jm89
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They didn't find it last year that's cope.
They hadn't updated PS2 numbers in years.
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PS5 Has Now Officially Outsold Every Xbox Console Ever Released
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They hadn't updated PS2 numbers in years.
Ellis
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Pretty much. Xbox had a decent bunch of exclusives at the start which helped them, but around 2008 it was pretty easy to see how the gen would finish. Sony smashed that second half.
The entire Kinect and focus on media capabilities really fucked Xbox up. Never recovered from it.
I'm nobody
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I take u bet on the wrong horse
Calverz
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The focus on Kinect and media helped the 360 sell a further 35 million consoles. But it was short term gain only.
Negotiator101
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I meant the 360 was a great console and had great games, but yeah they had the ring of death travesty.
Artistic
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I don't gamble.
Wolzard
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I give more credit to Microsoft, that was the only time they were aggressive. Peter Moore was aggressive, he chased after games. If I'm not mistaken, the exclusivity of FFXIII was broken because he went to the Square Enix president's house and brought sake to talk. For the Japanese, that was a sign of respect. So much so that the 360 has many Japanese games, some of them exclusive.
The console was more powerful, easier to develop for, and this was reflected in the games. Marketing took advantage of this and fueled console wars. Just remember that this was when the tables and influencers started.
But then Peter Moore left and Mattrick came in, he thought Kinect was the future and put all his bets on it. The more hardcore gamers, who drive the base, received little attention, while Sony focused on creating games for that audience. At that point, I think the console's image took a hit, but I think it would still have had strength in the next generation if Microsoft hadn't completely messed up the Xbox One.
It's Microsoft's fate: they can't keep something good for very long. Around the same time, there was the excellent Windows 7. Then they thought touchscreens were the way to go and created that monstrosity that is Windows 8.
sigrad
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whoopty doo. Now lets go out and suck somebodies dick who works at Sony to show how much we care how much a plastic box sold.
PS5 Has Now Officially Outsold Every Xbox Console Ever Released - IGN
The PlayStation 5 is now up to 84.2 million copies sold after shifting an additional 3.9 million units during the three-month period ending September 30, Sony has announced.www.ign.com
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Honey Bunny
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And has fewer exclusives than the original Xbox
Horseganador
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PS5 is another success and another console that will enter the +100 million club, something that Xbox and its infinite money could never achieve.
Naked Lunch
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That's cool.
The console still sucks.
And the controller is still garbage.
The console still sucks.
And the controller is still garbage.
Sportler
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They do. Nintendo no longer produces traditional consoles, but rather a tablet/handheld device. Microsoft's consoles are no longer relevant, and Sony is looking at other platforms.
mckmas8808
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We might get a double cross gen. Very good point. But that also points to the fact that consoles aren't dying or plateauing, if it's a fact that multiple generations of consoles are actively being used.
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spookyfish
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As a console agnostic, Xbox tends to be my "third console," but the 360 really was a bad-ass little machine. Being able to load your discs to the drive? Crisp, powerful upscaler in the box? But, yeah -- their own missteps ("Hey -- things break.") helped Sony catch up. At first I just wanted the PS3 as a budget blu-ray player.
That was a weird generation. Fun, though.