Why do Xbox 360 games sell so much better than PS3 world-wide?

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JayWood2010 said:

I believe he is talking about the majority of the time and it is no secret that multiplat games generally sell more on X360.  MSFT is nonexistent in japan so this is doing it without japan pretty much

Software Sold

X360 - 776.53

PS3 - 687.3

Hell just look at this week

Global Top Sellers 24th August 2013
1	X360	Saints Row IV	541,245
2	PS3	Saints Row IV	287,453
3	X360	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist	257,866
4	PS3	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist	162,122
5	X360	Disney Infinity	122,309
6	Wii	Disney Infinity	106,512
7	PS3	Disney Infinity	84,099
8	X360	Minecraft	56,340
9	X360	The Bureau: XCOM Declassified	56,258
10	3DS	Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	55,863

This is a curious post.  I'm not really sure what you think it proves.  That western developed games often sell better on the 360?  I think everyone knows that.  Japan, which is a significant part of the Playstation fanbase, doesn't buy these games at a very high rate.  I mean, what would it prove if I showed a week with several Japanese releases?

As for total software sold, you do realize that, amazingly, it breaks down to about the same sales rate for each, right?  Go ahead, divide each total by the number of years each has been on the market.  If anyone thinks that the PS3 should have the same total amount of software sold despite releasing a year later ... well, tell me who they are so I can point and laugh.