BishopLamont
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and with that i bid you guys good night, its been fun and exhausting.
Breakout games can change a console's fortune drastically.
That list is just the natural cycle for consoles, all consoles eventually sell less and less, it doesn't mean its saturation, it just means you have to appeal to people that doesn't feel like your console warrants a purchase, saturation implies there's nothing more you can do to increase the appeal and sales, and thats rarely ever the case.
the xbone bombed spectacular, and its not gonna sell much through its lifetime, but does that mean its due to saturation? There's a huge difference between lack of appeal and saturation, lack of appeal can lead to saturation but saturation isn't always because of the lack of appeal.
for example, the more games the 3ds receives the faster it saturates, but at the same time its also increasing its appeal, so to that end, saturation isn't a big issue to the market leader, since it always has a bigger potential to increase appeal and decrease saturation through games, despite the fact that its capping out its potential buyers faster.
thats where the whole console sales momentum comes from, once you're in that dominant and safe spot, you're already selling well enough to offset any fear of saturation.
Vita is gonna sell what it sells, i doubt Sony expects it as much as they hope it becomes more popular, but barring a break out hit, the Vita will also see a decline next year and the lack of notable software is the biggest reason.
Yes but the potential market for the 3DS isn't 20m and the xbone's isn't 300k.
Breakout games can change a console's fortune drastically.
That list is just the natural cycle for consoles, all consoles eventually sell less and less, it doesn't mean its saturation, it just means you have to appeal to people that doesn't feel like your console warrants a purchase, saturation implies there's nothing more you can do to increase the appeal and sales, and thats rarely ever the case.
the xbone bombed spectacular, and its not gonna sell much through its lifetime, but does that mean its due to saturation? There's a huge difference between lack of appeal and saturation, lack of appeal can lead to saturation but saturation isn't always because of the lack of appeal.
for example, the more games the 3ds receives the faster it saturates, but at the same time its also increasing its appeal, so to that end, saturation isn't a big issue to the market leader, since it always has a bigger potential to increase appeal and decrease saturation through games, despite the fact that its capping out its potential buyers faster.
thats where the whole console sales momentum comes from, once you're in that dominant and safe spot, you're already selling well enough to offset any fear of saturation.
I don't think its a bad thing, I just don't think its a big issue, at least not as big as other reasons concerning a consoles health and success.
Vita is gonna sell what it sells, i doubt Sony expects it as much as they hope it becomes more popular, but barring a break out hit, the Vita will also see a decline next year and the lack of notable software is the biggest reason.
