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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The main reason people call it a disastrous launch is because it was Sony, right after the best selling console on the world, the PS2.

If it was any other company, the launch would be considered a huge success despite the controversy but for it to go toe to toe to the successor of OG Xbox, which in your own words didn't do that great is a pretty big fall.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sure, and I did say it wasn't a good launch.

It was far from a disaster in context, though. The 360 had a whole year's head start (almost two in Europe), and it was already a massive hit, particularly in the US, by the time Sony hit the market.

People were (rightfully) disappointed by the spec and the launch lineup and (not so rightfully) bummed out by the price, but it was far from a disaster and it fully turned around by the end of the generation.