CGI-Quality said:
Mr Puggsly said:
CGI-Quality said:
Mr Puggsly said:
CGI-Quality said:
Mr Puggsly said:
CGI-Quality said:
Considering the margin of error, that would make them about even. But even with that, it's impressive for the PS3 considering the user base difference and demographics differences between the two consoles. Not to mention that more PS3 fans are buying software so this trend will likely continue in some cases. |
The demographics aren't that different. Shooters are some of the best selling titles on both consoles. Also, the gap isn't big enough for Xbox 360 to dominate the PS3. I mean this isn't PS2 vs original Xbox.
I don't think PS3 fans are necessarily buying more software. There has just been a huge influx of new PS3 owners and they are purchasing games.
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The demographics are different enough. Sony fans don't buy software like Xbox fans do - A. They don't buy shooters at the level of Xbox fans - B. Considering how the 1st Modern Warfare performed on the PS3 in conjunction with the 360, this is a good result for it. Is it a sign of tides changing, in this genre probably not. The 360 fanbase is more shooter heavy. It IS a sign, however, that multiplatform titles may be closer and closer in resluts as more PS3s are purchased.
As for your last sentence, that's exactly what I'm talking about. These results are showing as more PS3s fly off shelves, the more it's fanbase is buying software.
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Uhhh... no. The demographics are pretty similar on the HD consoles. A game that's a hit on one is USUALLY a hit on the other. Often a game will perform better on one console, but its rare that a game is a hit on one console and a bomb on the other.
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Again, similar doesn't mean the same, and sales show that. PlayStation and Xbox fans have different tastes, even if, yes, there are similarities.
And yes, a hit usually does perform good on multiple consoles. I didn't dispute that.
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No shit, that's why I said "similar" and not "same."
If games are generally a hit on both or a bomb on both, that tells me they have pretty similar taste. I never implied sales are equal.
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You're implying though that the demographics of the two are similar enough to where they're basically indinstiguishable, otherwise you wouldn't have quoted me.
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If you take out Japan, they are extremely close. The console total / game totals (without Japan numbers) would probably be very similar.
