Don Reisinger a technology columnist for CNet’s Digital Home blog just posted finding on a recent article regarding the console wars and it looks like it will end with the Playstation 3 as the winner.
In a report titled, "Taming the Waves: Games Console Life Cycles and Platform Competition," analysts from Strategic Analytics said the PlayStation 3 will have a much longer shelf life than current market leader the Nintendo Wii.
In fact, the analyst firm claims that the PS3 will be a "commercial platform five years after the Wii has been replaced." Because of that, it believes that lifetime PS3 sales will hit 127 million units, while Nintendo will sell a grand total of 103 million Wii units.
"Nintendo has done a great job with the Wii in bringing console games to new audiences," David Mercer, Principal Analyst at Strategic Analytics said in a statement. "But its sales are now falling, particularly in mature markets, and its installed base will peak in 2011."
Mercer believes that PlayStation 3 ownership will hit its "highest point between 2012 and 2014."
How many people out there already own an XBox360 and have additionally purchased a Playstation 3 or the same with Nintendo Wii? You would be surprised. The PS3 for my was always the heavy winner with it free access to PSN and all the wonderful features packed into it without the need of purchasing drives, wifi adapters, etc.
As you can see in this chart provided by vgchartz.com the PS3 worldwide market-share is not that far behind the XBox360 and the Nintendo Wii still soars.
It was only a matter of time for the Playstation 3 to get going after its difficult and late start which it is starting to make steam since its price drop to $299. Buy online at Amazon.com!
