Microsoft Updated Sales Stats and How It Defies Normal Generation Lifeline

[nightsurge]

RolStoppable said:

nightsurge said:

This is NPD data, not worldwide.  In the US the PS3 has already had it's max selling year and is flat/declining.

Even worldwide it is down YoY and unless they play some big trump card other than a price cut at E3, I think MS is going to runaway with sales again this year while the PS3 stays flat or drops some more YoY.

You don't have to tell me which data this is, it's written on top of the graph. According to the stats below the graph, the PS3 is up yoy in the USA by roughly 9 % (if my calculation is correct, but in any case the PS3 has shown growth contrary to what you claim).

A PS3 price cut is pretty much guaranteed to happen this year, so I don't see how the PS3 could end this year at less than four million. It's probable that it will reach five million or more and thus showing a similar trend as the 360 in its year six.

That stat is puzzling...

VGChartz data shows the PS3 down 12% YoY so far in America (obviously not just the US, but closest I have to compare with).

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 03rd Jan 2010 to 29th May 2010:

Console	PS3
America	1,829,262

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 02nd Jan 2011 to 28th May 2011:

Console	PS3
America	1,605,944