PlayStation 3 to Beat Xbox 360 for Second Place
Analysts predict a bright future for Sony
Analysts from financial companies specialising in video games coverage are predicting the the PS3 will pip the Xbox 360 to second place in global console sales before too long.
Four analysts - excluding the media-loving Michael Pachter, so you can relax - have been polled to see what they'll be telling investors about the Console Wars (officially ended by Nintendo president Saturo Iwata by the way). The consensus appears to be a second place 'win' for PS3.
Jesse Divnich from EEDAR says, "The Xbox 360 does have a 5% lead over the PlayStation 3 worldwide, a minimal difference...
"...if one looks at the total amount of sales through the first 6 months of 2011, the PlayStation 3 has sold about 10% more than the Xbox 360, worldwide, so the PlayStation 3 is definitely gaining ground."
M2 Research's Billy Pidgeon opines, "As for second place, as far as the hardcore market is concerned, I'd say PS3 is a strong contender for that position. While most PS3s sold in are active, Wii's active installed base is far lower than cumulative sales. Nintendo's first party software largely targets Wii's hardcore sector, while third party software performance on Wii remains soft and the mainstream sector has largely abandoned Wii."
David Cole of DFC Intelligence, "In terms of our forecasts, we have the PS3 sales matching Xbox 360 in 2011 but that still leaves them behind in cumulative sales. However, when we measure what we call active installed base or number of systems in use we forecast that the PS3 will reach the Xbox 360 this year. This is because the failure rate on many older Xbox 360 systems was high."
And Colin Sebastian from RW Baird thinks that Xbox and Kinect are looking good but, "...as quickly as the tide changes in the video game industry, you would never want to count the PS3 out - for instance, if Sony combined a strong first party lineup (e.g. Uncharted/Resistance) with another hardware price reduction, I believe we would see a nice pick-up in unit sales this fall."
Source: GI.biz
Four analysts - excluding the media-loving Michael Pachter, so you can relax - have been polled to see what they'll be telling investors about the Console Wars (officially ended by Nintendo president Saturo Iwata by the way). The consensus appears to be a second place 'win' for PS3.
Jesse Divnich from EEDAR says, "The Xbox 360 does have a 5% lead over the PlayStation 3 worldwide, a minimal difference...
"...if one looks at the total amount of sales through the first 6 months of 2011, the PlayStation 3 has sold about 10% more than the Xbox 360, worldwide, so the PlayStation 3 is definitely gaining ground."
M2 Research's Billy Pidgeon opines, "As for second place, as far as the hardcore market is concerned, I'd say PS3 is a strong contender for that position. While most PS3s sold in are active, Wii's active installed base is far lower than cumulative sales. Nintendo's first party software largely targets Wii's hardcore sector, while third party software performance on Wii remains soft and the mainstream sector has largely abandoned Wii."
David Cole of DFC Intelligence, "In terms of our forecasts, we have the PS3 sales matching Xbox 360 in 2011 but that still leaves them behind in cumulative sales. However, when we measure what we call active installed base or number of systems in use we forecast that the PS3 will reach the Xbox 360 this year. This is because the failure rate on many older Xbox 360 systems was high."
And Colin Sebastian from RW Baird thinks that Xbox and Kinect are looking good but, "...as quickly as the tide changes in the video game industry, you would never want to count the PS3 out - for instance, if Sony combined a strong first party lineup (e.g. Uncharted/Resistance) with another hardware price reduction, I believe we would see a nice pick-up in unit sales this fall."
Source: GI.biz
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Mitchell Kane 27 Jul 2011 23:02
1/4
I think if Sony drop the ps3 down to £150 which is a bit more than xbox then I think they would sell a lot more of them than they are doin now. I had owned an xbox but got rid of it and found that ps3 was a lot better and met all my gaming standards and buleray is awesome. Playstation all the way for life.
Ryan550 28 Jul 2011 00:39
2/4
You know I honestly wonder if the fact that both the Xbox and Xbox 360 were such unreliable consoles in terms of how cheaply manufactured they were if this will have a big effect on the next Xbox or not.. will gamers care? because I will tell you this... I don't care if Sony came out and said that they have the "best and latest" tech for their new PS4 because I would buy it due to the fact I know Sony's new machine will at least WORK for me.....
I am sick of Microsoft and I am sick of wondering when my Xbox will die out... So I not only hope that the PS3 outsells the Xbox 360 but that its reliability makes an impact on Xbox gamers... and Microsoft!
I am sick of Microsoft and I am sick of wondering when my Xbox will die out... So I not only hope that the PS3 outsells the Xbox 360 but that its reliability makes an impact on Xbox gamers... and Microsoft!
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Chris 28 Jul 2011 09:45
3/4
I think considering both the PS3 and Xbox 360 have been out over five years, the Xbox has been the 'second' place console during this generation, based in old school sales figures.
I can't believe you have to go all the way back to 2005 when these machines were first shown (including the Wii) and there has not been an upgrade yet.
Its like the SNES and Mega Drive still being the 'current' generation consoles in 1996 or even 1997+ Weird.
Anyhow, anyhow - the poor Nintendo Wii: Gathering dust in the loft since 2007
I can't believe you have to go all the way back to 2005 when these machines were first shown (including the Wii) and there has not been an upgrade yet.
Its like the SNES and Mega Drive still being the 'current' generation consoles in 1996 or even 1997+ Weird.
Anyhow, anyhow - the poor Nintendo Wii: Gathering dust in the loft since 2007
Chris 28 Jul 2011 09:48
4/4
I loved Super Mario Galaxy though - but that could have been on the Gamecube, just like SUPER MONKEY BALL: Best game ever and most fun ever (apart from GOLDENEYE)