| MikeB said: Another example with regard to others regarding simultaneous game releases. According to VGChartz data the 360 has an install base advantage of about 10% here (which is IMO already a great result considering a 17 month headstart for the 360 and higher entry pricing for the PS3). Although others data are probably the hardest to track here on VGChartz, the data suggest: Godfather II sold better on the PS3, despite the 360 should have sold better taking into account install base. The same goes for other recent releases like Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, the Wheelman, Tom Clancy’s HAWX, Fifa 09, etc. The only recent multi-platform game I could find which sold slightly better on the 360 as should be expected is Call of Duty: World at War. So this trend seems to be valid worldwide. |
And still the Xbox has (according to VGChartz numbers) a higher attatch ratio than the PS3. Again, this would lead me to assume that the Xbox game library is more diverse and of higher quality than the PS3 game library.
I would assume that there is a connection between hardware installbase and individual game sales, but it's definitely not a 1:1 relationship, and it's not the same for every game.
In fact, when you look at software sales for consoles on a week-by-week basis for the latest couple of months, you'll find that the xbox and PS3 figures are very close to each other, when you discount for the installbase difference. So what games are the xbox selling more of, if the differences in multiplatform games is smaller than expected?
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