Frequency said:
Only the problem with your argument there is that software totals overall for the PS3 have been higher year on year, the only reason lifetime totals are higher for the 360 is because of additional time in retail presence - so when publishers are thinking about money the lifetime software totals dont mean a thing, as i said. But as you think aligning doesnt make any sense, we can make the following flippant statements. PS3 decimated the 360 and is a million units ahead , and will reach 80 million units one year faster than the 360, dont bother saying the 360 did well compared to the original xbox, that's irrelevant. In short, things become "important" and "irrelevant" to suit arguments, for the first several years of its life, it was all about how much the 360 had sold compared to ps3, as it became obvious the ps3 was gaining, it was less about total sales and more about market share, once they broke even and then the ps3 pulled past the 360, those figures became irrelevant all together because it no longer suited their arguments, and it became about software totals, no doubt if something drastic happens, or if in several years time the PS3 pulls ahead regardless, at that point in time said fans will just claim "its irrelevant anyway its last gen". Hell we even had people chirping in, on the brink of the PS3 overtaking the 360 saying "its meaningless this generations over anyway, 360 won". Unfortunately, I like all consoles, so when I post, i like to remain as logical, fair and grounded as possible, so you'll have to excuse me in my inability to ignore very basic thought processes to make biased and poorly backed up claims. But personally, i loved this bit. " It´s no wonder the 360 saw much better third party support during most of this generation. It was a more viable platform to sell software on. PS3 releasing late doesn´t change anything about that." Its no wonder third party support was better for a console with a higher install base, ps3 releasing later only directly contributes towards a lower install base, no, that doesnt change anything at Allll, right?, sheesh. |
What you say is not entirely true, 360 sold more software in 2005 (obviously), 2006 and 2007. From 2008 and onward PS3 sold more software yearly.
That is not my point however. Yearly software sales, of course, is very relevant data. Time on market, as you claimed, however is not (at least not for the purposes discussed in this topic). I'm not trying to make either console look good or bad for that matter. But the truth is that 360 and PS3 releasing a year apart affected the entire dynamics of the industry. You cannot look at the consoles in a vacuum. Imagine how things would have went if the PS3 released in 2005 and the 360 in 2006!