February 2008 NPD Data

This article covers NPD's sales data for console hardware and video game software for the month of February 2008.

[solar]

the wii is still king.

edit: and i owned a Wii....MP:3...SMG...good games...but i was seriously lacking some 3rd party love to keep it.

[sonarus]

Title ---------- Sales---------Expected
Nintendo DS: 587,600-- 427,300
Nintendo Wii: 432,000-- 400,700
Playstation 2: 351,800-- -----
Playstation 3: 280,800-- 269,900
Xbox 360 : 254,600-- 249,200
PSP : 243,100---- 255,000

There you have it folks. Wii RAPED everybody, ps3 comes in distant 3rd PS2 coming strong(die hard) and X360 is experiencing "supply issues". For the purpose of comparison, VG chartz was WAY off in the month of February overstating everyone except for the ps2 which was heavily understated. They were quite accurate with DS and psp though

DS:584,153 Wii:561,332 Xbox360:355,921 PS3:338,493 PS2:273,933 PSP:265,475

[Breakfast]

i wonder whos buying all those ps2...that thing is selling like crazy. Its almost like it just got released.

[skynidas]

Yes, it seems like the ps2 will never die LOL

[sonarus]

At this point, its mostly casual gamers still buying ps2's. Most of them buying for the ultra cheap price. Since 2004 i have bought about 4 ps2's all functioning but because ps2 was cheap, sometimes i would give them away to nephews and stuff. So that could also be a factor. This is why i saw ps2 price cut is not necessary. Sony is still making tons of profits off the playstation 2, all they need to do is drop the price of ps3 while profits from ps2 and psp balance their losses.

[Ri0tSquad]

yup, pretty much...its getting old!

[skynidas]

Yeah that would be a good strategy

[Premonition]

You know whats scary about those PS2 sales, imagine if all those who bought those PS2 were about to buy PS3 instead the numbers for PS3 would have been devastating and even passing up wii.

[solar]

that DS lite is one freaking beast isnt it? when i worked commission and no work was in site...my fellow employee and i would play the hell outta it. Nintendo hit a gold mine with that fun lil handheld. props to them!

[cmrbe]

My guess the PS2 is still selling because of the low price and massive game selection. Two things the PS3 dosen't have right now. What i mean is these people woundn't nesesarly buy a PS3 if they didn't buy a PS2. On the plus side for Sony. Not only they are getting money they are also getting possible future PS3 owners that might otherwise have opted for a a wii now for price or the x360 for its bigger game selection at the moment.

[Blankman]

@premonition but those are just "ifs". The reality of the situation is that despite 360 large market share over PS3, it really is begining to show serious signs of slowing down. Price cuts and nothing but are necessary for microsoft to recapture its lost glory.

As said before DMC4 is a ps3 game, if capcom had kept it exclusive like they should have, there wouldn't have been that false situation where ps3 was losing all its exclusives, and there would probably be more ps3 owners today, it could have been a better game overall and would have probably sold more in NA. However, capcom f'd it up with their strong MSoft alliance so i hope they enjoy it.

Now lets look at how sales of GTA4 will be... once again, a game perceived by most to be a ps2 game. Keep in mind folks the momentum has clearly shifted in favor of the ps3

[Blankman]

Good point sonarus. Sony should be quite comfortable dropping prices and still make a profit in their games department. PSP and ps2 still sell tremendously well. So its easier for sony to drop ps3 prices and still minimize losses off the profit on ps2 and psp. Considering the estimated cost of a 40GB ps3 is about 400 dollars, looks like sony is doing great.

[Time Lord]

$667.8M an increase of 47% over last years then record $454M. That's over $200M in additional software sales. These are numbers that are higher than ANY NON-November/December in the history of the industry. AND THIS IS FEBRARY. Imagine what next month with Super Smash Bros and April with GTA 4!! Recession??? Not here

Industry Hardware Sales

$481M, an increase of 20% over last years then record of $402M. Again, this is beyond historic. These are the highest HW Sales in the history of the industry outside of November and December (

[Blademask]

254k UNITS?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!?

Isn't that the most MS has sold in a single month? THATS WITH A SHORTAGe?!!?!?!?

<heartattackofanger>

+2.33%!??!?!?

[eagle21]

Sony was right about the fact Microsoft failed to get ps2 users. Sony has 351,800 more last month! Devil May Cry 4 did very well on PS3 considering the 360's larger install base..lol Vgcharts was DEAD WRONG they had 600k DMC4 for 360..lol I am so happy for Sony right now I gotta go pee.

[sonarus]

Thats the thing, it is quite obvious at this point msoft is giving excuses. What is the big deal just man up and say we aren't doing as well as we want to, we are going to be coming up with some new initiatives to increase purchases e.t.c. They claim supply issues then from left field they come out price cutting and all of a sudden the supply issues are gone. Things continue to look up for sony, They sold more than they did in January which is great news for them. Lets see what the month of march brings

[travelguy2k]

Microsoft sold 254,000 and they were expecting to sell 249,200 units, underperforming expectations by only 2.33%.

How is 254,000 less then than 249,000?

I think they have it backwards, and they only sold 249,000. That would be a shortfall of 2.33%

EDIT: just looked at the chart +2.33%

they need better proofreading.

[green]

i am quite confused by the Devil May cry numbers because Capcom over 2 weeks ago stated that it had sold 2 million world wide.VG pegs north american sales at 1million and NPD pegs it at around half that.
We all know it didnt sell up to 600 thousand in 2 weeks in japan and it didnt do a million in europe.

So who is wrong,VG,Capcom or NPD?

[sonarus]

if we have to pick a side green we have to pick NPD. Their data is not perfect but they are better off than capcom and vg chartz. Capcom being developers and publishers probably are not keeping track of sales but of units shipped. Same way as epic sold 1million UT3 when in reality its more like 1 million shipped. DMC4 sold about 300 thou in JP for ps3, 200 thou here and i doubt they have sold up to 300thou in UK. So yes capcom is quite off.

[actas123]

NPD accounts only for the number of units sold to consumers. NPD is the most trustworthy of the three.

[skynidas]

Good sales for the ps3

[xsteinbachx]

Agreed.

[EZCheez]

870,000 consoles altogether in one month. And to think Nintendo actually sold over 1,000,000 consoles in one month.

That's INSANE, especially for........March?

EDIT-Check my math here guys. I'm getting a total of almost 2.15 million consoles sold altogether. What's crazy is Sony and Nintendo can account for almost ALL of that.

