JayWood2010 said:
DucksUnlimited said:
Adinnieken said:
I don't get it. If the PS3 is more popular in Europe and Japan, and the PS3 is of equal numbers to the Xbox 360, why do Xbox 360 versions of games sell so much better than PS3 versions?
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They don't. Western games, or games designed for Western audiences typically sell better on the 360 (though there are plenty of examples where this isn't the case) just as Japan-centric games generally sell better on PS3. Xbox 360 has a larger Western install base, PS3 has a larger Eastern one.
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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
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| 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 |
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No, it is no secret that Western multiplats generally sell better on the 360. Not sure why you're having an issue comprehending this. There are about 10 million more 360 owners in the west than there are PS3 owners, so it completely makes sense. Notice how all of the games in your list are Western? The Japanese home console market is much smaller than in the west, so obviously most of the highest selling software will be on the console with a mostly Western install base, as opposed to the one with a mixed install base, at least when overall hardware units are similar numbers (which is the case with PS360 both at ~80 million)
