Best Selling Year Yet to Come for Playstation 3

Top Tech Reviews: Playstation 3 has been faring well for a long time, and by that, I mean that the product has been following Sony’s plans regarding its sales. According to the head of the Sony’s games business, the console has been selling good and they’ve predicted a 15 million unit sales line for the fiscal year April 2010 – March 2011.

[The Matrix]

I don't doubt it. Microsoft just can't compete in 2011.

[The Meerkat]

The same was said about 2008,2009,2010.

And I imagine the same will be said about 2012 and 2013.

Sony had lost 50% of its market share this gen. Just stop with the delusions and admit that Sony has lost, then the healing process can start.

[seij555]

Sony has been almost on track with ps2 sales and they are still ahead in hardware/software quality.

[PlayerX]

"PS3 started delivering the industry's best games since end of 2008."

http://www.gamerankings.com...

[swishman]

sony is gonna dominate! merry christmas!!

[Rush]

It's a dumb argument continued by the same halfwits year after year.

Fact the 360 turned profitable a long long time ago, it's been a running success for Microsoft. Sure it's had it's issues RROD anyone but that doesn't mean you can try argue that it hasn't been successful.

Look the PS3 is not the PS2, regardless of how well the system is built or the quality of the games which are excellent Sony doesn't control the console market anymore.

People need to get over that, Sony this gen why still successful could of done better, Wii has already dominated the console market Sony and Microsoft are still playing catch up.

I love how all the PS3 fanboys attack the 360, when the real enemy is the Wii. Problem is they can't say anything about the Wii because honestly there's no way to spin them numbers.

Yeah this year the PS3 will most likely overtake the 360, does that make the 360 any less successful for Microsoft who where a tiny player last gen? NO!

[Koolno]

The same was said, and sony had the best line up, like 2011..

and the console sell better than 360 since the launch, the gap is always shrinking, so stop your delusional fanboy lies the meerkat (think about it : selling better, with higher price, with less $ marketing and rrod = better profits)

The only people loosing something, is the non ps3 gamers.

"I love how all the PS3 fanboys attack the 360, when the real enemy is the Wii"

Ridiculous, iphone also ?

xbox is an inferior product, but most of his game are the same than ps3, unlike wii.

[cliffbo]

Meerkat, your point is pointless. the target for 2008 was 10 million (Sony hit it), their target for 2009 was 12 million (they hit it), and their target for this year is 15 million (they are on target). it's no good Sony taking 2 thirds of the year and then MS bragging about taking a little slice in the last third. that's how you lose the race. and now that budget is going to be stretched to breaking point next year with Kinect becoming their last chance. convince yourself you are a casual gamer if that makes you truely happy, but deep down you know that you are not

[Persistantthug]

I guess everyone can live with that.

[HolyOrangeCows]

"The same was said about 2008,2009,2010"

The PS3 was selling at a faster rate than the competition from mid-2009 to mid-2010 and portions of 2008. You can look at the total sales (and ignore the suddenly depleted 5 million gap) and convince yourself that the Ps3 isn't selling and that the year to year and a half difference didn't happen, but the Ps3 is selling fine. At a mere 3 something million gap, the Ps3 could close in as it delivers the games.

[redwolf]

well 2011 sonys biggest push in gaming

[NateCole]

2011 is the year the PS3 is going to go overdrive.

I expect the $199 PS3 before U3 just like the $299 PS3 before U2. I can easily see PS3 reach 20-22 million next year.

[Pillage05]

$199 ps3 would be ridiculous, although I am betting at this point it will only be a $50 price drop if there is one in 2011.

[Kon_Artist]

$199 ps3?

heck id go buy another one for the heck of it

[Optical_Matrix]

Hmmm. We'll see. Sony's line up is unmatchable. Unless Microsoft announce 10-15 new exclusive games within the next year...that all come out within the next year...then no one can argue otherwise.
Now all Sony needs is that $199.99 mass market price point (here in the UK it's already hitting £199.99 for a 160GB PS3), then they have the potential to send PS3 sales into overload. Seeing as they have the software to support it.

I remember a recent interview with a SCEE exec and I'm pretty sure he admitted that most of PS2's mega sales came from time that they finally cut the price to a point it was accessible to the mass market.

