theRepublic said: Here is the separated analysis everyone was asking for. I copy and pasted the exact numbers from the charts, so you will notice 2005 looks a little different because of the rounding TheSource did.
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I guess I will throw in a little of my own analysis.
If you were to graph the game purchase rate against time, it would make a rough bell curve with both consoles peaking in 2008. It is pretty amazing how far both consoles dropped in 2009, with both falling more than one game in purchase rate. It was more slow decline in 2010 and 2011, but 2012 brought another small cliff. Both fell another half game in 2012. The Xbox360 has now dropped below its launch point. The PS3 has not yet gone that low, but it is close. I would not be surprised by another 0.5 drop in purchase rate for 2013. That would put both consoles well below their rate at launch. Clearly, that would be the time for new consoles.
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