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Strategyking92 on 10 April 2009
The said:
reask said:
786_ali said:
reask said:
SOLIDSNAKE08 said:
there will always be one difference between the ps3 and 360 and that is the ps3 will always have a steady demand whilst the 360 wont. as you can see, the ps3 has been steady since the start of the year whilst the 360 just goes down. thats why the price cut never lasts for microsoft even if they are big enough to put it cheaper than the wii. the demand is already dying down and you probably wont see the 360 over 200k on a normal week and thats VERY BAD, when the entry price for a 360 is $200 but knowing microsoft another price drop is probably on the way and i have started seeing those half head commercials again which tells you even microsoft are trying to do something to pick the sales up, afterall they aint got fuck all games anyone gives a shit about this year. maybe they will announce gears 3 or halo 4 for the end of this year? as a surpirse?

I think them days are long gone foe Sony.

PS2 the PS3 aint.

The 360 is now a well established console and by the time Sony gets its act together 360 2 wil be out I reckon.

 

He's right. The ps3 will always have a steady demand. The xbox 360 has run out of steam imo. Everybody who wanted one has bought one and now it is simply a case of people buying the console due to the low price. However, the ps3, at a higher  price, is selling as much as the 360 meaning that there is still an untouched market which will flock to buy the system once the ps3 becomes affordabe.

 

 

See thats the thing that amuses me most.

It is Always about the future with the PS3 argument.

The future is already here and guess what PS3 is in last place.

Oh no the future is here!!!! wait...the future is here again....no, wait, again!!! Damn! can't seem to catch the future, it's always slipping past my typing!!! OH! here it is again!!!

Dude, seriously...xbot always seem in a hurry to release the next 360 as if that validates the previous console success or anything? Look if Microsoft moves on to a new console it'll be because the current one is not profitable enough for them or they'll try to catch a new market trend. Sony released the PS3 and the PS2 was still killing the competition (and X360 with it until the release of Halo 3 in 2007). The PS3 was released 6 years after the very succesful PS2 and we all know things turned out the way they have because Sony used it as  a trojan horse for Blu-ray. Contrary to what people say or you may think, that sacrifice is paying off, and contrary to any anal-lyst predictions (Pachter) that this is the last "console" or "physical disc" generation, it is not. Don't be surprised if you're precious Xbox 720 uses Sony's Blu-ray in the future.

Oh, the future is here again...no wait...the future...I'd play some games and worry less about it.

 

 

Lol, the untimate in fanboy logic, or are you 11?

You didn't really argue with him, you just wanted a chance to put down a console you have never owned. I find it funny.

The ps3 bombed because it was being used as a trojan horse for blu-ray you say? And that it'll get better in the future??

So, you agree that sony fanboys always say "the future... It' in the future!!"?

 



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City17 on 10 April 2009

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rckrz6 on 10 April 2009

Title Correction, The PS3 is almost selling as good as the Xbox 360



Alby_da_Wolf on 10 April 2009

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WereKitten on 10 April 2009
Strategyking92 said:
The said:

Oh no the future is here!!!! wait...the future is here again....no, wait, again!!! Damn! can't seem to catch the future, it's always slipping past my typing!!! OH! here it is again!!!

Dude, seriously...xbot always seem in a hurry to release the next 360 as if that validates the previous console success or anything? Look if Microsoft moves on to a new console it'll be because the current one is not profitable enough for them or they'll try to catch a new market trend. Sony released the PS3 and the PS2 was still killing the competition (and X360 with it until the release of Halo 3 in 2007). The PS3 was released 6 years after the very succesful PS2 and we all know things turned out the way they have because Sony used it as  a trojan horse for Blu-ray. Contrary to what people say or you may think, that sacrifice is paying off, and contrary to any anal-lyst predictions (Pachter) that this is the last "console" or "physical disc" generation, it is not. Don't be surprised if you're precious Xbox 720 uses Sony's Blu-ray in the future.

Oh, the future is here again...no wait...the future...I'd play some games and worry less about it.

 

 

Lol, the untimate in fanboy logic, or are you 11?

You didn't really argue with him, you just wanted a chance to put down a console you have never owned. I find it funny.

The ps3 bombed because it was being used as a trojan horse for blu-ray you say? And that it'll get better in the future??

So, you agree that sony fanboys always say "the future... It' in the future!!"?

 

No need to be flippant if you don't get his point. He made one.

You might laugh at "fanboys saying the future... it's in the future", but that's what investments are for an enterprise: you take losses in the short term to reach a goal that makes business sense in the long term.

