Sony fanboys often seem quite divorced from reality

@ BengaBenga

Certainly in some key markets (market saturation), but the amount Sony sold to retail their last two fiscal years is still stunning.

FY2006 14.71 (FY ended 31 March 2007)
FY2007 13.73 (FY ended 31 March 2008)

That's many millions more than the 360 or Xbox sold per year during its prime time. We don't get much data from South America, Eastern Europe, India, etc. Next year we'll know how much potential was still left in the PS2 sales wise, when Sony annnounces how many they've sold to retailers worldwide.

Considering it sold around 1.2m last Xmas (in Others) - at the same (reduced) price point, and during a launch Xmas - I don't see a REAL compelling reason why the sales would double.

It would need a huge price cut to double sales over this period IMO.

MikeB said: The 360 took nothing from the PS3.

Wait, did you just.... no... really? no...

 

Is this serious or a joke. In 19 months in all 3 areas they have only haven't sold 14 million consoles but you say in just others they will sell 3 million consoles in 1 month. Not possible.

NJ5 said: MikeB said: The 360 took nothing from the PS3. Wait, did you just.... no... really? no...

 

Oh look it is starcraft....no wait it B.B..... easy mistake to make there.  I predict the PS3 will flop this december but the 360 will flop worse.  The Wii however will be on top with probably 7 mil WW. :):):)

Auron said: NJ5 said: MikeB said: The 360 took nothing from the PS3. Wait, did you just.... no... really? no...     Oh look it is starcraft....no wait it B.B..... easy mistake to make there.  I predict the PS3 will flop this december but the 360 will flop worse.  The Wii however will be on top with probably 7 mil WW. :):):)

 

BB? As in BengaBenga? Watch out there buddy, lol
And I don't see a need to involve starcraft in this.

I see your 7 million and raise it to 9 million.

NJ5 said: MikeB said: The 360 took nothing from the PS3. Wait, did you just.... no... really? no...

 

Name some games instead of resorting to childishness measures.

MikeB said: NJ5 said: MikeB said: The 360 took nothing from the PS3. Wait, did you just.... no... really? no...   Name some games instead of resorting to childishness measures.

Sorry, I tend to be "childish" when I see such outrageous denial.

One word (or actually an acronym) - JRPGs, enough said (not that there aren't other examples).

 

NJ5 said: MikeB said: NJ5 said: MikeB said: The 360 took nothing from the PS3. Wait, did you just.... no... really? no...   Name some games instead of resorting to childishness measures. Sorry, I tend to be "childish" when I see such outrageous denial. One word (or actually an acronym) - JRPGs, enough said (not that there aren't other examples).

Like?

Blue Dragon was funded by Microsoft themselves. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) and Sony funded White Knight Story (Level 5) are coming to the PS3.

In any case the 360 does not peform well enough at all in Japan for Sony to worry about the 360 for Japanese content.