[Lord Anubis]

as expected PS3 continues to have momentum and with upcoming games it's only going to get better.

[jwatt]

I don't really see any slowing down for the ps3.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Peekay]

Lol at the PS2! Expected units sold >>> 0. Actual units sold >>>> megaton! =)

[killer_trap]

you beat me to it.

[skynidas]

LOL

[The Wood]

well done sone. Continued support..........Justified

[Genesis5]

Holy cow! What is the deal on that PS2. I know I still play mine in the bedroom.(Silent Hill Origins right now) My PS3 see more action.But I mean really 350,000.

[killer_trap]

ps2 still outselling ps3 and the 360 now thats crazy

[Anything but Cute]

I'm still disappointed with the PS3. I think the 360 is gonna win.

Not because I like 360, but just because it has the better games.

[Brian5247]

Your dedication to a dying console is staggering!

[actas123]

Boy you are confused. Some times you act like a die hard sony fanboy and MS hater. other times u act like a die hard xbox fan and a die hard soney hater. What is up with that!!!!

[eagle21]

WTF?

[wAtdaFck]

I too am disappointed with the PS3. I love it to death, but with the recent victory of Blu Ray, Sony needs to keep that momentum going, and going, and going if its going to beat the 360 (this year). You know what seals the deal? If Sony could afford it, I would go for another price cut.

Think about it. Would you rather sell 1,000 $400 consoles, or 5,000 $300 consoles?

I hope to see the PS3 come out on top, and what better way to do it than hit 'em hard?

[tidus007]

VGCRAP vs NPD comparisons

VGCRAP NA sales for both January and February

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

According to VGCRAP for JAN+FEB

360: 631,071
PS3: 564,142

ACCORDING TO VGCRAP x360 leads by 66k

REAL NPD sales

PS3 = 270k+280k = 550k
X360= 230k+254k= 484k

IN REALITY PS3 leads by 66k

***********FROM TODAY VGCRAP NA sales charts are being banned

LETS all agree

[OJ_juice]

it's called sarcasm

[meepmoopmeep]

you are seriously one confused person. i've seen you side with one and switch to another and it recycles. just enjoy whatever console/games you like, man.

"Better games" is subjective to ones own opinion, btw.

[The Killer]

and ps3 is taking the path of ps2!!

i am relieved now!!
i won the bet!

[PopEmUp]

just fail his math test

[MiniMii]

The 360 line up is a pretty average line up that I am totally not interested in.

And judging by the numbers, it seems that the majority of the gamers agree with me.

What do you get when you add the following up?

Worst line up + worst hardware + worst reliability + bad image + not futureproof = ?

Answer: Xbox 360

[HarryEtTubMan]

GOOD THING YOU XTARDS DIDN'T TAKE MY BET, huh BOTS????

IT's SO FUNNY HOW FAST PS3 HAS CHANGED THE GAME. Lets take a look at Amazon sales in the U.S BOTS....

PS3 80GB = SOLD OUT IN AMAZON STOCK.... Being sold from OTHER retailers from 599.99 HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA BOTS THATS 100$ MORE THAN IT IS SOLD IN STORES. PS3's VALUE HAS SKYROCKETED YOU MONKEY ANUS'S. PS3 IS BARELY BEGINNING. AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

PS3 40GB= In the top 10

Wii= In the Top 10

Xbox 360 20gb= number 61 hahahahahahahahhahahahahahha(t he first one you can even find and its IN STOCK BOTS.... like it has been the whole time... no ones buying though hahahahahhahah

The Elite and the Arcade 360's aren't even in the TOP 100 AND THEY ARE IN STOCK RETARDED BOTS HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

Take a look and go cry and how crappy the Xbox 360 is CONSTANTLY selling on Amazon... the world's biggest online retailer.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/be...

Wait DELUSIONED XTARDS... Lets look at which consoles... out of all video games that can be purchased..... are on the MOST PEOPLES WISH LISTS....HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

Number 1.) Wii

Number 5.) 40GB PS3

Number 23.) 80 GB PS3 (which is selling for 100$ than normal its so wanted)

Number 65.) the first and ONLY Xbox 360 on the wishlists..... and it is already cheaper than BOTH Playstation 3's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha

XBOX 360 IS A FLOP... Just like Sony said to Microbucks face a week ago... its selling ALMOST EXACTLY like Xbox 1 hahahahahahhaha and you bots thought it was going somewhere special becauce Microsft rushed thier P.O.S out first. PS3 is and will be the better console still.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mo...

Bots its OVER.Microsoft has been using HARDCORE DAMAGE CONTROL. The company YOU BOTS support isn't HALF the company Sony is. When Sony was losing they took it on the chin and worked their butts off. Look at Microsft LIEING Saying if Sony is winning in the U.S. its a "fake" victory..... because they say so.

Micrsoft are SORE PATHETIC LOSERS. Just like Power of Green and Bladestar and TheMart and First Knight(who all hide now excpet Power of Green and he is almost as desperate as Microsft LMAO). They used to mock and trash the PS3 and blah blah it cant win and now 360 is get SPANKED SO HARD BY the KING. It has barely even begun.

Xbox 360 is the same FLOP the first Xbox was.... just not with a little extra..... The Red Ring of FIRE.

You can't even win U.S. ANYMORE BOTS. PS3 has won and will win.

[Hentai]

You're my favorite poster on here. :)

[wAtdaFck]

If you could sound a little bit more intelligent and a little less insulting, with THAT research, then you'd probably have more bubbles ;)

[meepmoopmeep]

your avatar alone makes me laugh. it haunts me, man.. LOL

[Harry190]

you do have a great name

[InYourMom]

Yes, props to the PS3 for outselling the 360 for a 2nd month in NA. But please you ignorant twat stop calling it a flop and that it is dead.

The total install base for the PS3 still has it in last place and with the number's it's getting it will not overcome the 360's userbase by 2009 and if the 360 picks up by 2010. Early launch or not it has put the 360 over the PS3 in total install base.

You want to be happy that is fine but to say the 360 is a flop while it has a larger install base then the PS3 is just plain idiotic. You can quote your numbers all day long but the bottom line is the bottom line.

I know you need to have these victories to justify your purchase but to call a system that has a bigger install base, incredible software sales and accessories sales a flop is just plain wrong and actually stupid. That is the kinda of attitude Sony had at the beginning of the PS3 launch and it b!tch slapped them hard.

