PS3 Hits New Low In Japanese Hardware Sales

lets list 360 japan sales, oh wait there are none...-Daddy-

So, that means PS3 sells great ?? Far from it, Wii sells great, PS3 sales come closer to a complete stop every passing week, in ALL regions

[QUOTE="joeblak"]If the PS3 can't even do well in its homeland, how is it going move out of 3rd place? fuzzysquash

with some killer apps and a price drop?

And did you consider the fact that the race didn't start at the same time?

MS hasnt been able to afford a price drop in 17 months, what makes you think one is coming for ps3 any time soon?

Sony is already lossing big, and a price cut will put them in the grave. And killer apps dont mean anything when it comes to spending a over half a thousand dollars on a console.

Not too good now but of course this will change as soon as the games Japan want hit (FFXIII, WKS etc).the-very-best

 They will have to drop the price as well, no way would i fork out £500 for a console to play FFXIII, Love my ff games and i haven't even bought the new ps2 one, getting bored with it now and so are others.

lets list 360 japan sales, oh wait there are none...-Daddy-

You are pathetic. The ps3 is a newer machine, but still not many people in it's homecountry, Japan wants it ! Now think about that...

Sony and Nintendo always have done great in Japan, and now no one is buying the ps3 in Japan..so you fail. 

[QUOTE="the-very-best"]Not too good now but of course this will change as soon as the games Japan want hit (FFXIII, WKS etc).jukieuk

They will have to drop the price as well, no way would i fork out £500 for a console to play FFXIII, Love my ff games and i haven't even bought the new ps2 one, getting bored with it now and so are others.

I liked FFXII but hey, we all have opinions.

I agree they need a price drop with/before FFXIII. 

The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.Plug1Plug2

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

   It's funny mentioning how bad PS3 is tanking in sales in Japan and you get the same reaction feom cowsBu bu bu look at teh 360 . Every MS supporter has already ackowledged 360 hasn't sold well in Japan, it still doesn't diminish the fact that PS3 is tanking in what was supposed to be there homeland. As far as mentioning worldwide, at rhe rate PS3 is outaelling 360 worldwide (maybe 6 - 10K a month) expect them to pass 360 in about 15 - 20 years. So what's next? Bu bu bu wait until the games come out.  You've been saying that for months and nothing happens after a games release.

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.the-very-best

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 Sure like 95% of the bovine nation don't wish 360 and MS would leave...

Why do you keep posting old news? Teh trollageKeyWii

Speaking of trolls I dont see what the problem is here. It never stop cows from posting 360 hardware numbers constantly for japan as if we didnt know it wasnt doing great over there. PS3 should not be dropping in sales in its own backyard.

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.the-very-best

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 No way would i like to see the playstation dead, but the price got to come down very soon or by next christmas at least and at least £100 of.

at the moment i have a ps2 and a wii, will be buying a another in the next winter(september) and so far i'm thinking 360 because of the price and more games.

I can play RE 5 on the 360 and now GTA is now on the 360, so other games like FF could go on the 360 in the future.

But the ps3 does have some good looking games like White Knight whichs looks great.

The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.Plug1Plug2

It already saw a price cut in Japan. Sony lowered it prior to launch on the 20GB model (roughly $420) which, by the way, is still widely available for sale over there. If the 20GB didn't exist in Japan (as in Europe) sales for the console would be even worse.

I bet Microsoft wishes that Lost Odyssey & Eternal Sonata were ready for release right about now. It would boost 360 demand in Japan and they would probably, for a couple of weeks at least, outsell the PS3. That would do wonders for their PR in that country. They could totally spin it as proof that the 360 is a legitimate and worthy console to purchase. Imagine the headlines:

"360 outsells PS3 in Japan!"

Yes, I know, it wouldn't last but I would still see it as something that would strengthen Microsoft's position in the market.

Just wait until they crank out another crap Gundam game. Sales should skyrocket into the low 20,000.

