I'm still undecided whether I'm getting a 360 or ps3 (already had a 360 then refunded it, now I'm "trying" out a ps3) since both have many things that interest me, but recently I realized something - having the more popular console would be a good thing since I like to play online alot, especially with others I know. I live in the U.S and most people I've met have a 360, and I'm wondering why. I'm guessing two of the big things are.....A) Halo3, and B) the price. From my experience, the first thing a "casual" gamer will look at is the price tag. Is there more to it though? I actually never cared about sales info untill I decided to get a console, since I really wanna make sure I get the one that suits me best.

What is it about the 360 that's making it sell alot more than the ps3 here?   They arn't very far apart in other countries. Does Blu-Ray play a big part in this? How often is it that people buy a console for entertainment purposes rather than pure gaming?

you know ps3/psp/wii outsold 360 in america this year?

well americans(US) love their shooters

 Yeah but I'm talkin about total sales.

Its definitely online communities and word of mouth. Keep in mind the holiday 08 line up is full of exclusive co-op 360 games like Too Human, Fable 2, Gears 2, Castle Crashers, Left 4 Dead. So if you like to buddy up or play multiplayer, XBL is going to be very hot from this holiday going forward.

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Now Since Third party Exculisives are rare each council leads in their home Ps3 in Japan And 360 in America. and for worldwide sales the better council will sell more which looks to be PS3. And that is only if were not including the Wii.

Total sales?  It's been out a year longer with a very heavy American library of games and was significantly cheaper than the PS3 for a while.

I forgot to ask.....I heard somethin about PSN users only being able to play with others within their own country, is this true?

yeah you Americans love your First Person Shooters and the X-box 360 excels in providing good quality shooters. Just look at duck hunt on the NES ,that sold 27.3 million in america and barely a million between japan and Europe combined.