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Dark_Feanor on 18 August 2011

I have personaly 2 resons:

1- 360 controler is MUCH more comfortable and precise than the PS3's. I don't like fighting games, so the D-pad dosen't matter.

2- I made a lot of friends with Halo, Gears and Crysis 2 with live, and I can talk to them any time. There is no such a interation with the PSN.



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worldlyfall on 18 August 2011
snakenobi said:
SaviorX said:
snakenobi said:
they are,its just that diversity distribute over alot of games

PS3 software actually trumps both Wii and 360 software sales these days in total


????? Since when ??????

And I agree with what was stated earlier that MS does a megaton of marketing in comparison. In terms of ad money spent it is MS>>>>>Sony>>>Ninty

Worldwide 2011 Software Totals

 

wii loses as it has bundled games on its value bundle

Console 
Wii 60,608,895    
PS3 55,142,496 (-    
X360 53,565,434      
DS 42,042,239      
PSP 17,137,182      
PC 8,751,011  
3DS 6,075,834  
PS2 4,778,740  



You do know by the end of this year the ps3 will be behind the 360. Gears, COD, Halo, and Kinnect games will make sure of that.



worldlyfall on 18 August 2011
Mordred11 said:
This thread again?ok.

This happens mainly because there is more variety in Sony exclusives.There are loads of exlusives for pretty much every genre.Because of that,PS3's userbase rarely gives attention to one particular genre(FPS-COD),while on the 360's side it happens more often with gears of war,halo,COD games,making the console king of the FPS games.

And there's America.Games usually sale more in NA,and the 360 has a pretty huge lead over there.

Oh please the highest selling games on ps3 are COD games. 
"PS3's userbase rarely gives attention to one particular genre" LOL at your statment.



snakenobi on 18 August 2011
worldlyfall said:
snakenobi said:
SaviorX said:
snakenobi said:
they are,its just that diversity distribute over alot of games

PS3 software actually trumps both Wii and 360 software sales these days in total


????? Since when ??????

And I agree with what was stated earlier that MS does a megaton of marketing in comparison. In terms of ad money spent it is MS>>>>>Sony>>>Ninty

Worldwide 2011 Software Totals

 

wii loses as it has bundled games on its value bundle

Console 
Wii 60,608,895      
PS3 55,142,496 (-    
X360 53,565,434      
DS 42,042,239      
PSP 17,137,182      
PC 8,751,011  
3DS 6,075,834  
PS2 4,778,740  



You do know by the end of this year the ps3 will be behind the 360. Gears, COD, Halo, and Kinnect games will make sure of that.

that is just an assumption by you that the old years sales will replay

actually PS3 could trump 360 still as the trends have been changing,software sales on the PS3 have been growing tremendously.and the software choice provides alot of space for sales.



dj2one on 18 August 2011

PS3 has released so many retail exclusives this year. None individually were huge sellers but the total of

MLB The Show
Infamous 2
Socom 4
Motorstorm Ap
Killzone 3
Little Big planet

and others all factor in PS3 gamers have a finite amount of money and time to sepnd on games. 360 gamers have four flagship exclusive franchises Forza, Halo, Fable, and Gears. Which will sell big because of the Marketing and push. Sony has done barely any marketing at all this gen. 360 Retail exclusives Alan Wake and Splinter Cell for 360 did not have huge sales numbers. Its all about name recognition and hype.



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rf40928 on 18 August 2011
snakenobi said:
worldlyfall said:
snakenobi said:
SaviorX said:
snakenobi said:
they are,its just that diversity distribute over alot of games

PS3 software actually trumps both Wii and 360 software sales these days in total


????? Since when ??????

And I agree with what was stated earlier that MS does a megaton of marketing in comparison. In terms of ad money spent it is MS>>>>>Sony>>>Ninty

Worldwide 2011 Software Totals

 

wii loses as it has bundled games on its value bundle

Console 
Wii 60,608,895      
PS3 55,142,496 (-    
X360 53,565,434      
DS 42,042,239      
PSP 17,137,182      
PC 8,751,011  
3DS 6,075,834  
PS2 4,778,740  



You do know by the end of this year the ps3 will be behind the 360. Gears, COD, Halo, and Kinnect games will make sure of that.

that is just an assumption by you that the old years sales will replay

actually PS3 could trump 360 still as the trends have been changing,software sales on the PS3 have been growing tremendously.and the software choice provides alot of space for sales.