 

JiveT

[QUOTE="the-very-best"]

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.jukieuk

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 No way would i like to see the playstation dead, but the price got to come down very soon or by next christmas at least and at least £100 of.

at the moment i have a ps2 and a wii, will be buying a another in the next winter(september) and so far i'm thinking 360 because of the price and more games.

I can play RE 5 on the 360 and now GTA is now on the 360, so other games like FF could go on the 360 in the future.

But the ps3 does have some good looking games like White Knight whichs looks great.

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

So 360 fanboys, please stop flooding the board with PS3 bashing threads. The same goes for Wii fanboys too.

[QUOTE="jukieuk"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.sinarilias

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 No way would i like to see the playstation dead, but the price got to come down very soon or by next christmas at least and at least £100 of.

at the moment i have a ps2 and a wii, will be buying a another in the next winter(september) and so far i'm thinking 360 because of the price and more games.

I can play RE 5 on the 360 and now GTA is now on the 360, so other games like FF could go on the 360 in the future.

But the ps3 does have some good looking games like White Knight whichs looks great.

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

So 360 fanboys, please stop flooding the board with PS3 bashing threads. The same goes for Wii fanboys too.

 OK cows stop posting threads bashing 360 and Wii. Of course, since cows can't brag about anything  these days that is about the only thing they can do..

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

sinarilias

The reason 360 fanboys want the 360 to triumph is because of the winning horse mentality - it also applies to PS3 fanboys for that matter. Fanboys want their console of choice to be #1 this generation - they want it to be the most popular console so that they can feel good about their purchases knowing they have "the winner." Of course, buying all three consoles guarantees you have the winner anyway, so I don't understand why they just don't go ahead and do it. Owning multiple video game consoles is the best cure for fanboyism.

If you can't own all three consoles, just select the one that has the games that interest you the most. It's not that hard to decide. Too bad a fanboy purchase is usually one rooted in some kind of demented "patriotic duty" where they are forbidden to own a competitor's product. 

[QUOTE="sinarilias"][QUOTE="jukieuk"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.DXGreat1_HGL

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 No way would i like to see the playstation dead, but the price got to come down very soon or by next christmas at least and at least £100 of.

at the moment i have a ps2 and a wii, will be buying a another in the next winter(september) and so far i'm thinking 360 because of the price and more games.

I can play RE 5 on the 360 and now GTA is now on the 360, so other games like FF could go on the 360 in the future.

But the ps3 does have some good looking games like White Knight whichs looks great.

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

So 360 fanboys, please stop flooding the board with PS3 bashing threads. The same goes for Wii fanboys too.

 OK cows stop posting threads bashing 360 and Wii. Of course, since cows can't brag about anything  these days that is about the only thing they can do..

I hope u weren't talking to me because I hate PS3, Wii, 360 fanboys ALTOGTHER with all due respect.

[QUOTE="DXGreat1_HGL"][QUOTE="sinarilias"][QUOTE="jukieuk"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.sinarilias

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 No way would i like to see the playstation dead, but the price got to come down very soon or by next christmas at least and at least £100 of.

at the moment i have a ps2 and a wii, will be buying a another in the next winter(september) and so far i'm thinking 360 because of the price and more games.

I can play RE 5 on the 360 and now GTA is now on the 360, so other games like FF could go on the 360 in the future.

But the ps3 does have some good looking games like White Knight whichs looks great.

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

So 360 fanboys, please stop flooding the board with PS3 bashing threads. The same goes for Wii fanboys too.

 OK cows stop posting threads bashing 360 and Wii. Of course, since cows can't brag about anything  these days that is about the only thing they can do..

I hope u weren't talking to me because I hate PS3, Wii, 360 fanboys ALTOGTHER with all due respect.

