Of course the Xbox 360 outsells the Playstation 3 and Wii

Online news reports are claiming that the Xbox 360 is outselling the PS3 and the Wii. Well, of course they are! It's the only next-gen console that is actually on sale, the other two are only available for as long as the next shipment lasts, with no reprieve for the vast majority of users that want one until 2007.

[power of Green]

Just wait untill all the Sony fanboys get thier PS3's and the Wii becomes as fun as the "GLOVE" or the "POWER PAD" or "ROB", OK i'll stop.

[Maddens Raiders]

.... -- "But this is hardly the final outcome. Next year will see millions more PS3’s and Wii’s available worldwide, with the best time to really look at the figures to see how consoles have been selling being the middle of 2007 and after the Christmas shopping season of 2007 is over.
Nevertheless, people want statistics and figures now, and they seem to be forthcoming." -- .....

....IMHO the story ended there. Everything else is is known already --just fluff for the Monday morning ed.. It's just regurgitated over and over. Give me something new. You know what I mean?

BTW - Blast Factor looks tight, feels good - (a little old, but still kicks a$$) despite the bad reviews. ...And yeah p.o.g.II, I've been playing my friend's wii and his 7 yr. old kid whupped my a$$ in bowling!(and I was going all out) - pathetic. I felt like an idiot, but should've just flicked the stick in the air like he did - a strike everytime. The batting felt a little akward in baseball, and tennis was fun as hell, but I was a little wore out from all that s#it. It's fun. Party fun. And yeah I'd still rather play table tennis on 360 than wii sports tennis, because there's more of a challenge than controlling that crazy tennis ball that has a way of finding itself out of bounds; overwhelmingly more often than not. Would I wanna play it everyday - no. Will the wii go the way of ROB? Maybe, but not before a long drug out fight. *warning rehashed news:
To make matters worse I had Resistance going on a WEGA next to his Zelda TP on the old Phillips and err there was no comparison in graphics. All I can say is that Ninty fans are mighty forgiving. Don't get me wrong Zelda is Epic, but those graphics simply aren't up to par with today's gamers if you ask me. And that might make me a little upset that the graphics of my beloved system aren't up to snuff with the "other guys". But, the Ninty fans will decide that for us. We'll just have to wait and see.

[combatant]

The 360 still has a chance to outsell the wii and PS3 next holiday. consider that halo 3 will be releasing in november. microsoft controlled the first holiday season being all alone. it controlled the second with gears of war, and pretty much being all alone. but i think the 360 will even control holiday 2007 because of halo 3.

[NextGen24Gamer]

Said a few months ago that the ps3 would outsell the 360 this christmas. ha ha ha ha ha...Remember when they said that the 360 sales would cease come the Ps3 launch. ha ha ha ha....I just love how things have came back and hit them sony rabid fans in the face. Reality check time. The 360 is now selling at a faster rate since the launch of the ps3. Selling out in stores and production is in full stride. They live in eternal denial when it comes to the 360. 10 million here we come. Gears of War will be the biggest selling next gen title till Halo 3 comes out. Thanks Microsoft. Keep up the Fantastic Work.

[Tut]

Not to be a prick and piss in your cereal, but stores are not selling out of 360's. I am glad you can make stories up but I have to ask... do you really believe yourself? Grats if you do.

If you walked into any store that carries consoles in my entire town you would see three things, or rather only one:

- No Playstation 3's, just empty boxes. (That means they sold out)

- No Nintendo Wii's, just empty boxes. (That means they sold out)

- Every possible rack to hold 360's full, including the floor space around it. (That means it didn't sell out)

I don't know who you are trying to kid, maybe just yourself, but I have not seen any stores sell out of 360's since its launch. If you want I will take some pictures of the stock in every gaming store in my area with me holding a sign or something and post them.

I am not denying the 360 is still selling at any rate (it's the holidays, big whoop), but to make up a ridiculous fantasy and repeat it until you believe it is just ignorant. That is something addicts do (mainly meth addicts).

[DJ]

I don't recall any of us saying that. I do remember saying that the Wii would probably outsell its rivals this holiday season due to PS3 shortages, and that 360 sales had fallen like a rock. Despite launching worldwide, it only sold 7 million units within a year. The PS2 was able to sell that many within its first year in America. And that's just one territory.

"The 360 is now selling at a faster rate since the launch of the ps3. Selling out in stores and production is in full stride. They live in eternal denial when it comes to the 360. 10 million here we come."

Actually, it started selling at a faster rate once Gears came out, which is understandable since it's the system's first exclusive killer-app. I still remember when Microsoft (and Bill Gates specifically) announced that they would sell 10 million 360s before its competitors ever launched. That means they're nearly 3 million units behind schedule.

I don't feel like predicting the holidays too much because seriously, anything can happen. I just have a hunch.

