How is it, a 600 dollar console selling so well?

I remember Lemmings and sheep where saying no one is going to buy a 600 dollar console. Can i said they have been pwned?

any how great job sony for able to sell 3mill ps3 , which is the most expensive out of the other 2.

They sold half of what they expected to at this point. :|

3 million sold as opposed to (them expecting) 6 million sold.

They sold half of what they expected to at this point. :|

3 million sold as opposed to (them expecting) 6 million sold.

Puckhog04

ooooo yeah. I forgot about them saying that. I'm sure the PS fanboys have as well :twisted:

:lol:

It's sold 3 million units since launch in 4.5 months. At this rate it will only sell 40 million or so in 5 years. That's less than half what PS1 and PS2 sold. Hell, it's closer to one-third what PS2 sold.

Not only that, but Sony predicted sales of 6 million by the end of March at launch. They're only halfway to their goal.

:D

There is NO positive way to spin this. I wish sheep would stop trying.

:lol:

It's sold 3 million units since launch in 4.5 months. At this rate it will only sell 40 million or so in 5 years. That's less than half what PS1 and PS2 sold. Hell, it's closer to one-third what PS2 sold.

Not only that, but Sony predicted sales of 6 million by the end of March at launch. They're only halfway to their goal.

:D

There is NO positive way to spin this. I wish sheep would stop trying.

Number_1_Gamer

Sheep?  

:lol:

It's sold 3 million units since launch in 4.5 months. At this rate it will only sell 40 million or so in 5 years. That's less than half what PS1 and PS2 sold. Hell, it's closer to one-third what PS2 sold.

Not only that, but Sony predicted sales of 6 million by the end of March at launch. They're only halfway to their goal.

:D

There is NO positive way to spin this. I wish sheep would stop trying.

Number_1_Gamer

    You mean cows? 

you don't kill a 100 million user base in one gen. the PS3 is going to do just fine for a looooong time. :)Kook18

    Userbase is not the same as a fan base. Don't confuse the two. 

Its selling much less than expected, what happened to 6 million by March? :?hummer700

[QUOTE="hummer700"]Its selling much less than expected, what happened to 6 million by March? :?ambesound

Oh that's much better.

I'm not disputing that PS3 is selling. But selling well? Not quite. It has a long way to go to catch up to Wii and X360.AdobeArtist

    Exactly. It has some major hurdles to overcome, and it needs some big titles to come out for it. 

Wow the PS3 has sold 3 million...

Wii Sales: 6.47 million

360 Sales: 9.86 million 

[QUOTE="Kook18"]you don't kill a 100 million user base in one gen. the PS3 is going to do just fine for a looooong time. :)SpruceCaboose

Userbase is not the same as a fan base. Don't confuse the two.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"]

[QUOTE="Kook18"]you don't kill a 100 million user base in one gen. the PS3 is going to do just fine for a looooong time. :)Kook18

Userbase is not the same as a fan base. Don't confuse the two.

    I personally had a PS2 last gen, as did my friends. Of them, only one now owns a PS3, the rest own a 360. Just because you owned one does not mean you will own only that brand.

    A few people have brand loyalty in any industry, most go with the best deal.

I remember Lemmings and sheep where saying no one is going to buy a 600 dollar console. Can i said they have been pwned?

any how great job sony for able to sell 3mill ps3 , which is the most expensive out of the other 2.

alfy13

[QUOTE="alfy13"]

I remember Lemmings and sheep where saying no one is going to buy a 600 dollar console. Can i said they have been pwned?

any how great job sony for able to sell 3mill ps3 , which is the most expensive out of the other 2.

asmallchild

    The thing that isn't out yet? Pretty poor example.

    How about BMW vs Honda. Both are cars, but one is more expensive and luxurious. But the other sells better.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"]

[QUOTE="Kook18"]you don't kill a 100 million user base in one gen. the PS3 is going to do just fine for a looooong time. :)Kook18

Userbase is not the same as a fan base. Don't confuse the two.

Tell that to all the NES and SNES owners who DIDN'T pick up an N64.

[QUOTE="Kook18"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"]

[QUOTE="Kook18"]you don't kill a 100 million user base in one gen. the PS3 is going to do just fine for a looooong time. :)SpruceCaboose

Userbase is not the same as a fan base. Don't confuse the two.

I personally had a PS2 last gen, as did my friends. Of them, only one now owns a PS3, the rest own a 360. Just because you owned one does not mean you will own only that brand.

A few people have brand loyalty in any industry, most go with the best deal.

I remember Lemmings and sheep where saying no one is going to buy a 600 dollar console. Can i said they have been pwned?

any how great job sony for able to sell 3mill ps3 , which is the most expensive out of the other 2.

alfy13

if sony had really sold 3 million they'd be screaming it from the rafters...

but keep the dream alive.

the ps3 needs all the hype it can get, selling so poorly....

