come as a result of more reliable hardware than the PS2? The Ps2 had two factors contributing to it's sales numbers. 1. an amazing library of games(plus DVD) 2. a huge fail rate sony must have mistook the numbers of consoles sold for the number of actual PS2 owners leading them to believe that the user base/fan base was much larger than it realy was going into launch of the PS3. This would explain why they thought more people would buy the console at launch despite the price. Does this also mean that the 360s user base is significantly smaller that it's sales numbers suggest due to it's huge fail rate and re-buyers. Does this also mean that there are significantly more homes with wii's since the console has a low fail rate and huge sales?