PS3 Could Still Finish First When This Gen Finishes

GPT: "Despite the issues Sony has faced recently with PSN, there’s no denying the long-haul capability the Playstation 3 possesses. This is already being proven with the recent news of Nintendo’s next console likely releasing within a year from now even though the Wii released at the same time as the PS3. So is it too farfetched to think that the PS3 could pull of a Super Nintendo? The SNES trailed the SEGA Genesis for most of the 16-bit generation, but when the dust settled, it was the Super Nintendo that ruled the 16-bit sales charts."

[BeaRye]

PS3 can still win on exclusives alone.

[GunShotEddy]

Anyone who counts out the PS3 has no idea what the console is capable of. It is the most advanced console ever created.

[DankJemo]

Of course, it's got the most hardware behind it, but there is a lot to consider with Sony, especially in the last six weeks or so... The Wii has long since reached it's "Shelf life" that's why we are hearing stuff about Nintendo's new system (supposedly,) although Sony is really shooting itself in the foot right now, with all the security breaches they have on literally a daily basis it will be very interest to see how that affects their business model, because you can have the most advanced hardware, but if you can't keep it or your users safe that piece of hardware really isn't worth that much.

[Focker420]

I haven't counted out the PS3 once this entire gen. Based on the extremely high sales numbers of the PS2 I'm certain we can expect a similar outcome with the PS3 when the price drops. Many not PS2 numbers but something close.

[thats_just_prime]

Next gen starts in 2012 so there is now way ps3 will be in 1st or even 2nd place by then. If you count the next gen when the ps4 comes out then yeah maybe $ony will hold on to their old tech till 2020 just to finish 1st. Oh and the ps3 isnt likely to see another price drop this gen. If it does it only be by like 50 dollars

[hiredhelp]

Theyve won already against microsoft. But not sure with nintendo they have alot there own games.

[SuperLupe]

How have they already won against MS since they're still trailing a couple of mullions of units behind and the 360 ?

[Why o why]

Mullions. How many,, jk anyway it matters not to me but thats what happens when you give your nearest competitor almost a year and half headstart. Huffing and puffing isnt quite accurate but ms has definitely put its mark on console gaming. The market is bigger so theres enough space for all to thrive. The playstation3's longevity seems to be bigger than both the wii and 360 so maybe it will end up with the most units sold. We'll see i suppose

[Redgehammer]

Globally The gap is 3.4 million behind the 360. So, although, Sony may have passed MS in your world, it has not in the real world.

[gamingdroid]

Won against MS?

Really?

Considering, only MS and Nintendo are the ones to increase both market share and total units sold!

I believe Sony is the only one that hemorrhaged market-share to MS and Nintendo....

[hiredhelp]

forget the sales, ansew me this question then
why are more guys on n4g saying they own both systems then. if not selling well cos past couple years that wasnt the case.
everyone was anti sony except the sony buyers. but since the price dropped and more exclusives and free online everybody wants a slice of the action.

im not intrested never have been on console sales. i go by the growth i found of people ive met in playstation home and on n4g to name a few that have had 360's or still have 360's

they have over taken ms by exclusives is what im mainly aiming at. why i stated nintendo do alot of there own games weather by 3rd partys doing for them.

[Raoh]

Nintendo does. Outside of a few titles here and there, third parties have slammed the wii and some have just ignored it completely.

So how does nintendo get by? First Party Titles.

Everyone got excited at last years E3 Nintendo 3DS showing, what excited them? First Party Titles.

[ThePsychoGamer]

Sales wise they may be able to pass the 360 in sales by the time Sony releases the PS4, but I think Sony would have to release a 150-200 PS3 model soon and support the console well into the PS4's lifespan to have any chance of beating Nintendo in terms of sales.

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[news4geeks]

What if the ps3 keeps selling long after the demise of the wii. It's not impossible that the ps3 could sell well over 100million and surpass the wii. Unlikely, but you never know with a $200 ps3.

[maxcer]

by that logic the last(ps2) gen isn't over yet because they still sell the thing.

this generation will be over as soon as the first new console comes out. unless your a fanboy and you decide when the generation ends to suit your needs.

i.e."this gen isn't over until ps3 passes the 360/wii in sales. derp"

[news4geeks]

That's just silly. You can't disregard sales because newer technology is out. It still counts as a console in the home and a sale for the company.

