PS3 sales as good as 360.

NPD March 2008 - Xbox 360: 262,000. PS3: 257,000.

NPD March 2009 - one year later - Xbox 360: 330,000 (THAT'S +). PlayStation 3: 218,000 (LOL, THAT'S MINUS, -).

Sorry, PS3 is going downwards. :cry:

TheNewspaper

[QUOTE="TheNewspaper"]

NPD March 2008 - Xbox 360: 262,000. PS3: 257,000.

NPD March 2009 - one year later - Xbox 360: 330,000 (THAT'S +). PlayStation 3: 218,000 (LOL, THAT'S MINUS, -).

Sorry, PS3 is going downwards. :cry:

rybe1025

In fact this holiday 360 sold 2:1 of PS3, and 500.000 more too, which is huge difference

I am very surprised at the huge increase in 360 numbers in this dead month though, i expected something around 200.000

PS3 would be a lot better if Americans started caring. I don't understand all the hate Americans have for the PS3. Is it national pride or what?! Sure can't be the price because the PS3 has always sold well in Europe where it costs like $699 in most countries.

So yeah, if only Americans cared...

PS3 would be a lot better if Americans started caring. I don't understand all the hate Americans have for the PS3. Is it national pride or what?! Sure can't be the price because the PS3 has always sold well in Europe where it costs like $699 in most countries.

So yeah, if only Americans cared...

[QUOTE="metalgear-solid"]

PS3 would be a lot better if Americans started caring. I don't understand all the hate Americans have for the PS3. Is it national pride or what?! Sure can't be the price because the PS3 has always sold well in Europe where it costs like $699 in most countries.

So yeah, if only Americans cared...

Doolz2024

Yes let us all pretend that the 1 year head start never happened so we can say the PS3 and 360 are equal in sales to please the cows.

:roll:

The 360s sale gap has increased since the PS3 launch, so the whole 'head start' argument kinda falls apart on that one. Still, both machines have hit their stride in terms of sales. It's silly to compare two machines to each other in sales numbers when both are doing great. It's not like anyone loses.Ninja-Hippo

I saved this wonderful quote for threads just like this:

[quote="Anonymouse"]

Did you ever see the movie Rocky? In the end, Rocky didn't win. What was his accomplishment? He went 10 rounds with the best. The movie wasn't celebrating mediocrity, it was celebrating excelling far beyond expectations. And now PS3, which had been deemed this generation's certain victor even before launch is in 3rd place, while the scrappy underdog has cemented a place in front of them.

If PS3 was celebrating a small lead, it would be celebrating mediocrity. But for a player like MS, who had to split 30% marketshare with Nintendo last generation, it's a victory.

LosDaddie

:)

winrar!thats /thread worthy!

I think too many people place too much emphasis on NPD's. Worldwide it really is tight between the two. I reckon Japan and Europe will save the PS3. Once FFXIII is released over in Japan millions will jump on PS3. Then if Sony play their cards right with prices and such I reckon they could take Europe as well. What has really hurt the PS3 is that Microsoft have taken NA, which is the largest gaming region.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="___gamemaster__"]

well any link?? because last time i heard they sold pretty even in world wide sales last year. Dont give me any NPD sales as we all know its for NA number only.

EmperorSupreme

No. They. Didn't.

In May 06, Bill Gates predicted they would have a 10 million unit lead. Bill was wrong. MS attempted damage control at the end of 2006 by saying what they really meant was they (MS) would sell 10 million units by the end of 2006.

We know that MS reported a little over 10 million shipped by the end of 2006. We know that NPD reported 1.5 million 360 units sold in the US alone from the time the PS3 launched till Dec 31st. Which leaves approx 8.5 million units.

And we know that is shipped and there is/was at least 1 - 1.5 million units in inventory. Which leaves at most 7.5 million units.

And we know they sold something in Europe, Japan, rest of world. So we know at best MS had actually sold less than 7 million units at the time of PS3 launch.

