14th March 2005, 8:25 PM
Quote:If the PSP does indeed become a big success it'd both be because Sony did well and Nintendo stumbled. Not just because Sony did well. And I absolutely still think that the PSP has some big drawbacks! People will just ignore them because of how 'cool' it looks and the graphics is can produce... and, most importantly, the Sony/PlayStation name and marketing machine (THAT I've cited as a way for the PSP to succeed many times)...
I have dozens of posts from you where you denied the possibility of a successful PSP. You even said that the GBA itself was enough to fend off the system. Don't try to backtrack, okay? We all know what your stance has been.
Quote:Sorry, but the PS2 definitely was delayed because of the PSX's success. Remember originally the PS2 was supposed to come out just a couple of years after the PSX? They had this whole schedule... PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5... well, that went away because of how well the PS1 did. Yes, a lack of competition was also a factor. But the PS2 is also #1 in the field, so that cannot explain it all.
I just said that the PS2 came out later than it could have because of the PS1's success, genius. Why don't you try reading my posts every once in a while.
Quote:As for 'didn't work for DC, won't work for XB2', that's a perfectly good position... first to launch definitely doesn't have a historical connotation with the #1 overall console and I doubt that the XB2 will change that. The best MS can hope for is to be like the Genesis -- an early launch which brings short-term success that the other console(s, in this case) slowly wear away.
Yeah, what a perfectly good position, you're totally right. It absolutely makes sense. Microsoft is totally as inept as Sega. What was I thinking??!