Slimebeast said:
gergroy said:
Slimebeast said:
Pristine20 said:
I wonder if amidst all these latest events there are still some who believe the ps3 can catch up this gen. I'd surely like to hear their reasoning. As for me, I believe it'll most likey stay the same
The strangest thing happened though. Anyone else use gamefaqs.com? Well, it's pretty much a U.S. gaming site and the ps3 was voted console of the year 2010. looking at the U.S. sales chart, I'm still trying to figure out how that happened.
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Quick background, the sales in 2010:
X360: 13.6 million
PS3: 14.3 million
Lifetime sales as of Dec 31 2010:
X360: 50.4 mill
PS3: 46.2 mill
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total gap: 4.2 mill
Rough predicted sales in 2011:
X360: 13 million
PS3: 14 million
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total gap: 3.2 mill
Sales in 2012:
X360: 8.5 mill (big drop in sales as the Xbox 3 is officially revealed at E3 with a highly anticipated launch in Nov 2012)
PS3: 12.5 mill
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total gap: - 0.8 million
PS3 has catched up.
Sales in 2013:
X360: 3.5 mill (similar to the fate of the PS2 in 2007, the X360 is being ignored in favour of the new Xbox)
PS3: 8 mill (big drop in sales after the PS4 has been officially announced at E3, launch in Nov 2013)
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total gap: - 5.3 million
PS3 is the clear winner with lifetime sales of 80.7 million units by Dec 31 2013 compared to the X360's 75.4 million units.
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I don't really see Sony waiting a whole other year to announce the ps4, even if it does come out a year after (a mistake I don't see Sony repeating) they still won't let Microsoft hog the spotlight. I'm sure it would be just like the ps3 and 360, both unveiled durring the same E3.
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So when do you see the both consoles launch? Nov 2013?
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possibly, hard to say really, as both are just coming off of peak performance years. Usually console makers don't role out new consoles until they have had a couple years of decline in sales under their belts. If sales drop dramatically this year, and price cuts don't help, it could be as early as 2012 for both (thats when I expect the new nintendo console, which will be announced this E3). However, I'm pretty sure price cuts can keep them up this year and possibly next. So earliest I see new consoles from Sony and Microsoft (and it will be the same time this go around) is early 2013, or as late as early 2014.
