In defense of Microsoft: A response to DMeisterJ

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starcraft said:

Skeeuk said:

how do you know that 100k 360 buyers are ps2 owners?

but its more than posible that the near 100k MORE consoles sold on ps3 this week were ps2 owners!

either way no matter how you try to spin it, sony won this week. THE ONLY reason microsoft shifted more copies of the game is because they are in a temporary 6 million lead due to a year head start.

this will all change shortly early 2009 or mid 2009

Don't get me wrong.  I am sure that tonnes of those that bought PS3's this week are PS2 upgraders, but it is just as likely that 100k or more Xbox 360 owners were PS2 upgraders.

-here you go again, there isnt any indication or proof that they were ps2 upgraders for both the ps3 or the x360.

Here is the reasoning behind the 'Sony lost this week' argument for those that only came to bash me and couldn't be bothered actually reading the thread.

Before GTAIV:

Lets say the PS2 had 10 pieces of userbase, and the Xbox 360 and PS3 each had five.  

So Microsoft has five customers, and Sony has 15.

 

After GTAIV:

Lets say (even though the ratio here is overly generous to Sony) that the PS2 loses one piece of userbase to the Xbox 360 and two pieces to the PS3. 

Microsoft now has 6 pieces of userbase, and Sony now has 14 pieces of userbase.

 

So in the whole equation, Sony LOST customers (and future revenue) and Microsoft GAINED customers (and future revenue).

-but its also a posibility that xbox owenrs went out and bought a ps3 thus its a loss for m$ and a gain for sony...gasp!!! imagine that!!! (of course, like you, i just pulled that crap out of my ass) 

Edit: In reality of course, Nintendo would have taken even MORE PS2 userbase than both the PS3 and Xbox 360 meaning Sony lost by far more than this simple example demonstrates. 

- again, no indication what so ever to substantiate these calaims of yours. for all we know these are pc gamer converts (hahahaha!!! again, i pulled that out of my ass!)