If the userbases were identical in makeup then yes, you would have to be surprised. However the PS3 has a larger proportion of fighting/hack n slash fans (hence the DLC) and it has an audience of movie lovers which also explains the performance and extra content of batman. Its simply the way the cookie crumbles as to the proportions of certain niche audiences each console gets. Shooters + WRPG + multiplayer games perform really well on the Xbox 360 whilst games based on movie IP, fighting, racing and other console 'staple' games perform relatively better on PS3.

The thing which really bothered me about this piece was not particularly the content but the audience it was directed to. There was an outcry when Bobby Kotick made comments negative to the PS3 and this is pretty much the same thing. The publishers all have internal data so this isn't telling them anything new. However by saying it in public all its really doing is putting pressure on the publishers in the same way that Activision put pressure on Sony. This is why I said it was a BS move by Sony. Its really a negative PR piece but its just sugar coated better.

But thanks for your praise, I try to keep my content/noise ratio high.

And this year they're going to announce nothing!

Rare has put out five games this gen. I don't see how that's "rarely putting out a game." They're much faster than a lot of Sony's first party (some of whom still haven't made their first real game this gen). Also, Microsoft's first party may be small, but with the exception of Rare, all their first party games usually sell extremely well.

I don't see the point in being critical of Microsoft going to devs like BioWare, Valve, and Epic, where all it takes is one good look at the sales chart to see that that's a pretty successful strategy.

EDIT: And Turn 10 is in Redmond, so yeah, there's a lot of downplaying and misstatements to be found here.

it's not that ironic concidering he doesn't know about the sites rules (obviously) and doesn't care. (obviously)

He also sites l4d and mass effect as exclusives.

Anyways atleast this guy talks his mind without filters. He doesn't beat around the bush here. Sure he only mentions positive things but he does it in a optimistic and .. well it doesn't seem terribly arrogant way.

Also Destination Playstation !

Hmm, as someone said:


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We passed them in Europe and they don't even exist in Japan, and we're going to catch them and pass them here in the U.S. as well


For vgchartz, this seems the most important. Well, his US statement is way over the top, and his Japan statement is silly, but his EU statement is interesting, to say the least.

Hmmm most points are fine and reasonably well made if you excuse the inevitable propaganda.

However ragging on companies like Rare over there productivity is not really on.

It also shows a rather poor knowledge of the industry, as Rare has never been prolific at any time.

We passed them in Europe and they don't even exist in Japan

So how is VGCHARTZ showing 360 ahead of PS3 in eurpoe, and please dont give me this shipped vs sold to customers thing.

Its ironic from our perspective here.

Its an arrogant statement designed simply to put pressure on third party publishers. If you can't see it, fine. But it is there.

......Wait...do folks even realize how much it would take sony8atleast matching 360 sales in us at low points* to pass 360...before the next gen???

This place is a terroist training ground for ps fanboys.

Plrase..mods..don't go all jihad on me.

Well, although it does raise an interesting point, both Sony and MS use different methods to describe Europe. The one includes stuff that the other doesn't. Just wait until mods or staff clear this up :)