I was just checking out the Vgchartz part of the forum and it had a listing of all the various tie ratios. I was surprised but I saw the Xbox 360 listed as number 3 at 9.9 and only one behind the PS2 which had the all time highest at 11.07.

See? http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php?type=Tie%20Ratio&sort=Total

Now that got me thinking, the Xbox 360 might be able to sell enough software so that it becomes the console with the highest tie ratio of all time within a year especially as this generation doesn't appear to be ending any time soon.

It also got me thinking about the Arcade games as well. Surely if those are assumed into the total then the Xbox 360 already has the highest tie ratio of all time its just that we don't have the data to back it up/show precisely how many Arcade games have been sold in total. We just know that a lot have been sold.

Even more impressive when you take into account the prevalence of hardware reliability issues and the now re-designed model, with (apparently) a large number of pre-existing owners trading in for. 

And Reach and Black ops arent out yet

it sells good amount of software but it isn't so big software monster as some people think. If we align launches PS3 is actually ahead of it software wise.

Vgchartz ratio for 360 is way off. As of May 2010 NPD the ratio is 9.0 and we all know how bad it does in EMEA compared to NA in terms of software. So 360 will be lucky to have overall tie ratio of 8 Worldwide. And MS doesnt even provide software shipment figures.

Didn't MS say they have the biggest ration in the industry with 8.8 at their latest earnings release?

yes they have.

yes, pirated games that is.

Vgchartz has the 360 tie ration at 8.9 overall which in my opinion is still to high considering the NPD numbers have it around their for America. The biggest and strongest 360 market

MS uses NPD tie ratio not WW. They don't provide SF shipment figures unlike Sony and Nintendo.