Have Microsoft solidified themselves as a gaming giant equal to Sony?

[Carl]

jesus kung fu magic said:

Carl2291 said:
Equal to Sony? No.

Sony have great sales in all regions and have 3 platforms on the market, wheras Microsoft only have 1 platform on the market, that only has great sales in America and a small part of Europe. It has yet to pick up any kind of real momentum in Japan.

All you need to do is take a look at this weeks sales. Without the "Americas", the 360 only sold ~50k in the rest of the world, wheras the PS3 sold ~100k in the rest of the world.

I would say though, that the Xbox brand is now greater than the PS brand in the US, and possibly in the UK.

Your giving recent weekly sales , if I were to show weekly sales in this time of month from last year the 360 would be beating the ps3 in the rest of the world......it is the pricecut effect means nothing.

But sony having 3 platforms on the market is a valid point.....but the 360 is going into its fifth year and it is still beating the ps3 , I dont think it could do that without brand power.

Are you sure about that? Would like some proof please, as i'm pretty sure the PS3 will be higher WW without NA, while being $100 more expensive too.

What helped the 360 more than anything was Sony's own stupidity and arrogance. Launching at $600, for example, when the next best thing was $200 cheaper (maybe more) at the time. Along with having all the best quality 3rd party titles on the system. Add in the factor of the one year head start. Oh, and probably the luckiest pricecut ever, cutting it to mass market price as a recession was starting.

No doubt at all it has brand power, but i don't yet think it matches the PS brand name.