Has the Xbox 360 accepted defeat in 2009?

[Onyxmeth]

Rpruett said:

Onyxmeth said:

If we're talking about "defeat" then I assume this is regarding software sales. I might be getting this thread wrong, but I see this as quite the opposite scenario. What exactly does Sony have in their PS3 lineup to go up against Halo 3: ODST? We can make quips all day about it being an expansion pack, 2/3rds of a game, etc. etc. but good odds say that expansion pack, with it's likely very low development costs, is getting to outsell and take in more profit than every Sony published title this year. From Microsoft's point of view, I'm sure that is in no way accepting defeat.

From a fanboy "This lineup is better than your lineup" scenario, I don't give a shit enough to comment.

 

I assumed this was more of "defeat" in the sense of a weaker catalog of games due to be released this year for their consumers to buy.  As in, if you were looking to purchase a system today and were interested in some upcoming titles...Which system would appeal to you more? 

But I don't know.  Your scenario could very well be likely as well.

Exactly what is weak about the catalog though? I see sales potential from the already announced games, and the speculative games like Forza 3 which may or may not be real. Ultimately it's sales that will decide what made customers go out to buy consoles, and Halo 3: ODST has more of a chance of doing that than any PS3 title I know of coming out in 2009 does. Granted, this is under the assumption that GT5 doesn't release this year, otherwise my opinion flips. We can go on all day about Heavy Rain and Infamous but those are likely to be non-factors, same as Valkyria Chronicles, Motorstorm 2 and SOCOM: Confrontation were. Good games that look good when compiling a list of titles, but ultimately matter not in the big scheme of things.

I also have something to add that might be telling. Sony is publishing two sequels this year to two previous titles from that much sadder time in 2007, which are Uncharted 2 and Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time. Normal trends show that comparable sales should be evident, however, the two other Sony published titles from early on in the lifespan, Motorstorm and Resistance both had sequels that tanked hard in comparison. It's possible we may see a repeat of that.