Australian gamers choose PS3 over 360 for the long run.

I found this news article interesting (since I'm Australian) as it reports that Aussie gamers believe that PS3 will end up the number 1 console this gen again with over 100 million sales, just like the PS2.

Obviously it's pure speculation, but it is interesting nonetheless. Keep in mind PS2/DS is still by far the best selling combo down here. PS3/360/Wii are not selling extremely well, and it's basically because they're simply too expensive atm.

I picked out the main parts of the article:

A survey was taken of over 3,000 Australian gamers on whether or not they believe that Sony and the PlayStation 3 will eventually rule over the Microsoft Xbox 360 just as they did last generation with the PlayStation 2 over the Xbox.

The survey and report makes the point that Sony should end up selling more than 100 million of the PlayStation 3 consoles before it is all said and done.

They also found that many people believe that the PS3 will be a success even though Microsoft and Nintendo have built an early lead over the Sony next-generation platform.

Sony was the preferred console of choice to 40% of gamers in 2006 for Australia and in 2007 that has only dropped to 39%.

Source: The same people who first broke the FFXIII not exlusive to PS3 news.

Thoughts? Opinions? Rants?

Are us Aussies totally wrong or are we onto something here? I personally agree with them although I suspect PS3 numbers will be 80 million +, not 100 million +.

How do we know all 3000 could have been cows?

Didnt 360 break some records in Australia until Wii launched.

I bet you that Halo 3 sells great in Australia. :D

I found this news article interesting (since I'm Australian) as it reports that Aussie gamers believe that PS3 will end up the number 1 console this gen again with over 100 million sales, just like the PS2.

Obviously it's pure speculation, but it is interesting nonetheless. Keep in mind PS2/DS is still by far the best selling combo down here. PS3/360/Wii are not selling extremely well, and it's basically because they're simply too expensive atm.

I picked out the main parts of the article:

 

A survey was taken of over 3,000 Australian gamers on whether or not they believe that Sony and the PlayStation 3 will eventually rule over the Microsoft Xbox 360 just as they did last generation with the PlayStation 2 over the Xbox.

The survey and report makes the point that Sony should end up selling more than 100 million of the PlayStation 3 consoles before it is all said and done.

They also found that many people believe that the PS3 will be a success even though Microsoft and Nintendo have built an early lead over the Sony next-generation platform.

Sony was the preferred console of choice to 40% of gamers in 2006 for Australia and in 2007 that has only dropped to 39%.

Source: The same people who first broke the FFXIII not exlusive to PS3 news.

 

Thoughts? Opinions? Rants?

Are us Aussies totally wrong or are we onto something here? I personally agree with them although I suspect PS3 numbers will be 80 million +, not 100 million +.

the-very-best

thats a good read. as always you post the best topics.

i think most people are starting to realize the potential is closer to reality then before. with games like lair, ninja gaiden, warhawk, heavenly sword, all on the horizon in the next couple of months. I think HOME and LittleBigPlanet really suprised critics and consumers alike of how fast the sony playstation brand can redeem itself.

This is my opinion, and generally my opinion turns out to be fact ( = lol. 

I bet you that Halo 3 sells great in Australia. :D

 

PS3_3DO

well it should since microsoft will hire some guy to dress up as master chief and dance around at football games (like they did with halo 2) and you know how much we aussies love our football. 

PS3 can't lose no matter how bad it's ******* up it has worldwide appeal. 

xbox 360 and the Wii only have NA and JP.  

Well the survey is biased as it mentions nothing about the Wii.

Lets see what most people would prefer:

PS3: $1000

360 Premium: $600

Wii: $400

Note the fact that both the 360 and Wii had sold 30% more than the PS3 (which came out last). Plus most Australians know very little about video games as we are casual dominated market.

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

I bet you that Halo 3 sells great in Australia. :D

 

_in3rtia_

well it should since microsoft will hire some guy to dress up as master chief and dance around at football games (like they did with halo 2) and you know how much we aussies love our football. 

but Yeah i allready preorderd my Halo 3 Legendary edtion:P

Well the survey is biased as it mentions nothing about the Wii.

Lets see what most people would prefer:

PS3: $1000

360 Premium: $600

Wii: $400

Note the fact that both the 360 and Wii had sold 30% more than the PS3 (which came out last). Plus most Australians know very little about video games as we are casual dominated market.