 It might look like I was implying, I was just adding..

thats what sony gets for trying to win a format war with a gaming console.HeHateMe_basic

Amen

[QUOTE="sinarilias"][QUOTE="DXGreat1_HGL"][QUOTE="sinarilias"][QUOTE="jukieuk"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]The PS3 is in desperate times. Without a price drop very soon, it's as good as dead. That's a fact.DXGreat1_HGL

That's not a fact at all.

I can't believe someone would want the PS3 dead anyway. More competition is always better. 

 No way would i like to see the playstation dead, but the price got to come down very soon or by next christmas at least and at least £100 of.

at the moment i have a ps2 and a wii, will be buying a another in the next winter(september) and so far i'm thinking 360 because of the price and more games.

I can play RE 5 on the 360 and now GTA is now on the 360, so other games like FF could go on the 360 in the future.

But the ps3 does have some good looking games like White Knight whichs looks great.

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

So 360 fanboys, please stop flooding the board with PS3 bashing threads. The same goes for Wii fanboys too.

 OK cows stop posting threads bashing 360 and Wii. Of course, since cows can't brag about anything  these days that is about the only thing they can do..

I hope u weren't talking to me because I hate PS3, Wii, 360 fanboys ALTOGTHER with all due respect.

 It might look like I was implying, I was just adding..

No harm done. ^^

[QUOTE="sinarilias"]

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

thinicer

The reason 360 fanboys want the 360 to triumph is because of the winning horse mentality - it also applies to PS3 fanboys for that matter. Fanboys want their console of choice to be #1 this generation - they want it to be the most popular console so that they can feel good about their purchases knowing they have "the winner." Of course, buying all three consoles guarantees you have the winner anyway, so I don't understand why they just don't go ahead and do it. Owning multiple video game consoles is the best cure for fanboyism.

If you can't own all three consoles, just select the one that has the games that interest you the most. It's not that hard to decide. Too bad a fanboy purchase is usually one rooted in some kind of demented "patriotic duty" where they are forbidden to own a competitor's product. 

I totally agree with this guy. It's probably the wisest words i've heard on system wars. The thing about the war between the three systems is to aquire to everyone's tastes. Wii of course has a very new crash course in creative gaming and interactivity and it seems to be working since it is outselling both the 360 and the ps3. Of course if they don't keep finding more uses for the wii-mote then nintendo will be in trouble. Now the 360 is probably one of the best consoles you can get at the end of 06 to the beginnning half of 07. It has the widest variety of games out for everyone, but i usually see it's main focus to teenagers in America for alot of first person shooters or massively bloody games. The teenagers in Japan are not very different from us teenagers in America, besides their influence on games. Everyone likes shooting and killing people but the main focus in Japan is probably the RPGs. Sony has been long trusted in Japan as having a good basis of adventure and role-playing games. Even with the new RPGs coming out for 360, i would think the ps3 would outsell the 360 on the basis of RPGs, but that doesnt mean ps3 would win. Also, no one is really focusing on the future line up for both systems. Everyone is just hyping games whereas they should be focusing on what you want on your selected system.

The mentality of having "the winner" is totally based on American standards. To me it's an idiotic standard because having the winning system isn't something to be proud of. Of course you want your investment worth it...but if you have a job 250$, 400$, or even 600$ is close to about 2-4 weeeks worth of pay. Fanboyism is for the younger kids because they don't have money. American mentality is also pretty stupid thinking that having "the winner" is something to be proud of.

this is what the three systems have to offer=

PS3 - this system is in third place, but sony is known to make comeback in the future. Sony also has alot of reliable RPG basis which would probably boost sales in japan. Also, many of the anticipated games that americans want are coming out at the end of this year hopefully, but for this one, we'll have to see

360 - this system has the best establishment of the three. It has the widest variety of games to get this year and has even more coming out. This system is known for its great shooter games and appeals greatly to american teenagers. For this system to succeed it really needs to expand its limits from beyond shooters. Because personally i dont really like the two new RPGs coming out for it. Hopefully they will come out with a better one. Also, many japanese people don't really like american products. so that will probably hinder the sales of 360.

