PlayStation 3 Forecasted to Move 127 Million
When the PlayStation 3 was announced at a starting price of $499.99 going up to $599.99, the general consensus was that the platform was destined to fail. Plus, adding the fact that profitability was nowhere in sight (especially after several price drops), it was difficult to disagree. While Sony themselves have said their flagship platform would win from the very start, just like the PSOne and PS2 did in their generations, more industry figures are placing their bets on the PS3.
According to the vice president of Strategy Analytics, David Mercer, the PlayStation 3 has yet to have peaked in sales while Nintendo Wii may have already peaked:
“Nintendo has done a great job with the Wii in bringing console games to new audiences. But its sales are now falling, particularly in mature markets, and its installed base will peak in 2011. Ownership of both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 will hit their highest points between 2012 and 2014.”
The analyst goes on to predict that the PS3 will achieve a lifetime sales number of 127 million units and that the derivation of this feat in this generation is the ten-year lifespan. Mercer believe that, when the competing platforms have peaked in sales and have release new consoles, the PS3 will still be around; just like the PlayStation 2.
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4 Responses to “PlayStation 3 Forecasted to Move 127 Million”
Sony isn’t new to the game. I think for the most part they knew what they were doing despite all the bs the media was spewing. I mean those stupid bloggers, what the hell do they know about running a business, or to tell one of the biggest (if not biggest) electronics company in the world that their business decissions on the ps3 were destined for failure. The only thing sony is guilty of is being a little too overly ambitious but i dont mind that at all because their ambitions allowed us the opportunity to have the best console possible this generation.
So for the future idiots that want to predict (or hope for) the failure of sony, dont read to much into it. I mean, they did manage to make the ps1 and ps2 and at this point the ps3 a success without their infinite wisdom.
Hey sony! i like the things you do! HEY SONY! if I could I would be you! You;re the one and only system who knows how to do it right. You take an exclusive and make it GGGGGGGRRRRREEEEEAAAATTTTTTT!!!!! play station three, its more than good, ITS GGREAT!
that was my tribute to sony in the style of the frosted flakes song, thank you.
I didn’t realize frosted flakes had a song… but ok. Man, thats a helluvalotta systems.
I’ve always wondered what Nintendo will do next with the Wii. It’s the sort of console that, if improved, wouldn’t sell any better. Hi-def graphics would make it more expensive, killing its appeal. And more processing power isn’t a priority with its users. I think they’re kind of stuck actually. It will continue to sell well of course, but what incentive will their owners have to ever purchase their next console?