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BMaker11 on 02 July 2010
Mr Puggsly said:
Black Fist said:

I´m going to be really honest when i say it´s very sad that the 360 is selling like hot cakes in this past few weeks.

And before anyone calls me a PS3 fanboy, i don´t have a PS3, i have a 360.

The point is, Microsoft needs to fall hard, and it´s for their own good, because at this point, they suck like no tomorrow.

They lack in first parties, they lack on exclusives (except the timely ones and DLC crap), they even lack on Ips for they live on Halo, Fable and Forza alone (Gears and Mass Effect are third party, they can lose it at any time).

They are a american console for the american people, they don´t care for anyone else (which is just pathetic in this day and age), and you can see that with the all 20 minutes ESPN on their E3 press conference or that the Xbox live price is equal in every market (basically, the world is financing the US Xbox Live).

They need to fall so they open their eyes and think for a moment.


What are you babbling about? They have plenty of first party exclusives. The Halo series, Fable series, Forza series, Crackdown series, etc. They are also working on bringing a lot of first party exclusives to the Kinect. On top of that they have some of the best 3rd party exclusives via retail and Xbox Live.

The Xbox 360 has most of its success in the US and that's why there is a huge focus there. Its their bread and butter. But its not doing too bad oversees either. If they were doing better in Japan this probably wouldn't even be a discussion.

I kinda lol'd cause he said the only first party franchises M$ has is Halo, Fable, and Forza....and you said "what're you talking about? They have Halo, Fable, and Forza"



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Fumanchu on 02 July 2010

I would rather see Sony become profitable again, than see them run by fans or PR puppets slashing prices everywhere in a money losing race to secure the coveted and holy 'second place'.



scat398 on 02 July 2010

Well the WW gap is sitting around 5 million right now and I think we can expect that to increase to between 6 to 7 million by the end of the year possibly more if Kinect becomes the hot christmas item in America.  Next year Ps3 is able to pull together another price cut bringing the gap back down to 5 million at the end of 2011.  After that it's almost not even worth discussing since both companies will probably be announcing new consoles in 2012.



badgenome on 02 July 2010
Severance said:
Hyruken said:

That is a good point.

IF Japan were more open to foreign technology and bought them in the same way they buy their own products like the rest of the world does the gap would probably be a lot higher. In a way 360 has actually been handicapped this gen as can only really sell in mass to the other 2 regions. While Nintendo and Sony can obviously sell to all regions freely. I think the fact the 360 has sold nearly 1.5m in Japan is a massive achievement for it.

Who knows maybe Kinect will help to sell a few more 360's in Japan....

again with the "Japan is biased, they're not open!" garbage when everything they do is considered "weird ass shit" by Westerners

I blame Tak Fuji.



thx1139 on 02 July 2010
Solid_Snake4RD said:
oldschoolfool said:

All the systems will remain in there current positions throughout the rest of the gen. Who cares if the ps3 remains in third place. hopefully sony can learn from there mistakes,if they come out with the ps4. lol


you use so much LOL

 

it will be difficult for 360 to stay in 2nd place as MS will replace it faster than Wii2 and PS4

Why? When the 360 will continue to be profitable why will MS abandon it?  I think to many of you live on wishful thinking. The original life span was never going to be profitable. The 360 was profitable in 2007. and will continue to be profitable and MS like Sony and Nintendo will milk the profitable for all it can to help finance the next box.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

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Ssenkahdavic on 02 July 2010
badgenome said:
Severance said:
Hyruken said:

That is a good point.

IF Japan were more open to foreign technology and bought them in the same way they buy their own products like the rest of the world does the gap would probably be a lot higher. In a way 360 has actually been handicapped this gen as can only really sell in mass to the other 2 regions. While Nintendo and Sony can obviously sell to all regions freely. I think the fact the 360 has sold nearly 1.5m in Japan is a massive achievement for it.

Who knows maybe Kinect will help to sell a few more 360's in Japan....

again with the "Japan is biased, they're not open!" garbage when everything they do is considered "weird ass shit" by Westerners

I blame Tak Fuji.

Not all of us can be experts on Japanese Culture.



 

  

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MasterHien on 02 July 2010

Real talk! PS3 will never overtake 360 while this gen continue

BUT!! PS3 will overtake 360 when this gen is over and new Consoles are on the market

I think this is how it goes, PS3 will last 1 year longer than the XBOX 360 because of the 360 headstart so until the last year of PS3 ends is what determines whether it overtakes 360 or not, If people look at it like this then PS3 will overtake 360 EASILY! that 1 year of 360 is the ONLY reason why 360 is leading in sales and is ahead of the PS3, Am sorry 360 fanboys but that is the truth. Am a PS360 fanboy and that is how i see it!



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psrock on 02 July 2010

Yes, The PS3 will remain at 3rd place because MS will always make sure it has a price advantage. I think they are more concern with finally making money though. I am sure it wont't stay @$299 for long, but the 360 should gain marketshare they have recently lost.

My only thing is people think MS is going to destroy the PS3 in the holidays. I just don't see it. As always, 360 will win in NA, UK and the PS3 everywhere else.

I got to give it to MS for being agressive and competitive, they have created an amazing new experience in kinect and will steal tons of casuals from Nintendo. All I can say is, it's going to be a great Fall for all three consoles.



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legend92(3) on 02 July 2010

In the Americas yea there's no way. Worldwide however, if thats what your talking about you have lost it 



Solid_Snake4RD on 03 July 2010
thx1139 said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
oldschoolfool said:

All the systems will remain in there current positions throughout the rest of the gen. Who cares if the ps3 remains in third place. hopefully sony can learn from there mistakes,if they come out with the ps4. lol


you use so much LOL

 

it will be difficult for 360 to stay in 2nd place as MS will replace it faster than Wii2 and PS4

Why? When the 360 will continue to be profitable why will MS abandon it? 

as MS is already hard fighting on other brands with other consoles,it can't do it with 2.

even after 5 years it is 40m.even after starting 1 year before other consoles and being very cheap it didn't do well.

360 will continue to be profitable but not if they launch a new one as they will lose again.this is no PS2 that it will run along

I think to many of you live on wishful thinking. The original life span was never going to be profitable. The 360 was profitable in 2007. and will continue to be profitable and MS like Sony and Nintendo will milk the profitable for all it can to help finance the next box.

SONY and Nintendo are far bigger brands that MS is having hard to cope with

Couldn't beat Wii evwen after being cheaper than it last year.

couldn't be more more than 40m and further from the PS3 even with a cheaper console and good marketing .