You're arguing from the perspective of a fanboy war whereas I'm arguing from the perspective of a business.

ps2 is still selling and those console sales count for sony. If xbox or gamecube were still selling they would count for nintendo and microsoft. You can't disregard a console as a failure and a loss because it sells slowly in the short run but big in the long run. The hardware is finished when the public stop buying it irrespective of what the fanboys think.

Prepare for this gen to be over when project cafe releases. /sarcasm

[evrfighter]

Once a next gen engine title launches...thats it gen over. A good indicator would point to bf3 as it cuts out dx9 entirely. Still yet to be decided until more info is released

[PSjesus]

Who cares,PS3 had a lot of AAA exclusives,been the first
BR player for most of us and that's enough for me.

[Valk]

@Snake, so you are saying thr majority of PS3 owners have no taste in games?

[Counter-Strike]

There is a possible scenario of it beating Wii when the next consoles are out but by then it won't matter since the gen is over and Nintendo moved on.

[kennykramer]

How is this gen over when Nintendo decides? The Wii was last-gen hardware with motion controls. Technically the Wii is last-gen. So Project Cafe will be the latest comer to this gen.

[n4gisatroll]

I honestly agree with you, but I know the fanboys will try and disagree or bubble down for that statement. But for real, I don't know how people can really say the wii was on par with xbox or the ps3 this gen. It was most certainly gamecube tech. with motion controls. That's it.

[Counter-Strike]

Lots of butthurt people about the truth. I didn't say Nintendo decides when it starts,it starts whenever one new console comes out first. Also i mean winner in terms of sales obviously. Wii is the competitor to ps3 and 360,it's Nintendo's next console after gamecube. Just because the graphics aren't as good doesn't mean it's not competing. In fact it's worse that a system with bad graphics is destroying the other two in sales.

[TardcoreGamer]

don't call it a comeback.

[Shok]

The amount of fanboyism here is crazy. Can't beleive some of what I'm reading.

I can definitely see the PS3 passing the 360, but the WII people? Can we get serious here? Is your loyalty that severe to where you think such deluded thoughts? The Wii is a good 46 million units ahead of the PS3 and you guys honestly think it can catch up? And imagine when the Wii hits $100. Sales will skyrocket. The Wii already won anyways.

Not that sales means everything, but we ARE talking sales here so no, the PS3 won't come in first. In terms of exclusives yes, sales?, no.

[Ddouble]

You never know. Since this gen started the ps2 has sold 48.9 million. Thats almost the same amount that the ps3 has sold and there expecting to sell another 4 million this financial year.

Yes the Wii is 36 million units ahead but it's declining and with the Cafe coming out and declining support it's only going to get less. NPD results should let us know what effect the current price drop had but I don't think it would have the PS2 legs, even when it reaches $100?

Sony ships to more countries than the other 2 so when the price of the ps3 is reasonable for people in those countries I won't be suprised to see it doing what the PS2 is currently doing now.

I'm not saying it would happen but i don't think it's impossible.

[coolasj]

Meh. No matter who wins it doesn't really affect my life. Just another subject to debate. Personally I think Sony will 'win'.

[Lilbambit]

does it even matter? the fact nintendo is releasing a 2 years before its competitors is proof that the concept of generations is over. ninty is finished with the widly successful wii and is moving on

[n4gisatroll]

Exactly! Back in the 90s and even early 2000's the generation of games would come out within a year of each other, even sooner. Now it's just nintendo releases when they want, sane with ms and Sony.

[GoldPS3]

PS3 will pass 360 for sure but I'm doubtful of it passing Wii. Wii has a 35m lead over PS3. PS3 might get close becuz the Wii will be canceled when Wii2 comes out and PS3 will still be out. When PS3 gets under $200 it will surely sale like crazy. PS3 has better exclusives and more support from 3rd party than Wii. PS3 is #1 to me anyway regardless of how many sales it have.

[Brasi82]

"PS3 has better exclusives..." I'm sorry but I don't think that is true. Nintendo has some of the greatest exclusives of all time one the Wii, IMO, of course. So that point is debatable. "...and more support from 3rd party than Wii." That is not debatable, unless you want to talk about shovelware, but yes PS3 has loads more 3rd party AAA content than the Wii. Do I see the PS3 passing the Wii in sales? No, Nintendo will continue to support the Wii for those "casual gamers" who don't need nor want the latest and greatest. I can see this generation's sells ending in this order: Nintendo Wii, PS3, X-Box 360.

