PlayStation 3 Set to Overtake Xbox 360 by end of 2011
An interesting look into current lifetime sales of the PlayStaton 3 and XBOX 360 highlighting why the PS3 is set to finally overtake the 360 within this year.
(PS3, Xbox 360)
That pretty much sums it up, actually MS puts most (if not all) of its eggs in the America basket while Sony spreads its resources across a broader amount of countries around the world. The world market is what matters most, since there's much more potential market besides just the United States.
If Sony price drops the PS3 to $200, while putting out all these exclusive games, it's going to have a banner year for sure. The PS3 is going to become what the PS2 was in its time: the go-to system for the most games, and, arguably, the best games. (And now, just like before, it has the media of choice for technophiles--bluray.)
Given M$ lack of decent exclusives its not surprising in the least. of course PS3 will overtake it. the playstation brand has been there a lot longer and M$ can take all the third party games they want. Most people see them as playstation franchises.
All Sony need is some good price drops. M$ picked a bad time to attack the casual crowd when PS3 is gaining on it fast.
Im just having a break from playing killzone 3, what have you just finished playing christiangamer, I suppose lots of sites love that sales game.
And yeah everyone is over these articles, I don't see why it even matters, all 3 consoles have sold very well, Im just happy enjoying all the games, im not worried about the ps3 overtaking the 360.
According to the numbers in the article, the current gap is 4.2 million in favor of 360.
Also, according to the numbers in the article, the most that PS3 has ever outsold 360 by - for a FULL year - is 3 million.
Yet, somehow the author concludes that PS3 will outsell 360 by the end of the year. That means PS3 would have to outsell 360 by more than 4.2 million this year, with 2 months having already passed.
While I can see you're trying your hardest to make a point, all I can see is the ps3 outselling the 360.
Doesn't that make 360 the slowest selling current gen console? Nothing to be proud about really is it? And ps3 has always been more expensive. And it's going to hit 360's total sales an entire year faster then 360 managed it as well. Now that's an acheivement
the official numbers by the end of 2010 (only official numbers) indicate a gap of 2.7 million and an outsell ratio of 2 million a year in favor of the PS3
and considering the exclusive content that both consoles have this year I think is likely to happen even sooner than what the numbers suggests
so my best guess is that numbers will be be equal by the end of this year or early in the next, and from the there on the PS3 has around 2 or 3 year to widen the gap before the next gen arrives
and there won't be a next XBOX or PS4 until at least 2014 and that's the soonest possible
It's pretty funny how people are disagreeing with the numbers in the article. I guess you guys liked the title, so you didn't bother to read the article.
According to the article, the gap has increased to 4.2 million.
The article CLEARLY states it uses it's info from VGChartz (a bit of important data DK286K seems to overlook as usual). Whereas the OFFICIAL data that's available from Sony & MS released a few weeks ago for 2010, shows only about a 2.7 Million difference as Malandra posted.
No matter how you try to spin in, cover it up, brush it aside and straight out lie with what you say/claim DK286K ~ you will be called out on it EVERY SINGLE TIME with the truth and facts that are FREELY available for all to confirm and verify.
But keep being closed minded & ignorant...it suits you very well.
Bull$#@*! EVERYTHING that I have ever said about sales or otherwise is ALWAYS based on fact and verifiable data. Just because YOU don't want to believe it doesn't mean it's false.
And anyone here is more then welcome to go over my history versus DK's so they can see EXACTLY how misinformed DK is, the amount of FUD he TRIES to spread and what he is all about when he gets called on his BS.
@oner "PS3 still outsold it World Wide by over 2 Million for 2010. Just like it has been EVERY year and 2011 will be no different"
That's a direct quote from you from 6 days ago. It's also 100% false. Look at this article again & check the OFFICIAL numbers. PS3 & 360 have alternated years outselling each other.
You're reading comprehension needs to be much improved there buddy. The meaning of what I said is not in the way YOU are trying to portray it. It's meaning is specifically that the PS3 has outsold the 360 every year...not that it has done so by 2 Million every year as YOU are trying so DESPERATELY to imply.
And no the PS3 & 360 have ***NOT*** alternated years outselling each other. That is a bold face lie. You are (as usual) trying to use VGChartz and FUD to make it SEEM like you are saying something factual when in reality you couldn't be more wrong.
