MikeB on 29 June 2008
@ epinefridis
The 1,5 year headstart is fake
No it's not, but I agree there may have been supply constraints probably due to the overflow of RRoD issues (requiring replacement consoles). But that does not change the fact that there are Europeans who owned their 360 16-17 months before the PS3 launched in their region.
Meanwhile everyone who couldn't get a 360 around launch had the chance to get one. European retailers have been overstocked with 360s for years.
And as for attach rate, I wonder, most of the times you are pretty well informed. Don't you know that attach rate falls as the hardware numbers go up (and piracy too)?
Depends, if a console sells slowly it can actually go up if software sales keep the pace. Piracy does not affect already sold games, it has an impact on potential current and future game sales (just like some PS3 owners may mainly buy the console for Blu-Ray movies and additional media features, some may buy the 360 solely for pirating games like many/most gaming PCs).
