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Forums - Sales Discussion - Which will be the first to hit 50 million (HD consoles only)

phinch1 on 27 December 2009
RolStoppable said:
phinch1 said:
RolStoppable said:
phinch1 said:
RolStoppable said:
The 360.

1) It still has a lead of more than 5m units.
Yes a disadvantage but since the slims launched it shaved off over 2 million of the origional gap within 3 months Playstation has a lot of catch up to do, but its nothing impossible
2) I expect Microsoft to drop the price next year, while Sony most likely won't. This is going to shift the momentum back in Microsoft's favor before the PS3 has caught up.
I dont think they will cut the price, if they do not by a lot becuase I think they will start to makes themselves look cheap, I think they will bundle together will natal
3) Currently the 360 is only 14m away from the 50m mark.
Ps3 is 19.10 away, but with Final fantasy in europe to come along with gt5 I think we will se a major jump in sales
4) By selling roughly another 10m units next year, the 360 will be only 4m away from the target while still being in the lead over the PS3 by at least 2m units with the gap increasing in Microsoft's favor or remaining stagnant.
You have me stumped here touche :P
5) Selling about 4m should be doable in the first half of 2011 and even a price drop of the PS3 in spring won't be enough to overtake the 360 before it hits 50 million.
where have I heard before the price drop for the ps3 won't do much :P a lot of people ate crow for this you know
6) Exclusive games and motion controls from both sides will most likely offset each other, so they don't have to be taken in consideration.
Yeah i guess it depends on whos comes out with the best motion control games or the more apealing

 

1) In 2008, the price drop of the 360 had a similar effect on the gap between the two HD consoles. The next price drop of the 360 might not have an effect of the same scale, but an effect nonetheless.

2) It has been a long time since the last significant 360 price cut and if Microsoft really wants to beat Sony, they won't mind being perceived to be cheap by a small group of people on the internet. The mass market most likely won't care and will be happy to get something for less money than before.

3) I also expect quite some good PS3 sales next year and the gap closing over the next twelve months despite a price cut from Microsoft later in 2010, see point 4.

5) See your response to point 1. The PS3 managed to shave off two million of the gap during the holiday quarter, the best time of the year for video game sales. It's unlikely that the PS3 can do the same thing during the slower spring period.

I think that is why gt5 and ff13 are released then, it wont be a slow spring season at all :)

 

GT5 and FF XIII are spring 2010 games, but the time period point 5 is refering to is spring 2011.

never mind, i didnt read far back enought



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scat398 on 27 December 2009

Original xbox pricing is not a factor in 360 pricing, as there are several factors that differ including costs of construction and xbox live subscription revenue.



riecsou on 27 December 2009

50 Millions?, definitely Xbox360. It is so much closer and can easily get to that number in a year and 9 months . And I don't think that PS3 will overtake the Xbox360 in just 1 year and 9 months. Unless the PS3 slim can still surprise us.



phinch1 on 27 December 2009
riecsou said:
50 Millions?, definitely Xbox360. It is so much closer and can easily get to that number in a year and 9 months . And I don't think that PS3 will overtake the Xbox360 in just 1 year and 9 months. Unless the PS3 slim can still surprise us.

Its surprised all of us this year, many times, I want reasons though, why will it sell so well?



Ghazi4 on 27 December 2009

the real question is whether one of the HD consoles will reach 50 million before the wii reaches 100 million lol




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Carl on 27 December 2009
Ghazi4 said:
the real question is whether one of the HD consoles will reach 50 million before the wii reaches 100 million lol

I think both of them will.



                            

Lolcislaw on 27 December 2009

I think the 360 will

And Rol already explained why.



phinch1 on 27 December 2009
RolStoppable said:
Carl2291 said:
Ghazi4 said:
the real question is whether one of the HD consoles will reach 50 million before the wii reaches 100 million lol

I think both of them will.

The way how Nintendo acts, that sounds about right.

I think both of them will too, im just curious what do you mean about the way Nintendo acts?



Hus on 27 December 2009

Japan erases the 5million.

So its all up to NA and Europe. How they both selling there now.



Ghazi4 on 27 December 2009
phinch1 said:
RolStoppable said:
Carl2291 said:
Ghazi4 said:
the real question is whether one of the HD consoles will reach 50 million before the wii reaches 100 million lol

I think both of them will.

The way how Nintendo acts, that sounds about right.

I think both of them will too, im just curious what do you mean about the way Nintendo acts?

ok then i bet DS will reach 200 million before any of them reaches 50 million lol




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