Why do X360 exclusives sell more than PS3 exclusives?

[Jay520]

man-bear-pig said:

Jay520 said:
Oh you said tie-ratio. What's that supposed to suggest?

The Xbox had a higher tie ratio than the PS2. Doesn't change the fact that the world was pretty much Sony land at the time.

I was just pointing out that X360 has more games sold per console than the PS3 in Europe too to disprove the Europe = Sony land myth.

And yeah, tie-ratios don't mean much when the userbase is vastly different (PS2 and Xbox), but it means much more in current gen context because hardware totals are very similar

A factor isn't significant if its significance is based off another factor. In your case, you're saying tie ratios are important, but it depends on hardware sales. In a situation like this, its clear to see that hardware sales are what's really important here. Not tie ratio.

Like you said, a tie ratio is only important when the hardware totals are close. So, before you even consider using tie ratio to prove something, you have to check hardware totals first. But after you discover the hardware totals, you don't need to even consider tie ratio. The hardware totals alone can be used to prove your point - and without the need to clarify other factors. So, instead of saying "because tie ratios are close and hardware totals are close, then Europe isn't Sony land," just say "because hardware totals are very close, then Europe isn't Sony land. "