You're rant makes it sound like you've vindicated yourself as a human being or something. Is your life really that sorry that you're victories in life are in how much money Sony makes?

You enjoy that now.

[Pain]

qftw.

[Harry190]

inyour... you're taking this too seriously.chill out.
and seriously mate,considering your previous posts
which targetted the playstation in a pretty negative
fashion,you are in no position to question this guy
by seeking refuge under the banner of morals,ethics
or principles of human behaviour.

[robbo918]

Of course it has bigger accessory sales, everything is an accessory to X360 lol whereas most things are included with the PS3.

[Rikitatsu]

10 Year marathon ;)

i think the PS3 lifespan will be like 16 years ?

[mighty_douche]

It's always going to be a functional Blu-Ray player, so even when the games are long and gone it will still be a worth while device.

[Brian Peppers]

Microsoft Xbox 360 continues to dominate software sales.

Xbox 360 games will always sell more than PS3.

[jmare]

Just because people buy crap, doesn't mean it's not crap. Look how many people were duped into buying pet rocks. And I wouldn't be too proud of software sales when the 360 got its ass handed to it be almost every other platform available and almost came in DFL. A few more thousand PSPs sold and it would have been bottom of the barrel for the 360.

[Douchebaggery]

Numbers are so fun :)

[Sev]

Bubbles for your avatar.

[harv711]

Your name, laughed my ace off, lol

[Sev]

I honestly cant believe on a site called News 4 Gamers, I was disagreed with about pointing out how great Douchbaggery's avatar is...

Havent you played Chrono Trigger?

[meepmoopmeep]

there are invisible basturds giving out disagrees for the hell of it without reading a persons post. retarded but that's life here.

[PSWe60]

damn man, you've really done alot of research...well done

[BloodySinner]

The PlayStation 3 is ripping the Xbox 360 in hardware sales.
The Xbox 360 is ripping the PlayStation 3 in software sales.

Fun, fun, fun...

[Iamback]

Ever heard of therm "bigger install base"? I guess not...

[Meus Renaissance]

The 360 has an installbase of almost 3 times the amount the PS3 does in North America yet for alot of multiplatform games, when you compare the ratio of software sales with install base - the PS3 has a higher attachment ratio in that aspect.

E.g. An X360 could sell 200K, where a PlayStation 3 game would sell 100K in the same week. 100K difference is massive, but then again the install base in North America is close to 11million for Microsoft so it puts things into perspective.

The PlayStation 3 software attachment ratio is improving significantly. But that's only comparing games specifically against each other. I agree that they need to have more games breaking into the Top 10

[uxo22]

Let move this number over here, and that number over there..oh yeah and that section over there. There ya go, those are the percentages I'm looking for. *sigh*

[Genesis5]

Thanks for coming out to play Meus. I really did enjoy your blog.

[The Wood]

MS final frontie
EDIT

what i mean is this 'moving the goalposts' attitude is becoming annoying .

no games. squashed

no rumble. squashed

low sales. squashed

attach rate, what next. Give credit where its due that's all.

[killer_trap]

thats not a nice thing to say. report and stop cursing please.

[BloodySinner]

PS3 beating 360.
360 beating PS3.

What is there to argue with or disagree rather? Very stupid.

[sonarus]

Bloodysinner speaks the truth. However 360 has the advantage because they have twice the install base PS3 has in NA. So it is expected for them to sell twice as much. On the other hand 360 is cheaper in price, has more software out and ps3 is still beating them on hardware. In other word
PS3 ripping 360 hardware sales > 360 rippin ps3 in software sales

[niall77]

:(

[heyheyhey]

"bu, bu we iz 4got 2 gets da 360 2 teh reetalers, dat iz y teh Sony iz teh winn3r"

lol

[resistance100]

lol bubble up!

Still if anyone is having shortages (other than nintendo) its Sony, the 80GB Ps3 is constantly selling out

[Iamback]

PS2 sales are just ridiculous. Xbox 360 should be embarrassed, even Ps2 out sold it.

[uxo22]

The PS2 beat the PS3 also...homie!

[cmrbe]

PS2 is a Sony console.

[ReBurn]

Still looks bad when the last generation is more in-demand than the new generation.

[Genesis5]

Not as bad as when you don't own that last generation.

[NO_PUDding]

To be honest it is so clever, this can't be accidental. Thye planned to keep the PS2 going, becuase they were forced into the next generation by Microsoft basically. And Microsoft trying to break the rules by goign early are infact catchign flak becuase people aren't ready to move on. And PS2 is sellign like a monster, leavign room for the slow movers when the next generation comes in, when they will all be buying very very cheap PS3's with excellent game line-ups.

Okay so Sony makes judgements on the future to work for them, and also makes sure that their past is there to fall abck on if they need it. Ingenious.

Microsoft uses short sighted tactics, and totally leaves it's previous console in the dust so it's got no supporters and nothign continuing the life line.

Video gaming insytry is a very expensive one for Microsoft, all they seem to be doing is spending.

[cmrbe]

Lets put things into perspective. PS2 is about 4 times cheaper than the PS3. PS2 has a games selection about 20 times the size of the PS3 games selection with out any of the major heavy hitters for the PS3. Its not hard to understand that the PS2 could still outsell the PS3 which is still far from its prime. It would only be alarming to Sony if the PS3 sales decrease due to an increase in PS2 sales which is not the case.

[pshizle]

when you see any console that cheap it will sell and keep selling

xbox360 should not be embarrassed

ps3 only outsold it by 20,000 units...thats nothing

i guess the ps3 may never catch up the the xbox360 at this point

[niall77]

VGchartz was wrong....AGAIN

they said the 360 would beat the ps3 this month in there "NPD preview"

[xplosneer]

But everything except PSP is up this month which is great(I mean for the industry, not anti PSP)

Holy Wii up almost 50% from expected...

[The Wood]

they spell charts chartz for **** sake. Can you really take em seriously

[eagle21]

One console was introduced back when we were 7 years younger....lol It beat it by a generous margin as well. No Sir, nothing hollow about it. Nothing hollow about it :)

[Vanqu1sh]

I thought for sure PS3 would sell double 360 sales, they wont catch up at this rate

BLUE RAY and CELL should be making sales double or triple IMO

[The Wood]

the heavy hitters aren't out yet plus think globally not just USA which is the 360s strongest turf

[meepmoopmeep]

Blu-ray should and will... but Cell, no.

