PS3 vs 360 top sellers

[Sqrl]

MikeB said:

@ starcraft

At the end of the day, some people, including the OP, try to imply that the two console's attach rates are the same, when they most certainly are not.

Look at Sqrl's chart posted above. For similar timeframe all 3 consoles seem perfectly alligned.

One crucial thing to not is that for those people who owned a console for a longer period of time, the attach ratio goes up.

So let's say:

First year:

1 million 360 owners buy 5 games.

Results so far:
- 1 million 360 owners.
- 5 million 360 games sold.

Attach ratio: 5

Second year (PS3 launches)

2 million 360 owners buy 10 games.
1 million PS3 owners buy 5 games.

Results so far:
- 2 million 360 owners
- 15 million 360 games sold so far.

360 attach ratio: 7.5

- 1 million PS3 owners
- 5 million PS3 games sold so far.

PS3 attach ratio: 5

You undestand? As the install base of the PS3 and 360 move closer, it's mostly relevant how big the install base is and how many games are sold per year. How many past games people have in their homes for a specific console is not relevant.

 

Uhm I think I know what you're trying to say but your wording is kind of bad. Is this what you mean?

The longer people own a console the more games they own and the higher their personal attach ratio is. As the average length of ownership increases for the console so to will the average of all personal attach ratios (ie the overall attach ratio for the console).

 

edit: Again this is good through March '08 only.