Pachter ain't the only analyst predicting the July NPD numbers will show the PS3 has finally outsold the Xbox 360. Turns out Lazard's Colin Sebastian predicts the same thing, saying the PS3 price cut gave the console its expected sales bump for July, while the Xbox 360 hardware issues finally coming to light will cause sales to lag. The Wii and DS will keep doing what they do and make Nintendo gobs of cash.Yes, you can all release your collective "duh" now, but it's still Sebastian's job to say it. He says Activision should see a 200% growth in July, based on Guitar Hero and Transformer sales, whereas EA should expect a 10% decline (remember, this doesn't involve Madden '08 money). Well, whatever the stars tell the analysts, all will be revealed this Thursday by the NPD numbers.
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Rubbish.
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Itd be like saying GMC has the best selling truck on the road this month, when virtually everybody but a few stragglers bought Fords last month.
Its all about the so-called "install base."
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More people own a 360 than a PS3, so there are less 360 buyers available than PS3 buyers.
If you simplify things and say everyone in the world is a potential customer, sure there are ~7 million more PS3 customers. Otherwise, your logic doesn't make much sense.
So tell me, what is the number or percentage that is the total coveted install base? Fact is, even if you limit it to just gamers, more of them have the 360 than the PS3. Maybe if the Wii was thrown in, things would be different, but not amongst the hardcore.
PS - You can be a hardcore gamer and still own a Wii. It's okay, they don't revoke your "hardcore" license at the store or anything.
I know full well there is no use arguing it. If you look at the world's population, there are more available PS3 customers. If you just look at gamers, there are most likely more available PS3 customers. So, why the backtalk then?
And yes, I would expect a month for the Zune to outsell the iPod, if we compare the current Zune to the current iPod, or some other apples to apples comparison.
But if what you were saying were in any way accurate or logical, wouldn't the sales figures for the XBox or Gamecube have shot up in 2005/06? After all, the PS2 had, by that point, outsold each around 3 or 4:1.
OK- another point... uh... the PS2 is selling well too and it has completely saturated the market.
But really was funny was how they didn't report on this:
All Pro Football 2K8 (PS3) 31K copies
All Pro Football 2K8 (Xbox 360) 92K copies
Xbox 360 + 61k developers likey!
and this:
NCAA Football 08 (PS3) 111K copies
NCAA Football 08 (Xbox 360) 474K copies
XBOX 360 +363k copies! are you kidding me! look at that! you cannot tell me that this doesn't make developers get a hard on for picking the 360 over the PS3. Look at the freaking numbers. You wanna know why Madden on the 360 has 60fps. Besides the toilet paper roll called the cell. Look at the numbers. More people are playing the 360. 363k more sales with the same game.
But none the less the wii will outsell all because of it's quirkiness and family appeal
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The sales numbers of Ninja Gaiden Sigma (500,000+ in first month) show that PS3 owners are more then willing to buy games as long as they are not gimped versions of something available on other systems.
That 500.000 is units *produced*
And it is gimped - it's only a port of Xbox 1 game.
And not very good one BTW:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=79093
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=75934
Software upscaled, framerate,loading times,etc.
As always PS3 get short stick.
I see you picked the one review that gave it the lowest score. Check out
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/ninjagaidensigma
for a more complete view of the game. I do agree with some of the comments made about the game. Although, I will choose to trust the developer when he says that Sigma was not a port, but a rewrite of the original game. Also, I question if the reviewer knows what he is talking about in terms of software scaling because 1) he doesn't mention any actual examples of the so called "scaling issues". 2) the software scaling listed in the article is accurate, you would never render something in those resolutions (1280x1080 and 1440x1080) and then scale it to 1920x1080 as that would be changing the aspect ratio and make it look really wrong.
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Its a smaller drop overall, and its still the same old RRoD prone system.. regardless of the 3 year warranty, people dont want to spend money on overheating crap. ie. the price drop doesnt address the RRoD issues.
Also, 360 has been out for an entire year longer and was already significantly cheaper than PS3.. there is less pent up demand from people holding out for a price drop... ie. are people holding out on xbox360 for almost 2 years for a $30-50 price drop?
Thing is, new hardware is saturating the market and they aren't prone to RRoD. So after the 360's 'clearance sale', the 360's on the market will have less than a 1% RRoD rate. The difference, I think, will be in the games. PS3 is still a purchase for the hardware. In August 360 has the best Madden and a near-perfect release in Bioshock. Plus Halo 3 and others coming out in the fall.
All in all, I think July will be the PS3's only 'winning' month for a long time.
Actually you're wrong. If you check the last few NPD's, you'll find that the 360 has been selling much more than the ps3. Even when most people knew about the problem, people were still buying the console. Why? Because people feel safe with the three year warranty. Knowing that microsoft will provide them a new console, is enough for people to purchase one.
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I think that while the ps3 may have sold more in July, I wouldn't be surprised if the August NPD showed the 360 selling much more than the ps3.
1)new 360 SKU's (HDMI, heatsinks, price cuts)
2)Release of BioShock, Two Worlds, Tiger 08, Madden 08, Stranglehold, Blue Dragon.
Or how about September
1)Halo SKU 360 released
2)Enternal Sonata, PGR4, and what do you know.. HALO 3 RELEASED!!!!!!
You can have July if it makes you PS3fanboys feel better. 360 can have the rest of this season.. how bout that?!?!?
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yeah, PS3 sales will pick up when it hits USD$299, but will there be any point to owning one then?
"Its a smaller drop overall, and its still the same old RRoD prone system.. regardless of the 3 year warranty, people dont want to spend money on overheating crap. ie. the price drop doesnt address the RRoD issues."
The price drop comes with new hardware. Don't know if you pay attention to NEW HEATSINKS, REVISED MOTHERBOARDS, HDMI, AND SOON 65NM processors.
Don't bring that RROD crap back in the equation because you don't know what you're talking about. I think Microsoft has figured out by now that if they plan on staying on top, revisions to the hardware will have to be made. Elites have been released since May, any reports on RROD???? The new SKU's use that same motherboard configuration along with new heatsinks. Nice try though.
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He denies all truths for lies, and spreads them.
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....the hallow/Halo thing is an accident i swear
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Imagine if the weather forecasts worked in the same way!
Note: Please do not take the above post seriously.
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