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The sales in vgchartz aren't just consoles sold to gamers are they?

They include those who bought PS3s to watch movies considering the great deals of 80gb PS3s which include 10+ BD movies.

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I'll have to go with Microsoft is just waiting to see how things go from now until the holiday season is over. Microsoft probably figures people have pretty much already decided what they want for the holiday and spending the money would not be equal the returns at the moment. They may still do a push of advertising at some point.
Several people I've talked to around here would like to get both or either a 360 and PS3, but they list price and stability and price as the factors for not doing so now. They can generally list about the same number of games they're really interested in playing on either system off-hand, but being as I'm in Japan, they generally only first think of PS3 and only consider the 360 after I ask them about it, but at least several Japanese people are interested in at least trying Blue Dragon and Trusty Bell (Eternal Sonata).

Edit:Also Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf) seems to still be a wanted title and a reason at least some people want a PS3.

 geez, i'm not sure i know 60 people total.  are you some sort of milf hunter?!?!

Of course. There is no way to tell how many gamers have it, other than software sales. One thing which I haven't found out yet is whether the PS3 is also the cheapest Blu-Ray player in Japan. In the USA I'm sure there are many people who only use the PS3 for Blu-Ray, and will likely never contribute to software sales.

 Sony had to reduce its price quickly due to its high price point and as it stands now they are not too far away from reaching mass market price. I think its also important to take into consideration other factors besides price. I for one chose a ps3 over the 360 mainly due to its far greater stability. I think having a problem like the rrod issue is inexcusable and 2 years after its launch should have been more than enough time to fix the problem unless the design is so seriously flawed that it's not possible.

Microsoft is extremely fortunate that the US market has been so forgiving for this monumental stuff up. And like someone mentioned earlier most of the AAA x-box games are fps which I also prefer to play on my pc.

Yes but to say that people bought a PS3 for Blu ray can't be confirmed and the PS3 commercials focus on games.

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so there's a reason why PS3 is outselling Xbox 360 a little. Since it's the cheapest Bluray player and it has a wonderful deal bundled w/ tons of movies, not to mention that BR is more popular than HD-DVD, I think it's pretty practical for someone looking for a HD player to get the PS3. (little contribution to PS3 software sales though).

Remember, HDTV sales have gone up significantly lately.

How's that conclusion came up, that Microsoft doesn't do well???? Last Generation 120m-25m. Now Generation Sony, just CLOSING THE GAP. And Look at it, I'm playing FREAKING GAMES with my 360. I dont't watch BRmovies as my 3(!!!) neighbours do ! (yeap, they haven't buy a single game!)

@Branko

Yep, I have to agree with you on the RROD, But new ones are less prone to this right?

re. fps on pc rather than console, well, lot's of people disagree with you. I'm not saying that people who disagree with you >> people who agree with you but I'm sure lot's of people disagree with you. I for one disagree with you because I guess I'm pretty used to playing them on consoles since Quake II for PS was released. And playing FPS games on consoles won't worry you on system requirements since you are assured that they are ooptimized for the console they are meant to. FPS games are generally the most GPU intensive games BTW.