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WilliamWatts on 17 July 2010
BHR-3 said:

the main 360 console (20gb 60gb 120gb and now 250gb) has been around 170 to now 200 pounds

factor in a 16 pound recharge kit you'll need at least one of these i hope your not just throwing money down the drain for batteries and another 35 pound for 1yr xbl card i mean its been said that UK is almost like US and loves its FPS in this thread so what else will you be doing with your CODs not just playing its campaign i hope, so most are buying the card 

your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them

the ps3 is now at 250 pound and doesnt require you to buy charging kits for controllers or live cards to play online

i havent even mentioned its free bluray now you tell me which offers better punch for pound

People buy something because they think its worth it, more people think the Xbox 360 is worth more than the PS3 Blu Ray and subscriptions included if thats the case.



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numonex on 17 July 2010

UK is more of a pro 360 market than the US. The UK market is around one quarter the size of the US.  Around 6 million 360s have been sold in the UK. Around 22 million 360s have been sold in the US. 



psrock on 17 July 2010
CGI-Quality said:

The 360 holds a firm grip there, as it does here in the States. What makes it even more impressive is when you consider the original Xbox's position before it, had hardly anything to brag about. Microsoft has made the necessary headway this time around.


The 360 has  no grip , none in the UK. The Wii is  the leading console there with the 360 behind it. The advantage the 360 has over seems to be a fair amount of discouted pricing which blows all the others away.

It like saying France is PS3 nation because it's currently outselling the Wii which is nonesense.

I will give it to you: The 360 does very well in UK better than anywhere else other than the US, but that's just 2 places.



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RaY_Z on 17 July 2010
kowenicki said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
kowenicki said:
BBH said:
kowenicki said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
kowenicki said:
BBH said:

As for Blu-Ray - no doubt things are getting better, but DVD is still outselling it in the UK. I guess Blu-Ray is in its early stages though, and if/when 3D goes big Blu-Ray will pick up a lot.

Digital Download is not viable for a lot of the UK at the minute  - and people just like physical media more.

People keep saying this....  How many 3d movies are worth watching,let alone buying to keep forever?    Name me your top 10, hell try a top 5.

we are talking about the future where more and more movie are going 3D.WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT NOW



I am going to see a movie tonight.... inception.  It isnt 3d.. but I expect it to be the best movie I have seen in the last 12 months.

And....?


2d to 3d isnt like b&w to colour... its mainly a money making exercise for the studios.    It adds nothing to the vast majority of movies, except maybe massive actions movies and animated movies.

3d would get in the way of an awful lot of movies.  Warner are pushing 3d more than anyone and if they do then they will lose some very talented directors like chrostopher nolan for example... he doesnt like the idea of 3d film making at all...

Christopher nolan isn't the only director out there

 

why the hell are you syuck with your own thoughts?

 

just because you don't like it or one director doesn't do it doesn't mean it won't happen


You never see the irony of your own posts do you. There is no more inflexible and bloody minded poster here than you, and yet you accuse others of this all the time.

I'm not saying it wont happen, I'm saying movies will be the worse for it, studios however will be richer - which is what this is really about.  Ticket prices for 3d movies are higher and in the States there is a bit of a row about this.

 


Don't even bother. I won't get through his thick head.

It's just plain scary.... You'd swear he works for sony or something... Freaky freaky stuff...

BUT DAMN ENTERTAINING =)



elvacano80 on 17 July 2010
BHR-3 said:
Dallinor said:
haxxiy said:
aragod said:
kowenicki said:

In the UK we buy with our heads.... 

The console that gives the biggest punch for the pound is the 360 - so we buy it, its that simple.

No emotional loyalty to bygone days... no sheep like following of trends beyond their natural lives... no xenophobic bias (not that we even make a console! lol)

The UK (with the US) has also been a trend setter for popular culture, you will all follow soon

 

 

This is the funniest shit I've seen in ages, thanks god for continental Europe.


I second what Aragod said with every bit of my being.

Yes because other countries have wool pulled over their eyes and need to remove it to step into the intelligent, unbiased and well informed UK gamer's shoes.

It's actually such a ridiculous post. Very arrogant.

Also along the lines of popular culture spreading from America, it's true, but damn it I wish it wasn't.


i fourth that

but i do respect that he's being honest with his opionions and expressing himself on the forums

 

@seece i do mentioned that 220 is before the discontinued skus and am not counting arcades cause they dont have a HDD and another reason is that kowen mentioned arcades arent the ones that get the majority of the sales

"So before, it was £210 in total, not anywhere near £250"

210 220 sorry i was 10 pound off i was getting numbers from my head 250 is for current new 360S owners

i crearly wrote

"your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them"

can you not read? or do you just like twisting my words around to make me look like the bad

....



 

 

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Seece on 17 July 2010
psrock said:
CGI-Quality said:

The 360 holds a firm grip there, as it does here in the States. What makes it even more impressive is when you consider the original Xbox's position before it, had hardly anything to brag about. Microsoft has made the necessary headway this time around.


