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EdStation3 on 25 April 2011

Can't we already consider the 360 to be in last place.  Not in raw numbers, but per capita.

The PS3 has been out for 4.4 years and the 360 for 5.4 years.

Saleswise they stand at 48.2 and 52.1 respective.

PS3 has %92.5 of sales the 360 has but has only been out for %81.4 of the 360 life time.  That's %11 difference.

If you add on to PS3 or subtract from 360 the extra %18 extra life time the PS3 would have 56.8million right now.  The fact that they released early but don't have the sales to back it up would theoretically put them in last.  If two runners were running and the first got a 1/5 of the head start over the 2nd runner and he caught up and it only 3 steps behind, wouldn't you consider the 2nd runner to be the faster of the two?




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rocketpig on 25 April 2011

Why does it matter? Microsoft has made more money than Sony this generation. Why don't we go by THAT number? It makes more sense than arbitrarily looking at product sales, which don't account for the clusterfucks that have set back both companies quite a bit (MS less than Sony but they both had major mistakes this generation).




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nightsurge on 25 April 2011

Lol... this again.



LivingMetal on 25 April 2011
rocketpig said:

Why does it matter? Microsoft has made more money than Sony this generation. Why don't we go by THAT number? It makes more sense than arbitrarily looking at product sales, which don't account for the clusterfucks that have set back both companies quite a bit (MS less than Sony but they both had major mistakes this generation).


Honestly, it doesn't matter as you said.  But this thread is about specific products and not the company as a whole.  In fact, I love my PS3 (console - thread topic), but I will never buy a Sony speaker again.



rocketpig on 25 April 2011
LivingMetal said:
rocketpig said:

Why does it matter? Microsoft has made more money than Sony this generation. Why don't we go by THAT number? It makes more sense than arbitrarily looking at product sales, which don't account for the clusterfucks that have set back both companies quite a bit (MS less than Sony but they both had major mistakes this generation).


Honestly, it doesn't matter as you said.  But this thread is about specific products and not the company as a whole.  In fact, I love my PS3 (console - thread topic), but I will never buy a Sony speaker again.

The Xbox 360 has made its manufacturer more money than the Playstation 3. Is that better?




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LivingMetal on 25 April 2011
RolStoppable said:

The car of the top driver in the Formula 1 has a problem early on in the race and he has to make a long pit stop to get it fixed. After he gets back on the track he pulls off one fastest lap record after another, but until the end of the race he still doesn't manage to get back into first place. Sure, he was the fastest man in the race if you look at individual lap times, but overall he wasn't first. Now who would seriously consider him to be the winner of the race?

The point is you are not in a certain position until you are in that certain position.


Sorry, Bub, but bad analogy.  Consoles provide content which unsually translates into sales.  Racing only provides a lot of noise, pollution, and superficial action.  But some people are into that.



LivingMetal on 25 April 2011
rocketpig said:
LivingMetal said:
rocketpig said:

Why does it matter? Microsoft has made more money than Sony this generation. Why don't we go by THAT number? It makes more sense than arbitrarily looking at product sales, which don't account for the clusterfucks that have set back both companies quite a bit (MS less than Sony but they both had major mistakes this generation).


Honestly, it doesn't matter as you said.  But this thread is about specific products and not the company as a whole.  In fact, I love my PS3 (console - thread topic), but I will never buy a Sony speaker again.

The Xbox 360 has made its manufacturer more money than the Playstation 3. Is that better?

 

Makes more sense. Much better.



NiKKoM on 25 April 2011

We need to up that number of posts before someone can make a thread....



 

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Acevil on 25 April 2011
rocketpig said:

Why does it matter? Microsoft has made more money than Sony this generation. Why don't we go by THAT number? It makes more sense than arbitrarily looking at product sales, which don't account for the clusterfucks that have set back both companies quite a bit (MS less than Sony but they both had major mistakes this generation).


I keep stating this, but no one listens.



 

EdStation3 on 25 April 2011
RolStoppable said:

The car of the top driver in the Formula 1 has a problem early on in the race and he has to make a long pit stop to get it fixed. After he gets back on the track he pulls off one fastest lap record after another, but until the end of the race he still doesn't manage to get back into first place. Sure, he was the fastest man in the race if you look at individual lap times, but overall he wasn't first. Now who would seriously consider him to be the winner of the race?

The point is you are not in a certain position until you are in that certain position.


You forgot the part where the other racer has to "buy 2nd place" as Microsoft has been doing.

 

Also the race isn't even over.  But PS3 has caught up big time and is only catching up more as time goes.  It's poised to take 2nd place in a year.




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