But this is to be expected from you...trying to spin what is meant by picking out something that was said out of context...trying to spread false information as if factual when you use data from a place like VGChartz and so on. This is consistent, documented and readily available for all to see by checking your comment history.
We all know you will keep trying though, and that boils down to your immaturity, ignorance and lack of ability to understand things rationally. You SERIOUSLY have a problem with facts that don't suit YOUR little closed minded world. The really funny thing is you know you are wrong, WE all know you are wrong and yet you STILL desperately grasp onto any little thing to subjugate what you started to begin with.
You got called out on your BS and you can't be man enough to own up to it! Everyone who reads what has transpired can easily see that, no matter what you think, or try and make yourself believe! Even if you have the last bubble to say something correctly, you will only avoid the truth and feebly attack me instead of manning up (and you know I am right as we all shall see).
In the end it doesn't matter though, because you are ultimately wrong and that's something you cannot change unless you are mature enough to admit it. But you're not, and that's what just bugs the $#@! out of you doesn't it...
;P
Oh and stop biting me ~ get your own little quips man, try and be original (though that's really asking a lot of you)! LMFAO!
I guess finding official numbers that prove my point is immature & ignorant. Just goes to show that there's no way to win with someone like you. You'll only see things from your own narrow perspective, and use immature rants to try to shout down anyone who disagrees with you. Name calling will get you a lot of support from the immature 12 year old's on this site, while the truth is usually unpopular. I have the guts to take a stand when I know I'm right, despite the disagrees and attacks from people like you. You appear to seek popularity by using immature language. Oh well, to each his own.
The meaning of what you said is quite simple. You said EVERY year, when that is clearly false. If you meant something else, maybe you should learn better English and say what you actually mean.
Of course, that would be very inconvenient for you. By being vague, you can say something, and then claim later that you meant it another way when the facts don't support you.
I'll admit I was wrong to prematurely use the VGChartz numbers. Fortunately, I knew that I was right that PS3 has NOT outsold 360 EVERY year, and that is confirmed by both VGChartz & the official numbers from both companies.
@DK: Why are you using shipped numbers instead of sold numbers? Oh right, because you don't want to use official numbers, I forgot.
This page here has links to the official (read: OFFICIAL) numbers from both Microsoft and Sony that state that the PS3 is only behind the 360 by approx. 2.7 million units worldwide.
Just admit that you're a 360 fanboy who doesn't want to accept that the PS3 is poised to pass the 360 by the end of the year. Using OFFICIAL numbers (read: NOT VGChartz) as a base for the trend, we can clearly see that Sony continues to easily close the gap more and more every year. Small fluctuations aren't a detraction to the end result. All Sony needs to do is cut the PS3's price and it's hello last place for the 360.
Arguing 2008 SHIPPED numbers means nothing. So I don't know why you'd bother bringing that up.
Who cares if the console is an American design? Anyone can build a cheap pc (Xbox), it's the game developers like ND, Epic Games and ,IDK, Bethesda Softworks and the like. That's where the real artistic talent and game design genius comes from, and not to mention jobs. Xbox is just a means (platform)to build on, not a national treasure, not to mention it's built in China giving away precious jobs.
Fanboys are changing their views on sales by the second. Can't wait to rub it in their hypocrite noses.
Frankly, I hope it does and then doesn't stop creating a gap. I mean, who has brought the best and most true exclusives? Who didn't abandon its userbase and still do just fine (sales were neck and neck in December)? Who brought unparalleled power on consoles? Who made online free? Who gave us the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars with PS+? Who made games like LBP, Uncharted, and Infamous, thanks to their 1st party studios? Who has the most extensive list of exclusives, and even of multiplats, in 2011?
The PS3.
"They said that in 2009 and 2010..." It's all in the numbers. Quit trolling and read the article.
I've been saying this for years about their second number comparison. By looking at that, it's evident that PS3 sells at a more faster rate then the 360 does, always ends up selling more when you compare the 1st year and so on side by side.
So eventually the PS3 is going to pass the PS3 at the rate of speed it continues to sell at.
hmmmmmm is it me or does your comment make absolutely no sense whatsoever? Lol. . . More faster? Just faster will do. . . And ps3 is gonna pass ps3? Eh? Lol the rest is gobble de goop. You been smoking this morning or something? Lol
If you compare each year, so 1st to 1st, 2nd to 2nd, 3rd to 3rd, ect. The PS3 has sold more each year. This means that more consoles are selling, and whatever the 360 had that year the PS3 reached that number much quicker and then sold some more.
for example (fake numbers here):
XBOX360 sold 500,000 it's first year PS3 Sold 500,000 but only half that year, the rest of the year it spent selling more which made its sales 700,000.
