WW up 23rd april.

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Yakuzaice said:

scat398 said:

Still amazed by the continued YOY growth of the 360.  I know we are all expecting price cuts to come at E3 in June but I think with the continued YOY growth we won't see cuts take place until the fall for either Sony or MS.

Keep in mind that the slim came out in June (July for Europe).  If they don't cut the price at E3, then that YoY growth is likely to evaporate.  I'm not saying they need to cut the price in June (sales will still be good, just won't be able to use YoY growth as a bragging point), but sales would need to be incredibly strong in the summer for it to be up YoY without something to bolster the numbers.

The YOY for the 360 is great, but it really is important to keep in minds this YOY is vs last years big drive on the console with the slim/Kinect.  The PS3 looked great YOY when it was in the same place after the slim launch vs the old model.  What will matter more YOY is when its "like for like" - i.e. slim 360/Kinect 2011 vs slim 360/Kinect 2010.

Personally I'm amazed that both HD consoles can show growth and generate spikes given their combined sales plus Wii sales TD.  While in some ways the overall gen has probably peaked the 360/PS3 both look like they can show some growth yet.