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fayewong on 24 February 2010
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numonex said:
Miguel_Zorro said:
numonex said:
The XBox 360 will outsell the PS3 worldwide in 2010 just like 2006, 2007 and 2008. 2009 was a one off for the PS3- a flash in the pan. The XBox 360 will outsell the PS3 by 1 million units. A big victiory in US will make up for losses in the other two regions. Europe may even go to 360 with Natal launch.

By the end of the year the 360 will have all the sales momentum with Natal, Halo: Reach + lots of exclusive games and more price cuts.

Go the XBox 360 and I hope you crush the PS3 in console sales.

1. Please change your avatar.

2. If I were to pick which would sell more in 2010, I'd pick the 360 in the Americas, the PS3 in Japan, the PS3 in Europe, and the PS3 for total woldwide.


1. What is wrong with my avatar? I hope you are not being anti-gay. I sense subtle homophobic vibe in your request/demand. But I could be reading too much into it.

Anyway avatar change request/demand denied.

2. 360 sales win in America region for 2010 could surpass the PS3  sales win in the combined Europe and Japan regions for 2010. American market accounts for around half of the video game industry sales. PS3 in 2010 will not have the impact of a FFXIII + PS3 Slim launch in Japan- its strongest sales region.

 

Its time to open your eyes since you are not basing any logic to why Xbox 360 will have a huge advantage in sales "worldwide" I repeat, you said "worldwide" for the year 2010.

 

So here is what you gonna say to counter the argument.

1. Natal: its too new of a addon for the xbox 360, it can be a huge sucess or a total screwup. Also the pricing of Natal has to be within reach to where it is affordable around the $50-$80 range (depending on people's budget) If its too high, no one would get it. Most of the people who find Natal fascinating is actually 360 users who actually own the system. New system users would be doubtful about the idea since people mostly play with something physical and accessible in their hands. (Oh! Did you forget U.S is the fat and lazy country? Brilliant! Lets get the kids to shed some pounds and use them as the controllers!)

Sure the idea sounds nice, but don't feel embarassed running around like a monkey at home in front of your television screen? Microsoft is trying to repeat the success with what Wii had and came up with the idea "Hey! instead of making a motion controller, lets have no controller at all!" How can you play with what you can't touch? (in terms of controlling your game? isn't using a controller easier????)

 

Or you believe that innovation alone will hype people up to buy it without using a thought process?

 

Another thing is its releasing in the holidays, which is the biggest sale season ever. Microsoft is taking a gamble and risking it all in that season for sales.

 

2. We have Halo Reach........Fable 3... : Ummmm, would that be considered a system seller or a boost in software sales? Didn't people say Fable 2 and Halo 3 become a system seller? (Fable 2 didn't, but Halo 3 did since its the first game of the series on the xbox 360. )

So people are implying it will be a system seller for those who jump from Halo series in the original xbox to the 360 and missed out on Halo 3?  Cause most who have Halo 3 aren't going to buy another system for Reach. Sure it will boost sales, but it won't be anywhere near that of Halo 3 since that was the first game, usually sequals or continuation of the game (halo 4, 5, 6, 7, 1000) on that system is lower in system sales compared the first game (Halo 3) cause they already own the system and the games prior to the one coming out.

New games on the system are system sellers, not sequal games.

3. Price cut: Did the $199 arcade one sell much? Last I checked, the Elite was better. If they did a $50 price cut, it will only increase sales for a bit but if you hoping for it to be as successful as what Sony did, think again. They changed the PS3 model, increased the memory, and had the high price point for awhile. Unless Microsoft do a dramatic $100 pricecut, it won't matter much. 

 

Unless Microsoft starts bundling Natal with Xbox 360 and a game or two, with no pricecut. Then there won't be a boost in sales.

 

Now look at the PS3........

 

1. New Introduction of games and other games from the PS2 to the PS3: We have..

a. Heavy Rain that already came out.

b. Final Fantasy XIII coming out in a few weeks (yes i know it comes out on 360 also, but do you think it will sell more systems on 360 vs ps3? no)

c. God of War 3 coming out a week after

d. GT5 alone will boost sales in Europe for the holidays this Xmas.

Keep in mind these games are the first of its kind to come out on the PS3. They were already popular on PS2 (except Heavy Rain

 

2. The patient ones saving up: Finally the day has come that there actually good games coming out on the PS3! You will have people who've been waiting for the PS3 to have good games before buying the system. Especially those who were waiting on FFXIII. Unknowingly not knowing GOW 3 is coming out a week after (for those into GOW that is). So its a double win situation.

 

I could be wrong, I just see this is the year PS3 will beat Xbox. Last year was just the rise of the PS3.