So PS3 reach the sales of 360 in half the time period that the 360 took.
Who cares! I'm so over hearing this crap bring games give us better features and I'll be happy! I don't care which one is ahead the PS3 might pass 360 and it leads the last few years so what the 360 was ahead the first 5 or more years! In the end the next gen for both will arrive and I can't wait honestly xD
EXACTLY. Who gives a rats ass about numbers. If you own all the systems this means nothing. Even if you only own 1 system why would you give a damn anyways? Just STFU and play games.
You see it the way it should be I'm fixing to get a new system but idk if I want PS3 or 360 any help or opinions would be welcome! I like amazing graphics like KZ3 but I like fun like Kinect and Bulletstorm? Which system would you recommend?
Wait, this is why when I go into Best Buy, the xbox has all that premium space, with the big kinect demo, and all the sony stuff has been crammed in that one isle, and the Move demo has been torn down, right?
And that's why I play pc. Non of this stupid drama that you see on this site. Game is better on xbox? I buy it on that, and vice versa. That's why you should buy all.
"and that's why I play pc" And you end up spending a hell of alot more money than we would if we bought both the PS3 AND 360. lol PC gaming is expensive, buddy, and is not worth it to most gamers. Most gamers would rather have consoles that are hooked up to high def. big screens with surround sound systems. (Yes, I realize you can do that with a PC, but it's a bit more difficult.)
EDIT: Yes, but most people already have a TV and a surround sound. Most people don't go out and buy all of that at once. lol They just buy whatever console(s) they want, which is much cheaper than a gaming PC.
@B1663r To each their own, buddy, but most people would rather have a decent sized display which is why most people game on big screens, not 30" or less monitors.
If an armored car fell in my backyard right now, I would probably go buy the biggest super high resolution computer monitor I could find, and I would skip all that consumer grade 1080p crappola in favor or a monitor that had 4x - 5x as much resolution, then I would spec out a computer that couple actually run a couple of PC games that I want to play on that crazy ass monitor and I would go with that...
But an armored car filled with money would need to fall out of the sky.
Well The thing is, that casual crowd may or may not want to spend $300 minimum for a 360 with Kinect when they can get a Wii for $150. So, while I'm not disagreeing with you, it's really hard to tell. A casual person is going to go off from price first and foremost and the Wii is the cheap casual solution and will probably drop to $99 this year.
The PS3 still have the bluray trump card. Since it's been updated to support 3D bluray discs now, lots of hardcore and "medium"core (LoL) home theatre enthusiasts would love to have a PS3 as their media hub for their (3D)HDTV. Bluray is a huge draw for a lot of people. It's why many people buy a PS3 over anything else.
@emil1
For those who don't see his lists, here they are again:
Upcoming x360 exclusives: gears of war 3 forza 4 kingdoms
Upcoming ps3 exclusives: killzone 3 resistance 3 motorstorm apocalypse infamous 2 yakuza 4 white knight chronicles 2 ninokuni disgea 4 final fantasy versus 13 socom 4 starhawk ratchet & clank all 4 one the last guardian mlb 11 the show ar tonelico 3 uncharted 3 agent twisted metal tales of xillia tales of graces f
All of those exclusive games are also going to guarantee the PS3 has great sales in 2011. ----------------------------- ------ EDIT: I think I get disagrees sometimes just for who I am, and not for what I say in my comments. haha It's kinda funny, really. :)
Yep, the disagrees keep pouring in, and yet I get no replies telling me why they disagreed. I must be right about people disagreeing just because of my name. haha
First off, delusions of grandeur, look it up.
Secondly, I believe the real reason people are disagreeing with you is because you say casuals may not be willing to buy Kinect and 360 for 300 when Wii is 150 even though in the last 3 months kinect has now sold 8.5 million.
How do you explain that if casuals don't want to buy it? Every ps3 fanboy claims all those kinects are casual buys but now you wanna pretend the casuals have a problem parting with their money for kinect?