[darthv72]

Every PS2 sold could have been a PS3 had sony been more focused on the "now" instead of the "then". I guess it is all good because it is still keeping gamers in the PS family.

[Iamback]

O please shut up! You dont know what you are talking about!
Since when is 399/499USD same as 129USD? Please tell me?
PS2 is not hurting PS3 ONE BIT, it is cheap system with biggest and best line up of games. People buy it, buy used games and enjoy, in wait for PS3 to reach price that appeals to them.
Your sir are idiot, you comment is so way out....

[xplosneer]

It's all $ to them.

[The Wood]

that sony continue to support their older systems and not throw the baby out with the bath water ala 'u know what' Ps3 owners should feel good to know that sony has continued to treat their older system with respect and not as a hindrance whether it slows ps3 sales or not BUBBLES for SONY

@darthv72

if by wheening you mean cutting support then you have totally missed the point and have failed to take notice of a cultural difference sony and MS

[darthv72]

You act as if you are taking it personal. Why? Nothing wrong with my comment. It is all good because overall there are more PS products sold which is good for Sony.

My opinion is that sony should have started wheening people off the PS2 and get them turned on to the PS3. People keep saying there are so many who have not yet taken the plunge into the next-gen. Well...if they keep sellin PS2's like they do then there will just be more and more people who will be late to the party. I am sure sony would rather sell more PS3's than PS2's but in the end its all about the PS family making $$$.

@wood: no I dont mean cutting support. That would be something like cold turkey. I meant to gradually supress the public off one platform and onto another. The key there is gradually.

I chose the term wheen (ween?) because I was referring to the PS2 as a mother's teet and the gamers have been suckling on it for so long that it is time to move on to the newer system.

[cmrbe]

No need to be offensive man.

Darth.
People that buy the PS2 now would not nesescarly buy a PS3 if they didn't buy a PS2. PS2 is very cheap and has a massive selection. Two things the PS3 dosen't have right now. In the long run when the PS3 comes down in price and grow in game selection as well as variety. The gamers that have bought the PS2 now and in the past stand a very good chance of upgrading to the PS3. This is Sony's strategy since the PS1. Not only the consumers will be happy with the longetivity of the console. The devs/publishers like it and Sony stand to make alot of money as well. Everyone wins.

[meepmoopmeep]

Iamback... dude, chill man. Darth wasn't saying anything offensive. He's just trying to make a point about something.

Darth. the sales of the PS2 don't necessarily hinder the sales of the PS3. If we saw the PS3 sales slow down then that thought would be vaild but it's not. A lot of people just can't afford the high price tags of this gen and so they will wait it out until this gen is at a price point for mass market. But you're right, growing the PS userbase is only a good thing for the PS3

[PirateThom]

What were VGChartz US numbers for this month?

I'd like to see the difference.

[resistance100]

VG charts sales for Ps3 and 360 from 2nd feb to 1st march in America

PS3 - 405,325

360 - 415,658

http://vgchartz.com/hwtable...

I think its now fair to say VGCharts is the biggest load of crap in the history of predicting sales

[Premonition]

From now on i rather go with simexchange, they did rather well in the forecast area.

[PSWe60]

Wii is still selling well...i guess it's true what they say:" A sucker is born every minute"

[killer_trap]

lol........what am i laughing about??? i bought the thing.

[Sev]

It was my worst gaming purchase ever. I got way more fun out of my Dreamcast.

I was waiting for SSBB to come out so that hopefully it would justify my purchase. And while the game is fun, its pretty much the same as the GC version, just with a bigger roster.

Thanks god for SMG, I got a good 50 hours out of it.

[MailMan]

And EVERYTHING is STILL the SAME:
-Micro$oft are STILL being OUTSOLD by the Playstation 3 EACH MONTH.
-The Xbox3Fixme is STILL a BELOW AVERAGE product.
-XBL is STILL an UNSTABLE network.
-PSN is STILL a FREE and RELIABLE online network.
-HD DVD is STILL DE AD.
-Digital movie downloads is STILL an UNKNOWN format.
-Kaz Hirai is STILL a GREAT LEADER.
-MGS4 is STILL a Playstation 3 EXCLUSIVE.

The SAD part?The Xbot Defense Association and its respective DIMWITS are STILL supporting a DEAD console and a DEAD format.

Jump OUT and PLAY B3YOND

[1-800-SaveAnXbot]

For continuously giving me business

[Kaz Hirai]

I agree, especially the part about Kaz Hirai! I truly am a great leader!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[Harry190]

bubbles everywhere.

[heyheyhey]

damn the PS2 is still raping both consoles asses, that's just insane- as is the Wii

don't underestimate the rise of the casuals- they'll upgrade soon though

well now we know how to easily detect M$ trying some damage control

very close though- only 36,000 units between them

[Danja]

I was thinking the same thing where the hell did the PS2 come from..out of nowhere and now outselling both next gen consoles..

ne ways good news either way for Sony the more PS2's sold the more more funds to support a PS3 price cut...

[jmare]

I wonder how long before the 360 fanboys get here and say look at the software. I do wonder though how long before MS figures out it should make a portable. Nintendo sold 1019600 units total, Sony sold 875700 units total, and MS only sold 254600 units. But back to the fanboys claiming software superiority, keep that clucthed tight to your chest when you are outsold by almost every other system and th only system you did beat was a handheld by a few thousand.

[scrillakiller]

I called 2 gamestops(954-392-4043)(954-39 2 -3838).Shortage is bs.they both had premium and elite available.Ps3 is outselling 360 because people know gt5p,gta4,haze,mgs4 and socom confrontation are around the corner and dont forget bluray.

um i have a wii to and i aint no sucker.its actually fun to play wii sports
Ps3 id is jayboy and sorry i dont memorie my wii # and i live in the united states miami,fla

[Meus Renaissance]

Sony need to release a $299 PlayStation 3 this year. It needs to pull away. Everyone agrees it is doing well, but is it doing ENOUGH to over-come the installbase Microsoft have by 2009?

Simply no. It needs to be outselling it 2:1 in North America, and with Europe strong for Sony - 2009 they'd break even with installbase.

The Xbox 360 will continue to sell, lets not forget that. It won't just stop at 0 every month.

[DJ]

And Sony needs to capitalize on it right away, which it looks like they're doing. Their software lineup has been peaking people's interests, hardware is selling very well, and there's even an MGS4 SKU coming out.