[MicroGamer]

If you have 8 PS3's in your store and 100 360's, of course you're going to sell out of PS3's, but for the 8 PS3's that got sold out, how many of the 100 360's got sold to disappointed buyers who couldn't get PS3??? A lot more than 8, that is for sure. The reason the stores have so many 360's instock is not because they aren't selling them. They stocked up in advance of PS3/Wii launch so they would have something to sell those that waited in line and were disappointed. The Best Buys and Circuit City's of the world are doing more to increase 360 sales than anyone. How can Sony hope to win when Microsoft has such a huge sales force in the field converting YOUR FANBOYS to 360???

[Maddens Raiders]

top gamer. I thought you were gonna step out there and say something creative & noteworththy; maybe something against the MSFT party line. Damn! Was I wrong. Are you Bill Gates son? C'mon tell the truth. Really, you need to save some chum for the rest of the MS assassins. As far as the people you mentioned predicting that the

-- "360 sales would cease come the Ps3 launch." --

...that's purely laughable and shouldn't in any way shape, fashion or form, have Ever been taken seriously. Gamer, I understand your glee with MSFT's initial sales figures through fy 2006, but you're neglecting the absolute fact that MSFT has only eaten a mere 5% into SCEA's overall mkt.s. and the slim shady PS2 is still killing the streets, big tyme. So...I dunno man, I like your stats, but it'll be a while before you or anyone else can legitimately call "next-gen" scoreboard. And stop voting for yourself man. Show some class.

[Islandkiwi]

Yes, the 360 is readily available on shelves and the other two consoles aren't. But it should still be noted that the 360 continues to sell...I think it's unfair to say "of course it's selling more!" without an understanding as to why it's selling.

Let's face it, if the 360 was a crappy console it wouldn't be selling. The fact is that the 360 is a very good console, with the best online service and a solid library of games.

[kewlkat007]

On this end....

[THE TRUTH]

Topgamer for your undying ignorance is laughable!

Why do you always call out names! I don't see the reason you cling one console/company!

So I made a PREDICTION! It went wrong, so what! I don't know the future but what you so "thoughtfully" left out was that I said it would be a Wii Christmas! I said later that wii would come in first because the is a childs holiday and wii is seen as a childs console! Tell THE WHOLE TRUTH or just do all of us a favor and STFU!

For someone who owns 6 360s every 360 game and a PS3 how do you find any time to be here? Unless you really don't play as many games as you say you do?

I do have a question to ask you though!?

What do you do for a living? Where do you find the time to play every 360 game and enjoy your PS3? Where do you earn your money for all this?

What's your gamertag? Let's enjoy some marvel alliance on XBL!

[NextGen24Gamer]

But you know this already. I work for BlackIce/Universal Records. I do most of my work at home unless I'm traveling to Cali to mix/engineer some tracks. Its a laid back Job and I have been doing it for going on 10 yrs. I don't spend much time on this site. I do periodically check it since my computers are always on. But it takes me 1 minute to check it for New News posts and another few minutes to type if I find the article interesting. All in all I spend less than 1 hour on this site a day. I Produce music at home. So therefore, I'm either working on a project, which I do on my computers, or I'm watching HD movies or playing games on my 360. There are many Xbox Gamers who can vouch for the fact that they see my on xbox live quite often. I have played every game. My gamer score is 8000 which is nothing to brag about but if you look you will see that I have played every game. Now I haven't beat every game but I have beat quite a few. Right now I'm playing a lot of Gears of War, Fear, Rainbow Six, College hoops 2k7, and Nba 2k7. I have Marvel Alliance but my son JayBalla on xbox live....is always on that game and Halo 2. So I haven't really had a chance to get into it yet. There are 24 hours in a day. I work 6 to 8 off and on but its not strict. I coach AAU 6th grade basketball 2 days a week, I sleep 5 to 6 hours a day, I play video games for 3 to 5 hours a day and on my days off, which is 3 days a week, I play for 5 to 8 hours a day, I play basketball with friends for 2 hours a day, I'm on this site at many times during the day checking up on the latest gaming news for 1 hour a day total, and I watch movies and spend time with my Girl for 4 to 6 hours a day when she gets off work. Then every Tuesday I make my rounds to Walmart, Best Buy, EB games, and buy everything thats NEW from HD Dvd's to games, to music. Thats my life in a nutshell.

P.s. I do have a tendancy to hold on to things that you and others were saying months ago. I apologize...but you didn't just make predictions...you and other sony fans would bash the 360's games and us as gamers on the daily. The Wii won't sell more games or units than the 360 this holiday season. Units might be close if the Wii can pull off selling 2 to 4 million.....but games won't be close. And you judge the christmas season not only by consoles sold but games sold. But, I'm happy for Nintendo and the Wii. But no body I know, grown men, are interested in spending 250 plus for a kiddie console with graphics that don't do our 4000 dollar tvs justice. But, I also realize that there is a market for the Wii. I just dont believe its the same market as the ps3 or the 360. Its more like a Ps2 or xbox or gamecube rival. Strange but thats how I feel about it. Yes, the conrol is neat. But the graphics totally don't do it for me. It barely keeps up with the original xbox. So I'm paying 250 for a controller and games that utilize it? Thats not for me. And I can see it getting real tiresome after a month or two.

