A Billion Dollar campaign cannot steal Sony\'s light.....Hmmm interesting.

I was watching TechLive and some other business channels. And they were talking about the gaming industry, this is what I heard from TechLive yesterday.

"It\'s going to take more than a 1 Billion Dollar campaign to steal both Nintendo and Sony\'s shining light." A quote from a analyst. I wonder what he meant about that.

From watching many business programs yesterday:
Anyways, they mention that Sony right now is the number one console in the gaming world, and will remain that way for the remaining years. They also said that Microsoft needs to focus more on Nintendo than Sony, becuz the Gameboy Advance launch is a very very good lead in to the Gamecube launch, and that with the Gameboy Advance being sooooo sucessful it will give the Nintendo a very big leaverage come November. They also said that Sony does not need to do anything at this point in time, infact they don\'t have to do anything this year, or the year after that. Playstation 2 is selling very well on it\'s on, and when competition does arrive they only need to spend a couple of millions on advertising games not the console.

This is preliminary:
Current Market:
Here is the console market:
Sony: 65%
Nintendo: 25%
Sega: 10%

Here is the handheld market:
Nintedno:100%

My predicition:
In the Market for 2002, Sony will have gunnered almost the entire market due to the Playstation 2.
Sony: 75%
Nintendo: 15%
Mircosoft: 10%

Question: Can anyone stop Sony in the next generation

Nothing can stop Sony this generation. Simple and very true.

Nothing can stop Sony this generation. That might be true, but can something slow them down? Yes, I certainly believe so: Nintendo and Microsoft. I find a 75% Sony share very hard to believe... but come next year(s) and we shall see.

Originally posted by Samwise
Nothing can stop Sony this generation. That might be true, but can something slow them down? Yes, I certainly believe so: Nintendo and Microsoft. I find a 75% Sony share very hard to believe... but come next year(s) and we shall see.

I think nothing can slow them down, they are hot on  a trail.

Hmm..

Intresting.. I agree with most of what they said..

But I think sony really need to lower the price of PS2.. In november.. That would sell alot more consoles, and make the userbase bigger..

Originally posted by fastson
Hmm..

Intresting.. I agree with most of what they said..

But I think sony really need to lower the price of PS2.. In november.. That would sell alot more consoles, and make the userbase bigger..

im sure they will, although some quotes say they wont.
they would need to and if they did,,, do you know how many people are waiting for the ps2 to drop its price before buying it?
alot of people i know at least:D

Originally posted by fastson
Hmm..

Intresting.. I agree with most of what they said..

But I think sony really need to lower the price of PS2.. In november.. That would sell alot more consoles, and make the userbase bigger..

That would be a good suggestion.

Sony is far from invincible. Microsoft is going to be a success in the US IMO that is pretty much a given. If MS can succeed in putting their console in international gamer\'s homes then they will be a much larger threat. Nintendo IMO has a huge advantage due to their GBA. Like many people have said it is their "trojan horse". As a matter of fact on the back of the US GBA box there is a picture dead center showing the interactivity between the handheld and the console. This could be used to shoot Nintendo\'s userbase through the roof. I am not saying that this going to happen; but it may and Sony and their PS2 are FAR from invincible. PEACE AND LOVE

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Sony can be slowed down rather easy. MS could do it in the US, but international I think it will be Nintendo who slows Sony down.

If Nintendo can get the mature products out, that they have promised gamers, and keep them comin\' during this generation, all the while they cater to people with classic franchises like Zelda, Mario, Metriod then that could very well sell ALOT of units and slow Sony down. It is a given that Nintendo will be a huge success at launch, it is just a matter of how they deal with everything after launch.

Another factor, that could slow Sony down is the release of the HD. If it is a failure, I think alot of Sony fans will be upset, just like with the 32X or any other add-on situation.

In short; Sony probably won this generation. But that doesn\'t mean one company can\'t start the turn around for the next generation.