I agree. A $299 price point for the 40GB by this holiday season would do wonders, but only if it's done then.

[Meus Renaissance]

Sony needed to do 2 things this year.

1. Beat the Xbox 360 sales in North America, and maintain a lead World Wide.

2. Traumatise the competition by dominating hardware sales with Wii-like fashion to overcome their overall lead they gained with that head start.

They can't do the later with a $399 model, regardless of the software realistically. Safe bet is to drop the price as soon as possible to take advantage of GTA 4 and Metal Gear. Microsoft cant drop the price in Europe again for a long time, and a $299 PS3 with Blu-Ray playback and 2008 lineup - would be a megaton of mass proportions.

[Genesis5]

Yes but as someone mention earlier if they drop the price of the PS3 to much,it will undermine their Blu-ray partners that are trying to sell stand alone Blu-ray players.Kind of a catch 22.

[Meus Renaissance]

Every online retailer I've checked in North America has plenty of Xbox 360's in stock.

[Bnet343]

It was never out of stock.

[whoelse]

Thats it. Never believing VGChartz again period.

[SmokeyMcBear]

hmmm.. lets see what vgharts has to say for the month of february?

Hardware:
Console Monthly Total
DS 584,153 21,221,980
Wii 561,332 9,660,264
360 355,921 11,108,643
PS3 338,493 4,178,125
Ps2 273,933 47,469,137

yeah its official, vgcharts is crap. Over the 360 by about 100k.. sheesh

[Covenant]

PS2: Great games + reasonable price + established market = Continued success.

Nintendo pwns.

And since I'm seeing a lot more 360s now at area stores than I was a month ago, I'm betting that February will be the last month of supply shortages.

March will be verrrry interesting, indeed....and April more so.

Will we see a 360 price cut in North America before then?

[i Shank u]

that is insane about the ps2, holy sh1t that thing won't die. i bet the ps2 lives on to create SKYNET in a few years

[Sev]

LOL PS2 = SKYNET Very funny indeed. Its totally believable. There are so many PS2s out there.

[Bnet343]

Sucks for Xbox 360 but the RROD is becoming known by everyone.

[solar]

there are 3 rock solid reasons why i dont own a 360. they are set in stone and no one can deny the facts. 1) all the major titles...ie GeoW...ME...Bioshock...the games i wanted a 360 for are now on PC, 2) a failure rate of 16%, and 3) paying for my internet connection then paying another fee for Xbox Live.

imo those 3 things are hurting 360 sales like MS wouldnt believe. and i think the 360 is a great gaming machine. but until those 3 items are fixed...i cant justify buying one. :(

[DJ]

Sold my Xbox, but I refuse to upgrade to a 360 because of those three issues. Paying for Live was fine back when we were on PS2s (who's online SUCKED), but now that PSN is around...I don't feel like paying $50 a year to play Call of Duty 4 online. Might as well just do it for free on PSN. Same experience, same quality.

[cmrbe]

MS needs to get to the core of that problem more than price drops. The price for the x360 is affordable as is but people are well aware of its reliablity issue.

[xplosneer]

Because Microsoft's saying they have a shortage, but Sony's the one with one because they only have the 40GB in stock till June. I see many people on forums waiting for the 80GB to come back.

[Sev]

Every single day I see about 5 threads on the Official PS forums, asking if they should buy a PS3 now, or wait for the MGS4 bundle.

I really think people are underestimating the power of that game. Thank MS fans for that. Because of all the MGS4 rumors back and fourth, it brought so much attention to it. People who werent fans of the series, looked to see what all the hoopla was about. All you need is to see one video and you know its gaming GOLD.

[eagle21]

We need you your majesty...lol

[OJ_juice]

Ps2 is a beast

[Ariexv]

You guys do realize its now MID MARCH right? The Supply issues stopped the last ~week of February....... heres someone who keeps track of Best buys stock across the entire U.S saying they had shortages. Do you think Bestbuy is the only one?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[EastCoastSB]

...these numbers are from February, when the supposed shortage was happening?

[Ariexv]

I Know, I was responding to the people saying "Omg I called gamestop today and like they totally had 360s in stock"

[Meus Renaissance]

Sony suffered by dropping that 80GB SKU, they're best selling model. It was done too soon in my opinion. Should have waited a month till June.

[jmare]

They didn't discontinue the 80GB SKU, they are positioning it as the high end bundle with a game that changes as time goes on. I do agree that they should make the transitions smoother.

[blynx182]

looks like the only real threat is the ps2. man that thing is a beast!!

[Spydr07]

So, having around five times the Wii's install base only makes it competition? I would argue that the Wii is currently the only console making a nice attempt at dethroning the king--the PS2.

[Iamback]

I think Vgchartz numbers should be banned from this site. They are just pulling numbers out of donkeys a..

[DJ]

And then I discovered NPD. =] VG Chartz is just a bunch of estimates.

[Expy]

I wonder how much the PS3 sales will spike once LBP, MGS4, Killzone, Haze, Resistance 2, Motorstorm 3, inFamous, Tekken 6, GTA IV (for those who don't care about the "episodic" content) hit the shelves... Going to be a very big year for the PS3.

[meepmoopmeep]

if sales are like this during a time with no heavy hitters then damn,

[mighty_douche]

I would of hated being in Math class with some of you guy's. Number's seem to make a lot of you instantly angry!

[Spydr07]

Lol. I found more humor in that than I probably should have. Bubb.l..e...s

[hotshot127]

i see what you're saying about sony breaking even by the beggining of 09 but why do they have to break even by then, why cant they break even by holidays of 09 for example. the ps3, i would estimate probably outsold the 360 this febuary by almost 300,000 units. so that means, january ps3 sales combined with febuary ps3 sales, the ps3 outsold the 360 by roughly 600,000. thats impressive if you ask me. now also, i would assume that the 360 is selling alittle more in europe then vgcharts is tracking considering they undertrack northamerican sales.(this is why im saying roughly around 300,000)

also, keep in mind the holiday season is huge and by that time, a 299.99 ps3 coupled with bluray(retailers will be pushing bluray this holiday season as a hdtv counter-part) and all alot of those games that ps2 users love (socom, mgs, grandturismo, and tekken) that alot of potential migrations. lets just think how well the ps3 did in 07 holiday season and now lets think 2008.........

or at least thats my prediction. and i do believe a 299.99 ps3 will come. i believe that a price drop will come for the ps3 this aprail(being 50 dollar price drop or not, idk) but there will be a price drop and then by the holidays, i expect alot of bundles and a 299.99 ps3 for sure) i guess we can only wait and see though

EDIT: and grandtheft which will obviously push hardware on both systems but i think it will push more systems on the ps3 next holiday because of games that the ps2 community most likely has interest in)

what im saying is, a gamer walks into a store and knows gta has episodic content on the 360 version of gta but also knows that mgs, tekken, socom, grandturismo, and then final fantasy is right around the corner. if they're educated, most likely the ps3 will be thier choice.

