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Forums - Gaming - Xbox 360 has more core gamers than the PS3

 

Do you agree

Yes 99 22.20%
 
No 300 67.26%
 
Wii does (see results) 47 10.54%
 
Total:446
Jay520 on 01 June 2013
Angelus said:

The problem with this thread, and everyone in it, is that you're all trying to paint this matter either black or white. You would have the truth be either one, or the other. The real truth however, is that it is both. Just as it should be. Fair. Balanced.

Your statistics and speculations are irrelevant, and meaningless. PS3 has sold more units because that is how fate would have it. More 360 games have been sold, because fate would have it. Both are simple matters of chance, for better or worse won by each side. Balanced. Fair.

You are petty to seek some sort of personal validation in this



What the Hell are you talking about? This has nothing to do personal validation. It's simply an observation. If you think its flawed, then fine, but don't bring emotions into this.

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Zizzla_Rachet on 01 June 2013
Skeeuk said:
it possibly has a higher % due to launching earlier


Wow...That's an Old School Reason...Hawt!



 



DeduS on 02 June 2013

The difference in software totals between Xbox360 and PS3 exists mainly because the 360 had more time on the market - it's not actually selling software at a faster pace. The HD twins are pretty equal in that regard with the Wii outpacing both considerably.

 



 

Corey on 02 June 2013

Perhaps because more people have a PS3 as a secondary console for it's exclusives.



Jay520 on 02 June 2013
pezus said:
Jay520 said:
Skeeuk said:
it possibly has a higher % due to launching earlier


I don't see how an earlier launch means high attach ratio. Any advantage in software sales should be countered by hardware sales. Even if that were the case though, the 360's attach ratio has still been higher than the PS3's in recent years too (when the PS3 outsold the 360, but sold less software)


Don't know if someone has already mentioned this, but the key is that USA gamers buy the most software (mostly because it's cheaper there), and 360 sales are skewed towards USA.

I wouldn't say either PS3 or 360 have more core gamers. Seems pretty even to me, when the user bases in different countries is taken into account.



That wouldn't negate the idea that 360 has more core gamers. It would just explain why.

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Jay520 on 02 June 2013
DeduS said:

The difference in software totals between Xbox360 and PS3 exists mainly because the 360 had more time on the market - it's not actually selling software at a faster pace. The HD twins are pretty equal in that regard with the Wii outpacing both considerably.

 



360 software has been selling at a faster pace even in recent years. This can be seen in your graph as the 360 continued to raise the gap every year despite lower hardware sales.

DakonBlackblade on 02 June 2013

Xbox has more American gamers, Americans consume more than anyone else in the word, therefore it sells more software (specialy on the shooter genre). Thas pretty much it realy.



Jay520 on 02 June 2013
Zappykins said:
Very interesting about the higher attach rate. Doesn't that NOT include digital distribution? As I thought we weren't able to track that. So couldn't it actually be higher?

Does that include Indy and Arcade games?

It also seems surprising how we always here as PS3 has so many more exclusives. Perhaps they don't matter much as thought.


Yes. This will be an important fact heading into next generation. Many people here give the Ps4 an advantage to "gamer" gamers because they know Sony is (likely) going to provide more games. However, based on the 360's sales despite its relatively fewer first party games, it would appear that first party means very little even to true gamers.

Sony's first party strategy with the PS3 did not attract a lot more core gamers on the console, so I doubt it will happen with the PS4; which is quite important since the Xbone looks to have an advantage with casuals and non-gamers. Perhaps Sony's first party strategy with core gamers won't be able to compensate this deficit.

Many people in this thread seem to at least acknowledge that even with their respective strategies, the difference between the two consoles' core bases is fairly small. This is better than people giving Sony's first party strategy with the PS4 an advantage with core gamers by default.

J_Allard on 02 June 2013

It certainly has gamers who buy more games.



DigitalDevilSummoner on 02 June 2013
Jay520 said:
I once asked a man what a "core gamer" was, and he gave me this definition.

"One who has a genuine interest in video games and who buys video games on a relatively constant basis." 

Hole in the theory:

Does it make me a hardcore player if I only play CoD games or only FF games or only Halo games or religiously follow every single title and spin off of any other steeply milked franchise ?

So no, a good customer is not necessarily a hardcore gamer. A loyal WoW subscriber for example, he puts in more game hours than most of us. I wouldn't call him a hardcore gamer if WoW accounts for most of the stuff he plays.