1st time in History most powerful hardware won?

If the ps4 wins this gen, will it be the first time this has happened in recent history??

Well, besides the PS3.

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It's six months or so into the gen. Jesus.

Ps3 did not win last Gen. the Wii did

Calm down yo tits

Its a question. "If" being the operative word.

I've never been interested in what's "won" because there are different measures of it and as a gamer I'm only interested in a platform with a high volume of good games. That's why the true winner is always PC.

SNES won its generation.

@kbanna: The if was thrown in there as an excuse to make this thread six months into the generation. If it wasn't, the OP would be better.

Not really, it's more the combination of the superior hardware and being the easiest to developer on.

Yeah, we didn't write the PS3 off this early. It took almost 5 years for it to catch up.

Ever heard of the Neo Geo AES?

I here you. I tried but the post count was too long. Convo with my cousin who said the most powerful hardware never won in the past and I wanted to see if that was the case.

I think historically the most powerful hardware was the most expensive. This gen is an anomaly.

It was never a matter of hardware, it was a matter of price. Usually more powerfull hardware = bigger price. That just didnt happen this gen. Price was a big factor as why the Wii won last gen, not only because it cattered to casuals. MS wanted to catter to casuals but thought the bigger price wasnt a problem...

BIG mistake

Ok. Was not sure. I thought I remember the master system being more powerful back in the day

master cistern is from the nes gen.

mega drive was snes' opponent.

Not writing X1 off at all. Check my post history. Def NOT a PlayStation fan.

Though a great system, at $650 it was never a mass market contender. Adjust its price for inflation for jaw droppage. Kind of an apples and oranges comparison.

And? The Wii U could still come back and win the gen. Anything is possible after the PS3's drastic recovery.

It's a fourth generation console, regardless, and it was more powerful. My point is it's an incorrect claim when you need to use asterisks. The PS4 is the clear cut most powerful console of its gen on the other hand.

God, I hope not. Nintendo's the worst company in the world when they're on top.

And..its a question. If it won will it be the first to do so. I don't think there is ambiguity in my post. Im not saying who will, or will not, win. Calm all the way down. I got my answer. Someone said the NES

Steambox says No. Time to whip out the asterisks again?