specialguy
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Ruud_Luiten said:Wow... Ps2 hardware sales during ps3 lifecycle are the same as ps3 total...
Bad for PS3 or great for PS2 which way you want to spin it?
Sort of odd they're forecasting just 4m PS2's when it just did 1.4m in a slow quarter...
Anyways, it continues to look like PS3's going to have a really hard time catching 360 for second place with these last 2 quarters numbers. And it's July 28 2011, does it even matter anymore? At current trends it doesn't look likely to happen in the next year or so, because 360 usually has a strong 4th calender quarter where the USA gap tends to overwhelm Japan. So that would put us in to 2012 with no end in site...
That said, with RROD and all they're basically even. A ~2-3m gap with 50-60m sold means less and less. It's just a pyschological thing I guess.
Also, with WiiU coming and Wii likely to die off even faster (actually be killed off by Nintendo) after that, I think there's a chance the winner of PS3/360 ends the generation #1. Just as there's a chance when all is said and done 360 beats Wii for USA sales. The former is a bit of a long shot, and a tremendous amount depends on next gen timing for all parties, but it's possible. If Wii sales drop off a cliff, then the others will be gaining 12-15,per year, at which point a 30m+ deficit can be erased rather quickly. Anyway all speculation need more time on that one.