Can the XBox 360 total sales stay in front of PS3 total sales?

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AaronSOLDIER said:

kowenicki said:

not sure what you mean by "current rate" of sales....?

For PS3 to overtake 360, PS3 will need to outsell 360 by:
670,960	per month to catch it by Jan 2011.	154,837	per week, on average every week.
268,384	per month to catch it by Jan 2012.	61,935	per week, on average every week.
167,740	per month to catch it by Jan 2013.	38,709	per week, on average every week.
121,993	per month to catch it by Jan 2014.	28,152	per week, on average every week.
Current rate is:	260,458	p/m on average for the last 12 months.	1.76	years to catch at this rate
		319,133	p/m on average for the last 6 months.	1.44	years to catch at this rate
		163,314	p/m on average for the last 3 months.	2.80	years to catch at this rate

Please note that these figures are slighlty off as they dont include a full month for April...    i.e. it is only 2 1/2 months worth of sales and not 3,  5 1/2 and not 6,  11 1/2 and not 12 in the current rate part. 

 

Depends on GT5 and whether or not Sony can be bothered to market it.

 

@OP: PS3 will pass it.

This is it isnt it.  MS must really be jealous that they dont have a title that everyone who purchases it also purchases a new PS3.

Oh and as for the "Future Proof" argument. It is nonsense. A console with slightly more powerful CPU, slightly less powerful GPU, larger optical drive storage capacity, and far more difficult architecture to program for is not "Future Proof".  If you really look at it the GameCube has been the most "Future Proof" console of the last 10 years. They took the GameCube basically added Motion Controls and boom we have the Wii.

It will be hard for Sony to counter what MS can easily do this year.  The PS3 needs to start being a profitable part of the videogame business. PSP is dropping like a rock. PS2 isnt the money machine it was before. So PS3 profitability really needs to drive the business.