MikeB on 04 October 2008
In concrete figures, units sold to retail worldwide (no estimates):
360's Lead (in millions)
Sep-05 0.00
Dec-05 1.50 (360's one year or more headstart in North America, Europe, Japan, etc)
Mar-06 3.20
Jun-06 5.00
Sep-06 6.00
Dec-06 8.72 (the biggest gap in sales)
Mar-07 7.29 (PS3 launch in PAL regions)
Jun-07 7.28
Sep-07 7.77
Dec-07 7.17
Mar-08 6.15
Jun-08 5.89 (the lowest recorded gap since the PS3's launch)
* For the period June 2008 to September 2008, it seems the gap has become smaller yet again. The PS3 is still set to launch officially in some regions including South America.
A graph taking into account entry pricing developments, important exclusives (like Halo 3 and MGS 4) and regions launches would be interesting.