And we know the current number is around 8 million. Therefore we know that the gap has grown since PS3 launch, not shrunk.

PS3 would be a lot better if Americans started caring. I don't understand all the hate Americans have for the PS3. Is it national pride or what?! Sure can't be the price because the PS3 has always sold well in Europe where it costs like $699 in most countries.

So yeah, if only Americans cared...

metalgear-solid

So, it has nothing to do with games right? Because everyone knows that PS3 has a far bigger and better lineup :roll:

Im European and i prefer the 360 over the PS3 as a gaming system any day.....It has nothing to do with MS or America for sure.

Europe is the biggest market, actually.

Europe is the biggest market, actually.

metalgear-solid

No it isn't.

Europe is the biggest market, actually.

metalgear-solid

And used to be Sony market. Im glad this gen 360 outsells PS3 there every single month except in my country :evil:

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"]

I saved this wonderful quote for threads just like this:

[quote="Anonymouse"]

Did you ever see the movie Rocky? In the end, Rocky didn't win. What was his accomplishment? He went 10 rounds with the best. The movie wasn't celebrating mediocrity, it was celebrating excelling far beyond expectations. And now PS3, which had been deemed this generation's certain victor even before launch is in 3rd place, while the scrappy underdog has cemented a place in front of them.

If PS3 was celebrating a small lead, it would be celebrating mediocrity. But for a player like MS, who had to split 30% marketshare with Nintendo last generation, it's a victory.

LinKuei_warrior

:)

winrar!thats /thread worthy!

I thought this is a really good point. Even if Sony does finally catch up, for MS its still an overall victory and a huge loss of market share for Sony. I love how the majority of the thread fail to acknowledge this.

[QUOTE="metalgear-solid"]

Europe is the biggest market, actually.

And used to be Sony market. Im glad this gen 360 outsells PS3 there every single month except in my country :evil:

NPD March 2008 - Xbox 360: 262,000. PS3: 257,000.

NPD March 2009 - one year later - Xbox 360: 330,000 (THAT'S +). PlayStation 3: 218,000 (LOL, THAT'S MINUS, -).

Sorry, PS3 is going downwards. :cry:

TheNewspaper

he said real numbers not just NA people there is life outside of America with real actual people who walk the earth and they buy and eat... yes theres a world out there :D

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

[QUOTE="metalgear-solid"]

Europe is the biggest market, actually.

sonny2dap

And used to be Sony market. Im glad this gen 360 outsells PS3 there every single month except in my country :evil:

Portugal. Here Sony is the clear winner and i think Spain is the same! Anyway, im sure 360 wins in overall in EU

PS3 would be a lot better if Americans started caring. I don't understand all the hate Americans have for the PS3. Is it national pride or what?! Sure can't be the price because the PS3 has always sold well in Europe where it costs like $699 in most countries.

So yeah, if only Americans cared...

metalgear-solid

The exact same can be applied to the 360 in Japan.

360 would be a lot better if the Japanese started caring. I don't understand all the hate the Japanese have for the PS3. Is it national pride or what?! Sure can't be the price because the 360 is less expensive.

So yeah, if only the Japanese cared...

The point is.... there are more factors involved when trying ot analyze the situation. Maybe it is regional or cultural. The Playstation brand has always been strong in the EU. It was also very strong in the US last gen. So what happened this time?

Part of me thinks that the US is a little more attuned to the culture of social gaming than other regions. The 360'd focus on the community seems to have really struck a nerve here and may account for the 360's continuing lead against the Playstation behemoth of a brand.

Couple that with the price difference and you have a formula for success. I honestly think MS knows its audience when it comes to North America. Sony is still riding the coattails of it's success with the PS2, but in the US, that attitude has worn off. In the meantime, the EU audience is stuck in the conventional mindset of console gaming.

Of course, this is all speculative, and I won't pretend to say that what I say is fact. Just my observation.