EA says: Europe will determine next-gen winner

"I believe the biggest fight will be Chuck Norris... Whoever sells their hardware to Chuck Norris, most likely will be the overall winner."

I have a hard time believing anyone can pin the success of consoles on a single country. If a console were to blow-out the competition globally, then I doubt we'd consider it the loser if it failed in Europe.

Europe just wants to be important. They definitely are important, but at the same time, they seem to be looked at as the third world country of the gaming industry.

Honestly, I think they should stop worrying about it. They're already getting a few games I want, long before I'll ever get ahold of them.

Just FYI:
1. Europe is not a country.
2. It includes Australia and other PAL countries.

Err, the European console market usually includes Australia, and other PAL countries. Sorry for the confusion on that. I know Australia isn't in Europe!

Yeah, Sony should pin their hope on a nation that has folk that think the continent of Europe is a single country! As for 'Third world country of gaming' your really excelling yourself and fellow countrymen, its morons like this which gives Americans a bad name outside of the USA.

I dont think I need to say anything further, the validity of your opinions speak volumes by its own contents.

Personally i wouldnt read too much the comments stating the importance of XY&Z when they're being made in a speech in X, its the whole 'you play a big part' speech used by politians to make everyone think they're hugely important and play a key role, and next week it'll be the same line just a different audience.
Europe will play a huge part, as will every single country/continent a unit gets shipped to, but im pretty sure that in 12 months time Europe will have out sold the North America territory for units sold, both consoles and software titles. You'd have to be a complete idiot to under-estimate its buying power, and while it wont be won or lost there, it'll play as much of a role in its success as any other region.

Good news for the PS3 if this is true. The PS3 is doing quite well in Europe.

" that we reach the peak in perfection so that the consumer doesn't see the difference in technology anymore"

there's allways gonna be difference between wii/ps360 unless they port games from the wii...

Doing quite well?? if thats the case, its not doing better than the Wii or 360. So how is it doing "well"?? You should be taking that as not so good news.

If I said Tiger Woods was the Michael Jordan of golf, would you say "OMG How can Tiger be two people"? No. Saying Europe is the "third world country of the gaming industry" is different that saying "Europe is a third world country".

Did you ever learn about analogies in school?

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