PlayStation 3 Software Outsells PlayStation 2
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Topic started: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:03
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Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:43
anonymous wrote:
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The PS3 has been outselling the 360 worldwide for a long time now, and its catching up real fast in NA.
The PS3 has been outselling the 360 worldwide for a long time now, and its catching up real fast in NA.
Replace PS3 with "DS" and 360 with "everything else combined" and you'll be closer to the pie with lemon sauce...aaaah pie
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 20:16
It's actually quite true, the PS3 has been dominating European sales over the 360, that's widely known. What is also known that the Xbox sells extremely well in the US, however, as with January NPD, we can see that the PS3 outsold the Xbox then. Not necessarily meaning that it will continue that way, but, hey, Sony beat MS on their own turf...that definitely means something.
And before we go any further, let me just say that I do not consider the Wii to be part of this discussion, as it's a step backward in gaming. Motion sensing is not anything new to the industry, it's a vastly cheaper product, that targets a vastly different audience. Imo, the gaming industry built itself upon hardcore gamers, and Nintendo has turned their backs on their fan base. But, that's just my opinion.
Continuing forward however, I think the playout between the 360 and PS3 will be a very interesting one, that will change depending on the actions of both companies. MS really needs to step up and get rid of the hardware issues. Whether they still ARE an actual issue, or just remnants of previous SKU's, is irrelevent. You cannot throw a stone without hitting an article on the failure rate of the 360, and that's particularly disturbing to a prospective buyer looking to drop 3-400 for a gaming console. The other major thing MS needs to work on is their PR in European and Japanese countries. Constant reminders to the populace of Europe over MS' continued anti-trust issues, cannot be helping their overall image and thusly sales of their machines.
As for Sony, it's pretty clear what Sony needs to continue to work on, broadening their games library, which, given this years line-up, should look very nice by Christmas. They need to get the updates to the PSN, XMB and launch Home. And they need to start pumping out the 45nm chipsets and cut the price of their SKU's just before the release of GT5P.
I think given MS' continued bad press in Europe, there's no wonder they're lagging behind most of the competition. If they were to clean up some of those issues I mentioned, there's absolutely no reason this won't be a neck and neck race this gen.
Morne
And before we go any further, let me just say that I do not consider the Wii to be part of this discussion, as it's a step backward in gaming. Motion sensing is not anything new to the industry, it's a vastly cheaper product, that targets a vastly different audience. Imo, the gaming industry built itself upon hardcore gamers, and Nintendo has turned their backs on their fan base. But, that's just my opinion.
Continuing forward however, I think the playout between the 360 and PS3 will be a very interesting one, that will change depending on the actions of both companies. MS really needs to step up and get rid of the hardware issues. Whether they still ARE an actual issue, or just remnants of previous SKU's, is irrelevent. You cannot throw a stone without hitting an article on the failure rate of the 360, and that's particularly disturbing to a prospective buyer looking to drop 3-400 for a gaming console. The other major thing MS needs to work on is their PR in European and Japanese countries. Constant reminders to the populace of Europe over MS' continued anti-trust issues, cannot be helping their overall image and thusly sales of their machines.
As for Sony, it's pretty clear what Sony needs to continue to work on, broadening their games library, which, given this years line-up, should look very nice by Christmas. They need to get the updates to the PSN, XMB and launch Home. And they need to start pumping out the 45nm chipsets and cut the price of their SKU's just before the release of GT5P.
I think given MS' continued bad press in Europe, there's no wonder they're lagging behind most of the competition. If they were to clean up some of those issues I mentioned, there's absolutely no reason this won't be a neck and neck race this gen.
Morne
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 04:58
ps3 is obviously the greatest but i loved my ps2, i would rather hav a ps2 than an xbox so i dont hav to wory about it stuffing up
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:56
LOL at theb above comment
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:02
haha, no way.. PS3 will beat all other systems.. noob.
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