Crazzy, the actual thread itself is fine. Comparing 2 consoles as you have isn't really a problem. The issue is that in several posts above you were stating that you were comparing total sales since initial console launch which doesn't factor in total available market time.

Your thread = OK.
Your comparison from initial console launch =/= OK.

You get me? Your week to week is fine. Your comparison of overall life to date sales of PS2 and PS3 from their initial sales availability is not fine because the total number of months of sales if vastly in favor of PS3 (49 vs 73).

@crazy

I think you should also make a thread COMPARING Gamecube & Ps3 sales

that should shut people up who say PS3 is tracking the gamecube in sales..

You know my sig is not a challenge. You don't get reward points for cherry picking more.

^

And you're telling me this now? Darn, I should have known there was something fishy about that competition...

@Viper1,
one question, what`s wrong with this comparison:
http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS2&reg1=All&cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=------&weeks=85
and why it`s =/= ?

@darthdevidem01,
people just forgetting this:
http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=GC&reg1=Japan&cons2=PS3&reg2=Japan&cons3=PS&reg3=Japan&weeks=110
All PS3 need is FFXIII release, but maybe MGS4, WKS, ES, Siren, Naruto, T6 and etc. will be enough. =)

CrazzyMan never gives up lol.

Same arguments from both sides over and over again.

But I still don't get it CrazzyMan.. if you are comparing LIFE years, how can you ignore that PS2's 2nd LIFE year is 2001 and PS3's 2nd LIFE year is 2007 (not 2008)?

LIFE of PS2 started in 2000.
LIFE of PS3 started in 2006.

So 2001 must be compared to 2007 if you are comparing LIFE years.

My god, I try to run away, but he sucks me back in.

Your parallels are bad for cumulative sales.

Good for weekly sales. They show how much each console is selling and projects future sales.

For cumulative or total sales, it is null and void because you are giving PS3 an extra 16 weeks to gather more sales. Not very good is it?

Just drop the PS3 needs games arguement. It's bullshit because GTAIV, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and like 50 other PS3 saviors did not save the PS3.

And for that graph, PS2 did not have all the regions at launch so its sales were smaller.

@Slimebeast,
1,5 month or 6 weeks of 2006 is negligible to be considered as full year, don`t you think so? :)
NO, why not?

i am not comparing 1st week of PS2 in 2001 VS last 16 weeks(extra) of PS3 in 2007 + 1st week of PS3 in 2008.

ONLY 1 week of PS2 and 1week of PS3. I`m NOT giving PS3 extra weeks when looking at TOTAL sales.
It`s not 45 week of PS2 sales vs 61 weeks of PS3 sales,
It`s since 45-97weeks of PS2 vs 61 vs 112 weeks of PS3.
Where do you have a problem? =)

PS3 outselling x360 thnx to these games. GTA4 making difference between ps2 and ps3 during these 2 common periods in favour of PS3. =)

About graph, even though PS2 had launches at difference time, it`s ONLY PS2 problem - excuse. Just like PS3 having launchg in Europe after 5 months.