRE

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=43981&src=site-marq
"Dublin-based Research and Markets claims that the latest version of Sony's games console will rack up 71 million sales, with the Xbox 360 selling around 40 million and the Wii coming third with around 31 million." - ITNEWS

PlayStation 3 enjoys record pre-orders

Advance orders for Sony's highly anticipated PlayStation 3 console have broken all records, with high street stalwart Woolworths revealing it has been taking one order every 20 seconds during the past week.
The state-of-the-art PlayStation 3 will go head-to-head with Microsoft's Xbox 360 when it hits the shops on March 23 and Woolies, one of the first stores to accept pre-orders, has admitted it has been staggered by the demand.
Gerry Berkley, Woolworths' head of games, said, "It's the hottest gaming system since the PS2 launched in 2000 - demand will outstrip supply."
With a retail price of £425, the 60Gb PlayStation 3 costs £125 more in the UK than in the US, but this has failed to deter those determined to try out Sony's latest dream machine.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a42660/playstation-3-enjoys-record-pre-orders.html

[QUOTE="fixer293"]

No competition?

yet it is being beaten by 360 and Wii

'/thread

Kane04

Topic: Sony PS3 has the least competition EVERwhat part of LEAST didn't you get?

He is saying 360 and Wii can't compete with PS3, yet they are both outselling it.

What don't you understand? or are you trying to spin this?

[QUOTE="fixer293"]

No competition?

yet it is being beaten by 360 and Wii

'/thread

Kane04

than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....jvonrader

[QUOTE="jvonrader"]

Fanboy Deluxe.

The Xbox 360 has better games, slightly better graphics, drastically better online and all at a substantially smaller price tag. 

That week when the PS3 was released?  Which console sold the most that week?  What's that, you say?  The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 the same WEEK the PS3 was released?

Paper_Knife

wtf are you talking about.

1. the 360 has been out for a year and better games are on the way for the ps3.

2. last i checked, the ps3 was the most powerful video game console of all time. if anything the ps3 has slightly better graphics.

3. well... 360 does have a better online service. i'll give you that.

4. between the expensive add-ons and all that other crap, 360 costs well more than the 20gb ps3 

5. What a sideblinded fanboy. :roll:

Xbox360 ($400) + HD-DVD drive ($200) + wireless adapter ($100) + quick charge kit ($30) = $730 PS3 ($600) + HDMI cable ($100) + Marvel game ($50) = $750 Looks about the same to me. That was the choice I was faced with this weekend. I opted for the PS3 option.asmallchild

You Fail, stuff listed for 360 is optional.And you self owned for showing even with all that stuff, you save $20 bucks buying 360.

[QUOTE="jvonrader"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....shungokustasu

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....jvonrader

[QUOTE="Kane04 pretty much"] A bunch of goofy little Sony fanboy delusion that's funny and sad at the same time.

Yellow_Rose

A little fact.

In the months of Nov -  Dec 2006:

The 360 sold 1.6 million console in NA alone (source NPD)

The PS3 sold 1.18 million in NA and Japan combined. (source NPD-media create)

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....jvonrader

you know that gamespot and the mods are all just M$ fanboys. 

[QUOTE="shungokustasu"][QUOTE="jvonrader"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....jvonrader

Sony PS3 has the least competition EVER

lol and its not selling dose this tell you something hmmm let's see no good games maybe the price i dont know tell me but dont tell me to wiat because waiting is for cows

Cry all you whant i've heard all that before with the PlayStation and the PlayStation 2.

NINTENDO

NES - 60 millions
SNES - 49 millions
N64 - 32,93 millions
GameCube - 21,52 millions

SEGA

Master System - 13 millions
Mega Drive - 29 millions
Sega Saturn - 10 millions
Dreamcast - 10,6 millions

SONY

PlayStation - 106,49 millions
PlayStation 2 - 115,36 millions (still selling better than anyone)

MICROSOFT

Xbox - 24 millions

http://ps3.ign.com/launchguide/
"Boasting 512 MB of RAM, a Blu-Ray disc drive, backwards compatibility, and the cutting edge Cell processor, PS3 is the most advanced game console ever created." - IGN

[QUOTE="jvonrader"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....Paper_Knife

you know that gamespot and the mods are all just M$ fanboys.

you know that gamespot and the mods are all just M$ fanboys. 

Paper_Knife

Cry all you whant i've heard all that before with the PlayStation and the PlayStation 2.

NINTENDO

NES - 60 millions
SNES - 49 millions
N64 - 32,93 millions
GameCube - 21,52 millions

SEGA

Master System - 13 millions
Mega Drive - 29 millions
Sega Saturn - 10 millions
Dreamcast - 10,6 millions

SONY

PlayStation - 106,49 millions
PlayStation 2 - 115,36 millions (still selling better than anyone)

MICROSOFT

Xbox - 24 millions

http://ps3.ign.com/launchguide/
"Boasting 512 MB of RAM, a Blu-Ray disc drive, backwards compatibility, and the cutting edge Cell processor, PS3 is the most advanced game console ever created." - IGN

Kane04

Self owned for bringing up Last gen numbers, Tell me what is happening now?

Ill tell you....360 and Wii are outselling PS3

you=owned

[QUOTE="jvonrader"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....Paper_Knife

you know that gamespot and the mods are all just M$ fanboys. 

I always thought Onmi-Slash was more of a Nintendo fan.

[QUOTE="Paper_Knife"]

[QUOTE="jvonrader"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....fixer293

you know that gamespot and the mods are all just M$ fanboys. 

Prove it troll.

MS have sold 10 millions and you check the X360 forum you find + 1 000 000 topics

Sony have sold +115 millions of PS2s and you check the PS2 forum you find + 200 000 topics

whant more?

this place is crawling with lemmings

[QUOTE="fixer293"][QUOTE="Paper_Knife"]

[QUOTE="jvonrader"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]than why is it getting beat like a red headed stepchild?....Kane04

you know that gamespot and the mods are all just M$ fanboys. 

Prove it troll.

MS have sold 10 millions and you check the X360 forum you find + 1 000 000 topics

Sony have sold +115 millions of PS2s and you check the PS2 forum you find + 200 000 topics

whant more?

this place is crawling with lemmings

Link?

And explain the 2567 threads in the PS3 forum.

And you still failed