That's what Sony did with the PS3 and BluRay, and that's what MS did with the whole Xbox business: they are still in the red for billions of dollars, but they have definite business goals for the future.

Fanboys can gloat in the glory of the sales of the week, but that's an artificial little world they've built themselves. The reality is that the only console currently making profit on hardware is the Wii. For PS3 and 360 every console sold is a calculated loss to gain marketshare, mindshare with developers and to push other collateral agenda (format wars, expansion in streaming media market etc).

And you know what? Both MS and Sony were successful in their long-term strategies. Microsoft has now a foot in the media hub market and Sony pushed the BluRay enough to win the format war, while regaining at the same time equal mindshare with a console that was out 14 months before.

So, is yelling "but today my console has sold more than yours... 8 million gap" that less juvenile than saying "the future"? Understand that the numbers that you care for might be useless for MS and Sony, and that the time frames they care about might be longer than you think.



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Dark Chaos on 10 April 2009
kowenicki said:
Why the insane cockyness from the PS3 fanboys on here all of a sudden... words like "crush" and "destroy" are embarrasing and miles off the mark.

And people wonder why sony fanboys have THE worst rep of all.

And oh how the expectations of sony fanboys have changed over the last 3 years.

I predict slowish sales for the 360 until E3, then a HUGE E3 and off we go again for the back end of 2009... much like last year really.

Meanwhile the PS3 will continue to have its worst year so far.

Yes, the PS3 is DOWN in every single territory so far this year.

and Yes the 360 is UP in every single territory this year.

keep smiling.

/Thread.

BTW I think SONY fanboys here might want to take their words back. We all know how those Quotes about PS3 domination by SONY itself turned out. Anyway will be saving this thread and when the holiday season starts and no price cut + Halo ODST. Oh boy its an early christmas gift for 360 fans.

 



WiiStation360 on 10 April 2009

kowenicki said:
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Meanwhile the PS3 will continue to have its worst year so far.
False. 2007 was lower.

Yes, the PS3 is DOWN in every single territory so far this year.
False. PS3 is up in Japan so far this year.

and Yes the 360 is UP in every single territory this year.
True.

..

I agree that PS3 fans are blowing the recent sales out of proportion, but if you are going to quote sales 'Facts', they should at least be true.

 



786_ali on 10 April 2009
kowenicki said:
786_ali said:
reask said:
SOLIDSNAKE08 said:
there will always be one difference between the ps3 and 360 and that is the ps3 will always have a steady demand whilst the 360 wont. as you can see, the ps3 has been steady since the start of the year whilst the 360 just goes down. thats why the price cut never lasts for microsoft even if they are big enough to put it cheaper than the wii. the demand is already dying down and you probably wont see the 360 over 200k on a normal week and thats VERY BAD, when the entry price for a 360 is $200 but knowing microsoft another price drop is probably on the way and i have started seeing those half head commercials again which tells you even microsoft are trying to do something to pick the sales up, afterall they aint got fuck all games anyone gives a shit about this year. maybe they will announce gears 3 or halo 4 for the end of this year? as a surpirse?

I think them days are long gone foe Sony.

PS2 the PS3 aint.

The 360 is now a well established console and by the time Sony gets its act together 360 2 wil be out I reckon.

 

He's right. The ps3 will always have a steady demand. The xbox 360 has run out of steam imo. Everybody who wanted one has bought one and now it is simply a case of people buying the console due to the low price. However, the ps3, at a higher  price, is selling as much as the 360 meaning that there is still an untouched market which will flock to buy the system once the ps3 becomes affordabe.

 

You cant make your own facts up....  more people have bought a 360 than a PS3 this year. FACT.

 

perhaps that's what the imo stands for

 



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786_ali on 10 April 2009
kowenicki said:
@ali

when you end an early sentence with imo... that doesnt mean the rest of your paragraph is saved.

Everything after the imo is imo a fact

 



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WiiStation360 on 10 April 2009
kowenicki said:
WiiStation360 said:

kowenicki said:
...

Meanwhile the PS3 will continue to have its worst year so far.
False. 2007 was lower. not a full year

Yes, the PS3 is DOWN in every single territory so far this year.
False. PS3 is up in Japan so far this year.   you are correct - recently changed (this week actually)

and Yes the 360 is UP in every single territory this year.
True.

..

I agree that PS3 fans are blowing the recent sales out of proportion, but if you are going to quote sales 'Facts', they should at least be true.

 

 

 

PS3 sales are up in Americas for 2009 as well: (also just recently changed)

05th Jan 2008 to 05th Apr 2008: 947,786
03rd Jan 2009 to 04th Apr 2009: 950,835