Can the PS3 overtake the XBox 360 by January 1, 2013?

[Michael-5]

Heavenly_King said:

Michael-5 said:

Heavenly_King said:

If the 360 owners don't want to re-buy a new custom 360 because of COD or Halo, I think that the PS3 has a chance of continue leading this year by 1.5M. I think that the PS3 will definitely outsell the 360 after both next gen consoles arrive.

LOL WOW, how many limited edition Halo, CoD and Gears of war 360's are there? Never mind about the limited edition coloured systems, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear, Uncharted etc.

These bundles only give temporary boosts on both sides.

However I do agee, Sony typically has better legs in Latin America, PS3 will outsell the 360 when 360 sales die off. So some point into the next gen.

COD and HALO sell almost the same numbers everytime, and yet when those games are released with their respective limited editions, the custom designed 360 sell a lot.  If there are more buyers for those customed design consoles and the games,  how can the sales of those games always on the same level?  If really those were new users the sales for those franchises would be a lot higher each time.  At least that is what I think regarding the consoles with new designs.   I think if the consoles were the normal ones, the sales would not get that high.

Also PS3 does not has limited edition consoles (different designs), so there is no purpose to re-buy the console.

Halo bundles are limited to 100k per game, so Halo 3, 4, and Reach only added 300k. Not sure what CoD adds, but CoD is just as big on PS3 as it is 360 now. The boost for console sales does favor 360, but with such limited supply, it doesn't make the difference from a 1.7 million gap to no gap.

Also not all Halo limited edition console buyers are re-buyers. Most people I know with Halo 360's typically bought 360 for Halo, so they bought the bundle with it. Gears is a different story though, those are mostly re-buys.

Finally, while there are more limited edition 360's in Americas, PS3 often comes in a limited edition colours in Japan which boosts sales dramatically. I remember when PS3 first got a 320GB model, it came on a limited edition white console in Japan, and sales were pretty damn high. I don't remember off the top of my head the numbers in Japan, but a 60k jump sounds about right.

Then there are the limited edition consoles, which do warrent a re-buy for many gamers, especially the limited edition GT5 bundles in Japan. Yakuza 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy XIII, FFVII (The Movie),the Red Uncharted limited edition PS3, Twisted Metal, CoD, GTA IV: EfLC, Resident Evil 5, Darksiders, all these games came with custom covered limited edition PS3's. Coloured systems especially helped sales.

So although maybe Halo bundles still top PS3 limited bundles, there are so many limited PS3's out there, this really makes no difference.