PS3 UP YOY in USA with NO big exclusives. What gives?

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Why was the PS3 up YOY in USA during BF week?
Great bundle deals and discounts	198	45.41%
New exclusive games (All ...	21	4.82%
More PS3 advertising	15	3.44%
A combination of multiple factors	136	31.19%
Other	16	3.67%
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bananaking21 on 29 November 2012

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did they make a bundle that costed 199$ last year?

Yes

It was the 160gb one with LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One for $199.99

It was the bundle I bought *__*

very awesome bundle! but then i have no idea why it sold better this year. better marketing maybe? PS+?

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bananaking21 on 29 November 2012

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bananaking21 said:

BasilZero said:

bananaking21 said:
did they make a bundle that costed 199$ last year?

Yes

It was the 160gb one with LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One for $199.99

It was the bundle I bought *__*

very awesome bundle! but then i have no idea why it sold better this year. better marketing maybe? PS+?

Better bundle = Super Slim + Uncharted 1 and 2 + Infamous 1 and 2

still, PS3 is down YoY from the entire year and on bundle makes such a huge difference? dont get me wrong the bundle is pretty good but still, something is missing.

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Laurel Aitken on 29 November 2012

This is one awkard generation. 360 and PS3 will keep selling good next year. Imthink mext-gen is coming to soon. With Picecuts both consoles coul be up YOY next year

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Nsanity on 29 November 2012

PS3 sales including hardware, software and peripherals, grew 9%" not the hardware sales only.

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ethomaz on 29 November 2012

The power of the $199 price point and Super Slim.

And GT5 of course

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bananaking21 on 29 November 2012

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bananaking21 said:

BasilZero said:

bananaking21 said:

BasilZero said:

bananaking21 said:
did they make a bundle that costed 199$ last year?

Yes

It was the 160gb one with LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One for $199.99

It was the bundle I bought *__*

very awesome bundle! but then i have no idea why it sold better this year. better marketing maybe? PS+?

Better bundle = Super Slim + Uncharted 1 and 2 + Infamous 1 and 2

still, PS3 is down YoY from the entire year and on bundle makes such a huge difference? dont get me wrong the bundle is pretty good but still, something is missing.

I'm not familiar with the sales and how it is calculated but I think it just applies to the US which this deal is only available (as far as I know).

well either way, this is still good news!

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man-bear-pig on 29 November 2012

Perhaps a billionaire playstation fanboy bought 150k units? That's literally the only rational explanation.

My prediction threads:

Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)

PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)

Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right

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PS4 to be down YOY in 2015

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Ail on 29 November 2012

Probably because Sony hasn't made much noise about the PS4 and still has big exclusives new IP slated to release in 2013 ( Last of US, Beyond).

Others console are starting to suffer from the incoming next gen factor where some customers don't want to purchase a new console with an upgrade coming now ( Wii U) or next year... Even if in practice the PS4 will probably release around the same time as the Xbox720

PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !