Console Market Is In Crisis
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WhiteLightning
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So 6 million PS4's sold globally since november 2013 isnt doing very well ?? Damn some people sure live by different standards.
sverek
It sells good, not so much for crisis. Just need more games.
SLI-756
once more games arrive for the next-gen much more folks will join the bandwagon.
though folks are already going for them as far as I can see, titanfall has all the xbone owners I know excited so that's great news and they like bf4 too.
CronoGraal
My only comment on this current gen is that it's dumb how developers are still releasing games on the previous gen. That and the Xbone can **** off.
Speed Weed
As someone else has already pointed out, many console games have been adapted to run on a smartphone with reasonable specs, and a smartphone can be placed in your pocket. 🙂
Veeshush
I still think the 3DS is the best system out right now. I just got A Link Between Worlds and it really is pretty decent. Not perfect, but pretty damn good.
Nintendo has issues, but they still can make a console and game.
TheDeeGee
Pretty sure Microsoft plays part in this aswell with their selective release.
Ven0m
In my opinion, console sales are not that important, especially for the previous generation. Manufacturers don't really earn money by selling them, but by selling licenses. Such console, as a device, is an investment. MS and Sony want to get the money back with game sales.
Effectively, as games are sold in greater and greater numbers, but the rate of console sales is decreasing, the number of games per console increases, and maximizes the profit. Of course, manufacturers still want people to buy consoles, to reach greater audience for selling games, but super-casual gamers aren't profitable. On the other hand, does spending a lot of time on web games still count as casual gaming?
boodikon
Tbh I bought a ps4 and one game killzone, but since having ps+ for over a year I havent bought any games infact im overloaded with games on my ps3 ps4 and vita, im not sure how they make money out of it and thats one reason im not buying games.
Mojojoe
I've looked all over the island in Crysis and couldn't find a console market anywhere.
Markgpl
It's ok they didnt spend as much as the previous generations. Not like it matters much but they went extra cheap both products cant produce proper 1080p so in years when 4 times that resolution becomes mainstream they are probably thinking in next generation already.
Denial
The techcrunch article is garbage. It really is. They just took a random month and decided to compare it to some other month? In 2007 the 360 and Wii were out for nearly a year. Twilight Princess came out a month before on the Wii heavily boosting sales, I know like 5 people alone that bought a Wii just for that game. How can you compare these two months and possibly form a valid conclusion? Lol... Also PC sales throughout 2013 were down, why is there no mention of this?
Meh.
Fender178
PS4 is not selling well I call BS. It sold way more units than the PS3 when it first came out.
nhlkoho
They can't completely abandon the huge number of users that still own last gen systems.
BLEH!
Would probably help if the games werent £50.
BahamutxD
PS4 is selling more than ps3/xbox360/wii when they launched, aswell as wiiU and xboxone. I don't see any crisis.
anxious_f0x
Fully agree with this, not only that but all they quote are sales in North America, suddenly the rest of the world doesn't count.
Loophole35
Rules to causing knee jerk reaction:
1. Decide what you want the outcome of your "research" to be.
2. Don't let facts get in the way of the outcome.
3. Present article.
4. Sit back and watch the show.
Speed Weed
Still love to play Crash Team Racing on my little grey Playstation!
That was the very first game I ever saw being played on one, and I was instantly hooked.
Must admit, though, that I'm easily amused. 🙂
TheMistifier
Can someone please tell me at what point consoles outperformed PC hardware? - i knew the article was utter rubbish when i got to that statement.