I Posted above.. in total software sales the PS3 is so far behind the 360 it'll never catch up..  In just the top 50 games list i posted above ( from Vgchartz ) the PS3 is behind nearly 50 million game copies.. much more if you go top 100 games on each console.. As close as the two consoles are in userbase.. the PS3 is the last choice for games



mantlepiecek on 18 August 2011

The main reason why Ps3 games sell less than 360 is because of US gamers buy more games than other countries due to relatively higher standard of living combined with population. And the 360 dominates in the USA.
Its got nothing to do with PS3 owners not buying their exclusives. Maybe a little to do with the exclusive variety.

Its one of the reason why 360 can match the PS3 WW in hardware sales even if PS3 outsells it in EMEAA and Japan.



Blood_Tears on 18 August 2011
sales2099 said:
RolStoppable said:
Mainly because Sony's lineup is built on diversity while Microsoft chooses to brainwash people with their marketing.


That sir is Sony fan made propaganda. 

Numbers dont lie. Global software difference between 360 and PS3 is at about 90 million approx. And im sure that didnt come from the year 360 was out before ps3 released.

This "diversity" is only because Sony has NO IDEA what their demographic wants and is taking shots in the dark. MS on the other hand knows their core audience and what they want....so thats what they deliever. 

Propaganda debunked :)

Yes and there last 2 E3 conferences definately show that..



LordMatrix on 18 August 2011
RolStoppable said:
Mainly because Sony's lineup is built on diversity while Microsoft chooses to brainwash people with their marketing.


LOL Yeah keep telling yourself that. Microsoft`s exlusives are just more popular usually. Most Xbox exclusives have a much larger community attached to them. If you enjoy online play you likely are an Xbox gamer.  Gears, Halo & Forza are some big one`s that come to mind but when even games like Fable use online features in unique ways can you really blame users for flocking to them?



 How our favorite systems are just like humans and sometimes have issues finding their special someone...

Xbox 360 wants to Kinect &  PS3 wants to Move!  Why are both systems having such relationship problems?  The reason is they both become so infactuated with desire while watching the Wii as it waggles on by. They simply want what they can't have.

 Official member of the Xbox 360 Squad

rf40928 on 18 August 2011
mantlepiecek said:
The main reason why Ps3 games sell less than 360 is because of US gamers buy more games than other countries due to relatively higher standard of living combined with population. And the 360 dominates in the USA.
Its got nothing to do with PS3 owners not buying their exclusives. Maybe a little to do with the exclusive variety.

Its one of the reason why 360 can match the PS3 WW in hardware sales even if PS3 outsells it in EMEAA and Japan.

Its a combinations of reasons, but I beleive your reason above is part of it..  The PS3 outsells the 360 in most of the EMEAA areas.. but not by a staggering amount.. sometimes its very close.. rarely is it a crazy number like you get in America.. Look back 10 yrs ago.. The PS2 sold what percentage in the USA?  If the PS3 was selling at that same percentage ..the PS3 would be number 1, not the WIi..  Im not sure if Sony can win the US back next gen.. the only reason PS3 is slowly catching 360 is mainly Japan's PS3 sales.. subtract  Japan who is fiercly loyal to their companies and PS3 would be dead last.. What I always see happening though is the 360 does well like 3 months a year and almost always nullifies any progress the PS3 did the other parts of the year.. nearly every year the PS3 was supposed to have caught up and nearly every year this happens - PS3 slightly outsells Xbox 360 ( enough, but not huge outselling either ).. then a few months 360 sells above PS3 and nearly makes it the way it was before PS3 caught up.. Im waiting to see how Gear 3 increases console sales and the holidays in which 360 usually does better.. Also.. when one drops the price - the other does not far after.. It wont be long till 360 gets a price cut.. Does anyone think MS will sit on its hands long beefore a price cut?  Well they wont wait long.. The PS3 sales are doing better this year , but  fans need to take  into account the 360 is having its best year( of two best selling years of its life )  so far.. so its sales aren't dropping off either.. and the Wii can't be beat or ever caught