Wii -  this is truly one astonishing system. the wii-mote makes it a new way to play games which many people would probably enjoy. now this is really selling in japan because of low price and the fact that nintendo has ALWAYS pleased gamers in it's lifetime. we can expect more from this system in the future and hopefully they dont screw up with the wii-mote.

me? I own a ps3 because i want to play in hi-def in the future. It also has many of the games i want coming exclusively to sony. but i still like all three systems of course.

 

MS hasnt been able to afford a price drop in 17 months, what makes you think one is coming for ps3 any time soon?

Sony is already lossing big, and a price cut will put them in the grave. And killer apps dont mean anything when it comes to spending a over half a thousand dollars on a console.

HeHateMe_basic

Actually, Microsoft can afford it now, and they could even if they didn't have MS-sized funding. They're now profiting on every premium sold (dunno about core).

I'm guessing it's not part of their strategy right now. Maybe a price drop along with halo and GTA4?

The reason 360 fanboys want the 360 to triumph is because of the winning horse mentality - it also applies to PS3 fanboys for that matter. Fanboys want their console of choice to be #1 this generation - they want it to be the most popular console so that they can feel good about their purchases knowing they have "the winner." Of course, buying all three consoles guarantees you have the winner anyway, so I don't understand why they just don't go ahead and do it. Owning multiple video game consoles is the best cure for fanboyism.

If you can't own all three consoles, just select the one that has the games that interest you the most. It's not that hard to decide. Too bad a fanboy purchase is usually one rooted in some kind of demented "patriotic duty" where they are forbidden to own a competitor's product.

thinicer

I'm in with the all consoles thing... when people can. Some people either can't or simply don't justify a $1250 expense on hardware just to play games, when $250-600 also nets you games. I'll probably end up with all three, when I decide to take the plunge and get a PS3 (right now, don't see a need. I have more games than time to play them).

The real reason why people want their console of choice to be #1 is much more pragmatical than "feeling good". The best-selling console will get more variety and better games. Imagine an indy game like Katamari or a hard-to sell game (but very good, like, say, a hard racing sim). The developer and publisher know they're getting a limited adoption rate. It's simply much more possible to get enough sales to gain money on a 100+million selling console than on a 25million seller. That's the reason why a lot of smaller (but fun and fondly remembered) games were on the PS2 - at least, as the main platform.

Of course, all this becomes moot when someone has all consoles - but once again, not everyone can or will go that route. 

[QUOTE="KeyWii"]Why do you keep posting old news? Teh trollageBlinblingthing

Because seeling PS3 slacking i nJPN makes them forget that PS3 is outselling X360 on a Worldwide Whole

ummm...thats not even remotly true. the ps3 is  DEAD last worldwide and the 360 is OUTSELLING THE PS3 EVERYWHERE outside of Japan. 

[QUOTE="thinicer"][QUOTE="sinarilias"]

I agree with u 100%. No one besides a 12 year old 360 fanboy would want Sony to be out of business. Although games like Resident Evil and GTA will be non exclusive to the PS3, and PS3's future is pretty dim, no one would want Microsoft to monopolize the gaming industry.

limitbreak32

The reason 360 fanboys want the 360 to triumph is because of the winning horse mentality - it also applies to PS3 fanboys for that matter. Fanboys want their console of choice to be #1 this generation - they want it to be the most popular console so that they can feel good about their purchases knowing they have "the winner." Of course, buying all three consoles guarantees you have the winner anyway, so I don't understand why they just don't go ahead and do it. Owning multiple video game consoles is the best cure for fanboyism.

If you can't own all three consoles, just select the one that has the games that interest you the most. It's not that hard to decide. Too bad a fanboy purchase is usually one rooted in some kind of demented "patriotic duty" where they are forbidden to own a competitor's product.

