theprof00 on 27 October 2008
| Fernando said: For the PS3 to outsell the 360 by two million: The PS3 should sell a 250,000 every week, starting November, BUT, with the 360 selling zero. Is not that the 360 will stop selling, specially with all the bundles with free games and the price cut. The PS3 is selling an average for 150,000 every week worlwide. Let's say that thanks to the bundles or LBP the sales increase by lets say 3 more times, and that the 360 just increase to 300,000 (not even two more times). That's 450k every week for the PS3 and 300k for the 360. 450k x 8 weeks: 3,600,000 300k x 8 weeks: 2,400,000 That's a difference of 1,200,000. And is one good sceneario for the PS3. You guy are hoping a lot for LBP, but I really don't think it will do wonders for the PS3. |
For someone who said that the OP should use logic and math, that was a really poor attempt. Christmas season isn't about average sales, it is filled with huge spikes that, in one week, could outsell by 800k.
although I agree 2 million may be a little high, but even your initial thought of "The PS3 should sell a 250,000 every week, starting November, BUT, with the 360 selling zero" makes no sense. What will more likely happen is that:
PS3 and 360 are even for much of November with sales in the beginning like 140k each, 230k each, 300k each 450k each. Then on into December 600k each, 710k each 850k each 900k each.
Your rationale fits a better model like this:
"The PS3 should OUTsell the 360 by 250,000 every week, starting DECEMBER"
