Sony believed that they had so much market share that they could make a console that was leaps and bounds more complicated to code for, which would lock devs in and prevent them from going elsewhere, and they’d just have to suck it up because of said market share. Sony was wrong, and they lost out big time that generation (although they did manage to win the Blu-ray vs hd-dvd format wars).
Microsoft seems to believe they have so much market share that they can force people to upgrade to a privacy invading, ai infested piece of crap, and that everyone needs to suck it up because market share.
I’ve already started hearing wind that people, in statistically significant numbers, are finding alternatives… so is this the same situation as the ps3?
Just a passing musing without much to back up the gut feelings.
I don’t think Sony intentionally screwed up PS2s to sell more PS3s though so it’s not an equal comparison.
they screwed up not making ps3s have ps2 backwards compatability outside the first lot of them released. its what ultimately caused me to be an xbox fan because for christmas my dad was gonna get the family a ps3 but when he found out they were no longer backward compatable with ps2 games he got us an xbox 360 instead
they intentionally screwed them up to sell more ps2s. i’m (for the last fifteen years, thank gods) on my third.
lol that’s wild you still pushing a PS2. With nothing more modern or just for funsies?
My collection is not in great condition, but i have managed to keep all my old consoles (I started on 2800) over the years. I haven’t tested the snes or earlier in a while, but last I had a TV I could plug them into they worked.
Those ps2 lasers tho. I have spent so much time taking apart and putting together.