360 Overtakes PS3 for 2008 Worldwide Sales

[KBG29]

This very good news. For most of the year things were looking bad for the 360. It was easy to think it may not even match the sales it had in 2007. Now with a price cut that seems to have shown the market the 360 is more than just a game machine, I think the mass market have found a new love in the system. Some may look at this as bad news for Sony, but I look at it as good news for HD gaming. Both platforms are selling very well. The only reason they don't look spectacular is due to the stupid amount of Wii's selling.

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I just want to bring up the fact that I was expecting the PS3 to do a little bit better than it has done this year, but a lot of factors have made me glad things are the way they are. Like most people in the industry I was highly expecting to see the PS3 hit the $299 price point this year, and I think we would have seen a much differant holiday had this been possible. Unfortinatly after seeing Sonys Q2 earnings results I knew things were not going to be so rosie this year, and I knew Sony had to focus on making money.

Some have said they should have taken the loses this holiday by moving to a lowrer price point, but in reality there comes a point when companies, and people just have to say enough is enough. I comend Sony for admiting defeat for now, and understanding that it is not worth going under trying to make a platform number one. So even though 360 has now passed PS3 for the year all is not doom and gloom. Sony has made a good decision to focus on software and profits. It will be very important that they continue this idea throught the rest of the generation. People will pay $400 for a console if it has the software and services they want, and I think that is the direction Sony is going to take it.