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Is it me or is PS2 still outselling the GC in Japan? Theres probably a great explanation for this but for the PS2 to be selling over twice as many consoles as the GC then it does look a bit dodgy...

http://www.cube-europe.com/fullnews.cgi?newsid1018006019,46490,

Solskjær wrote:

I think Sony are rushing into things, way too
> quickly!
We already heard that the PS3 could be here as early as 2005!! Meaning
> the PS2 will only be around for about 5 years, compared to the expected and
> hopefull 8 of the GameCube!

The geezer at sony only said that becasue of the threat from Microsoft...as the X-box has been a flop in Japan and even in Europe, I doubt the PS3 will now come that soon.

Also, Gamecube may well have games produced for 8 years, but a new Nintendo console will be out in around 5-6 years...Just be like the situation with the PSone and PS2 at the moment.

This was really always to be expected, the thought that the cube could make a comeback after a 2 year abscence was nothing short of wishful thinking.

Solskjaer, what'swrong with the PS2 only lasting 5 years- that's the norm for consoles nowadays.

And yes, the PS2 has "won" the console war in terms of sales... something we acknowledged in Prime about 18months ago!

Of course the PS2 has won it - and that's only cuz it's been out A LOT longer than it's 2 main rivals!
How long is it now.... 2 years??
It'd make a more interesting console war if it was released at around this time now - like the X-box and GameCube.

I think Sony are rushing into things, way too quickly!
We already heard that the PS3 could be here as early as 2005!! Meaning the PS2 will only be around for about 5 years, compared to the expected and hopefull 8 of the GameCube!

Are Sony really planning ahead well for the future??
And what are the odds that by the year 2020, we will have already seen more Playstation consoles than the current number of Final Fantasy games!??

And the PSOne is outselling the Xbox.

It will be more interesting to see in 6 months time, when the two new consoles have had a while to get established.

Completly correct. PS2 is outselling everything by miles.

Sony won this console war ages ago.

Is it me or is PS2 still outselling the GC in Japan? Theres probably a great explanation for this but for the PS2 to be selling over twice as many consoles as the GC then it does look a bit dodgy...

http://www.cube-europe.com/fullnews.cgi?newsid1018006019,46490,