Game Console

Report: Sony PS3 to Dominate Game Console Market Through 2010

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2006 - 7:57am.

Scottsdale, Ariz. - Sony will continue to dominate the video game console market through 2010, well into the next-generation console cycle that includes the already-released Microsoft Xbox 360 and forthcoming PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution, according to a forecast from market research firm In-Stat. The firm predicts that the Sony PlayStation 3 will account for just over 50% of the console installed base through 2010, followed by the Xbox 360 (28.6%) and Revolution (21.2%). "Microsoft will outship Nintendo in the next generation of consoles due to its head start in launching, its strength in the North American market, and its appeal to older gamers, a demographic that seems to widen with each new generation of consoles," said In-Stat analyst Brian O'Rourke.