A closer look into the console sales between the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.

TC is right.

That being said, if you want to use 'sales' as a measure of quality, then you're basically also saying that the 360 has better games, as their games sell more.

FeedOnATreeFrog

[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"][QUOTE="Steppy_76"]Umm, EVERYONE uses installed base to compare products competing against each other. Cows are the only ones who don't. System wars doesn't equal the real world.

arkephonic

I agree. People don't compare the total sales of the iPad 3 to the iPad 2, because they have been out for different periods of time. What people look at are sales trends to determine the popularity of the products. It's literally useless to use total sales as the determining factor of popularity when comparing 2 devices that released in different years.

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"] Everyone uses basic trend analysis to determine the popularity of products. The fact remains that the only year the 360 was the most popular of the current gen consoles was the year when it was the only one out. Pug-Nasty

I agree. People don't compare the total sales of the iPad 3 to the iPad 2, because they have been out for different periods of time. What people look at are sales trends to determine the popularity of the products. It's literally useless to use total sales as the determining factor of popularity when comparing 2 devices that released in different years.

We are comparing popularity now? hows this....Xbox outsold PS3 2:1 over the holiday in hardware sales, and 2:1 in software sales worldwide, as per the "trend analysis".

I can agree to that :)

[QUOTE="dudegamer23"]Awesome and imformative thread:) Thank-you for actually using logic, and facts, unlike delusional xbots, I expect a whole lot of "didn't read comments too.arkephonic

Logic and facts don't mix well with Lemmings, they usually cause them to make a scene and embarrass themselves :P

bawahah, and this comes from you lulz ? :P

Who cares about sales. As long as Sony is giving me games that are worthy to play, then I'm good. M$ on the other hand has fallen down in terms of producing "quality" games.

e_stone001

Spoken like a Sheep loving the Gamecube last gen.

Cows use to make fun of them ;)

[QUOTE="dudegamer23"]Awesome and imformative thread:) Thank-you for actually using logic, and facts, unlike delusional xbots, I expect a whole lot of "didn't read comments too.arkephonic

Logic and facts don't mix well with Lemmings, they usually cause them to make a scene and embarrass themselves :P

yep, not like you and your ugly nerd fetish :cool:

I'm the last person to care about sales when it comes to consoles and games, but I always see people use the argument saying that the Xbox 360 destroyed the PS3 in console sales. I don't think that sales are in any way, shape or form indicative of how good a game or console is. The increased interest that children and soccer moms have in gaming today has directly impacted the direction the industry is headed, resulting in a more prominent focus on developing games designed for children and soccer moms. This is why I find current sales to be even less indicative of quality or how good a game is, and whether or not it would be a game I would enjoy. Children and soccer moms are beginning to dominate in sheer numbers over traditional "core" gamers, and this is well represented in recent sales charts, where a game like Dance Central can sell more than twice as many copies as Mass Effect 3. Not only is Dance Central on a single platform, but it also requires an add-on peripheral that not everyone has, and yet it still dominates a game like Mass Effect 3 because it appeals to soccer moms and children, the dominant consumers in sheer numbers.

The fact that Microsoft chased the soccer mom / children pot of gold and made it their focus would lead me to believe that the Xbox 360 should be crushing the PS3 in console sales. The Sony PS3 focus is the older audience who prefer playing traditional "core" video games, and they're in the minority, which would lead me to believe that the Sony PS3 would be getting crushed in sales. Yeah, the traditional "core" video games may be my preference, and I may prefer them over motion controlled casual games that target soccer moms and children, but I understand that I am in the minority, and while I appreciate the fact that their focus is making the kinds of games that I like, it isn't where the pot of gold is located.

That said, I just want someone to explain this to me in detail, because I'm just not seeing it.

Quick facts:

• The Xbox 360 has sold 65.6 million units worldwide.

• The Xbox 360 launched on November 16th, 2005.

• The Xbox 360 has been on the market for 77 months / 6.42 years.

• The average Xbox 360 console sales per year has been 10.22 million consoles.

• The Playstation 3 has sold 62.9 million units worldwide.

• The Playstation 3 launched on November 17th, 2006.

• The Playstation 3 has been on the market for 65 months / 5.42 years.

• The average Playstation 3 console sales per year has been 11.61 million consoles.

So how exactly is the Xbox 360 crushing the PS3 in console sales? I mean, with the Kinect and the new found focus on soccer moms and children, you would think the Xbox 360 would be reaching Wii esque sales, but that's not the case at all. Even though Sony should be getting crushed by having a traditional "core" focus, I'm seeing a stronger sales chart on Sony's side compared to Microsoft.

arkephonic

Job well done !

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

[QUOTE="shadiezz2012"]which one is selling faster ???shadiezz2012

We get it, you love the PS3.Badosh

Seriously. How many threads do you need to make trying to make the PS3 seem better than the 360? Because they're pretty much equal. And honestly who gives a crap about sales? I play games on my consoles not sales.