Sony's gonna have a easier time in 2008

[jjseth]

Deviation59 said:

Mr_Immortal said:

Deviation59 said:

Mr_Immortal said:
The Japan numbers aren't in yet, but I think it's inevitable, the PS3 has outsold 360 in WW sales for the third week running.

Early Japanese numbers showed a PS3 dropoff that wouldn't be enough to overcome the 360's significant sales advantage here in the states.

Considering 360 sales will be around 5000 in Japan, PS3 only needs 50-60,000 sales. So yes, it will be enough.

Preliminary VG Chartz numbers estimate 30-45k. That's not 50-60k.

I would love to be wrong.

 And where exactly do you see these "preliminary" numbers at?  And what if ioi undertracked PS3 sales like he did last week?  We already know he's admitted to padding the 360 numbers above what the NPD has.  Either way, the 360 and PS3 are within this site's margin of error that it could go any direction.

And in 2008, with all sorts of great games coming out, it will pick up sales.   I know about 15 friends of mine who do not currently have a PS3 will buy one the second that Socom Confrontation comes out.  A few of them are debating on getting one sooner just for COD4 and they don't have any next gen console yet.   The stumbling block for them is not the price, just the games that are out.

Plenty of good games will come out in 2008, and there may be a new hit with a new IP that may not have been envisioned by those here.