[PStriple703]

Good for sony!

[ThaGeNeCySt]

I remember when people laughed and scoffed at me when I would be totally against VGchartz and say things like "i'll wait for NPD"

"BUT IT'S ALL WE HAVE TO GO BY!"

smh... now look.

[beoulve]

I think alot of us pretty much say that.

Add PS3 and subtract XBOX 360. But these time all Wrong. Congratulation to Vgchartz, they just made a fool out of themselves.

[Phil Harrison Mk4]

'For the second time in the United States, the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 with 280,800 units and 254,600 units respectively'
GAME OVER xBot Slaves!!! ;-D

[meepmoopmeep]

man, sony must be making TONS of the PS2... Wii is just crazy.

NDP is only for the US right? It doesn't include Canada, Europe or Japan?

[lodossrage]

Npd is just for north america

For Europe, look for the GFK numbers

For Japan, look for media create numbers

One thing to note, individually, all three of those just mentioned make vgcharts estimates look sad.

[beoulve]

let's see how vgchartz spin this ..

[cooke15]

Wii owns :)

[cheetah]

Sony doing really well in NA. PS3 will definately be going strong for another 8 or so years as per the plan. RROD is killing the 360. No way are the board at MS going to go another round with Sony and Nintendo after the 360 dies(2009 or so).

Their experience in the console industry has been an experience in red ink and rings.

[Phil Harrison Mk4]

''For the second time in the United States, the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 with 280,800 units and 254,600 units respectively''. ;)

[cooke15]

at that rate its going to take years to catch up

[ICUP]

Stop hiding behind the Wii, we all know you're a 360 fanboy and PS3 hater.

PS3 outsell the 360 everywhere consider the ps3 have a higher prices and the heavy hitters still not out yet.

Pound for pound ps3 is the best console out of three.

[PimpHandStrong]

selling well

i dont think any system will ever match what the PS2 has done. That is a crazy number

Sony is on a nice roll

Race day cant come soon enough

peace

[hotshot127]

i think its a good/bad situation for sony. for one, it creates more potential buyers for the ps3 and two, it benefits sony in they're gaming division which means more ps3 price cuts.

but mainly, it will make the playstation brand name become accustomed in people homes and the next investment on thier mind will be the ps3. also, all those games that ps2 owners are still playing, they may want to play them again someday and the ps3 is the only console with BC in order for them to do that.

now the bad is that, sony keeping the ps2 supply going strong means that all those consumers purchasing the ps2 could have been potential ps3 owners RIGHT NOW.

obviously the good outweighs the bad but if you're looking at it from a long run perspective, then sony is making the right moves, but from a short term perspective, sony isnt.

but the long run is usually always the best way to go

[PimpHandStrong]

but till the PS3 sells for under 200 bucks the PS2 is not stopping ppl from spending the big money. Anything under 250bucks is almost play money for adults.

Like i said b4. I have spent 200bucks going to a NFL game. I have never spent 400

You can bet when the PS3 hits the $300 mark it will have REAL supply issues

[cmrbe]

In terms of price. The PS2 is competing with the wii for the gamers that are looking at price. For games selection. The PS2 is competing with the x360 for gamers that are looking at games selection as well as variety. PS3 being on the market for less than 2 years and the most expensive would not be the default choice of these people that are buying the PS2 still. So in essence. The PS2 is capturing gamers that might have otherwise opted for a wii or x360 at the moment. Not only Sony is getting money but Sony also stands a good chance of these gamers upgrading to the PS3 down the line when the PS3 comes down in price and increase its games variety and selection. These gamers having play games that might be exclusive to the PS might want to play them on the PS3 when they arrive.

[Kaz Hirai]

Face it, PIGS- your console's a FLOP,
Why do you feast on Nazisoft's SLOP?
Sony Soldiers will have a great year,
But you SWINE have no reasons to cheer!

Lord Stringer and I are very happy,
To put it bluntly, the 360's crappy!
It's a very good time to be King Kaz,
If you buy a 360, you're an utter spaz!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[JVIDICAN]

meet the next dr. suess
sony get this man a publishing contract pronto =P

[captainjy]

It's a flop, that's so funny that it's dumb. The 360 sells 25,000 less consoles than the POS3 and it's a flop. What does that say about the mighty POS3? That it sucks, too! "Wait until next year!" hahahahhaha! Come on man, you know that next month the 360 will clobber the POS3 and badly. We can't beat your silly asses every month of every year man.

And what you Phonyboys aren't talking about is the software titles. 360 has 6 in the top 11 spots. It's really all coming down to people right now are buying the POS3 more for movies and that's a fact.

[beoulve]

well captainly, if PS3 could beat XBOX 360 in MS homeland. What do you think the POS3 will do the XBOX 360 in other country. Not looking good at all man. Sure you can have one software region but happenly the POS3 beaten XBOX 360. Keep it mind, US market is not bigger than EU and JP combined and with PS3 installed base mounting. XBOX 360 not looking good at all.

[killer_trap]

while i am happy as any sony fan can be i'm still amazed by the explosion of sony fans at n4g. it never was like this when i singed up 8 month ago i think.

[DrakenSilverwing]

Actually i believe most of the 360 fans turned into PS3 fans once they realized it wasn't goin so well for them and they better just jump onto the real future of gaming..

19 Blu-ray movies
37 PS3 games (in profile)

umm one of these days i need to post a pic for proof that i spend way to much on gaming.. its worth it tho..

[cmrbe]

Man. You are hardcore to the bone. Nice. If i have the dough i would do the same.

[hotshot127]

why i ask? by the end of this year, the console war will have only been going on for 2 years. and when if the ps3 overtakes the 360 next year in 09, then thats 3 years and the rest would obviously be in ps3's favour considering they caught up by 7 million which could only mean thier going to surpass the 360 and then continue to dominate in sales imo

[PimpHandStrong]

but IMO

its more about 360 fans having nothing to say anymore. They cant go on and on about the doom of the PS3 anymore can they

[killer_trap]

yeah...i guess i should wait until some bad ps3 news come and see for myself. i'm afraid i'll be waiting for a long time though.