Nintendo_Man

Are there more then 3000 gamers in Austrailia?Blackbond

360 has sold >60000 in Aus, pop is about 20million. 

Im Australian and I do not believe that. Only 3000 people is not enough. You need at least 10,000 people to get any acurate information. And most of them would say that because Aussies loved te PS2. Almost everybody I know had a PS2 last gen and only a few had an Xbox.

Im buying my xbox 360 on thursday from eb gamesDriftMax

Anyone who says the PS3 will repeat PS2's success is delusional. Nex_Ownage

How do we know all 3000 could have been cows?

Didnt 360 break some records in Australia until Wii launched.

kevind360

if you study statistics, you'll know that with 400 ppl for a survey, you already got enough ppl to represent hundreds of thousands, if not some few millions of ppl, with a very very low error chance (2-3% or less). 

Might a Remind yout that

in australia

360 sold 30k in 4 days

Wii sold 35k in 4 days

PS3 sold 27k in 10 days

PS3 failed everywhere . 

[QUOTE="Nex_Ownage"]Anyone who says the PS3 will repeat PS2's success is delusional. SergeantSnitch

I can easely tell you this , In the end , the sales will look like this :

360 will sell as well as the PS2 did

Wii will sell as well as the DS is

PS3 will sell as well as the Xbox/GC did .

Oppinion of course , but more true then wrong at this time . 

thats because australia has less population and australians make less money because the price of liveing is less so they will go for the cheaper things.

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

I bet you that Halo 3 sells great in Australia. :D

 

_in3rtia_

well it should since microsoft will hire some guy to dress up as master chief and dance around at football games (like they did with halo 2) and you know how much we aussies love our football.

screw Aussie rules an rugby they need to bring down more bball to AUS.

Remember all those PS3 will sell well on name alone threads? This is a natural outgrowth of that, the PS3 has great name brand recognition, and casuals are going to say PS3 almost automatically. Had this poll taken place 12 years ago the answer would have been Nintendo. Now that I think about it I'm suprised the answer was not Nintendo this time actually.

As always, The-Very-Best always churn up excellent unbiased posts. Good Job! :D

Very interesting read.  

[QUOTE="kevind360"]

How do we know all 3000 could have been cows?

Didnt 360 break some records in Australia until Wii launched.

SambaLele

if you study statistics, you'll know that with 400 ppl for a survey, you already got enough ppl to represent hundreds of thousands, if not some few millions of ppl, with a very very low error chance (2-3% or less).

[QUOTE="Nex_Ownage"]Anyone who says the PS3 will repeat PS2's success is delusional. SergeantSnitch

Oh, you and your silly delusions.... :)

[QUOTE="SambaLele"][QUOTE="kevind360"]

How do we know all 3000 could have been cows?

Didnt 360 break some records in Australia until Wii launched.

Ibacai

if you study statistics, you'll know that with 400 ppl for a survey, you already got enough ppl to represent hundreds of thousands, if not some few millions of ppl, with a very very low error chance (2-3% or less).

You= liar/need to go to class more.

If you really studied statistics, you'd know that 1000-1500 is the sweet spot for polls (balancing costs vs accuracy). If the poll was taken in a professional manner, then it has more than enough responses to give a reasonable assessment. 

Are there more then 3000 gamers in Austrailia?Blackbond

lol, I know 3000 isn't much but it's interesting nonetheless. There really aren't that many gamers down here though. The PS2 is the best selling console ever here and it's only sold about 2.5 million, from a population of around 23 million.

im an aussie aswell, and lets face it, were cheapos. most of us wont buy a games console for $1000. wait for the price to come down to around $500-600 then it will sell better than any other system.SaL_92

Yeah, I know what you mean. Gaming is just not a big thing here yet, not sure why. I suppose it's because most of us are very outdoorsy...and there are like a million beaches in Australia.

75% (might of been 70%, can't remember...) of PS2 sales came when it was under $250 AU! That's how long people waited.

thats because australia has less population and australians make less money because the price of liveing is less so they will go for the cheaper things.

piemister

Come to Sydney, our cost of living is higher than 95% of the US, our average house price is $530,000 ($450,000 US). We are one of the richect countries in the world but our video game market is domiated by casuals, bot because we don't have money.