Chew on these 360 numbers

Halo3 will have at least as much of an impact in popularity (no, not total sales #'s) as GTA3 had for the PS2. For everyone stating that it's *BAD* that they've "only" shipped 5 million since launch... you're forgetting some obvious facts.

Yes... launch is one of the peaks of sales... there are 2 others:
1)Price drop (PS3 launch)
2)killer-app (Halo 3)

10 million is an easy goal for the next 6 months.

If the highest point of sales is the launch, then that means the PS2 should have sold 20/25 million during the launch period right? Somehow I don't remember that happening.

This spring was a lull in the 360 sales. It will pick back up. This is thoroughly to be expected.

Someone said they'd have to sell 120 games to get to 160... interesting math. I see a list of 73 xbox360 games... and 23 on xbox live arcade. And those certainly aren't all HD.

I live in Japan, and the X-Box 360 is something I will not buy for two big reasons: 1. There are only about 12 games for it on the shelf now. 2. Of those games, most are PC games too, which play & look better on my high-spec PC (custom made) which cost half the price of a 360.

A lot of gamers in Japan build their own PC's and so prefer PC games for foreign types of games (FPS's, RTS's): PC games sell quite well in Japan, there is a huge selection of them.

Would you buy a 360 here? 360 games are playable on the PC too, so why buy a 360? Only a handful of games are available, so would you buy a 360 here?

If you think the PS3 won't sell here, you're sadly mistaken. It will offer the types of games that people want, VARIETY, and especially RPG's that are made in Japan. And what's wrong with that? People outside Japan complain that Japanese gamers are selfish... Which would you rather buy in your country, a Japanese-league soccer game, or your country's soccer game? The 360 offers way too little incentive, currently: you cannot argue with that.

Want to boost sales in Japan? Why not do a very simple thing: For years English versions of PC games have been sold here, with a Japanese printed manual, and they sell decently, maybe well. Why on Earth not do the same for the 360? Even if the game is an English version, at least having (the current in the US?) 40 games on the shelf will help boost confidence that MS cares about giving Japan variety.

Blame MS, they hardly promote the damn thing. I didn't start seeing advertisements for the 360 till less than a month before it was released! On release day it had like six titles, half of what is available now.

The PS3's price will be justified, people, as in any country will be more inclined to believe their own country's companies. Japanese people trust Japanese companies more, simply because they are Japanese. Most people in other countries are no doubt the same.

I paid 70,000 yen for a PC graphics card, JUST the graphics card. Why would I think 70,000 for a PS3 is SO expensive? People pay triple that cost for a PC. The PS3 is not just a game console, like the 360 is a home entertianment system, but will be superior to the 360 mainly because Sony have had, & still have time to make improvements over the 360. Sony still has the option to delay the release of the PS3.

If developers are nervous about PS3 sales, they only have to take a look at current PS2 sales & game titles to help persuade them to work harder. The PS2 is STILL selling hugely. PS2 games are abundant, there are so many to choose from - consumers LOVE Sony.

Do you love Microsoft?

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LOL. So you paid half the cost of a 360 for a PC yet your graphics card cost 50% more than a 360. Way to make up a long winded post of BS.

Yes, a mistake about the price thing, was thinking of something else at the time of writing. Anyway, the rest of what I said still counts regardless.