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Micorosoft isnt outselling sony



 

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Price becomes a bigger issue once you get to holiday purchasing. The availability of the Arcade as the low price leader will increase the difference during the final quarter of the year. Throw in new holiday bundles and the difference grows even larger.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

as gebx said. more exclusive games. extra dlc is nice. but its full retail games that you want to get hold of.

pricing isnt an issue as its already the cheapest console on the market.

imo instead of nabbing gta4 dlc, fallout etc etc that cash should be spent on developing new inhouse games, sequels and new ip`s



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MS has all the advantage.

Price,
games ( can be argued, but 360 has a better library so far)
Online
3rd party support
Better fanbase ( 360 fans buy games lot of them)
Halo

The reasons it's not 100%

Playstation Brand
First party games
Bluray

Seriously, if the 360 doesn't destroy the PS3, it's because brand value for the PS3 is still quite strong especially in Europe.

OR A $99 XBOX360



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emitcowboys said:

That's easy... nothing.... If people would look at the sales and understand that software sales is what really matters to companies you'll see microsoft dominating against sony. The greatest evidence is that Killzone 2(The savior of the PS3) hasn't even sold over a million copies yet in America. That's really sad. I own both systems and have purchased games for each but Xbox has SO FAR better exclusives. It has the best RPG, RTS, and multiplayer experiences this gen IMO. (mass effect, halo wars, laft 4 dead).

 

So as of right now i dont think that microsoft has to do nothing. Sony is the one that needs to catch up. There sales SHOULD be beating Microsoft NOW if they plan to catch them because with microsoft exclusives coming out this year (Splinter Cell, forza, Left 4 dead) they are sure to widen their lead at the holiday season. So right now they need to do NOTHING


killzone 2 was never proclaimed as a savior for ps3 as it doesnt need saving. if it hasnt yet sold 1 million in the usa so what? didnt stop me from enjoying the game, one of the best games released this year i might add.

the question was, what microsoft can do to sell more than ps3, instead you just huff out a rant lol even though you made a thread earlier on why fanboys spew out stuff like this.



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leo-j said:
Micorosoft isnt outselling sony in bizarro world...

Anyway...new IPs...more casual games( ugh)....and more exclusives...

 

Oh if they want Natal to succeed...release with good games....and no gimmicks.



bigdom2786 said:
leo-j said:
Micorosoft isnt outselling sony in bizarro world...

Anyway...new IPs...more casual games( ugh)....and more exclusives...

 

Oh if they want Natal to succeed...release with good games....and no gimmicks.

Alright it seems to me you guys think Sony = PLAYSTATION 3, that isnt the case



 

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leo-j said:
bigdom2786 said:
leo-j said:
Micorosoft isnt outselling sony in bizarro world...

Anyway...new IPs...more casual games( ugh)....and more exclusives...

 

Oh if they want Natal to succeed...release with good games....and no gimmicks.

Alright it seems to me you guys think Sony = PLAYSTATION 3, that isnt the case

I'm pretty much sure that's what he's getting at. MS only has one system out. We're not talking bout XBOX360 vs PLAYstation 2 &3 & PSP....we're talking bout 360vs PS3



At Leo-j, that is because we are talking about the 360 not the original Xbox, anyway moving on.

I am not sure why people think MS are not already doing/planning at lot. From what I saw of E3 they appear to have plenty of potentially strong games plus new features.

The perfect storm 2009 styley is coming and it comes in this shape.

A number of highly anticipated games ODST/GOW2/Forza 3 etc etc
New Casual features ie. Facebook/Twitter/Last.fm (sucker punch here though is Integrated)
Instant HD movies and better integration (theres that word again) for Netflix and for the UK Sky

And as if that was not enough they have plenty of marketing dollars and they normally do a good job with them. I also fully expect them to announce a price cut in an attempt to recapture the Success of the 2008 finale.

For my mind the only thing Natal has done has side tracked people away from some of the bigger announcements for the here and now. Natal is tomorrow they had a lot more coming out today. Next year the 2010 finale may include Natal in its arsenal.



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