mantlepiecek said:
Seece said:
Reasonable said:
Seece said:
It's an interesting notion
If PS3 passes PS3 WW, but 360 sells more than PS3 in all the countries they're BOTH sold in, which is the more "popular" console 
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Ah but that presuposes a consistent position - which we already know isn't the case.
The answer is already evident - it varies by country where they are both sold. There are some countries were 360 is for sure more popular - US and UK say - and some where PS3 is for sure more popular Germany, Iberie, etc. And of course Japan.
Handily for PR folk this variety allows for each to claim victory based on different criteria.
EDIT : I see from later posts you're adding markets together, but the issue with that is that different markets are different sizes. Strictly speaking you can't say something that is more popular in a larger market but less popular in a lot of smaller diverse markets is more popular. You're trying to stich together different geographies, etc. as though they are the same. That's falling into the trap of this is popular in the single biggest market therefore it's the most popular. Common US viewpoint (I keed!) but not accurate across diverse geographies.
My view is from the numbers it's pretty clear that 360 tends to be more popular in English speaking territories and PS3 tends to be more popular in non-English speaking territories. No idea why given that despite all the fanboy posturing when it comes to games they are 90% identical.
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I already said they have their strengths in different countries, I'm talking about if you had to define which console was most popular WW, 360 would win.
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Not all countries are as rich as the US. US has a huge population as well as more money to spend on entertainment compared to other countries.
The word of mouth for the 360 will spread only in the US and hence, such a huge difference between 360 and PS3.
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Based on your theory of more money in the US, the PS3 should be killing it in the US because its large price wouldn't deter sales. In the end, those who can afford an item that they want, will find a way to get it. Just like the rest of the world, the PS2 laid what should have been a tremendous path for the PS3 to dominate in the US. Ultimately, it has failed to take advantage of that. We can all debate the reasons why, but price has been an issue for the PS3 in the US and around the world. We have all seen that the PS3 has/had been picking up steam as the price has come down, but it hasn't taken off yet. It seems that M$ has had a few things up their sleeves at every turn to keep the PS3 at bay. We'll see if they can really do it again this year once Sony drops the PS3 another $100 in the US(and equal amounts in other markets).
