Viper1 on 31 December 2008
| Comrade Tovya said: Hmm, the big question is why do 360 games sell so well? The attach rate is just obscene. |
The attach rate isn't as obscene as you may think. Even the GC had a higher attach rate at over 9 per games sold per system.
In fact, attach rate is a very bad metric on its own. Time plays a huge role in the increase of an attach rate but is not part of the attach rate formula. To explain, let's hypoethize a scenario.
Say all 3 7th generation console owners buy 3 new gamers per year.
The X360 has now had 3 years worth of sales which would give an average of 9 games per console.
The PS3 and Wii at the same rate would have just 6 games sold per console with their 2 years on the market.
The X360 appears to have a higher attach rate, 9 to 6, yet the actual sales rate is exactly the same, 3 per year.
The rEVOLution is not being televised