[MikeE21286]

****MONTHLY TOTALS FOR February****

Japan Totals

1. Wii 290,359
2. PSP 262,645
3. DS 224,269
4. PS3 69,202
5. PS2 42,924
6. X360 10,096

America Totals

1. DS 587,600
2. Wii 432,000
3. PS2 351,800
4. PS3 280,800
5. X360 254,600
6. PSP 243,100

European/Others Estimated Totals

1. DS 684,327
2. Wii 435,790
3. PS3 298,709
4. X360 186,923
5. PSP 187,451
6. PS2 174,463

Total February Hardware Sales (Japan + America)
-> Does not include VGCHartz

1. DS 811,869
2. Wii 722,359
3. PSP 505,745
4. PS2 394,724
5. PS3 350,002
6. X360 264,696

Total February Hardware Sales (Japan + America + European/Others Estimates)
--> Includes VGChartz esimates for PAL Territores

1. DS 1,496,196
2. Wii 1,158,149
3. PSP 693,196
4. PS3 648,711
5. PS2 569,187
6. X360 451,619

****RUNNING TOTALS FOR 2008 (i.e. January + February)****

Running 08 Totals (Japan + America)
> Does not include VGCHartz

1. DS 1,682,221
2. Wii 1,539,251
3. PSP 1,280,522
4. PS3 836,368
5. PS2 740,451
6. X360 524,057

Running 08 Totals (Japan + America + European/Others Estimates)
--> Includes VGChartz esimates for PAL Territores

1. DS 3,447,741
2. Wii 2,600,444
3. PSP 1,798,714
4. PS3 1,579,172
5. PS2 1,239,936
6. X360 992,908

[The Wood]

you mean the rest of the world actually counts......

BUBBLES. I'm from the UK so I don't get too caught up in the NPD. The first time I heard of NPD was out of the mouth of a '360 prefer'er' now I'm sure they curse it like....you are not my friend any more *stamps off whaling*.

[fenderputty]

lol

[hotshot127]

MIKEE2186 and it should be out every month. i say,its more official then npd, how bout you guys?

bubbles man, bubbles

[TheExecutive]

there you go... rub about 100,000 off of the 360 total and add about 80,000 on the ps3 total and you have a pretty good idea where this stands.

Worldwide the ps3 is about doubling the 360 this year.

[meepmoopmeep]

wow, bubbles to you for doing all that work. when you add up the numbers like that it sheds new light on this chart stuff

[Phil Harrison Mk4]

PIGS make a good Bacon Sandwich tho!!! ;-D

[PMR_21]

SUCK

IT

bwhahahahhahahahha

[captainjy]

25,000 more each month will gain you 250,000+ more sells a year. Still have a long way to go girls.

[beoulve]

Yeah it's like playing basketball, u're up 20 points and suddenly you just cant make anything and see your opponent creeping of you. You still do the trash talk since you have the lead, but deep inside you almost crap your pants.

[hotshot127]

wait till next month? lol just like we waited for this month?
just like we waited for the 360 to outsell the PS3 last holiday by more then 2 to 1? just like we waited for microsoft to claim shortages? its also amusing that a 360 fanboy says "WAIT" and yet, you guys tell us that were idiots for waiting. and then you talk about, NOT EXPECTING THE 360 TO OUTSELL THE PS3 EVERYMONTH?

have you ever heard of trends? thats like saying the ps2 should just jump back up and outsell the 360................oh wait.

ok thats like saying the xbox(if it was still in supply) should jump back up the sales charts and surpass the ps2. and i would expect the console that supposedly has the "BETTER GAMES", "BETTER ONLINE" "CHEAPER SYSTEM", and "BETTER MULTIPLATS" to outsell the "POS3" right? and forget it in europe and japan. now once the ps3 drops to 299.99.......................i ts game.............set.......... ......match.

EDIT: "25,000 more each month will gain you 250,000+ more sells a year. Still have a long way to go girls"

thier is quite of few things wrong with you're comment. first, what you're saying is that the gap will ALWAYS stay this way. with you're logic the ps3 would have never outsold the 360..........period.
second thats wrong is, THIER IS EUROPE AND THIER IS JAPAN. europe, japan, and america combined have the ps3 outselling the 360 by roughly 300,000 units a month since january. so thats around 600,000 in 2 months.

now, lets not forget the holiday season and all the high profile exclusives that sony has.........
during the holiday season, thier will be retailers pushing the ps3 as a bluray player to coincide with the growing adoption of hdtv's AND it will have arguably the best games on the market that those 120 million ps2 owners love so much. so what were you saying again? please comment back. let me help you out with a comment.........

im "WAITING"........... ....

[Primetimebt]

I'm suprised Devil may Cry PS3 verison was able to pull in over 200K. It looks like Metal Gear Solid may be able to help pull in some big numbers for the PS3 when it's released in June.

[JadedWriter]

My God the PS 2 is like Liquid Snake; it just won't die.

[SPARTAAN]

make tht ps2 is like vamp

[Sonics020]

The PS3 has sold 153k more units than it did last February according to NPD. That is a tremendous feat and anyone who is disappointed with the ps3's sales really needs to re examine the figures and learn how well it has really improved. Seeing no new exclusives come out last month it still pushed more units than 360, shortages or not its an accomplishment. Things are only looking better for the PS3 and worse for the 360, with a long list of exclusives the PS3 should surpass the 360 by the end of next March.

[ocha84]

i think i should go out and get a ps2...for old times sake~ even though my ps3 will play my old ps2 games...i just miss having the console around~

[2 cents]

And lets face it the ps3 has no system selling games. It does have good games but nothing worth buying a ps3 for. And the x360 has had a stellar year with hundreds of games and system sellers and still bites the dust! Sony, bring on the big guns!!

[PimpHandStrong]

hooked up to my 1080p

I would like to add the Elite but im not buying it till its 300bucks. IM guessing around spring 09

[EZCheez]

I'm getting almost 2.15 million consoles sold altogether rather than the 1.799,000 on the list.

Even crazier is the fact that Sony and Nintendo combined make up over 1,800,000 of those sales. Microsoft might be proud of their 360, but they are getting owned overall in console sales.