The was a report that said 3/5 x360 purchases during december where kinect bundles, sounds to me as though the casuals do not mind shelling out 300 bucks at all even with Wii in the mix
@failoverhero That because kinect is new, so people like new things, the technology is new and haven't been seen. Also maybe the hardcore gamer bought it for their kids so they can play on the 360 too. It's like buying a party game so you can play with your girl friend. Hackers bought it to test and mess around with the technology. The real test is can they keep it up or is it just a fad.
As a gamer i would rather see MS investing on new development studios so that i can play hardcore exclusives than have MS pushing kinect aka casual crap down my throat.
meh, wont change that most multiplatform games will come out better on 360, but honestly Ill see this when I beleive it. (pretaining to PS3 outselling 360)
and remeber the ps3 out sold the 360 by 2 .6 million at the end of 2010 peace out ? and only less than 3 million to go now not 4 and half million from fake charts
Sony already has overtaken it for me, i'm seriously going to end up trading my 360s for an NGP, because I know even a portable is going to bring more to the table than the status quo that Microsoft settled for 3rd party and party chat.
2 months into the year and i've spend 129.99 on Helghast edition, and 3 ps3 games, and Socome move bundle is on my radar.
In direct contrast I get text froms Best Buy gamer, letting me know of upcoming ps3 exclusives, and my preorder of Helghast edition is here, then i get a text again from Best Buy gamer letting me know 20.00 off of LIVE. And play what COD and Halo no thanks.
My kingdom makes war preparations a year earlier than yours. You manage to build up an army faster than me but still end up with less units when we go to war.
There's more involved to wars than just the number of troops or the preparations, armys with larger squads have fallen to those with fewer.
Your point is absolutely invalid - also I assume you're the same guy who commented on the article about the 5th year being omitted from the second graph because it would show the trend is wrong - if you indeed are, then the author pretty much owned you in his reply.
Cause i am getting tired of 360 owners saying that the PS3 suxs cause it sold less the 360. Cause those people dont really care about games only sales. Which is why i got rid of my 360 and now am enjoying a ton of awesome exclusives on the PS3.
ps3 fanboys at this site geez calm down about the console war I know your angry about the 360 kicking your ps3's a$$ but come on leave us 360 fanboys alone like we do to your playshitty 3 and it's generic games lol
Both doing well benefits us all,you silly little children. The PS3 will pass 360 and one of the main reasons is the fact that 360 has been at mass market price for awhile,PS3 has significant price drops to come.You can drop the 360 price in response but at this stage it will count for less,being cheap already. The tight competition makes the companies work harder for our cash.If PS3 was killing the 360,do you think you'd be seeing the incredible game line up this year?
The PS3 will outsell the 360 in 2007! The PS3 will pass the 360 in 2008! The PS3 will steal second place in 2009! The PS3 will push the 360 to last place in 2010! The PS3 will overtake the 360 in 2011!
Yawn... I might have believed it in 2010, just coming off of the PS3's Slim release and $100 price drop. The 360 looked doomed back then. But now the 360 has the most momentum of any console going into 2011, with its highest sales yet, and being the only console with sales up year over year. The Kinect effect is still in full force. Well, there's always...
The PS3 will surpass the 360 in 2012! The PS3 will eclipse the 360 in 2013! The PS3 will jump ahead of the 360 in 2014!
I don't think you read the article. I thought it was going to be another Sony biased article but it actually gives solid number and it's based on VGChartz; the one chart that Sony fanboys hate because it supposedly downplays Sony's number.
It clearly shows Xbox360 has higher overall sale and even how much it's leading by
and then in second chart it shows year-to-year comparsion; and it shows that Sony's PS3 is actually selling more. This is probably why many say PS3 will outsell Xbox360 because year-to-year base shows Sony is selling better. It's just question of the rate at which PS3 outsells.
Momentum wise I guess Xbox does have it but Kinect is mainly for casual games. The games we play won't be effected by this; if it does have effect, it'll be an negative effect since if there's so much potential in casual side, then developers will develop casual games instead games that we, "hardcore" gamers plays.
though if the PS3 price cut rumor is true then I say momentum gets turn around to Sony's favor.
I personally don't care about sales number since I mostly just buy PS3 exclusives and rest of games in PC.
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MS puts most (if not all) of its eggs in the America basket while Sony spreads its resources across a broader amount of countries around the world. The world market is what matters most, since there's much more potential market besides just the United States.
