I recently posted about the Gamecube controller and there was some talk about the console itself. This video came out shortly afterwards and goes over a lot of what was discussed in that thread.
Gotta love this statement from a Nintendo of America person fretting about the Cube's colour before release:
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I guess they were right since they were talking about American gamers in the year 2001
Price plays a huge factor as well. The PS3, while a great console, was more expensive then the 360 or Wii.
Also I get the feeling that 360 being an American console helped its sales in the west
, but I might just be being cynical and tin foil hatty.
The 360 came out earlier, was cheaper, and Xbox Live was ahead of PSN for a while
It was also first on the scene
You're right about MS getting homefield advantage in America, the PS3 outsold the 360, but 360 was the clear winner in the States iirc. Also, even when Sony was outselling MS 2 to 1 in the PS4 era I think it was essentially a tie in the states.
The PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the end, thanks to some late generation quality exclusives, free online multiplayer (lol) and brand reputation from the PS2.
The 360 was better early on when developers didn't know how to use the cell processor in the PS3, it was too expensive and Sony PSN got hacked.