Xbox 360 growth under 1% in the US last year, PS3 up 22%!

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Boneitis said:

Scoobes said:

Boneitis said:

Xoj said:
microsoft seem more desperate really. arcade may reach ps2 price by the end of the year.
and they should because in a month they lost europe, others.

The PS3 is the Xbox of this generation. Endless funds for a huge financial failure. Sony just wants their console in as many homes as possible. They've already hurt the Playstation brand, now they're just doing damage control.

Microsoft on the other is hand trying to make money and their console is selling great. I would love to see a $99 Xbox 360 and it would kill PS3 sales. But it won't happen anytime soon.

I don't think "great" is the correct word for current 360 sales. Normal and average would be more appropriate I think. I don't think either console has really done well enough in sales, marketshare or profit considering the initial investments made this gen.

The normal/average is more like 20 - 25 million. The 360 has sold 39 million. For a second place console that's far above average.

From what I can assume; each 360 consoles is sold at a profit, software sales are strong, and Xbox Live generates a ton of money. I think its possible the 360 will hit 70 million by the end. So yeah, I think its doing great.

 

If I was working for MS, and at the price it is at currently I would expect 360 to be selling a lot more than it currently is. Yes I would be happy with US sales, but everywhere else, very unhappy as it's the cheapest console available in Others yet lagging behind both it's competitors. In Japan... well...

Marketshare-wise MS had a year head-start, 360 has been cheaper than it's HD competitor throughout the gen and is cheaper than the Wii now. They've managed to get some of the best devs and exclusive software for their system. Things are good now, but they could have been better. Really, they should have done better.

Software-wise, yes MS are probably ecstatic.

Profit-wise, the money they're making is a positive sign, but it has yet to make a full return on the investment at the start of the gen (including the RRoD fiasco). Until that happens, I think "doing average" is the nicest way of putting it.

As for Sony... well, to put it nicely, they're worse.