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Boneitis on 19 January 2010
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Scoobes said:
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.

If I was working for MS, I'd be happy that the 360 is far more successful than the predecessor and will continue to be for years to come. The 360 is still pretty expensive in my opinion, most consoles aren't $200 - $300 after 4 years on the market. With that said I think its selling fine for the price.

Also, if you personally aren't happy with the 360 sales you should consider the two major competitors the 360 has to deal with. The Wii is breaking records and the PS3 is wasting god knows how much just so people will buy it. With that considered the 360 is going strong.

If MS really wanted to boost hardware sales in all regions that could just lower the price further and lose a ton of money. That has been Sony's strategy and its worked well for moving consoles. Like I said, Sony is on damage control and doing whatever it takes to keep the brand from dying.

The "profit-wise" thing, do we even know how much money the 360 has generated? I mean all the hardware, software, Xbox Live, etc.? I'd like to see those numbers if they exist.