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Mazty on 26 March 2013
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sales2099 said:
Mazty said:
Carl2291 said:
The 360 is more successful.

Sold more.
Made more money.
Sold more software.
Increase in sales and marketshare over last generation.


Sold more? Not when you compare it to a week by week basis. Ignoring the year lead is arbitrary.

Made more money? Really? How much did fixing the RROD cost exactly? Considering it's failure rate was around the region of ~50%, that would cost a shit load. We need to see net profit. 

Since when was software sold indicitive of how the console sold? Arbitrary rule.

Yes the increase in sales and marketshare is indeed positive for the 360, but hardly negative for the PS3...That's like saying because Bolt won the 100m sprint that's a victory for him and a loss for everyone else...

It did sell more though. Pretending they launched at the same time is liek creating an alternate universe where SOny didnt poorly mismanage their business. It happened, they lainched late, and the sales will reflect that.

RROD costed over a vbillion, but PS3 lost a FEW BILLION by "just existing" in its first few years. PS3 factually lost more money and profited much later then 360 started to.

Software sold just means thats where the gamers are going. Cant say PS3 is more successful if the gaemrs buy 90 million more games on another console.....

Compared to PS2....it is nothing but negative for PS3. I cant see how youd spin it positive when talking gen over gen.

Comparing weekly sales is how business analysis is done, not by going "derp 1 year lead lets ignore that". The fact that it looks like the PS3 will over take, or come very close to, the 360 shows that it is a more popular console than the 360.

Software sold is irrelevant. Simple as that. 

Why compare it to the PS2? Markets change, this is reality. It's a case of staying relevant each and every time. When a sport club fails to achieve the exact same posistion as the previous year, is that year then deemed a failure? No. This again is another case os psuedo gamering analyser creating arbitrary rules.