"They had class-leading hardware" mm...arguably, as PS3 had a monstrous CPU(but not GPU) which unfortunately hasn't been used fully by many games. PS4 had a better GPU and RAM but weaker CPU compared to Xbox One and overall pathetic compared to PC. PS5 si overall weaker than Series X. Even OG Xbox and Xbox 360 were the best of their generation specs wise and easy of program wise but that didn't guaranteed success.
Nintendo Switch 2 specs suggest GPU performance similar to a GTX 1050 Ti
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PS and Xbox have dueled over hardware - each trades blows… I think you’re failing to see my point here…
The point is that hardware alone doesn't guarantee success, exactly how I said it. So you insistence or even obsession with hardware it just show you miss the point entirely.
Have you read my first posts on here??
My point was that you DON'T need class-leading hardware as long as you bring something new (and good) to the table. Hence the success of the Wii/Switch and the failure of the WiiU - and POSSIBLY the Switch 2.
The PS2/3/4/5 HAD class-leading hardware (or close to it), so just needed a solid game line-up - which they had.
Nintendo ALWAYS has a solid game lineup - Mario and Zelda alone will sell consoles - provided they bring something NEW to the table... while we all want to play Mario Kart, if it's no different on the Switch than Switch 2, the Switch 2 won't sell... much like the WiiU didn't sell...
Please tell me you get it now?
Lol. You said "They had class-leading hardware… my point is if you DON’T have that, you need to bring something else to the table." which implies that if you dont "bring something else"(other values like games, attractive price, some innovations, etc) you still have a guarantee to success with just "class-leading hardware".
The irony is that the most (relatively) failed consoles in history are the ones with "class-leading hardware"(N64, OGXbox, PS3, PS4 and Series X).
No... that's not what I implied nor meant... had you READ the entire thread, you'd have understood that.
By the way, though the PS3 flopped at launch, it sold quite well in the long run... The PS4 outsold ever Sony console but the PS2 (which was crazy successful)...
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