The PS3 suffered from lack of games and low stocks for the first 2 years, if I’m not mistaken. Pretty sure they only managed to pull through because they’re a megacorp, with other areas covering up the losses in the meantime. Having a much lower failure rate compared to the 360 certainly helped, too.
The X1 died by M$ showing their hubris at every opportunity before launch. “We’ll block used physical game sales! Fuck games, this is your home media server! The kinect is mandatory and will spy on you! Yes, even while the console is powered down!” - Sony’s marketing was just “We don’t do any of that”
The PS3 suffered from lack of games and low stocks for the first 2 years, if I’m not mistaken. Pretty sure they only managed to pull through because they’re a megacorp, with other areas covering up the losses in the meantime. Having a much lower failure rate compared to the 360 certainly helped, too.
The X1 died by M$ showing their hubris at every opportunity before launch. “We’ll block used physical game sales! Fuck games, this is your home media server! The kinect is mandatory and will spy on you! Yes, even while the console is powered down!” - Sony’s marketing was just “We don’t do any of that”