[gnothe1]

quick question for the hardcore sony fans, do you guys still think the PS3 will over take the 360 in overall THIS YEAR like you were once thinking!!

[cmrbe]

Most normal PS3 fans from reading their post on this site believe it would happen sometime in the middle of next year. Europe this year but NA towards the end of 2009 when GT, FF, GOW is out.

[meepmoopmeep]

no, the logical people know it won't be this year but very possible by the end of 2009

[TheExecutive]

lol well they are about doubling the sales of the 360 worldwide every month, but they would have to about triple them. Its looking more like early next year. If they are going to make it this year their exclusives are going to have to sell more then they are right now. We must consider about doubling the 360 sales worldwide with no exclusives out yet as a pretty huge accomplishment. However, some of their big big hitters are coming out a little later in the year than was planned so that makes the target of winter 2008 a little unrealistic.

However, this also depends on how well the 360 is selling. I have serious doubts if they can sell over 8 million this year. I think MS is hitting their market saturation level and they know it. Thats about the only explaination i can come up with to why they sold 3 million consoles less last year than the year before. I mean they had their "mascot" game come out.

Anyway, when sony takes over depends on a couple things.
1.) how quickly they can get their exclusives out
2.) how quickly they can reach a 299 pricepoint.
3.) how well the 360 sells.

1.) I am a little worried about
2.) its coming this year
3.) I see a decline in sales again this year

So, as it would seem things are getting delayed a little bit but by early to mid next year the ps3 will probably overtake the 360 in sales. It really depends on the price cut and the exclusives reaching the public. I think its inevitable in 2009.

[vloeistof]

ps3 wow

[GETPWNZORED]

Yeah, I know. It's shocking. No one buys games for it.

[Jamaicangmr]

Now hows those for good numbers. Seems like the PS3 is turning outselling Microsoft in North America into a trend. lol!

[PimpHandStrong]

but i do think by the middle of 09 the PS3 will have taken a solid lead over the 360.

I also think when the PS3 hits 300bucks it will explode past the Wii

I also think MS will not be able to make a new xbox b4 2012 and have it succeed. Unless they feel 30-40million sold is sucess?!?!IMO MS will be making top notch PC games in 5 years but wont be in the gaming hardware biz.

just my opinion

[Gabe323]

Nice sales for both sides.

PS3 sales up 4%
360 sales up 11%

With no big system sellers out this month the numbers should be close with the 360 likely barely edging out the PS3 if that trend continues.

[GETPWNZORED]

360 wins as usual. Notice all the games are selling on 360. appears people only have use to buy PSturd for movies. What a shocker. No games. No choice.

[LinuxGuru]

There goes getpwnzored, ignoring the and / or denying that their is an elephant in the room, as usual.

Take this scenario:

1000 xbox 360s sold (it's less expensive)

VS.

2,000 PlayStation 3s sold (it's more expensive)

Which system indicates EXCEPTIONAL demand for itself? The higher-priced system that sold MORE? Or the lesser-priced system that sold LESS?

I'll leave you to figure that out.

You can have 1,000 new 360-owning people buy 34782652386578922 games

And then in the same timeframe have 2,000 new playstation 3-owning people buy only 1412343 games....

So tell me....how then, does that make the 360 more popular?

If there are less people buying MORE games....how does that make a system more popular than a system that sells to more people but pushes less games?

Based on your logic....If Wii sold 150,000,000 but only 1 game sold per each owner....that the Wii would be less popular than a system that sold 30 million consoles and 20 games per owner?

The hardware figures determine a system's social acceptance and popularity, not necessarily the software numbers.

[GETPWNZORED]

U PHALE

What you fail to grasp is the fact that most of these new PSturd buyers are the "HD crowd" ppl. the early adopters. ME. YOU. those who have highend LCDs and 360s. now we see PS3 stopping its mad sever suckage and ppl like me, 360 owners, see it as a better investment than it was in the past.

Until PS3rd starts selling to the casual mainstream audience, it's not gaining any ground at all. Right now it's just selling to the early adopters, and this is why it MAY continue to sell more than the 360 for the rest of the year, but won't catch-up even if it does.

So unless PSturd surpasses 360 in total hardware units, we have nothing to worry about. Not even close. And as for now, most ppl are buying PSturds to watch movies. Nothing more. That should tell you something. 360 F..T..W.

[LinuxGuru]

Unfortunately, there's absolutely no way for you to prove that PS3 owners are just the "HD crowd"

[derseb]

if you take some time and divide the total software sales by the respective userbase of the systems, you will see that both systems have the same attach rate.

but of course you would never do that and continue to do BS posts instead.

[trancefreak]

I have to disagree i have personally alot more choices with my ps3. First i didnt have to buy an add on to hook my wireless connection up so my ps3 can sit under my tv without an xtra cable. 2nd i have about 15 games that keep me feeling good along with fun multiplayer. 3rd i can pop in a high def movie if im in the mood with no external hd player required. 4th i can browse the Internet. 5th i can play with Linux 5.0. 6th I can shine my glossy ps3 :) 7th i dont have to replace my wireless controller batteries or buy an add on. 8th i dont pay an extra fee to play my games online. 9th sony makes the best electronics in the world so im secure knowing my machine will be reliable. SO NOW WHAT DID YOU SAY LOL!!!

[otherZinc]

Software #'s don't lie.

Look again!

[Xbox is the BEST]

didn't PS#3 sell this well during the Christmas Holidays? Blu Ray victory is helping the PS#3 sell. Damn even I bought one for Blu Ray. Sike

[Testo]

I like Sony but this bashing is really annoying!

[trancefreak]

there are a lot of EX 360 owners here who are feed up with Microsoft's product and now there is a lot customer backlash.

[le killer]

with the low numbers buying dmc, they must be pleased as hell they went multiplatform. i love the microsoft are getting their arse handed to them coments lol. with the 50 or 60k a month more sony are selling, they are gonna catch up sometime next year, and just scrape a second this gen. it's unbelievable that they could fall so hard. but atleast the ps2 still rocks for them.

and as someone said on the front page. with it eing so close to the wii, it's gonna be around for ever.

[resistance100]

Anyone else notice that

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/...

The price cut has done next to nothing, the 40GB PS3 is in at number 13, compared with the 20GB 360 being at number 26 despite the fact Amazon have priced it at only a tenner more than the Wii

[otherZinc]

There is your leader folks: The XBOX 360!