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ManUtdFan on 05 January 2013
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kowenicki said:
ManUtdFan said:
kowenicki said:

I see the PS3 dying on its arse in Japan during this year. 

 

No chance. Not with the exclusives coming out for PS3 this year. It'll continue its steady sales for another year, as has been evident with the PSP.  


I love it when people post fro a standpoint of total ignorance of what is actually happening.

"Steady sales"

Salis in Japan of the PS3 are down 21% (that is the biggest drop globally for the PS3) and I'd say you are looking at 25 to 30% down in Japan this year.  

Probably less than 1m for the year.

 

 


I'd reiterate, PS3 sales are fairly steady. They certainly haven't 'died on their arse' yet, and they're not likely to in 2013. Japan especially, they like their role-playing games, so games like The Last of Us and Beyond: Two Souls going off past trends, are likely to shift significant numbers of hardware.

This point may be contentious, but why would 'previously' eager Wii owners with virtually no new titles to get excited about immediately upgrade to a WiiU, when its software line-up right now is in a similar state? There's still a wide gap in sales between Wii and PS3 in Japan, therefore why shouldn't some Wii owners be more tempted to invest in a PS3? keeping its sales fairly strong for another year.