Xbox 360 VS PS3

Xmnsx said:
I find it surprising that the xbox 360 is still leading sales in north america, considering that most americans could probably afford a ps3 or both consoles
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It's the same reason why the PS3 will always lead in Japan, People generally want to support the country thus PS3 controls Japan, Xbox 360 controls the USA.

I know it is selling better, but not anywhere major besides the USA. And most 'sales' are RROD swap outs which is like 30% or more. Don't be fooled.
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They don't count swap outs as sales, only proper sales and since the 3 year warrenty only finished for release buyers a few months ago, almost none of those sales would be replacements. Don't be fooled.
 
Xmnsx said:
I find it surprising that the xbox 360 is still leading sales in north america, considering that most americans could probably afford a ps3 or both consoles
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Have you ever been to America? It's surprising that they even allow people from other countries there.
 
I'm still not sure why people are saying that the ps3 isn't selling well? I'm not sure if my 'fanboy' eyes are seeing something different but isn't it ahead or at least right on par with x360 in terms of the rate its selling? the ps3 is like 5 months ahead of the x360 to get to 20million isn't it?

i think the major problem is the fact that too many people look at vgchartz for there console sales. rather wait for press releases from either sony or microsoft.

sony reported that they had SOLD 21.3 millions ps3 consoles worldwide as of 31st December 2008 (i can get the source link if someone doubts this - a bit lazy at the moment). vgchartz says 20.62 million worldwide as of now??

even when NPD released ps3 sales results vgchartz refused to increase the ps3 results because they said NPD must be wrong. not sure if you know but NPD doesn't estimate like vgchartz does...
 
e1ace said:
I'm still not sure why people are saying that the ps3 isn't selling well? I'm not sure if my 'fanboy' eyes are seeing something different but isn't it ahead or at least right on par with x360 in terms of the rate its selling? the ps3 is like 5 months ahead of the x360 to get to 20million isn't it?

i think the major problem is the fact that too many people look at vgchartz for there console sales. rather wait for press releases from either sony or microsoft.

sony reported that they had SOLD 21.3 millions ps3 consoles worldwide as of 31st December 2008 (i can get the source link if someone doubts this - a bit lazy at the moment). vgchartz says 20.62 million worldwide as of now??

even when NPD released ps3 sales results vgchartz refused to increase the ps3 results because they said NPD must be wrong. not sure if you know but NPD doesn't estimate like vgchartz does...
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Have you had a look at the December 2008 sales? PS3 vs 360? Eish about sums up the poor PS3's sales.
 
One thing you guys don't seem to realize is that, yes, maybe the PS3 sold 7 million less units than the Xbox 360, but 21 million is still a HELLUVA lot of consoles sold and those people still need to be provided for.
 
tpex said:
Amen! after a few years you console players will be stuck playing bad gaphical games wile we (pc gamers) rave about awesome graphics
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Not really. I game on both console and PC and keep both very up to date so I don't lose out either way. And another thing, the people who choose consoles really don't care about the PC so it matters nothing. :)
 
WaldoRibeiro said:
Not really. I game on both console and PC and keep both very up to date so I don't lose out either way. And another thing, the people who choose consoles really don't care about the PC so it matters nothing. :)
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Yes, well, the PC and consoles are catering towards different markets so you cannot compare them.
The PC is the all-rounder in computing and the consoles are for gaming, each one has their pros and cons.
Check this thread - http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=349
 
Still going on about that hey lilDeath. Take a break n go play your new game. What game you taking anyway?
 
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tpex said:
Amen! after a few years you console players will be stuck playing bad gaphical games wile we (pc gamers) rave about awesome graphics
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You do realise that for a price of a new, updated console you'll most likely end up paying less than an upgrade for your PC in order to play those games in a few years time? Hardware that's a few years of age is *not* going to play the latest games well.
 
Well people have made different choices based on their own tastes, i know i went the console route because i missed the ease of use and the fact that i didnt need to upgrade hardware all the time to run the latest games, once my xbox becomes dated ill build a gaming rig and stick with that until the 8th generation of consoles drop to a reasonable price. That way i still have the multiple functionality of a pc, and will have a console as well once my pc becomes too dated for games.
 
Xmnsx said:
Well people have made different choices based on their own tastes, i know i went the console route because i missed the ease of use and the fact that i didnt need to upgrade hardware all the time to run the latest games, once my xbox becomes dated ill build a gaming rig and stick with that until the 8th generation of consoles drop to a reasonable price. That way i still have the multiple functionality of a pc, and will have a console as well once my pc becomes too dated for games.
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Yeah that sounds like a good plan. I'll stick with my PS3 for now but will have to upgrade my PC once again for Diablo 3. Not sure if my PC will run it but will upgrade it even if it does.
 
I am not aware if the specs have been released yet... isn't it a bit early, considering there is no official release date for it yet?

I would imagine though, that a half-decent pc should be able to play it.
 
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