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Forums - Sales Discussion - The minimal PS3/360 gap will be 3.5M and maximal 5.5M by the end of 2009

Vexxmania on 03 January 2010

Well done Zorox, wherever you may be. Gap < 5.5 million by 2010 confirmed!



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ethomaz on 04 January 2010

GAP Now: 5,56M

+ One Week for 2009 Ends.

GAP for 2009: 5.4M (or little less)?



papflesje on 04 January 2010
kowenicki said:
The gap should be almost exactly what it was when the PS3 launched.

Which means the PS3 and 360 have sold almost exactly the same amount since the PS3 launched 3 years ago.

I dont think the Slim/Pricecut had the dramatic effect some expected over christmas, infact the gap in the US is now bigger than it was before the Slim launched.

True, but you can't ignore the two walmart deals when taking that into consideration



Simulacrum on 04 January 2010

I don't know when did he do this prediction...If it was when we thought we had God of war 3,GT5,Heavy rain,MAG and others to be released this year changes could have been huge.Think If even GT5 would have been released after Uncharted 2..Ps3 sales would have been over 1m many weeks.



 

 

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XxXProphecyXxX on 04 January 2010

And I dont think the slim/pricecut was as "weak" as some deemed it b4 slim lunch or as they say "short term"...



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ps3_jrpg_gamer on 04 January 2010

well done ps3 you won Others region(360) and now you are making a gap there and japan is now boosted as for america better numbers than before so WW well done



Cypher1980 on 04 January 2010

I pretty much figured that the gap would remain pretty large.

People are deluding themselves about the console markets ability to produce a siesmic shift.

Wii is the chosen market leader this gen, it will not be toppled and the 360 has too much weight behind it as a dedicated HD gaming platform not to hold on to second place.



Netyaroze on 04 January 2010
kowenicki said:
The gap should be almost exactly what it was when the PS3 launched.

Which means the PS3 and 360 have sold almost exactly the same amount since the PS3 launched 3 years ago.

I dont think the Slim/Pricecut had the dramatic effect some expected over christmas, infact the gap in the US is now bigger than it was before the Slim launched.

 

The Xbox360 sold  5.4 Million Consoles before the PS3 started so this gap should be closed already we just dont have the numbers. But infact PS3 sold quicker then Xbox360 because the PS3 was launched March 2007 in Europe and rest of the world. I thin even later in other parts. It started half a year later in the other half of the market. We have to add the additional sales of Xbox360 in others during those 6 months.

 

I will just make a quick calculation to make it 100% fair. Ps3 launched 11 November 2006 in NA and JAP the Xbox in 22 November 2005.

 

The Xbox sold 5.332 Mio Consoles until 11 November 2006 (actually the sales week ended really on launch day of PS3)

 

The Xbox had an advantage of 5.332 Mio consoles which is not even reached yet and the Xbox360 sold as quick as the PS3 in the same time period ? NO

 

Because in complete others the PS3 wasnt out yet so we have to add the sales during the 6 months in others where PS3 wasnt released and then we have the real difference and we can tell which console sold faster/better in the time period.

 

The Xbox360 sold between 11 November 2006 and 24th March 2007 in others were the PS3 was not launched yet 1204000 Consoles so the Xbox had a REAL headstart of 6.536 Mio Consoles. The difference is now 5.56 Mio:

 

6.53-

5.56

 

The PS3 sold 1 Million Consoles MORE then the Xbox360 in the same time. This number is going to shrink even more and even if someone trys to argument with 5.3 Mio it will be void in some weeks. 

 

Even if most people dont care or dont want to care but fact is that the PS3 sold quicker then the Xbox360 in the same time.

 

 

 

 

 



darthdevidem01 on 04 January 2010

well it seems that he was right



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papflesje on 04 January 2010
kowenicki said:
@netyaroze

That ignore lots of factors and it has been discussed here many times.

For instance. Supply of the 360 due to the simultanoeus launch was horrible in the first 3 months. So the 360 actually suffered from the worldwide simultaneous launch somewhat

The simplest way is to go off the figure at the first launch of the PS3.

BUT... I do get your point.

Endless debate indeed, as one could argue that it was their own choice to go for such a hampered full release.

 

Anyway, it's managing wonderfully, especially since the PS3 is now indeed trying to hack into that lead, while MS uses holiday cuts to maintain as large an advantage as possible. Wonderful fight in any case ^^