[PS360WII]

Is it saying that people are just settling for the 360 because they can't get the console they really want?

[DJ]

Exactly. Then again, a lot of people are still holding out. If the 360 was cheaper then they probably would give in, but most people don't change their attitudes that easily. If they didn't like the 360 for an entire year, they probably won't change their minds anytime soon.

[NextGen24Gamer]

And thats understandable. We all grow up and go through transitions...

Example 1. You have a girl friend for 10 years. You love her. She loves you. Then she changes. She lies to you all the time. She tries to force her crazy views upon you. And its hard to say goodbye...but you eventually do.

Sony had the world in its hands. They took for granted all their video game success and now they are paying for it and will continue to in years to come. They were used to not being the most powerful video game console. That was ok to 100 plus million sony fans. They didn't care about graphics and online play. They just loved the games that you offered them. Many of the games have left. You tried to compete with a Giant in Microsoft on the graphics and online front and couldn't do it. Then because you got sucked into this Graphics war...you spend more than what is optimal for a video game console....and now you want to charge all these faithful sony fans over half a grand to play next gen games that don't compare to the competition. Then you use sony fans as a tool to launch your new format...It just stinks every way you look at it. And sure every single day sony looses fans due to many of their choices this time around. Its called life. I just hope that MS doesn't ever follow in sony's footsteps...never get so big that you take your consumers for granted....Never get so big that you get arrogant and create an over priced console that can't keep up with the competition. Sony for years beat up on the competition. SO yes in theory there are many sony fans who want the ps3 but its out of their price range or they see that the games aren't keeping up with the 360...Sony still has fans as is evident on this site. But day by day they are loosing them. And the more fans sony looses...the more MS gains.

Its just a bad situation for sony. I would hate to be in their shoes. On one hand you have name recognition...but on the other you are 200 dollars more than the competition...and for games you are less powerful. Gamers will notice SONY. Not everyone is stupid as you assume. Thanks Microsoft. Without you....we would be stuck with an over half a grand console or a 250 dollar toy. WOW. Think about it.

[Tut]

"Example 1. You have a girl friend for 10 years. You love her. She loves you. Then she changes. She lies to you all the time. She tries to force her crazy views upon you. And its hard to say goodbye...but you eventually do." - TopGamer

Where was example 2? =(

At any rate, you forgot the part where she provides such great "love" that it sends you into an almost hallucinogenic euphoria that you can't resist at any cost.

I probabaly would have related it to an abusive relationship that inspires fear and intimidation over someone just getting tired of you, because I guarantee you Sony didn't get tired of its fans and just recently start treating people like crap (even though you people love to make it seem far worse than it really is). I can put up with the so-called "abuse" because the lovin' is THAT good to me. =)

[HaKeRsCanRotINHEL]

Broken PS3 for sell cheap only $660.00 US dollars !

[ChickeyCantor]

your name is still funny XD hahahah

[PS360WII]

well if playing video games means it's a toy then heck yea Wii is an awesome toy. Oh wait 360 plays video games too... guess that makes the xbox a toy also... hmm I'm pretty sure somewhere in that ps3 there is a video game player too so I guess the PlayStation is a toy too!!! Oh my goodness they are all toys! Wii is a powered up gamecube, 360 is a powered up xbox, and the ps3 is a powered up ps2! Holy cats! So they are all the same sweetness good thing we have all these powered up toys to play with.

[power of Green]

Are you saying a $600 console with no games would sell as much or even more than the 360 if Sony had more units?. LOL

#8.1 the bulk of the people that was waiting were casual gamers waiting to see what the PS3 offered because Sony told the world this thing would revolutionize gaming and would be 2-3 times more powerful than the 360.

Now that people see what the reality is, their buying the 360 in droves with a mix of "trend-casual-gamers" ;-(these are the people that make up the biggest part of any fanbase which Sony had won over for ten years untill now) and even some converted PS fans.

So yes theres a mix of converted PS fans, the go with the flow casual gamers and Xbox fans that couldn't get the 360 for for one reason of another.

But to say the "Go With The Flow Trend Casual Gamers"(which was the bulk of PS fans) are actually hardcore Sony fans is Ridiculuos.

^^Their fair game and MS's sale's seem to say the trend gamers that waited see the truth.

[MicroGamer]

here who said 360 sales would cease the moment the PS3 showed up?? Now we know the truth. Instead of slowing down, 360 sales are climbing again. I don't think the ones who bought 360 now (like me) are going to come back and get a PS3, as well. It's too big an expense for many to have both. A Wii and a 360 is still doable, though, and I think most people will have that.

[ToothlessCrone]

I think another key thing is that people have been waiting to see what the Sony offering will really be like before making the decision. After reading reviews and comparisons they will make their choice. I for one was waiting but have now taken the plunge with the 360 after reading the reviews and seeing the final output from Sony. I may get the PS3 as well later when they drop the price a bit but for now it is just not worth it given the limited game library,lack of exclusives and its reported problems on sites like this... http://www.nytimes.com/2006...