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It's partly due to Sony's lack of marketing here in America, barely see any commercials for it, but when microsoft roles out a heavy hitter they make sure everybody knows its coming. It's also due to the fact that fairly good portion of ps3 owners don't look at gaming as the primary feature for the console. The blu ray is the primary feature while the gaming aspect is more of a bonus.



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It's cause the 360 scratches all the discs so Xbots have to buy 4-5 copies!



look at the userbases in NA, enough said.



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SamuelRSmith said:
It's cause the 360 scratches all the discs so Xbots have to buy 4-5 copies!

No... because teh PS3 costs so much they don't have any money left to buy games... ;)

 



 

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kowenicki said:

This is a serious question and is not trolling.  I just dont understand why the top notch PS3 exclusives dont shift huge numbers.  These are all high qaulity titles and yet they just dont compare in sales. 

If we look at arguably the 4 most hyped games (exclusive) of this gen so far with their 1st week (2 weeks for LBP) and LTD sales.

360

Halo 3           3.8m          9.1m     

Gears            0.6m          5.8m

Gears2          1.9m          4.6m

Fable2           1.0m          2.5m

 

PS3

MGS4             1.7m            3.9m 

Res2              0.23m          1.4m

LBP                0.31m          2.0m

KZ2                0.8m(?)       3.5m ????

 

Why is this? I can't explain it....

I do not belive that the install base is the issue here (Gears1 for instance launched with a 5m install base I believe) and even if it was factored in the numbers still dont compare.

Someone explain this to me (without resorting to fanboy nonsense from either side).....there is something different in the buying habits of the respective console owners???

 

Installed base is the issue. Look at the percentage of people active in Xbox live and apply that to the mumbers activie on PSN (Buying+playing). NPD also stated that in 2008 the Xbox 360 had the most game time compared to the the Wii & PS3. The PS3's owner majority are all DVD buffs...not gamers. Based on sales the active gaming base is less than 1/4 of the installed base.

 



S.T.A.G.E. said:
kowenicki said:

This is a serious question and is not trolling.  I just dont understand why the top notch PS3 exclusives dont shift huge numbers.  These are all high qaulity titles and yet they just dont compare in sales. 

If we look at arguably the 4 most hyped games (exclusive) of this gen so far with their 1st week (2 weeks for LBP) and LTD sales.

360

Halo 3           3.8m          9.1m     

Gears            0.6m          5.8m

Gears2          1.9m          4.6m

Fable2           1.0m          2.5m

 

PS3

MGS4             1.7m            3.9m 

Res2              0.23m          1.4m

LBP                0.31m          2.0m

KZ2                0.8m(?)       3.5m ????

 

Why is this? I can't explain it....

I do not belive that the install base is the issue here (Gears1 for instance launched with a 5m install base I believe) and even if it was factored in the numbers still dont compare.

Someone explain this to me (without resorting to fanboy nonsense from either side).....there is something different in the buying habits of the respective console owners???

 

Installed base is the issue. Look at the percentage of people active in Xbox live and apply that to the mumbers activie on PSN (Buying+playing). NPD also stated that in 2008 the Xbox 360 had the most game time compared to the the Wii & PS3. The PS3's owner majority are all DVD buffs...not gamers.

 

This is one of the silliest things  have heard here

so you are saying more than 10 million PS3 owners are DVD buffs?

 



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SamuelRSmith said:
It's cause the 360 scratches all the discs so Xbots have to buy 4-5 copies!

 

This argument is hanging by a thread.



darthdevidem01 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
kowenicki said:

This is a serious question and is not trolling.  I just dont understand why the top notch PS3 exclusives dont shift huge numbers.  These are all high qaulity titles and yet they just dont compare in sales. 

If we look at arguably the 4 most hyped games (exclusive) of this gen so far with their 1st week (2 weeks for LBP) and LTD sales.

360

Halo 3           3.8m          9.1m     

Gears            0.6m          5.8m

Gears2          1.9m          4.6m

Fable2           1.0m          2.5m

 

PS3

MGS4             1.7m            3.9m 

Res2              0.23m          1.4m

LBP                0.31m          2.0m

KZ2                0.8m(?)       3.5m ????

 

Why is this? I can't explain it....

I do not belive that the install base is the issue here (Gears1 for instance launched with a 5m install base I believe) and even if it was factored in the numbers still dont compare.

Someone explain this to me (without resorting to fanboy nonsense from either side).....there is something different in the buying habits of the respective console owners???

 

Installed base is the issue. Look at the percentage of people active in Xbox live and apply that to the mumbers activie on PSN (Buying+playing). NPD also stated that in 2008 the Xbox 360 had the most game time compared to the the Wii & PS3. The PS3's owner majority are all DVD buffs...not gamers.

 

This is one of the silliest things  have heard here

so you are saying more than 10 million PS3 owners are DVD buffs?

 

prove me wrong.

 



S.T.A.G.E. said:
darthdevidem01 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
kowenicki said:

This is a serious question and is not trolling.  I just dont understand why the top notch PS3 exclusives dont shift huge numbers.  These are all high qaulity titles and yet they just dont compare in sales. 

If we look at arguably the 4 most hyped games (exclusive) of this gen so far with their 1st week (2 weeks for LBP) and LTD sales.

360

Halo 3           3.8m          9.1m     

Gears            0.6m          5.8m

Gears2          1.9m          4.6m

Fable2           1.0m          2.5m

 

PS3

MGS4             1.7m            3.9m 

Res2              0.23m          1.4m

LBP                0.31m          2.0m

KZ2                0.8m(?)       3.5m ????

 

Why is this? I can't explain it....

I do not belive that the install base is the issue here (Gears1 for instance launched with a 5m install base I believe) and even if it was factored in the numbers still dont compare.

Someone explain this to me (without resorting to fanboy nonsense from either side).....there is something different in the buying habits of the respective console owners???

 

Installed base is the issue. Look at the percentage of people active in Xbox live and apply that to the mumbers activie on PSN (Buying+playing). NPD also stated that in 2008 the Xbox 360 had the most game time compared to the the Wii & PS3. The PS3's owner majority are all DVD buffs...not gamers.

 

This is one of the silliest things  have heard here

so you are saying more than 10 million PS3 owners are DVD buffs?

 

prove me wrong.

 

ergh your the one coming up with the often "laughed at" misconception

so your the one who needs to prove the point not me

 



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