PS3 Now EA's Single Biggest Bread-Winner,,,(best gaming selling platform)

[Squilliam]

gebx said:

HappySqurriel said:

One factor is Rock Band ...

Although VGCHartz's game sales alone (probably) do not account for the PS3 having higher revenues than the XBox 360, but it is probably one of the main reasons both system's revenues are so high; when you're selling a game for (potentially) 3 to 4 times what a typical game sells for (because of high manufacturing costs) even smaller sales can dramatically boost revenue without adding a similar increase in problem.

There is (possibly) also regional considerations, where in Q1 they might have released games in Europe which sold better on the PS3 ...

The last consideration (partially related to RockBand) is that PS3 owners may be more willing to pay for digital downloads ... If the average RockBand owner is willing to buy twice as many songs for the PS3 as they're for the XBox 360, if sales were high enough this could be (very) noticeable on the financial statement.

Problem with that argument is that Rock Band was just released in Europe exclusively for the 360..

With makes these numbers even more incredible for the PS3 (or piss poor for the 360)....

 

It doesn't matter really, the Xbox360 will be ahead on the PS3 in EA revenue for the next 2-3 quarters anyway. You have Rockband timed exclusivity, Madden, Dead space and for all of these games the Xbox360 version sells more. Probably other games but thats all I can think of.