Analyst Picks Sony To Win Console Wars

[wraggster]

A recent report published by market research group Research and Markets (the redundancy gives us a headache too) has chosen Sony's PS3 as the winner of the next-generation console wars. The report, titled The Transforming Global Video Games Market: The Emergence of Next Generation Gaming, deals primarily with the impact of next-generation consoles on the online games sector.

Based on its extensive analysis of the current growth trends in the industry, Research and Markets expects Sony's PlayStation 3 to come out on top in the next-generation console war. The group expects the PS3 to have an installed user base of around 75 million globally by the year 2010. While the study notes that both Sony and Nintendo offer unique products, Research and Markets still felt that Sony's superior technology would give them the edge over the competition.

Although the group designated Sony as the future market leader this gen, they gave very little in the way of reasoning to back up this claim. The primary focus of the study was analyzing the impact of next-generation consoles on the online games sector, rather than determining the factors which might lead to dominance in the next-generation console market.

via ign (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/758/758121p1.html)

[shadowprophet]

IGN. The same ign that picked the ps3 as hands down winner of this gen? seems to me ign has been scrambling to justify it's its foul call simply to save face. any fool could see the nintendo wii is clearly ahead in this race at the moment. Also I would rub just a pinch of salt in their wounds by adding, For a professional game network to make a clear call on a winner this early, It's clearly evident that money or goods have exchanged hands.

[slappy1]

I am now convinced that IGN is a tool for Sony. PS3 has no chance, the 360 is already well established and the wii launched simultaneosly with PS3 and smashed it.

IGN is a damn joke. Just delete the site from your favorites, and never visit it again. Visit Gamespot or GameFaqs instead.

[F9zDark]

If you read the whole post you would have realized that even IGN questions the result.


Although the group designated Sony as the future market leader this gen, they gave very little in the way of reasoning to back up this claim.

But rather than read something thoroughly with an open mind you both had probably scanned the title and then made your mindless posts.