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Train wreck on 05 March 2013
theprof00 said:
does this news not say that sony controls the market for videogames in uk, because that's obviously what he's saying. So 360 sells more than ps3... oh i see, that's what makes it spin, because the data doesn't show what you want it to show.

the fact is more playstation was sold than nintendo or xbox. pretty simple really.

No spin zone here!  Im just waiting for someone to add to Microsoft's total by mentioning Nokia lumia phones, windows 8 and Internet explorer.



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sales2099 on 05 March 2013
theprof00 said:
does this news not say that sony controls the market for videogames in uk, because that's obviously what he's saying. So 360 sells more than ps3... oh i see, that's what makes it spin, because the data doesn't show what you want it to show.

the fact is more playstation was sold than nintendo or xbox. pretty simple really.

If this includes handhelds then that isnt the case either due to 3ds.



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Magnus86 on 05 March 2013
sales2099 said:
theprof00 said:
does this news not say that sony controls the market for videogames in uk, because that's obviously what he's saying. So 360 sells more than ps3... oh i see, that's what makes it spin, because the data doesn't show what you want it to show.

the fact is more playstation was sold than nintendo or xbox. pretty simple really.

If this includes handhelds then that isnt the case either due to 3ds.

3DS is not doing wonders outside Japan so yes, this is the case. ;)



theprof00 on 05 March 2013

@sales
do we have numbers that make sense of it then?
home consoles only?

@train wreck
then ms would have 3% behind apple and droid



Magnus86 on 05 March 2013
theprof00 said:
@sales
do we have numbers that make sense of it then?
home consoles only?

@train wreck
then ms would have 3% behind apple and droid

I saw that coming haha XD



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joeorc on 05 March 2013
Legend11 said:
Very misleading spin but that is par for the course for Sony. For the vast majority of people there's a difference between consoles and handhelds as I'm sure most people here would agree.

yea but does any other industry single out just one product out of their holders platform and not cout every product in their portfolio?

that answer is no, so why does it matter just in game console market? simple there is only one out of the big three with only one console. and that is Microsoft while both Nintendo and Sony have more than one console each on store shelves taking retail channel space in this market Microsoft has just the xbox360, while a fantastic machine it is only one system. there is no spin a "playstation" is still a playstation.! just like a 3DS is still a DS! 



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Magnus86 on 05 March 2013
joeorc said:
Legend11 said:
Very misleading spin but that is par for the course for Sony. For the vast majority of people there's a difference between consoles and handhelds as I'm sure most people here would agree.

yea but does any other industry single out just one product out of their holders platform and not cout every product in their portfolio?

that answer is no, so why does it matter just in game console market? simple there is only one out of the big three with only one console. and that is Microsoft while both Nintendo and Sony have more than one console each on store shelves taking retail channel space in this market Microsoft has just the xbox360, while a fantastic machine it is only one system. there is no spin a "playstation" is still a playstation.! just like a 3DS is still a DS! 

This. :)



TrevDaRev on 05 March 2013
sales2099 said:
TrevDaRev said:
Nsanity said:
Deyon said:
This is interesting...i thought Sony lost in the UK o.o

Sony are talking about combined hardware not just the PS3, so in other words spinning.


And why wouldn't they combine hardware?

They could, but we tend to have a PS3 vs 360 mentality. So this is kinda misleading.


It's not really misleading. The article says 'in terms of combined hardware' they're No.1 in the UK. If you have multiple consoles, why wouldn't you combine them?



Carl on 05 March 2013
Legend11 said:
Very misleading spin but that is par for the course for Sony. For the vast majority of people there's a difference between consoles and handhelds as I'm sure most people here would agree.
sales2099 said:

They could, but we tend to have a PS3 vs 360 mentality. So this is kinda misleading.

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Nsanity said:

Sony are talking about combined hardware not just the PS3, so in other words spinning.

Go on then. One of you. Enlighten me. Tell me just how this is spin. Tell me why the PlayStation brand wasnt number 1 in the UK and why this is misleading.



                            

platformmaster918 on 05 March 2013
pezus said:
I also like how "the 4 MS guys" on the site all came into this thread to say the same thing. Somehow it is spin to say it just as it is. PS brand>Nintendo brand>Xbox brand. It's not Sony's fault MS don't have anything else than 360 to sell in the console market.

well said your grace.

MS is welcome to try a handheld nothing is stopping them.




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