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JGarret on 05 October 2010

Poor choice of words.

 



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ethomaz on 05 October 2010
kowenicki said:
ethomaz said:
*Sound Of Rain said:
ethomaz said:
*Sound Of Rain said:
ethomaz said:

Same period (America only).

Last year: 2,123,733 (whit 3 weeks of Slim/Pricecut)
This year: 2,774,371

UP 30%

Who is dead?

/end thread

Thanks for helping my point even more Lol...PS3 is up 30% Y.O.Y and Wii is down about 10% Y.O.Y and Wii still outsold it every week this year except for 3 weeks it was PS3>Wii.

Your comparison are biased. Wii is Wii, PS3 is PS3.

PS3 is UP 30% in America and this is not dead.

When PS3 start selling under 10k per week you can tell it's dead. For me your point is nonsense.

An opinion is an opinion and I respect yours...anyway PS3 is dead in America compared to the 360 and Wii.

Also I am not biased because I own and enjoy the PS3!

How can a console UP 30% YoY was dead???

Sorry... but it's not opinion... it's a fact.



Your compariosn is also biased

It wont end the year up 30%... nowhere near.

BUT yes.. saying its dead is utterly stupid.

Its just stuck in last in the US.

I wouldn't say "biased"... we just don't have the numbers at the end of the year for comparison... but I guess PS3 should be UP... maybe 10% or 15% but still UP.



rf40928 on 05 October 2010
johnglen said:

PS3 is doing O.K in America , not great, not horrible kind of like how the 360  is doing in Europe. The ps3 is not doing that much better in Japan, it's just that the 360 is a complete failure there and that blinds some people when the reality is that the playstation brand has been badly damaged in Japan (Sony's home country) . 5.5 million in 4 years ?? That's ..not good at all.

You said the PS3 is not horrible how the 360 is doing in Europe.  Evidentally you need to read more.

Right NOW the XB360 is almost caught up with PS3 is the EMEAA area, when months ago it was over 700K behind !!  Almost caught up.. look at the recent EMEAA report here:  In some areas PS3 is better in some 360 is better, but the totals of all areas are at bottom right.. as you can READ they are very close now.. I think its the 360 slim.. same thing that happened when the PS3 slim out.. better price helps alot..

http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly.php?reg=Others&date=40447&console=&maker=



rf40928 on 05 October 2010
AnveL said:

it's not dead just will stay at no.3 in US for this gen

but life time worldwide might be no.2 or even no.1 in the end

let's just wait and see...


Yeah we'll see.. I think its a pure fantasy to think Sony will end up 2nd and especially 1st.. Looking at current and past trends have you figured out the INCREDIBLE Numbers they'll need just to acheive 2nd place within 4 yrs?  The magic just isn't there if you figure those numbers and in this economy its even worse..

If you google and read what insiders are saying that Sony wants to get their Next Gen system out ahead of MS this time you're looking at the PS3 and XB being phased out around 2013'ish sometime..  Looking at past trends, headstarts help or seem to alittle, also a console that was in 3rd place or 2nd place stayed in that place the rest of it life.. PS2 has a 1.5 year headstart on the Gamecube and was up by how many million after 2 yrs? Look folks you can dream all you want but the 360 and PS3 are FIVE YRS old.. yes the PS3 was launched a year late, but the keyword is LATE.. Developers has both consoles in their hands an entire year before 2006 ( when both planned on launching and only MS did).. The PS3 will never last as long as the much LOVED PS2 which was Sony at its best launching a console in the perfect storm..



bannedagain on 05 October 2010

THERE ALL DOOOMED!!!!

on a serious note, I think they are just going to ride out the rest of this gen on the prospect of making money. Not units sold. If I was sony, I would be trying to make as much as possible. which means cutting price only when needed. There sales are not bad and should stay the course.



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phantom on 05 October 2010

When the ps3 price hits 200-250 it will pick up alot of sales. Who isn' t going to buy one. It's a blu-ray player and gaming system. It's just a matter of time. I think the 360 will be in last place again(I own one and wouldn't mind having a ps3).



Uberkiffer on 05 October 2010
rf40928 said:
 

I dont think the PS3 is dead by far, but I do beleive it will finish in 3rd place.. Xbox Live is honestly a better service then PSN.  Yes PSN is free, but thats why some people use matches and others pay for a lighter. 



I really like that analagy :)



theonewhoisme on 05 October 2010
Uberkiffer said:
rf40928 said:
 

I dont think the PS3 is dead by far, but I do beleive it will finish in 3rd place.. Xbox Live is honestly a better service then PSN.  Yes PSN is free, but thats why some people use matches and others pay for a lighter. 



I really like that analagy :)

only matches cost too, and unlike lighters xbl isn't any better then psn



evolution_1ne on 05 October 2010
theonewhoisme said:
Uberkiffer said:
rf40928 said:
 

I dont think the PS3 is dead by far, but I do beleive it will finish in 3rd place.. Xbox Live is honestly a better service then PSN.  Yes PSN is free, but thats why some people use matches and others pay for a lighter. 



I really like that analagy :)

only matches cost too, and unlike lighters xbl isn't any better then psn

QFT!!!!!!! 

and the difference is all in thier heads, because at the end of the day both the lighter and the match does the same job.

that's a f**king beautiful analogy if you ask me lmao



theonewhoisme on 05 October 2010
evolution_1ne said:
theonewhoisme said:
Uberkiffer said:
rf40928 said:
 

I dont think the PS3 is dead by far, but I do beleive it will finish in 3rd place.. Xbox Live is honestly a better service then PSN.  Yes PSN is free, but thats why some people use matches and others pay for a lighter. 



I really like that analagy :)

only matches cost too, and unlike lighters xbl isn't any better then psn

QFT!!!!!!! 

and the difference is all in thier heads, because at the end of the day both the lighter and the match does the same job.

that's a f**king beautiful analogy if you ask me lmao

match is one time use, lighter can be used alot, and matches can't be lit with nothing lighter can