Some of use have been here all along, note even winning my bet I can be modest as it was ALWAYS going to happen.  Not a lot to get really excited about yet though until we get into August and see the pre xmas level.  360 needs to trend above the PS3 before the holidays if Microsoft expect to beat it this holiday, I expect this will be possible when the new model gets a modest price cut (especially in the EU and Japan) post the clearance of old models.

 i think sells of 360 will stabilize and come back down in 2 or 3 wk's. next wk the sells will be less then 30k diff in favor of 360.

Being a man does not make this wager a fair one. He changed the rules on you. 1 week sales does not maketh a comeback. I would haggle for something a little bit more realistic as you will be hammered by the slightlest glitch but you point will still be valid.

Not a fair comparison as the PS3 Slim conincided with a hefty price reduction. I would also argue that a number of those sales were to existing customers. After all it was small shiny and black just the sort of bate a fisherman would use to snag a gamer.

If anything the 360 owners have more reasons to want to upgrade, the reality was the PS3 slim removed functionality the 360 is adding it. Couple this with older machines in the market many still prone to the original defect and you have a good reason to purchase. This argument is often used to tried and belittle sales so I will expect to see it used repeatedly if the numbers remain high

Having said that due to the scarcity of the first round of consoles it is likely that the hardcore will be the bulk of the early purchasers. The advertising campaign is in full swing, but they will need to get them into the shops  as they have nothing to purchase at the moment (Except in Canada which as rafichamp pointed out still as them in stock last I looked the ca version of Amazon had them in stock with more arriving soon).

i've argued the same point agianst PS3 Slim and i'm here to do it again against the 360 slim. we all know some current 360 owners will go out and buy this new version of the 360 and for me it doesn't tell the true story of what the console is selling?

BUT SELLS ARE SELLS AND THAT CAN'T BE ARGUED!

very nice sales.

Damn...those are some pretty good sales. I just hope that this continues on a weekly basis.

Based on my calculations thats actually a weaker response from the price drop than there was to $400. I suspect they have passed the point of diminishing returns and any successive price cuts will be weaker in the mid term (5-6 months vs same time previous year old price). I suspect we've already passed that magic price point barrier for all consoles and perhaps because of this we may not see an Xbox 360 price cut.

@Werekitten: If you read this, see! See!!!! I was right! (no offense lol)

I didn't change any rules.  I responded to someone (not him) who said that the 360 would outsell the PS3 for the rest of the year.  Selnor jumped on it and said "Yeah! yada yada yada Kinetic bla bla bla". ;)  So, I assumed he was thinking the same thing as the original person I responded to.

If he wants a different bet, that's fine, that's what a disucssion is for.  The original poster I replied to said that the 360 would beat the ps3 for every week for the rest of the year, I was simply wanting to make that wager with him.

For reference this was the post I responded to originally.

shinyuhadouken on 06/28/10 10:27 PST

That is not an excuse, it was simply a comment.