jarrod said: Launch aligned comparisons are inherently disingenuous for competitive platforms. You really just can't divorce a platform's performance from the context of what was happening in the market and industry when that actually happened. Launch aligned N64 also slaughtered PS1 it's first 3 years, yet that didn't mean much in the end. A 360 launching in Q4 2006 would've had an HD-DVD drive, upspecced chips, more RAM and launch games like Gears of War, Dead Rising, Saints Row, Oblivion and Blue Dragon. A PS3 launching in Q4 2006 would've had a DVD drive, no RSX (it'd have used a repurposed low-SPU CELL instead, as was the original plan), probably less RAM and launch games like Ridge Racer 6, COD2, Gun, THAW and (maybe) Genji (1). |
I tend to agree. I think what you are saying is all sales prior to the PS3/Wii world wide launches should not be considered at all. We should disregard all 360 sales prior to this date since there really wasn't a competitive environment. The PS3 launch in Europe would probably be the best starting date for world wide sales comparisons.
Sales Data (3/18/2007 - Present)
PS3 24,982,660
X360 24,565,947
Work for you?
Thanks for the input, Jeff.