If Sony price drops the PS3 to $200, while putting out all these exclusive games, it's going to have a banner year for sure. The PS3 is going to become what the PS2 was in its time: the go-to system for the most games, and, arguably, the best games. (And now, just like before, it has the media of choice for technophiles--bluray.)
if the Xbox360 outsells the PS3 and widens the gap, u wont see these articles.
All Sony need is some good price drops. M$ picked a bad time to attack the casual crowd when PS3 is gaining on it fast.
And yeah everyone is over these articles, I don't see why it even matters, all 3 consoles have sold very well, Im just happy enjoying all the games, im not worried about the ps3 overtaking the 360.
(Total PS3 - YLOD) > {Total xbox360 - (RROD + E74 + Free giveaway to Press)}
And xbox360 hits the saturation point in USA
Also, according to the numbers in the article, the most that PS3 has ever outsold 360 by - for a FULL year - is 3 million.
Yet, somehow the author concludes that PS3 will outsell 360 by the end of the year. That means PS3 would have to outsell 360 by more than 4.2 million this year, with 2 months having already passed.
Doesn't that make 360 the slowest selling current gen console? Nothing to be proud about really is it? And ps3 has always been more expensive. And it's going to hit 360's total sales an entire year faster then 360 managed it as well. Now that's an acheivement
The article CLEARLY shows this.
Also, according to the article data, the gap *widened* last year (from 3,735,391).
Also, the second "shifted" comparison leaves out Year 5, because that would reverse the trend. From -8,044,319 to –2,669,520
and considering the exclusive content that both consoles have this year I think is likely to happen even sooner than what the numbers suggests
so my best guess is that numbers will be be equal by the end of this year or early in the next, and from the there on the PS3 has around 2 or 3 year to widen the gap before the next gen arrives
and there won't be a next XBOX or PS4 until at least 2014 and that's the soonest possible
look DK: it's going to happen and it's going to happen at least 2 years the next geneation arrives
deal with it
According to the article, the gap has increased to 4.2 million.
No matter how you try to spin in, cover it up, brush it aside and straight out lie with what you say/claim DK286K ~ you will be called out on it EVERY SINGLE TIME with the truth and facts that are FREELY available for all to confirm and verify.
But keep being closed minded & ignorant...it suits you very well.
A quick look at your comment history shows that you aren't exactly very fond of the truth, especially in regards to sales.
And anyone here is more then welcome to go over my history versus DK's so they can see EXACTLY how misinformed DK is, the amount of FUD he TRIES to spread and what he is all about when he gets called on his BS.
DONE.
"PS3 still outsold it World Wide by over 2 Million for 2010. Just like it has been EVERY year and 2011 will be no different"
That's a direct quote from you from 6 days ago. It's also 100% false. Look at this article again & check the OFFICIAL numbers. PS3 & 360 have alternated years outselling each other.
Wow, and you call me misinformed.
DONE and DONE.
And no the PS3 & 360 have ***NOT*** alternated years outselling each other. That is a bold face lie. You are (as usual) trying to use VGChartz and FUD to make it SEEM like you are saying something factual when in reality you couldn't be more wrong.
But this is to be expected from you...trying to spin what is meant by picking out something that was said out of context...trying to spread false information as if factual when you use data from a place like VGChartz and so on. This is consistent, documented and readily available for all to see by checking your comment history.
We all know you will keep trying though, and that boils down to your immaturity, ignorance and lack of ability to understand things rationally. You SERIOUSLY have a problem with facts that don't suit YOUR little closed minded world. The really funny thing is you know you are wrong, WE all know you are wrong and yet you STILL desperately grasp onto any little thing to subjugate what you started to begin with.
You got called out on your BS and you can't be man enough to own up to it! Everyone who reads what has transpired can easily see that, no matter what you think, or try and make yourself believe! Even if you have the last bubble to say something correctly, you will only avoid the truth and feebly attack me instead of manning up (and you know I am right as we all shall see).
In the end it doesn't matter though, because you are ultimately wrong and that's something you cannot change unless you are mature enough to admit it. But you're not, and that's what just bugs the $#@! out of you doesn't it...
;P
Oh and stop biting me ~ get your own little quips man, try and be original (though that's really asking a lot of you)! LMFAO!
DONE!
NOT VGChartz.
In 2008. 360 sold 10.8 milion. PS3 sold 10.77.
