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Have Microsoft solidified themselves as a gaming giant equal to Sony?

Damn right J man 144 25.81%
 
They are getting there 170 30.47%
 
They arent even close 117 20.97%
 
Hell to the No 92 16.49%
 
Silver>Gold 35 6.27%
 
Total:558
TheNoobHolocaust on 16 March 2010
yo_john117 said:
pizzahut451 said:
yo_john117 said:
pizzahut451 said:
DirtyP2002 said:
pizzahut451 said:
Garnett said:
SpartanFX said:
Garnett said:
You know this site is ran by Sony fans when they choose "Not even close", to them i say

"Who has a 5 million lead? Aww to soon??" then i LOL

well to be fair the question is Sony Vs MS and NOT PS3 vs X360.Sony had almost 40% of revenue in gaming last week whereas MS had only 13 %.

 

to you I say 

"who has 3 platforms on the market???" :P

True, but the brand power is what the OP was talking about.

Xbox and GFWL vs PS3 and ?? (PSP is just about to die and so is the PS2)

 

Xbox brand is equal with the Playstation brand.

 

PS2 alone doubled the sales of Xbox and Xbox 360 together


and that is history my friend. welcome to 2010.

So? Its still a fact that proves that proves that PlayStation brand is 5X stronger. How many Xbox consoles sold over 100 millon? Or even 50 million? Hell, not even a Nintendo console sold over 100 million (notice i said console, not handheld)

No no no, WAS 5x stronger, not is.


So PS2 is not a part of PlayStation brand anymore?

Is the PS2 selling more than the Xbox 360?

The real question is, Is the console still selling? Yes, so why wouldn't it be a part of the PlayStation brand?




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WilliamWatts on 17 March 2010
Xoj said:
WilliamWatts said:

If you put it that way then:

  • Sony LCD = failed (2nd to Samsung)
  • Sony Walkman = failed.
  • SE = failed
  • SCE = failed.
  • PS3 = failed.
  • PSP = failed.
  • PS2 = failing.

You know, because being first is everything...

well walkman , and sony TV were #1 for a good time, and samsung isn't first anymore LG have managed to steal thunder its recent quarters.

and the ps3 = failed :p, PS2 no :p all those devices except the ps3 made huge amount of money.

 

windows mobile zune, 360 are still billions looses, bigger than ps3 is.

Which makes them both losers. The PS3 is the biggest loser in the individual product category even if overall is a different story.



Hus on 17 March 2010
WilliamWatts said:

Which makes them both losers. The PS3 is the biggest loser in the individual product category even if overall is a different story.

MS would bent over and take it up from everyone for their Zune to take as much a market share as PS3 does.  PS3 is out selling the 360 so that makes 360 the biggest loser even if overall its a differant story. 



Severance on 17 March 2010

Xbox ? getting there , they need more mascots and more exclusive first party games.
Microsoft ? YES , PC games are always glued to Microsoft.

i'd say they should buy more studios because they're first party is so damn small compared to Sony



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.

WilliamWatts on 17 March 2010
Hus said:
WilliamWatts said:
 

Which makes them both losers. The PS3 is the biggest loser in the individual product category even if overall is a different story.

MS would bent over and take it up from everyone for their Zune to take as much a market share as PS3 does.  PS3 is out selling the 360 so that makes 360 the biggest loser even if overall its a differant story. 

Obviously not, because Sony took it up the butt more than anyone else to get their market share. They've lost what? Over $100 per console in users hands? I wouldn't blame any company who is not as keen to take it up the butt as Sony are to gain market share.



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Severance on 17 March 2010

As a brand?

i hate to say but Playstation brand is forgotten in the US, its "XBAWKS BABY!"



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.

Seraphic_Sixaxis on 17 March 2010

In what sense?

In legend? no, and without a blockbuster hit like FFVII backing them never will be.

In this gen for games? yes! and above and beyond in some areas i might add.

In overall? depends.



Severance on 17 March 2010
WilliamWatts said:
Xoj said:
WilliamWatts said:
Booh! said:
WilliamWatts said:

Apple mainly gets money from the hardware they sell and Microsoft mainly get money from the operating system they sell. Gaming is to sell operating systems for them so they still get a cut that way. Remember each copy of Windows is $50 or more in terms of revenue. That makes them a part of the gaming industry even if they do not directly interact with publishers or consumers.

But Microsoft sell Windows mostly to companies. End users either get it preinstalled (at a cost of $30-$50) or pirate it. Moreover Apple systems are much more locked in, you can't sell apps for the iPhone if you don't use the Apple dev-kits, while on the other hand you can use wathever you want on Windows.

(btw i played the last remnant and bioshock on linux, using wine...)

The idea of a physical box is dead. They sell platforms now. So the question of what particular hardware anything runs on is pretty irrelevant. The fact that 96% of all PC gaming is done on a Windows platform makes Microsoft a much bigger giant in gaming than Sony even if they don't have a direct involvement or a cut from games developed on the Windows platform. It doesn't matter whether they are involved directly or indirectly. Its still their platform and the gaming is still taking place there and in most cases its in exclusion of other platforms.

and most of the software it's pirated, they are still more games being developed for consoles and  handheld than windows platform

unless u count games like sweepmines, and flash games.

microsoft remaining markets are windows and office.

windows mobile failed, zune failed and 360 isn't first this gen either.

If you put it that way then:

  • Sony LCD = failed (2nd to Samsung)
  • Sony Walkman = failed.
  • SE = failed
  • SCE = failed.
  • PS3 = failed.
  • PSP = failed.
  • PS2 = failing.

You know, because being first is everything...

@bolded

how old are you?



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.

Hus on 17 March 2010
WilliamWatts said:
Hus said:
WilliamWatts said:
 

Which makes them both losers. The PS3 is the biggest loser in the individual product category even if overall is a different story.

MS would bent over and take it up from everyone for their Zune to take as much a market share as PS3 does.  PS3 is out selling the 360 so that makes 360 the biggest loser even if overall its a differant story. 

Obviously not, because Sony took it up the butt more than anyone else to get their market share. They've lost what? Over $100 per console in users hands? I wouldn't blame any company who is not as keen to take it up the butt as Sony are to gain market share.

You not all there are you ? think before you post.

Sony never took it from anyone to gain market share, they just crushed the comp.  They are actually barely losing anything now and are gaining share.

Its actually MS that took it up their arse hardcore launching with such defective hardware out of desperation to be first console out and to gain a lead and carve out some market share.  MS would gladly bent over, they have before with the 360. 



Games4Fun on 17 March 2010

I really am not sure how to respond to this, but for me it is this. No
reason
When I think gaming Xbox does not pop in my head Nintendo Sony Sega and Atari do. So for me not at all.