x360 in JAPAN ..... a real shame for next gen

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washimul said: robjoh said: washimul said: sieanr said: Maybe the PSP should give up in Japan. And maybe the PS3 should give up in the US, hell, don't launch in Europe either. PSP sold 38 k in JAPAN....whereas the trash box just sold 4k...........lol. PSP beats x360 by a margin of 10:1 in JAPAN . PSP also beats X360 in Europe. Ps3 has done a good job in US with 244 k(without a game except RESISTANCE) and would do a good job in Europe. at 199 pounds no one wants an x360 in UK...........it is dead there. ......u can see the ps3 effect there. the game drought for ps3 ends in march with MOTORSTORM + F1 + VF5 +others.................come mARCH x360 wont be on the shelves anymore...........already it is dead in UK Well I dont live in the UK, but I had the impression that UK was one of the strong market for the Xbox360, so where around 50% of the whole EU market, am I wrong? MS slashed the price because of the phenomenal demand of the ps3.....but the deman for x360 has simply died there in UK. Ps3 comes with f1(europe favourite genre) , MOTORSTORM , RESISTANCE , VF5, RR7 + 30 other games including the updated OBLIVION and FEAR. PS3 comes with a free BD copy of CASINO ROYALE ( england's favourite movie). in may u have LAIR followed by HEAVENLY SWORD , KILLZONE 3, RATCHET AND CLANK, MGS4, WHITE KNIGHT STORY,GUNDAM, MINNA GOLF ,WARHAWK and perhaps FF13 + tons of other games. Unlike US , the european gamers would not have to wait for months for a good game on ps3.....the flow streams continuously from march onwards. so you can easily determine the strength ps3 gains starting from MARCH

What a bunch of crap.. Why do you keep saying "360 sales died in UK" with no proof whatsoever? 360 is beating PS3 every month since launch in USA. Even if they never sold a single 360 outside USA, that would be enough to keep them in business. Every week the software charts usually show a 360 game on top in UK, or sometimes 2nd place. Meanwhile in Japan PS3 sales are utterly pathetic, at ~20k a week, while 360 is doing ~5k a week. PS3 should be beating 360 by like 60k units a week in Japan. Instead it is barely 15k a week, or a measly 60k/month. 360 nearly outsold PS3 by that much in USA last month, so PS3 is not even gaining much ground in Japan as it should be. Meanwhile, most weeks more 360 software is on the top 30 in Japan than PS3, which is amazing. PS3 isn't going to do well in Europe, it costs even more over there, like $700 or $800. And people in Europe make less money than people in America, so not only is the price higher but they can afford it less. It's going to be tough for Sony... PS3, currently, is in a nightmare situation. They should have been at least able to count on Japan, but Wii owned them there...so they cant count on anything, and are losing to every system in every territory.. And as far as 360 in Japan, it is doing a lot better than Xbox1, which sold about 1k a week, where 360 is 5k a week. 360 is carving out a nice little niche for itself in Japan, and exceeding Xbox1 sales at least.