The Xbox 360 is such a software beast, but why??

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phisheep said:
Sorry, but they don't.

The 360 is no more of a software beast than the PS3 or the Wii. On all three systems games sell at about 1 game per console per two-and-a-bit months.

(Which suggests that collectively our game-buying habits are more governed by our disposable income than by game or console quality - and also that for any console there are more games that we want than we can afford - on average).

The 360's software 'lead' is an illusion caused by the fact it has been out longer, and one that occasionaly gets recycled by the Microsoft Marketing Dept.

This is correct.  The 360 being a huge software seller compared to the PS3/Wii is almost entirely because of the 1 year head start, and nothing else.

Check the PS3/360 attach rates in the US (the 360's best region for software).  Compare the PS3/Wii with attach rates for the 360 one year ago.  All consoles are aroung 7-8 games per system for the sale timeframe from launch.  The 360 has an advantage of 8.05 games 1 year ago  vs 7.98 for the PS3 today.