MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Michael-5 said:
Have to leave, so I'll make this short 
EMEAA total has been pretty balanced most of this gens life, only since the Slim has PS3 gotten a stronghold in EMEAA. Japan is a small region, and Americas is the biggest region. My point was that in general, most of the world prefers 360. So any gap shrinking will be mostly due to Japan. if PS3 dies in Japan, like most 7th gen consoles already have, the gap will no longer shrink. Japan! die? i don't expect much from either market. EMEAA, and Americas. Sony still has RPG's coming out next yr that should still give it great sells in Japan so Japan droping when it continues to get suport isn't going to happen. i don't know wht continues to drive 360 sells in Americas but MS has hit a cord somewhere in Americas thats simply incomprehendable. i will never see why 360 sells so well in Americas even when theres nothing out.
2nd paragraph, I agree, but I think the yearly gap PS3 will have will be under 1 million. Maybe 500k-1 million. So If it happens, and Japan doesn't die early, I say 5-6 years. That is if both consoles can sell large valumes for that long. This is why I don't think PS3 will ever overtake 360. agreed but bringing up something from our last epic conversation is that PS3 if MS does discontinues 360 after 2015 then in the PS3's 10th and final yr in the 7th gen 2016 the PS3 will have won the war which is funny in 2 ways.
one becuase many won't acknowledge it, and sony fans won't say PS3 won the 7th gen. all they'll say is PS3 out sold the 360wii, and then PS3 will do wht PS2 is doing and thats sell in developing markets, and we'll have the same type of arguements we had this gen next gen about this gen.
yea i know real petty isn't it. "hey what happened in the 7th gen? PS3 got is ass handed to it and thats whts going to happen in the 8th gen." and then the same BS that makes many hate this site will flame a new war and i won't be here for that.
The bundles PS3 has in Japan will help PS3 in January and December. This will give PS3 a bit of a lead starting in 2012. For fall 2011, they should sell about the same, but I still think 360 can top PS3 in Novemember/December just because MW3 and Battlefield 3 will be huge on 360, and Final Fantasy won't be big until January. i can agre and disagree which means i'm neutral.
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I think 7th gen console sales will drop earlier in Japan then the rest of the world. I think 2012 is the last year PS3 will have decent sales in Japan. After that PS3/360 sales will be even, regardless of market strategy. The generation will be ending, sales overall will be down. 360 will remain above PS3 until the 8th gen comes out IMO.
What PS3 exclusive RPG's have a confirmed 2012 release date in Japan? The Last Guardian is not an RPG.
360 outsells PS3 in Americas for multiple reasons. More appeal to casual gamers (Halo is bigger then Killsone, and FPS's are favored on 360), Kinect appeals to casual gamers, used games are cheaper due to the larger volume, and the exclusives are catered to Americans. I personally like Gears Halo and Forza over any PS3 exclusive. Uncharted and Killzone come 4th and fifth, but I think to most americans/canadian, we rather have Halo. It's also domestic, like PS3 is in Japan, and most good games a multiplatform now days. (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, etc).
Next gen anything can happen. After all Nintendo really rose from the grave this gen. The only thing I can say is MS has defined themselves and it will be another 3 way fight next gen.
PS4 could do really well, but so can Next-Box and Wii U. It;s anyones game.
