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phinch1 on 26 October 2009

It sounds like a typical child's response when they feel threatened



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scat398 on 26 October 2009
C_Hollomon said:
scat398 said:
The comment didn't seem bad at all, but whats with the mistatment by the blogger saying the 360 and the ps3 sold the same in 2008. If you want to over hype someone's fairly harmless remark, atleast don't look like a fool by throwing out bad numbers to support your claim.

They did sold about the same.  Look it up.

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Jan 2008 to 27th Dec 2008:

 

Console PS3 X360
Total
9,682,583
10,554,378

Like I said, the statement was harmless, but the bloggers misrepresentation of the facts is the real problem.

 



OctaBech on 26 October 2009
tuscaniman said:
twingo said:
ms knows they have been beat down and will be forced to stay down.

A far inferior product wont win when the price difference is close, unless a $99 360 is in the pipe line.

If the 360 should be $99, does that mean the Wii should be $9? What is so inferior about the 360? Only thing you can point to is the Blue-Ray drive. Please don't bring up graphics and power since anyone not blinded by fanboyism can see both are equally matched. You may think the PS3 has better visuals but I along with many others think they are pretty even.

I would love for my 360 to have games looking as good as Uncharted 2(or KillZone 2 and soon God of War 3 for that sake) while doing the same things, but that's just not the case and I'd be deluted if I tried to claim otherwise.

But luckily I do not suffer from an inferiority complex and can live with the fact that the graphical gap for exclusive has gotten quite big and continues to grow, just like PS2 owners managed getting though life without Xbox graphics.

 

EDIT: corrected some spelling errors and replaced some words, but the message is the same.



Chairman-Mao on 26 October 2009

Hahahaha back down to 3rd where they've always been. I guess he means this gen only. Don't bring up the PS2 or it will bring back bad memories for him.



SOLIDSNAKE08 on 26 October 2009
scat398 said:
C_Hollomon said:
scat398 said:
The comment didn't seem bad at all, but whats with the mistatment by the blogger saying the 360 and the ps3 sold the same in 2008. If you want to over hype someone's fairly harmless remark, atleast don't look like a fool by throwing out bad numbers to support your claim.

They did sold about the same.  Look it up.

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Jan 2008 to 27th Dec 2008:

 

Console PS3 X360
Total
9,682,583
10,554,378

Like I said, the statement was harmless, but the bloggers misrepresentation of the facts is the real problem.

 

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/ps3-and-360-sales-equal-in-2008-$1264624.htm

 

personally the numbers we get from sony and microsoft are the important ones as they are the closest we can get to knowing proper worldwide sales for the consoles. i know its shipped or whatever people like to say here but its close enough! it was a dead heat between them last year.



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JaggedSac on 26 October 2009

Perhaps he is speaking of NPD only?



Xen on 26 October 2009

How about you do something about it and stop talking trash, MS?

If this keeps up, Sony is sure to outsell them in Europe - and make THEM third. America is pretty much lost unfortunately.



Dark Chaos on 26 October 2009
JaggedSac said:
Perhaps he is speaking of NPD only?

Hes talking about NPD. Its just that the Sony fans here are ignorant and just like to spin the situation to make themselves feel happy. The article even mentions its about the NPD numbers and MS is right.  It seems after the PS2, and PS1 sony fans feel the need to start partying after outselling the competition in NA for the first time since the PS3 was released



Xen on 26 October 2009
kowenicki said:
He can only be saying this if he knows something we dont... otherwise it isnt happening "soon" and he will be wrong

And im laughing at Cross-x and all the others complaining of MS arrogance... Sony arrogance at the outset of this gen and up until relatively mecently was staggering!

Wishful thinking.



Kenryoku_Maxis on 26 October 2009

::Microsoft puts fingers in their ears::

"Its all a lie, Sony isn't doing well, I'm not listening, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA~!!!!!"



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