I totally agree with this guy. It's probably the wisest words i've heard on system wars. The thing about the war between the three systems is to aquire to everyone's tastes. Wii of course has a very new crash course in creative gaming and interactivity and it seems to be working since it is outselling both the 360 and the ps3. Of course if they don't keep finding more uses for the wii-mote then nintendo will be in trouble. Now the 360 is probably one of the best consoles you can get at the end of 06 to the beginnning half of 07. It has the widest variety of games out for everyone, but i usually see it's main focus to teenagers in America for alot of first person shooters or massively bloody games. The teenagers in Japan are not very different from us teenagers in America, besides their influence on games. Everyone likes shooting and killing people but the main focus in Japan is probably the RPGs. Sony has been long trusted in Japan as having a good basis of adventure and role-playing games. Even with the new RPGs coming out for 360, i would think the ps3 would outsell the 360 on the basis of RPGs, but that doesnt mean ps3 would win. Also, no one is really focusing on the future line up for both systems. Everyone is just hyping games whereas they should be focusing on what you want on your selected system.

The mentality of having "the winner" is totally based on American standards. To me it's an idiotic standard because having the winning system isn't something to be proud of. Of course you want your investment worth it...but if you have a job 250$, 400$, or even 600$ is close to about 2-4 weeeks worth of pay. Fanboyism is for the younger kids because they don't have money. American mentality is also pretty stupid thinking that having "the winner" is something to be proud of.

this is what the three systems have to offer=

PS3 - this system is in third place, but sony is known to make comeback in the future. Sony also has alot of reliable RPG basis which would probably boost sales in japan. Also, many of the anticipated games that americans want are coming out at the end of this year hopefully, but for this one, we'll have to see

360 - this system has the best establishment of the three. It has the widest variety of games to get this year and has even more coming out. This system is known for its great shooter games and appeals greatly to american teenagers. For this system to succeed it really needs to expand its limits from beyond shooters. Because personally i dont really like the two new RPGs coming out for it. Hopefully they will come out with a better one. Also, many japanese people don't really like american products. so that will probably hinder the sales of 360.

Wii - this is truly one astonishing system. the wii-mote makes it a new way to play games which many people would probably enjoy. now this is really selling in japan because of low price and the fact that nintendo has ALWAYS pleased gamers in it's lifetime. we can expect more from this system in the future and hopefully they dont screw up with the wii-mote.

me? I own a ps3 because i want to play in hi-def in the future. It also has many of the games i want coming exclusively to sony. but i still like all three systems of course.

This makes perfect sense to me (IMO). Great post

Right now i have the Wii and Xbox360 for this Gen and the Xbox and PS2 for last gen. I am a big RPG fan and thats what i want on the PS3, RFOM(great game, just not in my personal interests), FXIII(looks to be a great game, however i am not a big fan of Final Fantasy and i may get flamed for this but truthfully i never played FF7 and didn't know it was popular until i played KH on the PS2. Thats when i started asking about it.) I don't bash the PS3, i just want RPG's for it, such as another KH game, Star Ocean game, Lunar game or game in the tales series since that is what i like. All of the consoles have their strong points and i will get all of them but since i see the PS3 hyped more than the other two my expectations are just alot greater(will it live up to it who knows)

Why do you keep posting old news? Teh trollageKeyWii

Some of you seem to get it right now Sony does not care about the console war they are more intrested in securing a winning format due to the fact they will make more money that way then they ever would in the console game. And pretty much all the numbers show that has of right now Worldwide the Wii is selling better then either of the other systems. How many Devs do you think are giving Sony a second glance and thinking about either going Multi to recoup the money they will lose or shifting to the Wii

Weather you admit it or not right now Nintendo is up everywere, They own the charts. Just look at how lots of devs are now starting to annouce more and more Wii support. 

Why do you keep posting old news? Teh trollageKeyWii

Why do you keep posting old news? Teh trollageKeyWii

jealous?