While Microsoft often touts the Xbox 360's impressive attach rate -- the number of games sold per console -- Sony isn't sitting on its laurels. According to recent Sony comments to Gamasutra, the PS3 has a higher attach rate than the Xbox 360 when it comes to multiplatform titles. So ... what does that mean?
Basically, the claim is that many multiplatform games sell to a higher percentage of PS3 owners than Xbox 360 owners. In other words, the 402,919 copies of Street Fighter IV sold on PS3 represents a larger percentage of its installed base than the 446,435 sold on Xbox 360. Thus, the attach rate for the PS3 version is higher, even though it's sold fewer copies. Sony also cites Metacritic data in this campaign, noting that PS3 has a higher percentage (there's that word again) of titles with a score of 80 or higher than Xbox 360.
The elephant in the room, of course: Microsoft's console has a larger installed base -- by about 7 million or so -- and a larger software library, tilting the odd percentage game in Sony's favor. There's a valid point to be made here, specifically that certain multiplatform game sales are faring very well on PS3 despite the console's smaller installed base. You just have to unwind the spin to find it.
Reader Comments (154)
Posted: Apr 16th 2009 11:36AM ZayCube said
You ignorant fanboy.
Playstation 3 has proved to be a better console since 2008 Q2 when amazing games started to launch. Let's see now.
PS3 : Free Online, with faster download speeds and average online player is 18~24 (according to Nielsen)
X360 : Online gaming is with a fee, Netflix isn't supported in Europe, Japan and the rest of Asia and average player on Live is 13~17.
PS3 : Allows you to play most movie formats, Blu-ray disks, install Linux and supports 7.1 sound setup.
X360 : Allows you to play some movie formats, no HD-material because HD-DVD died and only supports 5.1 sound.
PS3 : Failure rate is 0.02% on the launch models and even less on the newer 80/160 models.
X360 : Failure rate is up to 33% on the older models with no HDMI port and around 9% with the newest Jasper motherboards.
PS3 : Has games like : Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4, WarHawk, Flower, GT 5 Prologue, Heavenly Sword, MotorStorms, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2, Ratchet and Clanks, Wipeout HD, Yakuza 3, Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
X360 : Has games like : Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Banjo Kazooie, Dead or Alives, Crackdown.
These games mentioned on consoles were all exclusive and I listed only playable titles, not some crap like Forza 2 (X360) or Lair (PS3).
PS3 : To be released : inFamous, Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, God of War 3, GT 5, White Knight Chornicles, Uncharted 2, MAG.
X360 : To be released : Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake, Halo ODST.
As you can see the Xbox360 is absolutely pathetic compared to the PS3. Too bad there are still so many Xbawks trolls living in 2007 and believe there are not much games avalible on PS3 even though the current library with multiplatformers is over 440 titles.
Playstation 3 has proved to be a better console since 2008 Q2 when amazing games started to launch. Let's see now.
PS3 : Free Online, with faster download speeds and average online player is 18~24 (according to Nielsen)
X360 : Online gaming is with a fee, Netflix isn't supported in Europe, Japan and the rest of Asia and average player on Live is 13~17.
PS3 : Allows you to play most movie formats, Blu-ray disks, install Linux and supports 7.1 sound setup.
X360 : Allows you to play some movie formats, no HD-material because HD-DVD died and only supports 5.1 sound.
PS3 : Failure rate is 0.02% on the launch models and even less on the newer 80/160 models.
X360 : Failure rate is up to 33% on the older models with no HDMI port and around 9% with the newest Jasper motherboards.
PS3 : Has games like : Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4, WarHawk, Flower, GT 5 Prologue, Heavenly Sword, MotorStorms, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2, Ratchet and Clanks, Wipeout HD, Yakuza 3, Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
X360 : Has games like : Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Banjo Kazooie, Dead or Alives, Crackdown.
These games mentioned on consoles were all exclusive and I listed only playable titles, not some crap like Forza 2 (X360) or Lair (PS3).
PS3 : To be released : inFamous, Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, God of War 3, GT 5, White Knight Chornicles, Uncharted 2, MAG.
X360 : To be released : Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake, Halo ODST.
As you can see the Xbox360 is absolutely pathetic compared to the PS3. Too bad there are still so many Xbawks trolls living in 2007 and believe there are not much games avalible on PS3 even though the current library with multiplatformers is over 440 titles.
Posted: Apr 16th 2009 11:53AM Hedgeson said
So David, that makes you a knowledgeable fanboy?
Hey everyone, can we stop posting game lists to prove our console is better? Annoying long comments.
Hey everyone, can we stop posting game lists to prove our console is better? Annoying long comments.
Posted: Apr 17th 2009 1:22PM Snake Robot Podium said
Just like a many bough the Wii just for Wii Sports, I know some 360 owners are similarly single-game minded, for Rock Band and Madden.
Posted: Apr 17th 2009 3:11PM pABSO said
Makes sense to me I buy all my multi-platform games for PS3, unless they're downright broken, for the simple fact that I don't trust my 360 as a everyday console, what with it's penchant for fun crippling system errors and all.




