@ "The PS360 Gap" comments:

The PS3 is slowly closing the marketshare gap with the 360. I don't think anyone really cares about the actual numerical gap, or if you do... umm.. why?

If the number gap keeps growing bigger, it means it will never catch up

WoW:

Console	Last Week	This Week
	438,787	262,237
	124,376	136,253
	69,165	79,818
	58,629	67,298
	55,287	59,736

Wii: +11,877
360: +10,653
PS3: +8,669
PSP: +4,449
DS: -176,550

YoY:

Console	Last Year	This Year
	217,829	262,237
	154,638	136,253
	101,579	67,298
	84,089	59,736
	70,931	79,818

DS: +44,408
360: +8,887
Wii: -18,385
PSP: -24,353
PS3: -34,281

If the gap grows to 10 million, by the time the X360 hits 60 million, that'll mean the PS3, at 50 million, is much closer, in terms of marketshare, than it once was, despite the numerical gap growing.  If the PS3 ever actually starts outselling the 360, in a raw numbers way, it'll be a real statement, at this point in the generation.

Although, I suppose, a PS3 pricecut could very well drive such an event.  Heck the revenue spent on PS3s is remarkably larger than what is spent on 360s week-to-week as it is.

Smeags said: WoW: Console Last Week This Week 438,787 262,237 124,376 136,253 69,165 79,818 58,629 67,298 55,287 59,736 Wii: +11,877 360: +10,653 PS3: +8,669 PSP: +4,449 DS: -176,550 YoY: Console Last Year This Year 217,829 262,237 154,638 136,253 101,579 67,298 84,089 59,736 70,931 79,818 DS: +44,408 360: +8,887 Wii: -18,385 PSP: -24,353 PS3: -34,281

the ps3 dropped hard from the last year.

how the hell does the ps3 still hold up at that price? i was expevting it to go under 50k by now like how the 360 was last year before the price cuts.

NNN2004 said: Smeags said: WoW: Console Last Week This Week 438,787 262,237 124,376 136,253 69,165 79,818 58,629 67,298 55,287 59,736 Wii: +11,877 360: +10,653 PS3: +8,669 PSP: +4,449 DS: -176,550 YoY: Console Last Year This Year 217,829 262,237 154,638 136,253 101,579 67,298 84,089 59,736 70,931 79,818 DS: +44,408 360: +8,887 Wii: -18,385 PSP: -24,353 PS3: -34,281 the ps3 dropped hard from the last year.

yep, the ps3 and wii dropped because they never had any price cuts since. the 360 was obviously gonna be higer because of the price cuts it had. how many were there two, three?

Mario Kart Wii release and PS3 still had momentum from GT5:P launch. That's why Wii/PS3 are down YoY.

average week

Japan would be interesting if the PS3 could top the Wii again but I really don't think so and I would like to see the NA sales since last week was so close

SOLIDSNAKE08 said: NNN2004 said: Smeags said: WoW: Console Last Week This Week 438,787 262,237 124,376 136,253 69,165 79,818 58,629 67,298 55,287 59,736 Wii: +11,877 360: +10,653 PS3: +8,669 PSP: +4,449 DS: -176,550 YoY: Console Last Year This Year 217,829 262,237 154,638 136,253 101,579 67,298 84,089 59,736 70,931 79,818 DS: +44,408 360: +8,887 Wii: -18,385 PSP: -24,353 PS3: -34,281 the ps3 dropped hard from the last year.   yep, the ps3 and wii dropped because they never had any price cuts since. the 360 was obviously gonna be higer because of the price cuts it had. how many were there two, three?

Basically one.  They had a tiny intermediate one to clear out old stock before the new models with bigger hard drives, but that's about it.  That was a single $100 cut after 2 years.  How many cuts has Sony had and how much did it cut off?  2?  3?  $200 you say?