Playstation 3 Demographic More Diverse Than Xbox 360 Demographic?

[Michael-5]

This is just going to lead to silly arguments so I'll be careful not to say anything offensive.

In terms of the number of games, 360's library is just as diverse as PS3's, I would even argue more. In terms of best selling games PS3 fans see more diversification among third party platforms because PS3's popularity is more evenly spread then 360's. 360 is most popular in Americas, and in that region shooters sell. PS3 is popular in Japan though, that's why FFXII has 4.5 million sales on PS3 and only 2. something on 360. They both sold equally well outside Japan, but Japanese gamers love JRPG's.

If you take the top 20 exclusives-

360 has: 8 Shooters, 3 Racing, 3 RPG, 2 Action/Adventure, 1 Party, 1 Sports, 1 Dance, 1 Strategy
PS3 has: 8 Shooters, 3 Racing, 3 Platformer, 5 Action/Adventure, 1 Sports

Shooters just don't sell as well on PS3 as they do on 360 because 360 is nearly twice as popular in Americas then PS3. However the overall library is just as diverse, we just see a concentration of sales focused on shooters, racing games and RPG's on 360 (not just shooters). PS3's library sees a concentration of shooters, Platformer, and Action/Adventure titles. However there are less genres in the top 20 PS3 games. So in this regard, 360 has more diversity in exclusives.

So this whole argument of PS3 being more diverse is nonsense. It's just a matter of preference. Some people like Action/Adventure titles, some people like RPG's. Some people like semi-fantasy realistic shooters (MGS, Uncharted), while others like full out science fiction (Halo, Gears). Some people like Kinect, others like LittleBigPlanet. To each their own, anyone spewing out that PS3 is more diverse is just an arrogant brat, who likely never gave the 360 a chance. Same goes the opposite way, but on this website you probably won't hear much of that.

ME3 isn't getting too many PS3 pre-orders because there is no hype for the franchise as a PS3 franchise. PS3 owners still see this as a 360 favoring game since there is no ME1 on PS3, and have no interest to try the game despite its level of quality. It's sad that they just won't try out ME2, but it's the way it is. I'm sure Dark Souls won't do too well on 360 for the same reasons (and because no Japanese market on 360).