Close, but 360 still ahead.
I guess finding official numbers that prove my point is immature & ignorant. Just goes to show that there's no way to win with someone like you. You'll only see things from your own narrow perspective, and use immature rants to try to shout down anyone who disagrees with you. Name calling will get you a lot of support from the immature 12 year old's on this site, while the truth is usually unpopular. I have the guts to take a stand when I know I'm right, despite the disagrees and attacks from people like you. You appear to seek popularity by using immature language. Oh well, to each his own.
The meaning of what you said is quite simple. You said EVERY year, when that is clearly false. If you meant something else, maybe you should learn better English and say what you actually mean.
Of course, that would be very inconvenient for you. By being vague, you can say something, and then claim later that you meant it another way when the facts don't support you.
I'll admit I was wrong to prematurely use the VGChartz numbers. Fortunately, I knew that I was right that PS3 has NOT outsold 360 EVERY year, and that is confirmed by both VGChartz & the official numbers from both companies.
This page here has links to the official (read: OFFICIAL) numbers from both Microsoft and Sony that state that the PS3 is only behind the 360 by approx. 2.7 million units worldwide.
http://www.psuni.com/ps3-ou...
Just admit that you're a 360 fanboy who doesn't want to accept that the PS3 is poised to pass the 360 by the end of the year. Using OFFICIAL numbers (read: NOT VGChartz) as a base for the trend, we can clearly see that Sony continues to easily close the gap more and more every year. Small fluctuations aren't a detraction to the end result. All Sony needs to do is cut the PS3's price and it's hello last place for the 360.
Arguing 2008 SHIPPED numbers means nothing. So I don't know why you'd bother bringing that up.
What? They live in China? Darn! >_<
Frankly, I hope it does and then doesn't stop creating a gap. I mean, who has brought the best and most true exclusives? Who didn't abandon its userbase and still do just fine (sales were neck and neck in December)? Who brought unparalleled power on consoles? Who made online free? Who gave us the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars with PS+? Who made games like LBP, Uncharted, and Infamous, thanks to their 1st party studios? Who has the most extensive list of exclusives, and even of multiplats, in 2011?
The PS3.
"They said that in 2009 and 2010..."
It's all in the numbers. Quit trolling and read the article.
So eventually the PS3 is going to pass the PS3 at the rate of speed it continues to sell at.
that
It easy to understand what i meant
If you compare each year, so 1st to 1st, 2nd to 2nd, 3rd to 3rd, ect. The PS3 has sold more each year. This means that more consoles are selling, and whatever the 360 had that year the PS3 reached that number much quicker and then sold some more.
for example (fake numbers here):
XBOX360 sold 500,000 it's first year
PS3 Sold 500,000 but only half that year, the rest of the year it spent selling more which made its sales 700,000.
So PS3 reach the sales of 360 in half the time period that the 360 took.
And you end up spending a hell of alot more money than we would if we bought both the PS3 AND 360. lol PC gaming is expensive, buddy, and is not worth it to most gamers. Most gamers would rather have consoles that are hooked up to high def. big screens with surround sound systems. (Yes, I realize you can do that with a PC, but it's a bit more difficult.)
EDIT: Yes, but most people already have a TV and a surround sound. Most people don't go out and buy all of that at once. lol They just buy whatever console(s) they want, which is much cheaper than a gaming PC.
@B1663r To each their own, buddy, but most people would rather have a decent sized display which is why most people game on big screens, not 30" or less monitors.
Pc games are usually d2d and cost 10 dollars less a game. If you're going to reply, get some facts.
If an armored car fell in my backyard right now, I would probably go buy the biggest super high resolution computer monitor I could find, and I would skip all that consumer grade 1080p crappola in favor or a monitor that had 4x - 5x as much resolution, then I would spec out a computer that couple actually run a couple of PC games that I want to play on that crazy ass monitor and I would go with that...
But an armored car filled with money would need to fall out of the sky.
I was convinced that this was a site for REAL gamers...
(watch me get banned now). lol
If MS continues pushing and advertising Kinect along with some great Kinect games, they can tap into the casual Wii crowd and have their best year.
Plus, the 360 is due for a price drop too.
The thing is, that casual crowd may or may not want to spend $300 minimum for a 360 with Kinect when they can get a Wii for $150. So, while I'm not disagreeing with you, it's really hard to tell. A casual person is going to go off from price first and foremost and the Wii is the cheap casual solution and will probably drop to $99 this year.
