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Black RL on 11 September 2009

Do you believe in this? Even the Wii doesn't sell so well.....

And if, IF it can outsell 100k a week (500K per month) it still needs 16 months just to close the gap. Do you honestly believe in that?




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susymar on 11 September 2009

PREW-STEW-SHUN SREE



pearLy on 11 September 2009

The 360's lead over the PS3 is simply too big. Sony will probably not be able to catch so soon.
If the PS3 outsold the 360 from now on with an average 50k lead every single week, it would take it nearly 157 weeks (3 years, until fall 2012) to overtake the 360 in overall sales. But I doubt that a constant 50k lead for the PS3 is actually possible.



RipOff29 on 11 September 2009
tedsteriscool said:

And failure rates will skyrocket again?

I don't think they're at a point in which they could reduce heat output and improve airflow enough to release a slim.

I don't think there will ever be a point where you could talk about the topic of reliability of electronics from your latest comment anyway. Because if you knew... anything, you wouldn't have made such a silly comment.

 

 



EdStation3 on 11 September 2009

When did posting with a shirtless picture of yourself for an avatar on internet to show off stop being lame??




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SpartanFX on 11 September 2009
susymar said:
PREW-STEW-SHUN SREE

you are doing it all wrong,,,it's "

 

PRAY_STAY_SHUN_SREE

 

OT:why are you guys acting so dramatic?

 

2010 is impossible I think.

 

Beside let's just be happy for sony for a sec,,,due to their own mistakes they have been raped in the ass for the past 3 years(from sales to media hate and so on),,,now after alot of hard work they are getting a small pay off.Let's just let Sony have their moment and not bring MS into this.



 

 

 

Darc Requiem on 11 September 2009

I find the fanboy fervor over one weeks sales hilarious on both sides. Can we at least wait a couple months to see a trend before we start professing great success or doom?



SpartanFX on 11 September 2009

@darc

when did you get a PS3?



 

 

 

Cueil on 11 September 2009

part of me hopes Sony gets crushed again this holiday... not because I dislike them, but because I want to see all the crushed fanboys... it would be amusing though Sony falling to far behind would not be amusing



 
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ultima on 11 September 2009
sharky974 said:
numonex said:

I hate to finally accept it but I have a bad feeling that the PS3  now has the unbeatable advantage over its nearest rival the XBox 360. It deeply saddens me and my heart goes out to all the 360 fans worldwide. The only good thing will be is that the XBox 360 will have enjoyed almost 5 years of being in front of the PS3 in total console sales when the PS3 overtakes the 360 late 2010. The 360 will probably get to 40 million sales before the PS3 in early 2010. But 50 million console sales it looks more likely the PS3 will get there before the 360.

One week of  VGChartz sales has totally changed the race between the PS3 and 360. A mind blowing 400k in 360 lead wiped out due to the PS3 Slim launch at the very cheap price of $299. 550k PS3 Slims sold in one week. Imagine if the PS3 could average 300 to 400k consoles per week for the next 12 months- it could become reality.

I also believe the 360 may never outsell the PS3 ever again in worldwide weekly sales now that the PS3 Slim has launched with its $299 price and a long list of PS3 exclusive games are soon to be released late 2009 and early 2010.  The PS3 outsell the 360 by more  than 100k every week for the next 12 months  and beyond which would wipe out the XBox 360s sales lead over the PS3.

The PS3 could be  the new PS2. $299 price was the same price the PS1 and PS2 launched with in America. Sony has finally delivered this generation and turned things around for good. A night mare if your a 360 fan but a dream come true if your a PS3 fan.

LOL, even if this DID happen, 12 months=late 2010 almost 2011. Xbox will have won if it takes PS3 that long, the generation will almost be over.

 

In other words PS3 can never win.

 

Also 360 has a much stronger lineup in late 010: Halo Reach, probably Gears of War 3, Natal, a probably slim redesign, possible price cut, PS3 has nothing that I know of, and the Ps3's biggest franchises (Gt 5, GoW) are being expended this year.

 

Also Xbox 360 outsold PS3 in the newest NPD yet again.

 

Edit: also if you go by shipped figures which is the most accurate judge of WW sales, 360 is ahead 31.4 to 23.8..in other words by 7.6 million, not 4.8.

 

Theres just no way PS3 can win, ever. Face it,. it's over, it's been over. PS3 took years to hit 299, they will take how many more YEARS to hit 199? Meanwhile 360 hardware is profitable and MS can slash prices at will especially on the Arcade. Arcade could be 99 tomorrow if MS wants.

 

Never mind that the aging PS3 hardware is tapped out andf PS3 is having a harder and harder time keeping up with 360 ports. Look at Forza 3, better looking than GT5. PS3 games used to look better than 360 counterparts..not anymore.

 

PS3 is so doomed.

Newest NPD is August... Before slim was released. And you seem to think that lower price = higher sales. Look at Wii vs Arcade. 360 has been cheaper for a long time now, and it is still being beaten by Wii. If they were to cut the price to 99, it would do them no good. People think they get what they pay for, and a $99 current-gen gaming console looks extremely fishy. Also, your last 2 paragraphs clearly show your bias. PS3 hardware is tapped out? How exactly would you know something like that? Are you a software engineer? (I really doubt you are...) I don't know how you deduced that Forza 3 looks better than GT5. And it's the other way around, 360 games used to look better than PS3 counterparts. Now multiplat games are pretty much the same.