Is there any chance for Sony to beat Microsoft in 2009 ?

[vthokiesrmoo]

Squilliam said:

vthokiesrmoo said:

Smashchu2 said:

vthokiesrmoo said:

If 360's were pulled off the shelf for a year, you know, to even the time they've BOTH been selling.

The early launch is one of XBox 360's advantages. There is no way to have them on some equal playing feild becuase we would also have to change the hardware of the PS3 and their game library. The reason consumers pick one over the other are for reasons people want to remove. Early launch helps to get early adopters and 3rd parties (more long term then short term really). Price also attract consumers as does games and game library.

I will say that Microsoft will beat out Sony this year. Price drops are tempoary, and I think both hjave snagged mosty of the buyers waiting for a lower price, so a drop will not help very much. Also, Microsoft didn't do much better with the price drop, Sony did worse.

 

 

I actually agree, I don't believe Sony will outsell MS this year. If your talking about this generation as a whole though, thats another story. I think the PS3 will surpass the 360 in sales sometime during Q2-Q3 2010.

You don't believe Sony will outsell Microsoft this year, yet you expect the 9M+ gap to somehow evaporate in 6-9 months in 2010?!

Im interested in how you came by that brand of logic.

 

First of all, where are you getting 9 million + from? I actually take back my statement that the PS3 won't out sell the 360 in 2009, I was thinking of NA region. I think it will outsell it everywhere but the good ol' US of A, with total sales in favor of the PS3. Second of all, yeah i do believe by Q3 2010 the PS3 will have overtaken the 360 in worldwide sales, with its year less on the market of course. By then I feel like alllllllllllllllllllllll those PS2 users (140 million - 22 million that already own PS3s) in Japan and around the world will be ready for the upgrade. I think all you 360 fanboys might be ready for a little change by then too ;). Another year and a half for people to think about getting an HDTV and a Blu-ray player. Throw a price cut in there, GoW3, GT5, FFXIII, FFXIII Versus and I think it'll be DAMN close around that time.