The PS3 still have the bluray trump card. Since it's been updated to support 3D bluray discs now, lots of hardcore and "medium"core (LoL) home theatre enthusiasts would love to have a PS3 as their media hub for their (3D)HDTV. Bluray is a huge draw for a lot of people. It's why many people buy a PS3 over anything else.
@emil1
For those who don't see his lists, here they are again:
Upcoming x360 exclusives: gears of war 3 forza 4 kingdoms
Upcoming ps3 exclusives: killzone 3 resistance 3 motorstorm apocalypse infamous 2 yakuza 4 white knight chronicles 2 ninokuni disgea 4 final fantasy versus 13 socom 4 starhawk ratchet & clank all 4 one the last guardian mlb 11 the show ar tonelico 3 uncharted 3 agent twisted metal tales of xillia tales of graces f
All of those exclusive games are also going to guarantee the PS3 has great sales in 2011.
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EDIT: I think I get disagrees sometimes just for who I am, and not for what I say in my comments. haha It's kinda funny, really. :)
Yep, the disagrees keep pouring in, and yet I get no replies telling me why they disagreed. I must be right about people disagreeing just because of my name. haha
Secondly, I believe the real reason people are disagreeing with you is because you say casuals may not be willing to buy Kinect and 360 for 300 when Wii is 150 even though in the last 3 months kinect has now sold 8.5 million.
How do you explain that if casuals don't want to buy it? Every ps3 fanboy claims all those kinects are casual buys but now you wanna pretend the casuals have a problem parting with their money for kinect?
The was a report that said 3/5 x360 purchases during december where kinect bundles, sounds to me as though the casuals do not mind shelling out 300 bucks at all even with Wii in the mix
do i get a free game?
2 months into the year and i've spend 129.99 on Helghast edition, and 3 ps3 games, and Socome move bundle is on my radar.
In direct contrast I get text froms Best Buy gamer, letting me know of upcoming ps3 exclusives, and my preorder of Helghast edition is here, then i get a text again from Best Buy gamer letting me know 20.00 off of LIVE. And play what COD and Halo no thanks.
Who's better off, Maximus?
Your point is absolutely invalid - also I assume you're the same guy who commented on the article about the 5th year being omitted from the second graph because it would show the trend is wrong - if you indeed are, then the author pretty much owned you in his reply.
1. THE GAMES
Thats why i got rid of my 360 cause i prefer PS3 exclusives over 360 ones. Your the sad one who doesnt know how to read.
The PS3 will pass 360 and one of the main reasons is the fact that 360 has been at mass market price for awhile,PS3 has significant price drops to come.You can drop the 360 price in response but at this stage it will count for less,being cheap already.
The tight competition makes the companies work harder for our cash.If PS3 was killing the 360,do you think you'd be seeing the incredible game line up this year?
The PS3 will pass the 360 in 2008!
The PS3 will steal second place in 2009!
The PS3 will push the 360 to last place in 2010!
The PS3 will overtake the 360 in 2011!
Yawn... I might have believed it in 2010, just coming off of the PS3's Slim release and $100 price drop. The 360 looked doomed back then. But now the 360 has the most momentum of any console going into 2011, with its highest sales yet, and being the only console with sales up year over year. The Kinect effect is still in full force. Well, there's always...
The PS3 will surpass the 360 in 2012!
The PS3 will eclipse the 360 in 2013!
The PS3 will jump ahead of the 360 in 2014!
Oh, look, the new Xbox is coming out!
It clearly shows Xbox360 has higher overall sale and even how much it's leading by
and then in second chart it shows year-to-year comparsion; and it shows that Sony's PS3 is actually selling more. This is probably why many say PS3 will outsell Xbox360 because year-to-year base shows Sony is selling better. It's just question of the rate at which PS3 outsells.
Momentum wise I guess Xbox does have it but Kinect is mainly for casual games. The games we play won't be effected by this; if it does have effect, it'll be an negative effect since if there's so much potential in casual side, then developers will develop casual games instead games that we, "hardcore" gamers plays.
though if the PS3 price cut rumor is true then I say momentum gets turn around to Sony's favor.
I personally don't care about sales number since I mostly just buy PS3 exclusives and rest of games in PC.
It is like saying shit stinks,..
Am I missing something?