johnlucas said:
You DO make a point that XBox 360 & PS3's launches were a year apart with the 360 having more time on the market. But let's compare the figures for the U.S. market from both launches to see if your theory holds up. We'll use the NPD numbers since it's easier to block them off from month to month.
Leader in comparison has asterisk next to number. PS3's difference from 360 in brackets on side. Tally of months won & sales numbers lost to rival at end of each year.
First Year
1st month
XBox 360 - 326,000* (Nov. 2005)
PlayStation 3 - 197,000 (Nov. 2006) [–129,000]
2nd month
XBox 360 - 281,000 (Dec. 2005)
PlayStation 3 - 491,000* (Dec. 2006) [+210,000]
3rd month
XBox 360 - 250,000* (Jan. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 244,000 (Jan. 2007) [–6,000]
4th month
XBox 360 - 161,000* (Feb. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 127,000 (Feb. 2007) [–34,000]
5th month
XBox 360 - 192,000* (Mar. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 130,000 (Mar. 2007) [–62,000]
6th month
XBox 360 - 295,000* (Apr. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 82,000 (Apr. 2007) [–213,000]
7th month
XBox 360 - 221,000* (May 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 82,000 (May 2007) [–139,000]
8th month
XBox 360 - 277,000* (Jun. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 99,000 (Jun. 2007) [–178,000]
9th month
XBox 360 - 207,000* (Jul. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 159,000 (Jul. 2007) [–48,000]
10th month
XBox 360 - 205,000* (Aug. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 131,000 (Aug. 2007) [–74,000]
11th month
XBox 360 - 259,000* (Sep. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 119,000 (Sep. 2007) [–140,000]
12th month
XBox 360 - 218,000* (Oct. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 121,000 (Oct. 2007) [–97,000]
X360 = 11 PS3 = 1 (Year One)
[–210,000] [–1,120,000]
Second Year
13th month
XBox 360 - 511,000* (Nov. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 466,000 (Nov. 2007) [–45,000]
14th month
XBox 360 - 1,100,000* (Dec. 2006)
PlayStation 3 - 798,000 (Dec. 2007) [–302,000]
15th month
XBox 360 - 294,000* (Jan. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 270,000 (Jan. 2008) [–24,000]
16th month
XBox 360 - 228,000 (Feb. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 280,000* (Feb. 2008) [+52,000]
17th month
XBox 360 - 199,000 (Mar. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 257,000* (Mar. 2008) [+58,000]
18th month
XBox 360 - 174,000 (Apr. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 187,000* (Apr. 2008) [+13,000]
19th month
XBox 360 - 155,000 (May 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 208,700* (May 2008) [+53,700]
20th month
XBox 360 - 198,000 (Jun. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 405,000* (Jun. 2008) [+207,000]
21st month
XBox 360 - 170,000 (Jul. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 225,000* (Jul. 2008) [+55,000]
22nd month
XBox 360 - 277,000* (Aug. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 185,400 (Aug. 2008) [–91,600]
23rd month
XBox 360 - 528,000* (Sep. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 232,400 (Sep. 2008) [–295,600]
24th month
XBox 360 - 366,000* (Oct. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 190,000 (Oct. 2008) [–176,000]
X360 = 6 PS3 = 6 (Year Two)
[–438,700] [–934,200]
Third Year
25th month
XBox 360 - 770,000* (Nov. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 378,000 (Nov. 2008) [–392,000]
26th month
XBox 360 - 1,260,000* (Dec. 2007)
PlayStation 3 - 726,000 (Dec. 2008) [–534,000]
X360 = 2 PS3 = 0 (Year Three)
X360 = 19 PS3 = 7 (Total)
[0] [–926,000]
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