CES 2008: PS3, Blu-ray in 45% U.S households by 2011

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jhlennon1 said:

Neos said:

jhlennon1 said:

 

@Sorrow880

The games available for the PS3 is not where the problem lies. The problem lies with how many of these PS3 owners actually give a damn about gaming? I think evidence is starting to clearly show that many PS3 owners areusing the PS3 as a BR player and a buying movies. I am very excited about the PS3 upcoming library as well but that does us no good if PS3 owners don't want to buy games in NA.

Lol, sorry,

I thought you were complaining about the ps3's first year software and upcoming line-up....gets really old, because I think it had a stellar first year and has an even more exciting year coming.

In regards to software sales, I think that Sony's first party sales have been poor, but third party software that is optimized for the ps3 (not a shitty port like Orange Box, etc.) has sold just as well in the US as the 360 software.

For example....

360 has 3x the number of consoles as the ps3, so it should sell 3x more copies of a game if the attatch rates are the same.

Call of Duty 4 sold about 3x more copies in the US on the 360

Assassin's Creed sold about 3x more copies in the US on the 360.....

That's good--It means the ps3 is selling just as well (even though it is competing against achievements and Live) as the 360 versions when you take install base into account.

What's worrisome to me is the first party titles aren't doing too well.  I think that part of it is people aren't interested in new IP's nowdays...they don't want Heavenly Swords & Uncharteds, they want something they already know, something they're familiar with like Dark Cloud 3 or God of War 3, etc.