Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 41 to 45 of 45

Thread: John Carmack: PS4 will be first to market

  1. #41
    Shmup Hooligan Custom rank graphic
    Icarus Moonsight's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    Houston Texas & Ancapistan
    Posts
    6,856
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    You don't maximize the installed base by letting another company sell their competing product and saturate your target market. Those are not separate goals, and this quote is bizarre.
    Since console generations are defined by the era they run you have a finite amount of time to sell. Being first out is an attempt to having the most shelf time until the cycle starts again. If successful, you naturally get more units sold ie PS2. More time helps. It's not hard and fast but what is in sales?


    This signature is dedicated to all those
    cyberpunks who fight against injustice
    and corruption every day of their lives

  2. #42
    ServBot (Level 11) Rob2600's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Posts
    3,601
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Icarus Moonsight View Post
    The Saturn price point of $500 probably didn't help them much...
    The Saturn debuted in the U.S. at $399. Still too expensive, though.

  3. #43
    Great Puma (Level 12) Custom rank graphic
    Nature Boy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    K-Town
    Posts
    4,748
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    o 8BIT 1337 o
    PSN
    jggruetz

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    You don't maximize the installed base by letting another company sell their competing product and saturate your target market. Those are not separate goals, and this quote is bizarre.
    I agree with you - what you just said is hard to make sense of.
    Time will be when the broadest river dries
    And the great cities wane and last descend
    Into the dust, for all things have an end

  4. #44
    drowning in medals Ed Oscuro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    16,556
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    3
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Nature Boy View Post
    I agree with you - what you just said is hard to make sense of.
    Then maybe you need to stop trying to be an armchair analyst if you don't know analyst lingo.

    Seriously though, just read what Icarus Moonsight wrote in quoting me, that's much more...accessible.

  5. #45
    Shmup Hooligan Custom rank graphic
    Icarus Moonsight's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    Houston Texas & Ancapistan
    Posts
    6,856
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    Then maybe you need to stop trying to be an armchair analyst if you don't know analyst lingo.

    Seriously though, just read what Icarus Moonsight wrote in quoting me, that's much more...accessible.
    Maybe I have thick skin, but I take that as a compliment.

    Thanks for proofing my post Rob. The correction has been made.


    This signature is dedicated to all those
    cyberpunks who fight against injustice
    and corruption every day of their lives

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-04-2014, 09:50 PM
  2. John Carmack Leaves id Software [Slashdot]
    By DP ServBot in forum Classic Gaming
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 11-23-2013, 04:57 AM
  3. John Carmack Joins Oculus VR As CTO [Slashdot]
    By DP ServBot in forum Classic Gaming
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 08-07-2013, 07:20 PM
  4. Replies: 1
    Last Post: 08-04-2012, 06:45 PM
  5. John Carmack Signed Nintendo DS, $3,000+
    By DJ Daishi in forum Buying and Selling
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-06-2008, 12:54 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •