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radishhead on 16 January 2013

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Cleary397 on 16 January 2013
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
Because just like the United Kingdom they have excellent taste? :P


Seriously though, I wonder why the UK love the X360 so much when most European countries don't...


Hmm...

Because the british love to love things that the americans love!

plain and simple really lol



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DanneSandin on 16 January 2013

Yeah, that article has some fail moments in it... And it really isn't bringing some new, interesting aspects or answers to the table. It's almost as if... someone only wanted to write about their favorite console in a glorified way!!

Internet journalism (gaming journalism anyways) is a joke! They're all a bunch of fan boys!!



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DanneSandin on 16 January 2013
Cleary397 said:
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
Because just like the United Kingdom they have excellent taste? :P


Seriously though, I wonder why the UK love the X360 so much when most European countries don't...


Hmm...

Because the british love to love things that the americans love!

plain and simple really lol

I guess we could call it... counter-colonialism!! The British may have colonized (read: stolen) North America, but now the tables have turned! USA is slowly turning Britain into USA JR! *gasps* It's a conspiracy!



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TheLastStarFighter on 16 January 2013
Jay520 9 hours ago
Without reading the article.

1. Exclusives - It has a few exclusives that sell more than any PS3 exclusive in America. Particular Halo, which sells over 8m there, way more than any PS3 exclusive. And after Halo, it has Gears of War which is also bigger than any PS3 exclusive in America. And last time I checked, even Left 4 Dead sold more than every PS3 exclusive in America, except for Uncharted and God of War (which both sell about 3m in America).

2. Xbox Live - The 360 was the first console with an adequate online system. Once people became a part of the system, they felt attached to it and didn't want to leave. This also encouraged new gamers to choose the 360 because their friends already owned a 360. This was particular effective in America because America tends to favor online games (shooters) over other nations.

3. Head Start - Not just the launch head start, but also the entire PS3's pre-2009 life. During this time, the 360 got Halo & Gears while the PS3 had no counter in America. During this time, much of the PS3's multiplats were vastly inferior to the 360's multiplats. The principle here is the same as with Xbox Live. When people bought games like Call of Duty and more American-centric games, they would obviously choose Xbox. And once people chose Xbox, there was no reason to switch.

4. Kinect - Just look at sales history. In 2009 and the first half of 2010, 360 sales were declining and it looked like the console had peaked. In fact, during the first half of 2010, the PS3 and 360 sold on par in America. But once Kinect released, the 360 took off in America and never looked back.

5. Marketing - Microsoft's marketing is particular effective in America.
 
 
You pretty much nailed it.  I would also ad:
 
6. Price.  For a very long time XBox was significantly cheaper than PS3.
 
7. HD.  The Wii doesn't offer it.  So in combo with #6 360 was the most affordable way to get HD gaming.
 
8.  The rise of COD.  With Live, the cheaper system price, and the larger user base from the head start XBox became the best place to play COD.  COD became by far the biggest annual gaming franchise. COD pushed the 360 as the standard.


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sales2099 on 16 January 2013

For North Americans, 360 is the go-to choice for multiplats and online. Halo, XBLA, Kinect and media hub features help too.



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

 

DirtyP2002 on 16 January 2013
Miguel_Zorro said:
DirtyP2002 said:
MoHasanie said:
I think the price was the biggest contributor to its success. It has always remained cheaper than the PS3. To most gamers, a cheaper console with pretty much the same games and graphics seemed like a better deal than the PS3. Blueray wasn't really a selling point. Ofcourse, many gamers might have regretted that decision after they realised Live was not free.


The average pricepoint of the Xbox 360 is higher than the one for the PS3.

 

Anyway: As you can see in this thread people see the Xbox 360 as the console that does it all. Some say it is because of Kinect and the focus on the casuals, some say it is due to XBL Apps, some say it is due to FPS and even violence for the core. It is all of these reasons combined and MS is smart enough to let people know.

Simple, isn't it?

No.  It isn't.  It hasn't been.  Especially in the first few years.

according to NPD the average price for a Xbox 360 console is higher than the average price for a PS3 console. People bought more of the more expensive SKUs for the 360 and  more of the cheaper SKUs for the PS3.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

Argh_College on 16 January 2013

Looks like English Speaking Countries are very big for 360.

Aus, UK, Canada, United States.

But also Brazil, Mexico, Tawaian and others.

Xbox Brand is growing fast.



arminuk on 16 January 2013

Not only USA Xbox 360 is popular in uk too and soon going to pass Nintendo wii and become number one console in uk



MoHasanie on 16 January 2013
DirtyP2002 said:
MoHasanie said:
I think the price was the biggest contributor to its success. It has always remained cheaper than the PS3. To most gamers, a cheaper console with pretty much the same games and graphics seemed like a better deal than the PS3. Blueray wasn't really a selling point. Ofcourse, many gamers might have regretted that decision after they realised Live was not free.


The average pricepoint of the Xbox 360 is higher than the one for the PS3.

 

Anyway: As you can see in this thread people see the Xbox 360 as the console that does it all. Some say it is because of Kinect and the focus on the casuals, some say it is due to XBL Apps, some say it is due to FPS and even violence for the core. It is all of these reasons combined and MS is smart enough to let people know.

Simple, isn't it?

Really?! Didn't know that. 

For me, I love my xbox cause of Halo. 



    

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