PS2 2001 sales numbers vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =)

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Darc Requiem on 05 May 2008

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PS3 lacks a strong "japanese" appealing library. The Xbox 360 has more jRPG's. :/

That is precisely why I have 360 and not a PS3. Last generation I had bought a PS2 specifically for my JRPG fix and didn't pick up the X-box until KoTOR was released.

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Rock_on_2008 said:
Crazzyman I think PS3 will sell 18 million PS3 consoles sold for 2008.

and you said based on the inside information that sony is going to give 5 million of PS3 in gifts this yr... :) else i don't see it happening even by most optimistic scanerios

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Noobie on 08 May 2008

When u r gonna update the result..
Some good result this week for PS3... again the difference between PS2 and PS3 is less then 100k... impressive..

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CrazzyMan on 10 May 2008

18th week UPDATE:

PS2 May 6th - PS3 May 4th
USA - 81k <> USA - 151k
Japan - 56k <> Japan - 11k
Others - 70k <> Others - 197k
Total - 207k <> Total - 359k
Golden week has no effect on ps3. GTA4 release in USA and Europe. As expected, PS3 numbers increased.)
PS2 vs PS3 = -91k

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2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.

Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

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That Guy on 11 May 2008

Uh oh. But just wait until GTA 3 comes out for PS2. Then the PS2 will start widening its lead against the PS3!

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darthdevidem01 on 11 May 2008

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well by November Ps3 may have widened the gap itself...over the holidays Japan wil = PS3 falling behind though

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mztazmz on 11 May 2008

Mummelmann said:

GhaleonUnlimited said:
Yeah, MGS2 and GTAIII really drove the Playstation 2's mainstream success at the end of '01. The 3 has had some OK games, but nothing to really blow the socks off people and make them change the way they see gaming like those two did.

MGS4 maybe could, but the mainstream gamer has changed since 1998, when MGS1 came out. And MGS2 really put Joe Donuts Playstation off with its weird story, and not nearly as many played MGS3 even with a huge userbase. The other big games are multiplatform.

You can compare the two systems' starts with numbers, but I think the reality is a lot different than just looking at a stats sheet (considering competition, public perception, DVD vs. BR, etc.)

The sales of MGS have indeed dropped, but I think MGS4 could be the series' revival in terms of sales and sheer impressiveness. (is that even a word?!) It does appear to have awfully deep gameplay and a more digestable story set in a very well timed location (people are mad about warring in the desert now, it seems).

Anyway; we'll see. I personally have very high expectations for it!

I 100% agree, there are some distorted facts in this statement.

MGS4 maybe could, but the mainstream gamer has changed since 1998, when MGS1 came out. And MGS2 really put Joe Donuts Playstation off with its weird story, and not nearly as many played MGS3 even with a huge userbase.

MGS1 and 2 BOTH sold 7 million so I'm not sure what he meant about "Joe Donuts" being put off. And yes MGS3 only sold 3.7 million, but that's because it was the second MGS game on the PS2. MGS4 is the first MGS game on PS3 so I would expect similar sales.

Also when an exclusive killer game is launched early in a consoles life, it's sales are usually through the roof(MGS1, MGS2, Gears of War, etc.). The sequels such as MGS3 that come 4 years into a consoles life have much more competition with other AAA games and rarely sell as much(selling mostly to the hardcore fans of the game).

The FACTS are that the PS3 outsold 360 last week by about 90K without Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, or Gran Turismo(baring GTprologue). You can imagine what sales will be like when these games launch.