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Forums - Sales - 3% Software difference between 360 and PS3 this year.

rccsetzer on 22 March 2010
DirtyP2002 said:

I think VGC does a great job, but I have a hard time to believe this. It is always hard to say something like this without getting flamed or banned, but I will give it a shot.

The main tracking services like NPD, chart-track and Media Create are not showing this shift in sales.

NPD for US only really showed that Xbox 360 sells a lot of software. Bioshock 2 just topped the charts last month for example. Chart-track reported some strong Xbox 360 sales as well. Sure MAG, FFXIII and Heavy Rain had decent to good sales on the PS3, too. Media Create for Japanese sales is easy. But except the relaunch of RE 5, Star Ocean and RoF, there was no really big PS3 game in Japan this year. And those three combined sold like 400k this year.

Looking at worldwide sales for the PS3 software (especially older and smaller games) makes me wonder.

  • GTA IV PS3 outsold Xbox 360 version 2:1 last week
  • Madden NFL 10 PS3 outsold Xbox 360 version almost 3:1 (this game is basically US only)
  • Sonics ultimate Genesis collection PS3 outsold Xbox 360 version almost 3:1
  • UFC 2009 undisputed PS3 outsold Xbox 360 version 2:1
  • Sega Allstar Racing PS3 outsold Xbox 360 version even though the Xbox 360 version has exclusive content
  • Need for Speed shift sold 11k and was not even in the charts for Xbox 360, so at least 2:1
  • Army of Two the 40th day PS3 outsold Xbox 360 almost 2:1 last week (The first one is still on the charts but only for the PS3)
  • Red Faction Guerrilla is on the charts again for PS3 only.
  • Same for CoD WaW and Dead Space.

 

I have no doubts that MAG, FF, Heavy Rain sold well, but I doubt that the older games sell way better on PS3 suddenly. especially with no tracking service confirming this in any way. And I doubt that Games on Demand is that big on Xbox 360 that it could eat so many retail-sales of the older games.

Well, it is easy to know why GTA IV is selling more on PS3. It is because of expansion pack launch, isn't?



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FullMetalMerc on 22 March 2010
Fufinu said:
PS3 also had some heavy hitters in MAG, Heavy Rain and FFXIII though. Guess things might turn with Halo Reach unless Sony gets GT5 out of the gates.

I wouldnt call MAG a heavy hitter, even tho, i love the game it has really lost momentum.



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papflesje on 22 March 2010

@ DirtyP: I'm not disputing what you're saying, because it must be incredibly hard to track older games, but I think it's been said often that PS3 has better legs for basically all those games (I think mainly shooters are an exception - which makes Army of Two all the weirder).

About Red Faction: I know THQ is 'selling' Metro alongside Red Faction here (buy Metro, get Red Faction), so maybe that's why it's selling better (over here at least)?



DirtyP2002 on 22 March 2010
papflesje said:
@ DirtyP: I'm not disputing what you're saying, because it must be incredibly hard to track older games, but I think it's been said often that PS3 has better legs for basically all those games (I think mainly shooters are an exception - which makes Army of Two all the weirder).

About Red Faction: I know THQ is 'selling' Metro alongside Red Faction here (buy Metro, get Red Faction), so maybe that's why it's selling better (over here at least)?


I don't get this.

You buy Metro for Xbox 360 or PC and get the PS3 version of Red Faction?

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Madden is something I can't explain at all. The installbase in the US is much bigger for the Xbox 360, but this game, which is almost US only, sells better on PS3. If that is not strange enough, the preorders for Madden 11 are much higher for the PS3 version as well.

I know it is very hard to track old games with small sales, but it still doesn't make sense.



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papflesje on 22 March 2010

@Dirty: Whoops, forgot that Metro is x360 / pc :p Then, no, I don't have an explanation for that one (if it were a ps3 title as well, it could be explained as our region is more ps3-centric)


About Madden: Wasn't that game promoted (last year's edition) with the ps3 - resulting in a "ow, I got it for PS3 last year, therefore now i'll get it for that platform again"?



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John_Doe on 22 March 2010

PS3 and wii software is undertracked here in vgchartz. Only take a look at software shipments...



disolitude on 22 March 2010

Its funny that if I told people in 2005 that in 2010, Sony and Microsoft platforms would be tied in software sales...I would be laughed at. Fastforward 5 years later and people are happy it is so...



NeoRatt on 22 March 2010

I don't see how this is impressive for PS3...

Sony has released MAG, White Knight Chronicles, Heavy Rain and now GoW III. And Microsoft has had no exclusives from themselves yet this year.

We will see where we are at by the end of September. Let's do a comparison after Halo: Reach, Crackdown 2, and Alan Wake are out.



tyig on 22 March 2010

OH YES PS3 IS ALREADY SECOND PLACE, GOODBYE 3rdPlace60



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gamelover2000 on 22 March 2010
DirtyP2002 said:
papflesje said:
@ DirtyP: I'm not disputing what you're saying, because it must be incredibly hard to track older games, but I think it's been said often that PS3 has better legs for basically all those games (I think mainly shooters are an exception - which makes Army of Two all the weirder).

About Red Faction: I know THQ is 'selling' Metro alongside Red Faction here (buy Metro, get Red Faction), so maybe that's why it's selling better (over here at least)?


I don't get this.

You buy Metro for Xbox 360 or PC and get the PS3 version of Red Faction?

----

Madden is something I can't explain at all. The installbase in the US is much bigger for the Xbox 360, but this game, which is almost US only, sells better on PS3. If that is not strange enough, the preorders for Madden 11 are much higher for the PS3 version as well.

I know it is very hard to track old games with small sales, but it still doesn't make sense.

I think PS3 owners are more sport orientated.. Fifa, PES and basically all multiplatform sport games sell better on PS3



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