[n4gisatroll]

Why don't you see, that nintendo supports the casual crowd, and will do so with project cafe, because the casual crowd got them out of sega's boat. I have no faith in nintendo because they promise too much but the wait is too long.

[Brasi82]

Time will tell my friend. You make it sound as if nothing ever changes. Nintendo catered to the core gamers before in the past, who's to say they won't/can't do it again? Things change, and any self respecting gamer will be missing out on great Nintendo exclusive content if they jump ship and don't buy a "Project Cafe".

[theonlylolking]

In my eyes the PS3 has already won. For me a winner is what the console offers not how much sales it got.

[Peaceful_Jelly]

it depends on the point of view. Most people here act as if they had shares in the company so for them marketing and sales is more important than games. lolz

[EasilyTheBest]

Whos to say the 360 and Kinect isnt going to keep selling once the Next Xbox comes out.
A 360 and Kinect for £99 who knows, and a way more powerful and expensive Xbox 720. That could really give Sony problems.

[cstyle]

Sony will most likely stay in 3rd place throughout this gen. A price drop may help but Microsoft is just gonna counter with a price drop of its own. Plus Ms will most likely get the jump on them launching the next gen console. Even if sony manages to pass ms in sales its gonna take a few years. They still have lost market share to nin and Microsoft so either way they still lose something. I remember when Microsoft first announced they were going into the console business Sony laughed. I bet they arent laughing anymore. Microsoft has deep pockets and it has hurt sony considerably.

[FragMnTagM]

One of the most logical posts on this thread. +bub.

[Clarence]

When the PS3 dropped it's price to 299 it sold more even though the 360 dropped it's price right after that. The PS3 has outsold the 360 for the last 3yrs. In 2010 the PS3 outsold the 360 by 2.3m. That's with kinect and Halo coming out. The PS3 continues to outsell the 360 in 2011.

Why do you think M$ only talks about how much they've sold in NA and nowhere else. The PS3 has caught up and passed the 360 in Europe. The 360 sells are really irrelevant in Japan, so NA is the only place were they have a strong hold. M$ needs more than just America to maintain the lead over Sony. Which is why they went after the Japanese market earlier this gen.

M$ did three things well this Gen.
1. Come out before Sony
2. Marketing
3. RROD. There were a lot of people who bought new 360's while waiting on their replacement 360's to return

[Peaceful_Jelly]

this is the weirdest gen of all. The console with the most shovelware is in first place, the console with the most variety is in last place and the console with the most balanced library (review scores) is in second... XD

[Ducky]

Not all that weird.

We're talking about sales.
The cheapest console is in first place.
The 2nd cheapest console is in second place.
The most expensive console is in last place.
(I'm not really sure what the actual stats are, but I'm just going by the order you used.)

[alb1899]

FOR ME THE CONSOLE WAR ENDS WHEN A NEW CONSOLE IS OUT!

SO I DON'T THINK IT IS POSSIBLE FOR PS3 TO SELL AS MANY AS 360 BY NEXT YEAR THATS WHY THE 3ER PLACE IS ALL YOURS SONY.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

I got a 360 and a ps3 and im happy. Im excited to see all the new consoles, its about that time.

[Morgue]

This is like arguing about McDonalds, Jack In the Box and Burger King. They all have their exclusives and each person has their own preference and some like all three.

[Ddouble]

Why does the war end when a new console is out. If people are still buying it then the war isn't over. It's only done and dusted when production is stopped unless there's a clear winner like the ps2,ps1 or ds.

Not everyone around the world can afford the consoles when we can. The ps2 got released in brazil in 2009, 9 years after we got it so we can't just account for ourselves in the western parts because we can get it earlier and easier than the rest of the world.

Wii and Kinect are casual magnet's. Once their prices drop you can expect their sales to explode in the holidays. The ps3 is still the most expensive,£250 5 years into it's life, so you can expect that to explode once it gets a price drop.

The war is far from over.

[Frak]

"PS3 Could Still Finish First"

The article failed over the first couple of words.

TEH PStriple IS going to finish first.

you don't mean to tell me that the 360 has a life expectancy as long as the PS3???

microsoft will replace the 360 coz "THEY NEED TOO" but the PS3 will continue to sell just like PS2's well past the life of the xbox.Eventually taking the lead