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DMC4

Xbox360 - 42,917

PS3        - 208,837

it would appear that CAPCOM cares 

 Hmm right it dosent work that way alot of factors need to be considered.

 PS2 had a 5X larger userbase than xbox but GTA only sold double what Halo sold, if Xbox had same userbase as PS2 that would mean Halo would have 35 - 40m... WRONG its the end sales that count not, thats a nice stat which shows that more people vs install base are buying it on PS3 because its a plastation franchise and has its userbase as playstation owners. but 360 still outsold it and thats all that matters

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Consoles : Xbox360 - 0.58m (23.39%);   PS3 - 1.90m (76.61%)

DMC4:       Xbox360 - 42,917 (17.05%):  PS3 - 208,837 (82.95%)

Xbox360 - 7.40% of install base bought dmc4

ps3     - 10.99% of install base bought dmc4

@stangable

just no....

 so now we get to talk about two completely different games?  nice.  so how does Gran turismo stack up against pdz?  i mean obviously its pdz so its better right?

 all games are different, so you cant compare them.  people compare multiplatform games because u cant talk abou anything else.

uhh.. This thread just is too predictable. It's like comparing a PS2 multi plat to a GC multi plat. That's kinda stupid.

I think part of the reason games like FF can stay exclusives so far is that they make half of their sales in Japan and 360 has totally failed there.

That and FF is such a huge franchise that by itself it can convince part of the gamer base to buy the platform it runs on...( doesn't mean they woudn't sell more if they were on 360 ).

You have to wonder how much kickback from Msft or Sony third party exclusive get too ( probably lower royalty and probably a lot of free marketing/advertising which for those game is not a negligible part of the cost) because a game like FF is probably loosing 2 million or so of sales by staying on PS3 only..( provided XIII sells like XII).

WW Sales

Install base
Xbox360 - 16.96m (63.33%)
PS3         - 9.78m (36.57%)

DMC4
Xbox360 - 399,262 (46.27%)
PS3        - 463,562 (53.73%)

Xbox360 - 2.35% of install base bought dmc4

PS3       - 4.74% of install base bought dmc4

NA - yes, 360 did outsell ps3 version, but WW wise, ps3 sell more copies (outsold x360 version by 64k)

considering that the xbox360 has almost twice the install base of ps3 owners ww. like you said, total sales is what matters and it would seem that the ps3 version did better ww even with the large gap in install base.

so what does this mean? absolutely nothing, CAPCOM would still probably release their games on both platforms to maximize sales and profits. so if your a CAPCOM fan, things seems bright for you which ever system you buy.

and for halo, its almost general perception that xbox was a fps console which is why fps fans bought were the majority of the owners of it. while the ps2 was seen as having plenty of varieties of games which is why more casual gamers addopted it.

""starcraft
I think what is far more important than the 360 version of DMC4 beating the PS3 version, is that the 360 version pushed more hardware into consumers hands than the PS3 version did, as indicated by the percentage increases.""

==> I completely agree
price is very important
and since DMC4 has no online ==> Arcade POWA !!!!

wow ps3 version outsold 360 by 64k but japan has over 60% drop this week, 360 will make that up with better drops in NA

870k first week sales across the board, thats got to be the best for this franchise right? will certainly beat DMC sales of 2.4m (?) across both platforms, so going multiplatform was wise decision by Capcom

In case of a title like DMC4 regional sales are meaningless with respect to the game itself.  The game is the same as DMC through DMC3 and it isn't changing.  Capcom aren't going to look at these numbers and think they have to regionalise the game in any way.  All the numbers state is that PS3 owners are more likely to buy the game than 360 owners... but that enough 360 owners will buy it to make the cross-platform decision a wise one - it doens't say anything about regional tastes with respect to the game itself.

Few games are localised apart from Japanese specific games so far as I can see so your point seems none too valid to me.

As for other main topics in here - good grief grow up.  Sony hasn't lost anything to MS.  Its a game.  It used to only sell on one console, now it sells on two - wow.  You think Capcom is going to drop a PS3 version because the game also sells on 360?

All I can see is that unless a game is a paid, 1st party or regional orientated exclusive, there's no gain in being exlusive.  Sure Bioshock sold well on 360, but it would've sold better in total if it was on PS3 as well.  And as DMC4 has shown the reverse is true.  Sure it would have sold okay on PS3 only, and probably broken 1M on that platform alone, but its selling more thanks to 360.

I'm not too much a fan of exclusives - they actually do not favour the consumer only the supplier.  While there will be some I actually prefer the emerging trend that only a small number of 1st party or console dedicated developers will produce single console games while the majority will surely go cross-platform.  Why should I have to buy two almost identical devices to play all games (okay 3 actually)?  I only have one DVD player, I only have one TV (well, okay 3) but you get my point!

The more I think about it the more I'd actually prefer a single console spec with all games available - not that it's going to happen anytime soon if ever.