| dharh said:
I'm less concerned with regional sales than I am with WW sales. If we look at those same regional sales comparing X360, PS3, and PS2, we still see that only in america does X360 trump from launch sales. The last year has been the real trouble for PS3 where it has really fallen behind PS2, but its again still ahead of the X360. Next year will decide the true trends. |
If you're comparing two like things it is far easier to see the relationship between them ...
The problem with the worldwide totals of the PS2 and PS3 is the massive difference in how different the "Worldwide" launches were between the two consoles. The PS2 launched in Japan far earlier than in North America and Europe, and when it finally did launch outside of Japan it remained sold out for (basically) half a year; in contrast the PS3 launched in Japan and North America at (pretty much) the same time and was released in Europe not that much later, and the PS3 was readily available in stores soon after launch in all regions. What this means is that the direct comparison has a massive bias in favour of the PS3.
Whether you're ready to accept it or not, the "True Trend" is already obvious ...