[Heavy_Rain]

I really dont think they need to drop the price if they are selling 15 million at that price. I am sure they are getting very good profits out of the system now. Maybe at the later half of 2011 we may be seeing a price drop but as of now I think they should continue with this price

[JD_Shadow]

They don't HAVE to drop the price, but it would really send a message to their competition if they DO!

Thus, though it's not necessary, it might be in their best interest to do so.

[maniac76]

please lower the price aswell

[C0MPUT3R]

The PS3 will have been on the market WORLDWIDE for 4 years come this march, and will be at 50 million sold. Despite not even reaching mass market price yet.
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Also only the Wii & PS2 have sold at a faster rate, but the PS3 has been selling at PS2 levels since introducing the Slim model.
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The PS3 isn't even half way through its life cycle and is well on pace to sell 100+ million systems, and with Blu-ray, 3D, and upcoming games. it's not going away anytime soon.

[thief]

Talking about “2011 is Sony’s year” is pointless, even from Sony’s point of view, because its a long-term game for them. Sony will sell a ton of consoles, have an awesome list of exclusives, etc – but their year is actually 2013 or 2014, when the next gen launches.

# Great brand build-up. Is there any PS3 owner who will not remain loyal to the PS4? Great reliability, free online, the best exclusives. In contrast, a lot of the wii purchases are by non-gaming public (I know 4 wii users, none of whom have touched it in months), while a lot of the 360 crowd will be pissed off by a defective console that, with online and peripherals, cost close to $800, and was woefully inferior to the PS3 in power. And also, no Bungie Halo, no Mass Effect, very few good 1st party studio.
# Full backward compatibility for the PS4.
# Huge economies of scale, essentially the same production lines, means big profits for the PS4
# Ease of development, as game studios would simply use their existing, optimised engines
# Forward compatibility: this is something most people miss. But incredibly vital. Because, most likely, the PS4 will essentially be just a PS3 with an additional Cell, more RAM and a much stronger graphics card. What does that mean? Unlike the xbox1 , PS1 or even PS2, the PS3 will bve easily able to play PS4 games with lower graphics/resolutions. A massive way of ensuring high conversion from PS3 to PS4, you buy PS4 games for the PS3, and then 2 years later you would obviously switch over to PS4.

Sony knows its a long term game. And they know they have already won. Just bring back Ken Kutaraagi, he was right and the haters were wrong.

[blackburn5]

Couldn't care less if anyone thinks it is the year of PS3 or not . I have enough PS3 exclusives to keep me busy until the middle of 2012. If people still don't see the value of the PS3 to this day then you are the ones missing out, not me. Every year was the year of the PS3 for me. While we get games that raise the bar with new engines and increase and new IPs, others are stuck playing the same cookie cutter game every year and acting like it's so special. Glad I stuck with Sony and don't care how many ignorant people say otherwise. After the all the demos Sony gave us plus seeing LBP2 get our first 10/10 for the new year, no one can get me down.

[divideby0]

just look at the PS3 game list for the upcomming year.
look at the must buy games before March, thats the way to start the year.

[DarkSniper]

This is unsuprising, but very pleasant news for Dark Sniper to see. The domination of PlayStation®3 is quite astounding but not anything new. This is just the continuation of Sony Computer Entertainment's dominance over the gaming market since 1994. For 16 years, consumers have had the very best in interactive electronics.

What you're seeing now is the fruits of Sony's labor. Ken Kutaragi's brilliance should not be ignored nor underestimated. PlayStation®3 was built for the long term. All PlayStation consoles follow the committment of a 10 year product life cycle that will ensure that consumers are poised to enjoy at least a decade of what gaming has to offer.

PlayStation®3 has tons of top-notch exclusives in 2011 that will cater to all audiences of all genres. With PS3, there's always something for everybody. Dark Sniper gives full credit to Sony Computer Entertainment for focusing on the core audience of gamers. Had they made the same mistake Microsoft had made, it's possible that PS3 would have a shortage of quality titles this year.

This goes to show that purchasing washed up PS2 exclusives and has-been JRPG's will not sway market preference. Sony continues to innovate while the XBox 360 is standing at the front line with their eyes closed, waiting for Sony to fire of the final execution shot to Microsoft's damned console.

$niper

[Spenok]

I dont think it takes a Genius to have figured that out lol.