Xbox 360 has more core gamers than the PS3

[Jay520]

nikosx said:

Jay520 said:
Looking at the facts, does this mean the 360 has more core gamers, contrary to popular belief? Maybe you don't think attach ratio is an effectively way to measure a core gamer? If so, why not?

According to http://www.vgchartz.com/analysis/platform_totals/Tie-Ratio/Global/  PS3 has a higher attach ratio in NA and X360 a higher attach ratio in Europe/Japan.

I don't believe that PS3 has more core gamers in NA and X360 more core gamers in Japan? Do you?

It makes sense that the consoles have higher attach rates in less popular areas. Here, they aren't the mainstream consoles and thus have less casual gamers, meaning the core takes up a larger proportion of the install base.

In the case of the PS3 in NA, and 360 in Japan/Eu, that doesn't mean they have more core gamers, because the higher proportion of core gamers is not enough to counter the large install base deficit. However, speaking in world wide terms, the two consoles are literally statistically tied in terms of install base; so if one does have a larger proportion of core gamers, then that would imply more core gamers overall as well.