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Mazty on 27 March 2013
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sales2099 said:
Mazty said:

You aren't making any sense. Week on week, you don't go "hurr hurr they weren't released then" if we are trying to guage popularity of a product. Sheer sales, yes obviously the 360 has sold more, but what is that fact actually worth when all the factors are considered? Very little is the answer - they had a years lead so no shit. The interesting fact is with a years lead they are only ~1 million consoles ahead. 

Check the profile - UK.

Who determines the success of a car by the amount of rims sold for it? No one. So why are you talking about software?
Last gen = different market, different conditions. 

Just doing what has been a gamer tradition since the invention of the internet. We count total, lifetime sales, and the gen starts when the 1st one releases. You version is pure spin to make up for Sonys mismanagement in PS3s pre launch and post launch. 360 gained popularity while PS3 was just buzz. Sorry but thats what happened.

"The interesting fact is with a years lead they are only ~1 million consoles ahead."

I can say 360 had RROD, no Europe and Japan bailing them out. Not to mention PS3 had PS2 brand power bailing it out in its early years and Xbox went from a 25 million install base to 77 million and counting. The gap now can only be described as a PS loss.

Last gen still determines the starting position and brand power of the console. Sony messed up and MS gained. Dont drag Nintendo into this, as they clearly used fickle casuals that simply didnt carry over to this gen. Keep this Xbox vs PS.

How about you break a tradition which is based in complete ignorance? Name me one other market where all that is considered is sales, and not week on week performance. Go on, have fun with that. You say the 360 gained popularity but obviously you are deciding to ignore popularity when week-on-week sales are considered. Why the arbitrary seperation?

Sony lost market share, but still has a significant amount. It's a loss compared to the PS2, but different market, different times. 

Last gen is irrelevant - what matters is profitability (somewhere the PS3 struggles but hard to guage the entire picture), market share, future gains & advantages. I didn't mention Nintendo...what the fuck dude?