The 360 has  no grip , none in the UK. The Wii is  the leading console there with the 360 behind it. The advantage the 360 has over seems to be a fair amount of discouted pricing which blows all the others away.

It like saying France is PS3 nation because it's currently outselling the Wii which is nonesense.

I will give it to you: The 360 does very well in UK better than anywhere else other than the US, but that's just 2 places.

In relation to console per head, UK does the best,

21 mill / 300 million

5 million / 60 million



 

psrock on 17 July 2010
CGI-Quality said:
psrock said:
CGI-Quality said:

The 360 holds a firm grip there, as it does here in the States. What makes it even more impressive is when you consider the original Xbox's position before it, had hardly anything to brag about. Microsoft has made the necessary headway this time around.


The 360 has  no grip , none in the UK. The Wii is  the leading console there with the 360 behind it. The advantage the 360 has over seems to be a fair amount of discouted pricing which blows all the others away.

It like saying France is PS3 nation because it's currently outselling the Wii which is nonesense.

I will give it to you: The 360 does very well in UK better than anywhere else other than the US, but that's just 2 places.

I understand that bit Rock, but let's look at it from another angle: the PlayStation and Nintendo brands are far more powerful worldwide. Taking this into consideration, particularly considering Sony's position in the UK throughout the PS1/PS2's lives, the 360 being able to keep ahead of the PS3 for so long there is impressive, at least on that front. I mean sure, Sony made numerous mistakes this gen that have been costly to their overall success, and the two places that they've fumbled the hardest seems to be the two places where they can't keep up with the 360: UK & US.

It's impressive for the 360 and Xbox brand that it's been able to penetrate any markets considering one of those factors (the original Xbox's rep). Of course I excluded the Wii, as it's too far ahead for any type of logical comparison here. The victory for the 360 in the UK (and in the US in the same breath) is over Sony and PS brand. That's what they set out to do.

The rest of the world, no, the PlayStation is beating it and quite handily in some markets, which IMO, isn't too shocking. I'm just giving it some credit for being able to pull out any kind of victory outside of the many EU markets and Japan, where Sony will likely always dominate them.

I agree you on the whole Playsation area, but Seece was using the Wii, not the PS3 to show how the 360 has somehow become the console of choice in the UK. I disagree because the 360 outselling the Wii has more to do with major discounts in that country which the 360 gets versus all the other consoles.



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RaY_Z on 17 July 2010
CGI-Quality said:

The 360 holds a firm grip there, as it does here in the States. What makes it even more impressive is when you consider the original Xbox's position before it, had hardly anything to brag about. Microsoft has made the necessary headway this time around.

Which has made many many many opposing fanboys, go into an unbearable amount of damage control. Their insecurities are shown even more, and judging by their reactions and defensive manner... their pretty much shitting themselves.

 

Sony in particular who were doing so well in the past two genrations where they were on top. Now Nintendo is on top. Even Microsoft (who only just entered the maker last generation) are above sony this generation. It's a huge suprise for many Sony Fanboys and pretty much scares the crap out of them. Hence all their defensive comments and reactions.

 

Nintendo has made a tremendous comeback from last place in the previous generation to and outright and unbreakable lead (In terms of sales anyway). Microsoft holds onto second place, but have achieved so much already considering how new they are to the console market.

 

Sony.... well... compared to their post performances (in terms of their performance against the competition), they have been underwhelming despite having some awesome AAA exclusive games. Its scary for these sony fanboys, particularly since they were on top for so long. Arrogance and ignorace bought sony into this position. Although they are somewhat crawling their way back now, it just seems like a lost cause considering how far they have fallen back already.



numonex on 17 July 2010

Microsoft has dramatically transformed their XBox brand. XBox 360 selling extremely well this generation. Over 40 million console sales after 4.5 years, selling 15 million more than what the Xbox sold in 5 years on the market. 

The XBox 360 leads the PS3 in a head to head sales show down in  both the UK and US. XBox brand goes from strength to strength. XBox Live and good range of games 

XBox 360 Slim  and Kinect is the next step to attempt to break into the casual gamer and Family friendly video game market and picking up some sales which has been comprehensively dominated by the Wii this generation. Hardcore gamers and existing 360 gamers have not been abandoned: hardcore games and mature games are still on the way. 



WilliamWatts on 17 July 2010
psrock said:
CGI-Quality said:

The 360 holds a firm grip there, as it does here in the States. What makes it even more impressive is when you consider the original Xbox's position before it, had hardly anything to brag about. Microsoft has made the necessary headway this time around.


The 360 has  no grip , none in the UK. The Wii is  the leading console there with the 360 behind it. The advantage the 360 has over seems to be a fair amount of discouted pricing which blows all the others away.

It like saying France is PS3 nation because it's currently outselling the Wii which is nonesense.

I will give it to you: The 360 does very well in UK better than anywhere else other than the US, but that's just 2 places.

Those two places represent a significant proportion of the world market for home video game consoles by themselves. They represent 58% of the total home console sales in this current generation. They aren't just any two places.