BU BU BU BU TEH NEO GEO!

lol

ah so then why is the ps3 selling at all then? i would've never bought one if i didn't go halves on it with my room mate. the console has potential in the future, but for what its offering now, i wouldn't pay 600 for Resistance and motorstorm (imo not bad games, just not worth the price of admission to me). so how has the ps3 sold 3 million units when the 360 and wii offer better deals (in the eyes of some)? if it were the same system coming out by say, "company Z" who were new to the gaming industry, i would bet it wouldn't have sold half of what it did in these last few months.Kook18

    The Xbox sold 22 million as a newcomer into the industry. The PSone sold alot, and Sony was a newcomer in gaming.

    The PS3 is selling. Not as well as the other systems or as much as Sony hoped, but it is selling. That said, there are Sony fanboys in that 120 million. Not all of them by a long shot, but there are plenty who would buy the system on name alone.

    If it was all about the previous generations sales translating into current generation sales, there would be no other system except Nintendo's, since Sega would have died from lack of support (it did, but it took awhile!), Sony would have died from lack of support, and MS would have died from lack of support, and the PS2 would have never had 120 million units sold. 

[QUOTE="asmallchild"][QUOTE="alfy13"]

I remember Lemmings and sheep where saying no one is going to buy a 600 dollar console. Can i said they have been pwned?

any how great job sony for able to sell 3mill ps3 , which is the most expensive out of the other 2.

SpruceCaboose

The thing that isn't out yet? Pretty poor example.

How about BMW vs Honda. Both are cars, but one is more expensive and luxurious. But the other sells better.

:lol:

It's sold 3 million units since launch in 4.5 months. At this rate it will only sell 40 million or so in 5 years. That's less than half what PS1 and PS2 sold. Hell, it's closer to one-third what PS2 sold.

Not only that, but Sony predicted sales of 6 million by the end of March at launch. They're only halfway to their goal.

:D

There is NO positive way to spin this. I wish sheep would stop trying.

Number_1_Gamer

so now cows like bringing up sales? I see.OGTiago

How is that a poor example? A cell phone is a cell phone. Why on Earth would I spent $600 for one if the free phone my cell phone carrier gives me can perform the same functions? If you make a quality product, someone will pay. It might not break sales records (Although in this case, it did ;)), but there will be someone out there clamoring for it if it's well-built, well-designed, polished, etc... etc...asmallchild

    Its a poor example because its not out yet. Granted it will sell well most likely.

    But to be fair, especially in the cell phone market, you won't pay $600. You get the handset subsidized with contracts and other incentives.

you don't kill a 100 million user base in one gen. the PS3 is going to do just fine for a looooong time. :)Kook18

[QUOTE="asmallchild"]How is that a poor example? A cell phone is a cell phone. Why on Earth would I spent $600 for one if the free phone my cell phone carrier gives me can perform the same functions? If you make a quality product, someone will pay. It might not break sales records (Although in this case, it did ;)), but there will be someone out there clamoring for it if it's well-built, well-designed, polished, etc... etc...SpruceCaboose

Its a poor example because its not out yet. Granted it will sell well most likely.

But to be fair, especially in the cell phone market, you won't pay $600. You get the handset subsidized with contracts and other incentives.

It's not like it's flying out of the shelves too. Of course there's always some technophile that's going to get it, + the fanboys and girls around the globe. 11Marcel

a jump from 2.3 millions of units sold to 3.07 millions in less than a week? if you don't call that flying out of the shelves, what do you call that then?

[QUOTE="Kook18"] ah so then why is the ps3 selling at all then? i would've never bought one if i didn't go halves on it with my room mate. the console has potential in the future, but for what its offering now, i wouldn't pay 600 for Resistance and motorstorm (imo not bad games, just not worth the price of admission to me). so how has the ps3 sold 3 million units when the 360 and wii offer better deals (in the eyes of some)? if it were the same system coming out by say, "company Z" who were new to the gaming industry, i would bet it wouldn't have sold half of what it did in these last few months.SpruceCaboose

The Xbox sold 22 million as a newcomer into the industry. The PSone sold alot, and Sony was a newcomer in gaming.

The PS3 is selling. Not as well as the other systems or as much as Sony hoped, but it is selling. That said, there are Sony fanboys in that 120 million. Not all of them by a long shot, but there are plenty who would buy the system on name alone.

If it was all about the previous generations sales translating into current generation sales, there would be no other system except Nintendo's, since Sega would have died from lack of support (it did, but it took awhile!), Sony would have died from lack of support, and MS would have died from lack of support, and the PS2 would have never had 120 million units sold.

Remember when Sony said they will sell 6 million by 31st of April? Well they haven't even sold half of that yet....it's not selling "well".blacktorn

[QUOTE="alfy13"]

I remember Lemmings and sheep where saying no one is going to buy a 600 dollar console. Can i said they have been pwned?

any how great job sony for able to sell 3mill ps3 , which is the most expensive out of the other 2.

tango90101

if sony had really sold 3 million they'd be screaming it from the rafters...

but keep the dream alive.

the ps3 needs all the hype it can get, selling so poorly....

Are you kidding? 

[QUOTE="11Marcel"]It's not like it's flying out of the shelves too. Of course there's always some technophile that's going to get it, + the fanboys and girls around the globe. SambaLele

a jump from 2.3 millions of units sold to 3.07 millions in less than a week? if you don't call that flying out of the shelves, what do you call that then?

    A launch? :roll: