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S.T.A.G.E. on 07 November 2009
CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:
Although the PS3 really needs to a permanent stride going in America, this IS a milestone. Here's to a brighter future in this territory. Congrats Sony.

You seem to forget which country had the strongest PS1 and PS2 sales my friend. 10 million is definitely not a milestone. It's a sign that Sony just needed to drop the price.

Considering the odds against the console, which isn't a PS1 or a PS2, it IS a milestone. I hate to be a dick but let this be a place where people can be happy for the console.

Be happy for it? Sony put road bumps in their way, not consumers. If Sony makes a console, with all the great devs they've got under their power people will buy systems. That isn't a question. Odds are Sony was going to make profit within 10 years, due to the road they chose to take for their system. Microsoft has to deal with odds without putting road blocks  in front of their system, because they are an American system. Try this on for size. Sony has 10 million consoles sold in America and Microsoft still has one million in Japan. Milestone eh?



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S.T.A.G.E. on 07 November 2009
Attoyou said:

S.T.A.G.E.

how Do you Know? show me proof , that it will be a console Seller lol, I remember Last year 360 fanboys braging up ODST saying 360 would out sell the PS3 All year , then get a huge boost from ODST. I think Uncharted 2  gave ps3 a bigger boost then ODST did for the 360.

I never stated ODST would sell consoles. ODST is a expansion with a 6 hour storyline and more multiplayer options. Halo Reach is a main Halo storyline. It will be the last Halo game from  Bungie period. This game will blow people away. Uncharted is a full game, which sadly gave only four hours more than a Halo expansion. When you only have four hours more under your belt than an expansion, someone needs to get a little bit more creative. I love Uncharted though, but look at what you're comparing it to.



S.T.A.G.E. on 07 November 2009
sirvice said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ShadowSoldier said:
6.76 is the 360 gap. I predict it'll be 3M by the end of Jan 2010. With GT5 and God of War pushing the lead to a little bit under 3M

Nope. MW2 will help the 360 get back on track, then the 360 will come back steadily during the Christmas season. The PS3's sales will slow down. You're expecting a miracle if you expect the gap to 3M by the end of Jan. It's sad enough that the gap is at 6.76. The PS3 has sold very well, but where the great demand? The PS3 is at a truly affordable price now. Just like 2008, if the PS3 breaks down the lead to 5 million consoles, Microsoft will take it from there like they always do. Both systems will have amazing games coming out in 2009, but no game will be bigger than Halo Reach guaranteed. That my friend is a console seller. GT will give the PS3 a good push as well, but it wont do the numbers that Halo will.

Wanna bet?

Bet1: Which game moves more hardware? GT5 or Halo: Reach. Im up for GT5.

Bet2: Will the PS3 sales slow down during Christmas (Proper definition required). Im up for No.

Bet3: Which game will have stronger sales (lifetime, 1st month, first 3month,1st year, what ever we agree on). GT5 or Halo: Reach? Thats a hard call but for the sake of it ill stick to GT5.

Bet4: Will the gap between 360 and PS3 shrink below 5mil by 31/3/10? Yes my answer is.

 

 

I could make a bet with you, but I will be too busy next year. I never said The PS3 sales would slow down at Christmas. I said they will slow down going towards GT and then GT will cause a boost in console sales. The Halo and GT franchise have been seeing fluctuated responses, so I cannot exactly tell you which one will sell more. America will go crazy for Halo Reach and Europe will go crazy for GT5. Will make a bet with you though, that Halo Reach will sell more than GT out the gate first week. I cannot predict longevity even though every main storyline Halo has great  legs. The PS3 will gain like a million more consoles sold when GT launches, thats for sure.



omgsamsungcode on 07 November 2009

unimpressive, ps2 did 50 million in usa alone



Gilgamesh on 07 November 2009
omgsamsungcode said:
unimpressive, ps2 did 50 million in usa alone

Ya in 9 years, and it's the PS2!



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S.T.A.G.E. on 08 November 2009
CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:
Although the PS3 really needs to a permanent stride going in America, this IS a milestone. Here's to a brighter future in this territory. Congrats Sony.

You seem to forget which country had the strongest PS1 and PS2 sales my friend. 10 million is definitely not a milestone. It's a sign that Sony just needed to drop the price.

Considering the odds against the console, which isn't a PS1 or a PS2, it IS a milestone. I hate to be a dick but let this be a place where people can be happy for the console.

Be happy for it? Sony put road bumps in their way, not consumers. If Sony makes a console, with all the great devs they've got under their power people will buy systems. That isn't a question. Odds are Sony was going to make profit within 10 years, due to the road they chose to take for their system. Microsoft has to deal with odds without putting road blocks  in front of their system, because they are an American system. Try this on for size. Sony has 10 million consoles sold in America and Microsoft still has one million in Japan. Milestone eh?

Yes, 1 million 360s in Japan was a milestone. Guess who was in there celebrating - me.

Guess who WASN'T in there saying anything bad about it, as they are in here - you.

There lies the problem, let these people have their moment. It isn't that much to ask...

This is not a milestone. This is business as usual for Sony. Which region of the world do you think is carrying their Blu Ray sales? America. Seriously man. As I said, a milestone is coming against the odds. Case in point...the odds were never against Sony.



Attoyou on 08 November 2009

S.T.A.G.E.

MW2 only has about a 6 hour Story , and yet you expect it a Multiplat Game to Sell more 360s then 360s Mascot ?
How Do you know Reach will Blow People Away? How do you know its going to be more then 6 hours ? 6 Hours , Beautiful Graphics , tons of content , multiplayer , just doesn't fit on one DVD Disc, it would have too be 2-3 disc To Be any better then Uncharted 2 or halo ODST , and that will leave out Core Users. And in the end wouldn't Sell any more consoles then ODST , i cant believe Your going to sit there And Pretend Everything you say is A FACT , WE don't know how that game is going to Be , lets wait a while to See some real gameplay . Or show me Proof that it will Sell any more consoles then ODST did.



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Music - Forest Swords 

Solid_Snake4RD on 08 November 2009

PS for lifee



S.T.A.G.E. on 08 November 2009
Attoyou said:
S.T.A.G.E.

MW2 only has about a 6 hour Story , and yet you expect it a Multiplat Game to Sell more 360s then 360s Mascot ?
How Do you know Reach will Blow People Away? How do you know its going to be more then 6 hours ? 6 Hours , Beautiful Graphics , tons of content , multiplayer , just doesn't fit on one DVD Disc, it would have too be 2-3 disc To Be any better then Uncharted 2 or halo ODST , and that will leave out Core Users. And in the end wouldn't Sell any more consoles then ODST , i cant believe Your going to sit there And Pretend Everything you say is A FACT , WE don't know how that game is going to Be , lets wait a while to See some real gameplay . Or show me Proof that it will Sell any more consoles then ODST did.

MW2 is a full game selling mainly for its multiplayer. Do not compare it to ODST when you know Halo survives off of both story and multiplayer even though the multiplayer wins out in the end. Second ODST is not a main storyline, so do not treat it as anything but. The real storyline is Halo Reach, so when  that comes out judge it. ODST is probably the best expansion of the year.



S.T.A.G.E. on 08 November 2009
CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:
Although the PS3 really needs to a permanent stride going in America, this IS a milestone. Here's to a brighter future in this territory. Congrats Sony.

You seem to forget which country had the strongest PS1 and PS2 sales my friend. 10 million is definitely not a milestone. It's a sign that Sony just needed to drop the price.

Considering the odds against the console, which isn't a PS1 or a PS2, it IS a milestone. I hate to be a dick but let this be a place where people can be happy for the console.

Be happy for it? Sony put road bumps in their way, not consumers. If Sony makes a console, with all the great devs they've got under their power people will buy systems. That isn't a question. Odds are Sony was going to make profit within 10 years, due to the road they chose to take for their system. Microsoft has to deal with odds without putting road blocks  in front of their system, because they are an American system. Try this on for size. Sony has 10 million consoles sold in America and Microsoft still has one million in Japan. Milestone eh?

Yes, 1 million 360s in Japan was a milestone. Guess who was in there celebrating - me.

Guess who WASN'T in there saying anything bad about it, as they are in here - you.

There lies the problem, let these people have their moment. It isn't that much to ask...

This is not a milestone. This is business as usual for Sony. Which region of the world do you think is carrying their Blu Ray sales? America. Seriously man. As I said, a milestone is coming against the odds. Case in point...the odds were never against Sony.

WHAT?!!

- $600 Price point. One of the highest in history.

Sony put that barrier infront of themselves. They were quite confident in the 10 year plan and Blu Ray being adopted, so they won out in the end. If you would realize that Sony won for themselves (as planned) the second they won the format war, you're at a loss in this so called "struggle". Sony knew they had pent up demand in the west and the east had to get more JRPG's to be opened up again.

- Lackluster marketing. Creepy baby commercials weren't going to get the point across.

Sony put that barrier infront of themselves. Sony never  needed to out market Microsoft in the west. If it says Sony and it is semi good quality, it sells in the west.

- Lackluster launch line-up that lasted nearly a FULL

As I said again, this is all Sony's fault. Blu Ray was highly complicated, but their job was to save the format before pushing the system and the games. As I said, they hurt themselves and they are the only ones to blame, not demand.

year.

- $250 Wii launching right next to it.

Sonys fault again. Every gen Sony must win the format war or make their format mainstream....you should know them by now.

- Xbox 360 had a nice grip on the 3rd parties

Because they beat Sony to the punch and actually gave a damn about games first before formats.

Despite all this, the PS3 is selling faster than the 360 in the same time frame and is currently one of the fastest selling consoles, ever! 10 million consoles in NA helped carry out such a feat.The console also helped put Blu-ray on top. Why is all this relevant, because this is a thread celebreating the milestone of a console. What YOU don't see as a milestone dosn't mean it isn't one. Fact is, how many 3rd place (or losing consoles) can claim the amount of victories that the PS3 can?

Not trying to be an ass but if you don't agree with the OP, that's fine, I have nothing against that. But why continue to pick at the thread though, let it be.....