Xbox 360 Vs. Playstation 3 2012 - *February* Update

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Michael-5 said:

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.

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. well i still belive 360 will fall in the EMEAA's. PS3 will be stable in the Amaricas, and the RPG's will carry PS3 through Japan. you'd better watch out for a possible monster hunter on PS3.

What PS3 exclusive RPG's have a confirmed 2012 release date in Japan? The Last Guardian is not an RPG. don't need confirmation when you know its going to happen! better yet wht do we kow about next yr in any region? yea few things maybe but the unknown is the only factor that matters.

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). i have no idea wht the arguement is here? this is pure fact.

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. yep

PS4 could do really well, but so can Next-Box and Wii U. It;s anyones game. yep. if the appealing games are there and taste change drasticaly and the innovation is there in games then we will see alot of battles in a gen where the advantages are far and few in between.

with MS new studio purchase there first party IP should get a boost. and maybe next gen we'll see more of there ip that we haven't seen.

graphics will be off the chartz and unless many deals are done behind closed doors then multiplatform titles won't have any impact on how one console sells cause thats wht happened in the Americas with the 360.

graphics are one thing but its the innovation in games that i want to see. without that then all 8th gen consoles will be to me are CPU's without a monitor. 

now i've said alot of things this gen about when 8th gen consoles should be released. 2020, 2016, and 2014, but the reality is now 2013. theres just no way around it for Sony mainly.

MS releasing a yr ahead of Sony again is an action that Sony can't afford. i think googles operating system will be key to Sonys system next gen. well i may be stating the obvious, but hey it still needed to be said.

PSN will be unrecognisable next gen and will rival that of XBL cause this is one area thats highly contested. Vitas online features look way better then XBL and PSN, and the google operating system just screams i'm better then the rest.

let the os wars begin!