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oniyide on 09 September 2013
CGI-Quality said:
Gamecube said:
CGI-Quality said:

I believe that's been explained ten times over in here already. But, interesting thought, why does the PS3 outsell the 360 if it can barely sell games? Why does it outsell the Wii? Gaming consoles, with the least incentives to pick them up, aren't supposed to outsell the competition that has even more games. Makes no sense. ;)


Nobody saidPS3 barely sales games, they just don't sell as much:).  PS3 outsells the 360 because they want a blu-ray player, not so much for games:) PS3 is currently outselling the wii, but the wii has sold  (don't remember the exact number) around 100 give/take consoles. Wii is still number 1 in total sales.

So, the PS3 only outsells the 360 because people want Blu-ray? Yep, we're done here.


its sad that in 2013 people still believe this NVM that bluray isnt that popular and NVM that their have been much cheaper bluray players for years now



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Gamecube on 09 September 2013
CGI-Quality said:
oniyide said:
CGI-Quality said:
Gamecube said:
From what I remember hearing, ps3 has the most netflix user. If that's true my opinion would be people own 360's to play games. PS3's get used for media. Kind of makes me question the qualitiy of sony's games.

Or, the PS3 is used for both media and games. But, I know, makes too much sense...


Or even better, Netflix isnt hidden behind some paywall like it is on 360. And since a little more than half the 360 users actually use gold...but thats too much common sense for some people

Yep, and as you can see, if the PS3 doesn't sell as many games as the 360, people aren't gaming on it. ;)


I knew  you couldn't stay away! :) Low software sales and highest console netflix usage.... you do the math:)



Gamecube on 09 September 2013

Thank you for another lovely discussion, I'm out for the night. Going to play some games:)



riderz13371 on 09 September 2013
Gamecube said:
Thank you for another lovely discussion, I'm out for the night. Going to play some games:)

What game?



DucksUnlimited on 09 September 2013
Gamecube said:
CGI-Quality said:
Gamecube said:
CGI-Quality said:
Gamecube said:
From what I remember hearing, ps3 has the most netflix user. If that's true my opinion would be people own 360's to play games. PS3's get used for media. Kind of makes me question the qualitiy of sony's games.

Or, the PS3 is used for both media and games. But, I know, makes too much sense...


Explain the overall lower software sales.....

I believe that's been explained ten times over in here already. But, interesting thought, why does the PS3 outsell the 360 if it can barely sell games? Why does it outsell the Wii? Gaming consoles, with the least incentives to pick them up, aren't supposed to outsell the competition that has even more games. Makes no sense. ;)


Nobody saidPS3 barely sales games, they just don't sell as much:).  PS3 outsells the 360 because they want a blu-ray player, not so much for games:) PS3 is currently outselling the wii, but the wii has sold  (don't remember the exact number) around 100 give/take consoles. Wii is still number 1 in total sales.

Yes, people want a $300 blu-ray player rather than any of the much cheaper ones on the market. Netflix is used more on the PS3 because it isn't behind a paywall like it is on the 360. And the PS3's software sales are easily explained by the fact that it had the lowest install base for the vast majority of its time on the market, as made evident by the fact that it has sold 9m more pieces of software than the 360 so far this year, now that they have equivalent install bases.

Come on dude. You don't have to like all the consoles/makers, but this is getting out of hand. The first time I talked to you on this site you were complaining that Sony fans were doing anything they could to try and discredit Nintendo, no matter how ridiculous. And this is certainly true of some of them. Yet every post I've seen of yours since then has been an attempt to do the same thing to Sony. And yes, your attempts have been just as ridiculous as those of the types of people you were criticizing.



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PigPen on 09 September 2013
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
Other then PC, they are the true gamers. They didn't mind paying for Xbox Live when no other console was paying for online. They have the mindset of having the best online experience regardless of a fee. They are gaming nerds that love their headsets and love talking trash online. It's no surprise Microsoft sells more copies of multi platform games.

I've seen some nonsense posts of late, but this one might just take the cake.

"True gamers"? Right.  


You upset that I didn't call Sony true gamers. lol



PigPen on 09 September 2013
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
Other then PC, they are the true gamers. They didn't mind paying for Xbox Live when no other console was paying for online. They have the mindset of having the best online experience regardless of a fee. They are gaming nerds that love their headsets and love talking trash online. It's no surprise Microsoft sells more copies of multi platform games.

I've seen some nonsense posts of late, but this one might just take the cake.

"True gamers"? Right.  


You upset that I didn't call Sony true gamers. lol

I love it when people claim someone else is "upset", on the net.

Nah, just calling out utter BS, is all. 

You love to talk crazy.  What exactly are you calling out. lol



PigPen on 09 September 2013
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
Other then PC, they are the true gamers. They didn't mind paying for Xbox Live when no other console was paying for online. They have the mindset of having the best online experience regardless of a fee. They are gaming nerds that love their headsets and love talking trash online. It's no surprise Microsoft sells more copies of multi platform games.

I've seen some nonsense posts of late, but this one might just take the cake.

"True gamers"? Right.  


You upset that I didn't call Sony true gamers. lol

I love it when people claim someone else is "upset", on the net.

Nah, just calling out utter BS, is all. 

You love to talk crazy.  What exactly are you calling out?  lol



PigPen on 09 September 2013
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
CGI-Quality said:
PigPen said:
Other then PC, they are the true gamers. They didn't mind paying for Xbox Live when no other console was paying for online. They have the mindset of having the best online experience regardless of a fee. They are gaming nerds that love their headsets and love talking trash online. It's no surprise Microsoft sells more copies of multi platform games.

I've seen some nonsense posts of late, but this one might just take the cake.

"True gamers"? Right.  


You upset that I didn't call Sony true gamers. lol

I love it when people claim someone else is "upset", on the net.

Nah, just calling out utter BS, is all. 

You love to talk crazy.  What exactly are you calling out. lol

I talk crazy, yet you say that "true gamers" buy Xbox (imlying they buy Sony or Nintendo systems/products). Hard to believe, I know, but irony never looked so clear. 


I don't really know how to reply, I have no idea what you're talking about.  This post ask why do Xbox 360 games sell better the PS3.  



prayformojo on 09 September 2013
Rankstrail said:
Maybe because of PS Plus and maybe not every ps3 owner buys ALL the main stream games.
For example: american people buy a lof of shooters right? European people a bit less, in some genres american sales (country with more 360s sold than ps3s) have great impact worldwide in my opinion. I think ps3 players have more different tastes among them. (sorry if there are some grammar mistakes)


I think you nailed it. PS3 and Sony fans tend to be more core while Xbox fans are more mainstream.