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obieslut on 14 September 2008
smj1860 said:
I think it will be 3rd place, but not sure how distant it will end up being, I think that if MS comes out with their next console too soon the 360 will be distant 3rd. I think Europe and Japan are lost for the 360, but I dont think that the PS3 will pass it in NA. It might come close and it might even eventually equal it there and IF it passes it there it will be by the slimmest of margins. So in short having said all that I dont see it being a distant 3rd.

 

what do you consider distant third though



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mrstickball on 14 September 2008
obieslut said:

Well as you all know the 360 has just had its price cut, with lackluster effect. Microshaft should be really worried now. The 360's sales have not boosted anywhere near to what people were expecting. usualy with a price cut that is well known like this one, the best sales come from like the 1st and 2nd day of sales plus when you factor in that most sales happen in the week end then it is very alarming.

The price drop didn't take full effect until Sunday, the 7th. VGC tracked up till the 6th, and saw decent increases in the 2 days. Lets wait until a full week takes effect before claiming everything.

I dont know about you but i am starting to think that this is the begining of the end for microsoft. Plus with the rumored price-cut in europe i think it will have the what i like to call the dreamcast effect. This is when a price cut makes the value of the product in the consumers eyes go down, making people think it is low quality. to cut it short have a negative impact on the sales. They are dropping the price to quick in europe.

Do you realize this is only the 3rd European cut in 3 years? The Dreamcast cut prices so deep, so quickly, there really isn't any comparison.

I mean the ps3 has been outselling the 360 without any price-cuts, no big software or anything. I am begining to feel worried for microsoft. if they can not outsell the ps3 the week of the BIG price-drop that what hope does it have to outsell it at any other time. By the looks of it rock_on was right. the 360 will never outsell the ps3 ever again.

When did the PS3 start outselling the X360? When it cut it's price. When was the X360 bludgeoning the PS3? Before the PS3 price cut.

this will be even more true when the ps3 still outsells the 360 with a full week of the price cuts. the problem with the 360 is not the price, it is already cheap well it is in europe anyway. it is the demand for the product and the quality of the machine. i dont see the 360 selling much more now to be honest. the 360 needs a new look, a redesign or a gimmik to keep it going.

I'd say the X360 has a very, very good chance at beating the PS3 next week, and, at worst, will sell 150,000 units. This week was 2 days of X360 price cuts in the US, and an abysmal week in JP. By all accounts, the X360 should see an increase of 10,000-15,000 units in JP, and another 20,000 or more in the US. The X360 only has a ~34,000 unit gap between the PS3 and X360. I would think that it's certainly a do-able for it to win next week, according to VGC.

Oh, and it should be noted: In August, VGC still has the PS3 with a 40k lead for the month. If VGC re-adjusted sales, the PS3 may come down by large margins in the US soon (around 10k/wk), which would put the X360 in a very advantageous position to beat the PS3 handily in the US.

 



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c0rd on 14 September 2008
obieslut said:
smj1860 said:
I think it will be 3rd place, but not sure how distant it will end up being, I think that if MS comes out with their next console too soon the 360 will be distant 3rd. I think Europe and Japan are lost for the 360, but I dont think that the PS3 will pass it in NA. It might come close and it might even eventually equal it there and IF it passes it there it will be by the slimmest of margins. So in short having said all that I dont see it being a distant 3rd.

what do you consider distant third though

I imagine a difference (percentage-wise) of something like the Wii & PS3 will end up. 

Actually, the SNES outsold the Genesis by quite a bit, and I'm not even sure people considered Sega finishing at a distant second.  The 360 can be called a "distant third" only in relation to where the Wii will end up... as long as most of the popular games on the HD twins are 3rd party (multiplatform), I don't see the PS3 getting too far ahead of the 360.



Ronster316 on 14 September 2008

3rd in the end this gen........... just like sony will be 3rd next gen....... sonys marketshare is fast vanishing.......... prepare yourself for the inevitable come 2011/2012



Commando on 14 September 2008

Can this get locked please. Seriously. If this isn't trolling /flamebaiting No one on this site has ever trolled. My god! The numbers havent even,,, fuck it! I'm not even starting.



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Endz on 14 September 2008

People should be able to talk bad about consoles too, or we just have a fanboy lovefest with every thread.

I also think xbox is gonna be a distant 3rd but it will take longer for it to happen and stuff like MS releasing a new console quick is a way to stop that.



obieslut on 14 September 2008
Commando said:
Can this get locked please. Seriously. If this isn't trolling /flamebaiting No one on this site has ever trolled. My god! The numbers havent even,,, fuck it! I'm not even starting.

a wise choice, and you want the thread to get a lock just for stating a valid opinion. i have only put down what everyone is thinking, its just that a lot of people dont say what they truly think on here because we have people liek you that enter a thread and request it to be locked as sson a you enter,

 

if you dont like what you are reader then post in another thread, simple as that to be honest mate. why do you think i try my best to avoid ninty threads?

 

because i have nothing nice to say about them ever, well almost nevr, pluss i dont like threads that wofl about the wii selling like whatever, but i dont ask for them to get locked

 



greenmedic88 on 14 September 2008

Considering that 3rd year sales for the 360 are going down as PS3 sales are going up, if the price restructuring/Xbox 360 re-boot doesn't reverse the trend, nothing will.

Sales generally don't magically rise in the 4th year of a console cycle without both a dominating market share, dominating library of games and a dip into mass consumer pricing.

I still think the 360 will have a good holiday season, most likely better than last year, but I also think 2008 will likely be the last holiday season to post an increase in sales over the previous year.



Sephiroth357 on 14 September 2008
Ronster316 said:
3rd in the end this gen........... just like sony will be 3rd next gen....... sonys marketshare is fast vanishing.......... prepare yourself for the inevitable come 2011/2012

No come to 2011/2012 Sony will be first.


Ronster316 on 14 September 2008

keep this thread open, even if it is to give sony fanboys faint enthusiasm that sony can beat microsoft in the long run......... not