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PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Q2 worldwide News
PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese
A comparison of Sony's corporate unit sales data and comments made by an investor relations spokesperson for Microsoft suggest that PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 worldwide for the three months ending 30th September.
The PS3 shifted 2.43 million consoles throughout the period, according to freshly-published Q2 FY 2008 figures - nearly double that for the same stretch last year.
This puts Sony ahead of Microsoft, which recently told AFP the 360 shifted 2.2 million units for the same period.
We're not entirely sure where all the PS3 sales have come from. The Xbox 360, after all, experienced a price cut in early September, prompting all sorts of sales-boasts from the platform holder, particularly in the US, and it's well known that the Microsoft console has been doing well in Japan and in the UK for a while.
Whatever the reason, this promising pre-Christmas surge puts the PS3 at a worldwide total of 16.84 million units. The Xbox 360, if you remember, stands at around 24 million, although Microsoft hasn't posted exact figures. Nintendo has sold 5 billion squillion Wiis.
Sony's games division also cut losses from JPY 96.7 billion (GBP 624 million) to JPY 39.5 billion (GBP 255 million) for the three-month period. Perhaps it found some more blind Venetian monks to carve blue diodes out of the irises of virgin panthers.
PSP sales rose slightly to 3.18 million units to help achieve this, while the PS2 dipped to 2.5 million units - further pushing PS3 finally to the forefront of the Sony operation.
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Madafunkola
29/10/08 @ 11:51
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Very sarcastic today aren't we? Usually new sales figures are treated with all the flame-baiting respect in the world...
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Mentalist(air)
29/10/08 @ 11:51
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Meh, if nobody's going to take me on, I won't even bother trolling.
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designerheadache
29/10/08 @ 11:52
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"..We're not entirely sure where all the PS3 sales have come from."
At least 4 of my friends who swore never to purchase a PS3, bought one this month after LBP melted their cold hearts. so blame them. |
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YobRenoops
29/10/08 @ 12:00
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Outside the US and UK the X360 is not the most massive of sellers. So it makes sense. Unfortunately the internet (THE ENTIRE INTERNET!) is so US/English-centric that the 360 "good message" overwhelms the rest of the world. I think this is showing in the demographics that MS are reaching out to with the NXE and so-called casual titles like Lips and SceneIt!.
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chessboxer
29/10/08 @ 12:06
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People seem to forget/ignore that before the 360's last price drop, the PS3 had sold more units in a shorter space of time in it's life than the 360 did.
In 22 months (end of Sept 2007), the 360 had shipped 13.7 million units. In 19 months (end of June 2008), the PS3 had sold 14.4 million units. Obviously not all PS3's were purchased primarily as a games console but I don't know anyone who would ever purchase the 360 for its media capabilities either. |
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BadBoyBonner
29/10/08 @ 12:18
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So the PS3 is "catching up" at the rate of 0.92 million a year and is over 7 million behind?
Plus retail seem to indicate the 360 is doing rather well since the last price cut - heck the 360 has even been outselling the PS3 and the PS2 (separately not together) in Japan! 7.1 divided by 0.92 million = 7.71 years for the PS3 to catch the 360. So, the PS3 should catch up with the 360 in the year 2016 - May 19th would de my guess lol Come on Sony get the PS 4 out pronto and lets put this blip behind us please.
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24 mio sold Xbox360 is not right, they currently sold about 21.7 mio units. Microsoft is likely to be ahead with 5-6 mio consoles sold. The good Sony numbers result from a stronger demand in the rest of europe. UK is not the most important gaming market in europe, other european countries also have strong importance.
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BadBoyBonner
29/10/08 @ 12:42
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The real news for this Gen sales is that Nintendo has pulled the old DS trick on the home console market - making it twice in a row.
Release an underpowered system (always sold at a profit) with an appealing easy to use input mechanism - not sure the third time will be the charm - only time will tell. Still gutted that Johnny Chung Lee's Head-tracking was dropped as an Easter egg from Bloom Blocks - as it certainly seems a step in the direction I would like the future to take - even if only as an option.
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farticusmaximus
29/10/08 @ 13:05
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"24 comments and not one accusation of one side or the other being gay... what's going on?"
Without the incredibly tedious crowd-riling bluster of Arbiter and Hedbog it would seem (most) people are quite content to talk about games instead of how long/thick/veiny each others manhose is. :) |
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FrankCannon
29/10/08 @ 13:05
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When you see high profile games like GTA and Fallout being reported to run better on a console that cost half the price of the other is it any wonder the 360 is winning.
Microsoft was playing chicken with Sony over who was prepared to lose the most money to win this generation and I think Sony just swerved off the road. |
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FrankCannon
29/10/08 @ 13:09
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Just imagine what would of happened without the RROD and the helicopter like noise the 360 generates.
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michaelius
29/10/08 @ 13:13
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Majority of this quater was before price cuts so it explains PS3 advantage a bit :)
Oh right and it icludes one ps3 sold to me hehe :D |
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Doctor_What
29/10/08 @ 13:27
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As I've said elsewhere, I do prefer the PS3 as a machine, but if I owned neither and was looking to buy a console the price of the mid-range 360 packs would be very attractive.
I think the PS3 is doing well on word of mouth (the advertising couldn't be much worse if Sony tried). My flatmate used to own a 360 but had to get rid of it. He's now thinking of getting a console and, after playing on my ones extensively (beer and late nights may have been involved) he says he'd prefer to get a PS3... But will he? The price difference just can't be ignored, and there are more tasty exclusives on the 360 at the moment than the PS3. It looks likely that MS will extend their lead this Christmas, but I don't think Sony will do nearly as badly as most of America and the UK seem to believe. |
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farticusmaximus
29/10/08 @ 13:53
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"Where are Eurogamer getting this tirpe from?"
1) What is tirpe? 2) How has your new sock not been banned yet Hedbog 3) Learn to spell, leave these forums, die. In any order you please. Your trolling is not wanted here. |
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The truth is no one buys the 360 for it's media capabilities. It's sold as and seen as a pure gaming system. The PS3 is the best choice as a blu-ray player as the firmware is fully updatable unlike a lot of blu-ray players on the market. As more and more people buy HDTV's more people are going to want to get the full benefit of the upgrade and more PS3's will be sold.
I love my PS3 and 360, but it has to be said that the 360's line-up of exclusives is marginally superior to the PS3's and with multiformat games the majority will play and look better on the 360 which is a shame as I really love the PS3 as a system. Anyway, PS3's sales cannot be attributed down to sales as a games machine alone. |
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designerheadache
29/10/08 @ 14:17
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@bonker
actually no, it was just the push they needed in order to see what other great games are out, and hence they are all happy with their purchase. |
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GamesConnoisseur
29/10/08 @ 14:58
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captain_artyfartfog
29-Oct-08 14:48:16 /Entered into my calendar for back referral in new year to see how his predictions bears out! The numbers whilst people can get het up about it, the fact is they DO changes over a period of time. With the present numbers PS3 is ahead by only a margin and will TAKE a while to catch up and 'beat' X360. Nintendo is the winner this gen, but the biggest loser so far is Sony as they did not retake quickly their market share and pressures from shares and credit crunch mean Sony may be less willing to 'speed' up the reconquest of their previous dominance. Consumers are the winners if not one company have the monopoly.
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