10 Reasons Why The PS4 DOMINATED This Console Generation

10. Sony Learned From The Mistakes Of The Playstation 3

Those who do not learn from the past, are doomed to repeat it. This must have been at the back of Sony’s mind when they started development on the PlayStation 4.

The biggest problem of the PlayStation 3 was its production issues. Constant delays meant it would launch in Japan and North America in November of 2006, but other regions would have to wait until March of the following year before they could get their hands on it.

These delays resulted in PlayStation losing the exclusives they had enjoyed in the past, such as Final Fantasy and Grand Theft Auto, to the Xbox 360, which launched the year before and had already sold 10 million units by the time the PlayStation 3 hit the shelves. In addition, the runaway success of the Nintendo Wii made staying competitive an uphill battle.

Sony were keen to avoid similar mistakes with the PlayStation 4, and started development on the console just two years after the launch of the PlayStation 3. More accessible development kits, tighter control on the console's production line and better bundle deals for gamers meant the PlayStation 4 would avoid repeating any of its previous blunders.