My predicition:
In the Market for 2002, Sony will have gunnered almost the entire market due to the Playstation 2.
Sony: 75%
Nintendo: 15%
Mircosoft: 10%

Question: Can anyone stop Sony in the next generation

Would someone please smack the game in the head for his fanboyism. He even forgot to mention Nintendo in the title of this thread which startles me since they were clearly mentioned in that article too. As for the 75% thing...no chance. With two stronger oppenents this time around that number will decrease.

Like Gohan said, Sony is not invincible, and they never will be. For all we know Microsoft could win the console war. Your laughing aren\'t you? Probably, but any gaming analyst would laugh at the thought of PSX out-selling N64 2:1. See the point? You can\'t make assumptions on who will win the war right now, it\'s idiotic.

True Jumpman, like someone can easily stop Microsoft from dominating the PC operating system market.

Sony has already won, just like Microsoft has won the PC market.

Except in this market you have a choice, instead of it being thrown infront of u.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Sony can be slowed down rather easy. MS could do it in the US, but international I think it will be Nintendo who slows Sony down.

If Nintendo can get the mature products out, that they have promised gamers, and keep them comin\' during this generation, all the while they cater to people with classic franchises like Zelda, Mario, Metriod then that could very well sell ALOT of units and slow Sony down. It is a given that Nintendo will be a huge success at launch, it is just a matter of how they deal with everything after launch.

Another factor, that could slow Sony down is the release of the HD. If it is a failure, I think alot of Sony fans will be upset, just like with the 32X or any other add-on situation.

In short; Sony probably won this generation. But that doesn\'t mean one company can\'t start the turn around for the next generation.

If Microsoft were to ever win the next generation the console market will be damage, becuz if they can have a dominate role in the PC industry, just look what they can do to the console market.  The billion dollar campaign is a buyout to the gaming industry.  They want to buy there way into victory, but that isn\'t going to happen.  Like the VP of Sony said "Those next generation consoles pose no threat to the PS2."  Once Microsoft gains the console market, say goodbye to competition.

Originally posted by tHe GaMe
True Jumpman, like someone can easily stop Microsoft from dominating the PC operating system market.

Sony has already won, just like Microsoft has won the PC market.

Except in this market you have a choice, instead of it being thrown infront of u.

Sony has not won anything, yet. Would we say that Country A won the war because they had their troops on the battlefield and they were blowing stuff up yet Country B and C were on their way to the Battlefield? How about a fight? If Tyson was in the ring fighting before his opponent entered the ring would anyone say the Tyson has already won the fight? No, because that would be premature and at best a guess. Now I am not saying that they are not in a good position but they are not untouchable. Why is that so hard to understand? If Sony already has this generation locked up why is this only being announced by Sony Execs and Sony fanboys in message boards? BAH

Originally posted by Gohan

Sony has not won anything, yet. Would we say that Country A won the war because they had their troops on the battlefield and they were blowing stuff up yet Country B and C were on their way to the Battlefield? How about a fight? If Tyson was in the ring fighting before his opponent entered the ring would anyone say the Tyson has already won the fight? No, because that would be premature and at best a guess. Now I am not saying that they are not in a good position but they are not untouchable. Why is that so hard to understand? If Sony already has this generation locked up why is this only being announced by Sony Execs and Sony fanboys in message boards? BAH

You are right, they are not invicible, maybe I was wrong for saying that.

But do not expect Microsoft to gain everything that this market offers.  You know Microsoft likes to buy things, and they will try to do the same here, why do u think they are soooooo confident.

Originally posted by Jumpman

Would someone please smack the game in the head for his fanboyism. He even forgot to mention Nintendo in the title of this thread which startles me since they were clearly mentioned in that article too. As for the 75% thing...no chance. With two stronger oppenents this time around that number will decrease.

Like Gohan said, Sony is not invincible, and they never will be. For all we know Microsoft could win the console war. Your laughing aren\'t you? Probably, but any gaming analyst would laugh at the thought of PSX out-selling N64 2:1. See the point? You can\'t make assumptions on who will win the war right now, it\'s idiotic.

For once I agree with you jumpman.  Its looking very good for sony winning but there no guartnee.  Heck, 6 years ago if you told me ps1 would beat sega and nintendo I would have laughed.  So they shouldn\'t be so quick to underesitmated M$.