Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: ThePerm on January 25, 2006, 12:05:29 PM
Title: Time Competition
Post by: ThePerm on January 25, 2006, 12:05:29 PM
Xbox 360 will probably be number one in the US because it was first out of the gate here. Soi far its done pathetic in Japan however. With nintendo launching so close to Playstation 3 how will this bode? E3 ill generate alot of hype for Revolution, alot of hype will be for Playstation 3 as well. however, if they are released so close together how will things pan out.
You see alot of the reason PS2 ended updominating was it was released first. This generation Sony probably will not have that advantage. This I beleive will hurt it. I think the dedicated fanbase that Nintendo has will give Sony a run for its money. If Nintendo is just one month more dominant in sales it could turn the tides. PS3 will probably not have a huge lead over Revolution and if Nintendo is correct it will get non-gamers to buy its system. When i say non -gamers i mean those who have avoided gaming due to the complexity of controller. IE our parents, hot girls, old people.
This could give Nintendo a lead. If they take over Japan , they may then take over the west.
Title: RE: Time Competition
Post by: jasonditz on January 25, 2006, 02:21:55 PM
If being first to market and having a huge multinational corporation were all it took to win, we'd all be waiting on the next generation CD-i
Title: RE: Time Competition
Post by: Mario on January 25, 2006, 04:57:36 PM
Nintendo has a chance to take an early lead if they launch with PS3, simply by shipping more units to stores. After that they can issue a ton of press releases about how they are #1, and gain momentum from there, then have a few big games launching shortly after and they're at least going to be level with PS3 for the first year.
About the Xbox 360 winning in the US, I highly highly doubt that. Nothing Xbox will ever win, anywhere. Microsoft don't understand the gaming market.
Title: RE:Time Competition
Post by: wandering on January 25, 2006, 08:22:37 PM
Quote Xbox 360 will probably be number one in the US because it was first out of the gate here.
Tell that to Sega.
Title: RE: Time Competition
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on January 25, 2006, 08:57:43 PM
Sega didn't have the games geared for the gamers that Microsoft thrives on, however. Msoft knows how to keep the peasants happy.
Title: RE: Time Competition
Post by: couchmonkey on January 26, 2006, 05:05:16 AM
Microsoft has way more money than Sega and plenty of third party support. I think PS3 will eventually outsell it, but I think Microsoft will hold on to number one for quite a while - more than a year.
Title: RE: Time Competition
Post by: ThePerm on January 26, 2006, 10:12:30 AM
As great as Dreamcast was I think xbox 360 has a greater chance of being number 1. just think right now in the n ext generation...its already number 1.
