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Can the PS3 overtake the XBox 360 by January 1, 2013?

Yes it can only just. 75 13.97%
 
It will do it easily. 52 9.68%
 
No it will not happen. 311 57.91%
 
Maybe, maybe not. 98 18.25%
 
Total:536
Areym said:
Probably not. It will be very unlikely with Halo 4 and CoD coming up. It really does not matter at this point. Both consoles have nothing else to prove. They did great, although the Wii is the definite winner, sales wise.


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man-bear-pig said:
leo-j said:
man-bear-pig said:
No way in hell. The 360 will have a greater lead over the PS3 than it does now in January 2013...Halo 4, BLOPS2, Black Friday, Kinect, etc. etc...this holiday season the X360 is gonna sell bucket loads; there's a perfect storm brewin'.


You people keep forgetting....

1. PS3 has a new slimmer model out there.. bundled with the 2ND BIGGEST GAME THIS HOLIDAY SEASON NEXT TO CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS II, that is ASSASSINS CREED III...

2. Move isn't fictional..

3. BLACK OPS 2 IS ALSO ON PLAYSTATION 3... you all act as if it's exclusive to 360.. I mean if it sold 2 million on ps3.. and 12 million on 360.. then sure.. you can bring up a case.. but they sell very well on both platforms.. and push a lot of hardware for both platforms..

4. Japan and Europe are going to be easily dominated by the ps3.. UK/US are probably going to be the only markets where the 360 sells more than the ps3..


1. The new slimmer model wont have a noticeable effect on sales; it's not like it has a price cut or anything. 

2. I know, but it's popularity is nowhere near the Kinect, so Kinect will appeal to the motion control market which will subsequently increase sales.

3. Yeah, I know, but it sells a lot more on X360. It always gives the X360 a massive hardware boost.

. I doesn't matter where they sell, it matters how much they sell. 



Your point could be easily proven by noting that the X360 has beat the PS3 every year (except 2009). And that the PS3's biggest game is a low-budget new IP with a title destined for failure.

no.. ps3 will most likely sell more in 2012 but it wont overtake lifetime sales. wait till next year for that to happen.



thehusbo said:
no.. ps3 will most likely sell more in 2012 but it wont overtake lifetime sales. wait till next year for that to happen.


s/2012/2011/

s/2011/2010/

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... :D but really, this gen is almost done, sony not king again, the competition and gamers "won" as competition results in more effort spent by companies. we can be glad that ms managed to have such a huge success this gen.



I only own a PS3 & PSP and I still don't see it happening. Besides, I kind don't give a damn if Sony is third. I feel like it has been a blessing in disguised. Let Sony keep feeling like they have to work extra hard for my money; I like it better that way, and if they don't, they can go the way of the dodo for all I care.



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Probably not. But I don't think that the hollydays will widen the gap as much as last year, since the NA market is more saturated than the others and sales will probably be slow. If PS3 passes 360, it will be out of the hollydays season.



it will not... i think xbox will sell more than PS3 this holidays. how much its the question unanswered. i expect Ps3 to be the top seller for the whole year but with a smaller gap.



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Theres no way. The 360 is going to outsell the PS3 by a fairly significant margin this holiday



HulkWasRight said:
Will Halo 4 really improve 360 sales? It seems that anyone who's into Halo should have one by now.

Look at Fifa.

Humans breed. Children age fast. The time between Halo 3 and Halo 4 the world grew a shit ton of teenagers.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

The 360 is still 1.7 million units ahead, and PS3 has closed the gap 1.5 million units in 2012 so far. However, with Halo out, CoD next week, Black Friday the week after, and the following 4 weeks typically favoring the 360 substantially more then PS3, 360 should widen the gap by aat least 500k. That means, best case, PS3 narrowed the gap by 1 million this year (2012), and will be 2.2 million units behind. The two year prior the gap was only cut by 500k or so (and it probably will be the same this year, it will unlikely be a 1 million sales gap), so at this rate, PS3 can only top 360 in 3-4 years time.

However this gen is dying, chances are PS3 will have better legs due to sales in Latin America and such, so maybe 2 years, best case.



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