Top 5 Sidekicks in Gaming
17 hours 48 mins ago
Microsoft boasts a 3:1 sales advantage on their Xbox 360 console versus that of Sony's Playstation 3, citing U.S. retailer reports. Additionally, the 360 saw a 25% jump in hardware sales over Black Friday 2007.
Microsoft has announced that on Black Fridayperhaps the biggest shopping day of the yearsales of their Xbox 360 console tripled that of Sonys PS3.
News story attached to:
Additional sources:
- Xbox 360 allegedly outsells PS3 by 3 to 1 last week (destructoid.com)
- Microsoft: Black Friday Xbox 360 sales trump PS3 3-to-1 (joystiq.com)
- via news.teamxbox.com
- Xbox 360 posts its biggest Black Friday, outsells PS3 thr... (qj.net)
- Microsoft Claims Black Friday Victory Over PS3 (gamasutra.com)
Latest comment:
Most recently commented on by on Dec 14, 2008
Most recently commented on by on Dec 14, 2008
Comments
dunno what I'm going to do with this 360 that I bought last week then.
That's actually a bad example now that I think about it. I'd never verbally abuse my pet unicorn and constantly remind it of how horrible it is. I love my unicorn.
I'd like to play on Live with you and Krunal some day. Hahaha.
Not surprised really. 360 is the powerhouse of the next-gen consoles in terms of quality games and price.
The wii is still complete crap.
"Graphics aren't everything" shouldn't be an excuse for developers to get lazy and produce sub-par looking games. They should strive to make games that both play well and look amazing. With the technology that the current generation has, there's really no excuse for a game to look mediocre.
Oh, and the PS3 and 360 hardware equals alot more than just good graphics. Believe it or not, PS3 and 360 games can have good gameplay without *gasp* the waggling of a Wiimote.
Just because it didn't keep up with the 360 and PS3 it had a reason.
It was the CHEAPEST of the consoles.
They still have some great games on there (though not much) and some pretty hardcore titles on the way (could use a bit more though)
The wii isn't a gimmick but then there isn't much I can say since nintendo is treating it like one.
But there were very few good deals on the $399 and $499 PS3s.
I'm suprised the number is not 10:1.
not everyone.
So it would be interesting to see if most people bought a Wii at full price even though the 360 was a much better deal.
That was a fun night. Threw my sleeping pattern way off, though.
I don't know why M$ bothers with bragging about one day though...
However I do agree the fanboyish comments about how great the 360 is are a bit nauseating. It has some fun games and was worth the $300 I paid for it. But I don't feel it is the greatest thing ever.
I also agree with how nauseating some fanboys get; a lot of the praise is exaggerated. The PS3, the 360, the Wii; they're all material things. You shouldn't be so dedicated to them.
Everyone takes pot-shots at each other at any chance.
I always lol when someone takes their comments serriously.
Like
"omfg they r insult1ng ma h0nor! PS3 4 lyfe!!?!?!?1 M$ cnt brag cuz th3y are succky nd RRROD lma02 Gow3 mgs4 lol shitbox 36-RROd l;osjdfjer"
But its pretty obvious why companies announce sale victories over competitors.
"Haha, I picked the better console and you didn't. Nyah!" Gets old after a while. Makes you want to stop reading their posts. Thankfully I at least get to kick their butts in the PS3 forum.
I don't get you at all.
It is truly I who does not get the rest of you.
See, you're not mellow. You're whiney. You're trying to say this place is overrun by MS fanboys when it's RUN by Sony fanboys. Then you sneak in a jab to further prove you DO care about one console much more than the other. When someone calls you out on it, they're the ones overreacting.... right.
As mentioned, people take things to heart so quickly.
Also, I just love the fanboyism in this article. As soon as I read the title and saw 52 comments(including mine), I just had to laugh.
I seriously doubt it was 3:1. I'm sure the 360 sold alot, as did PS3. The point is, MS has always blown things out of proportion when it comes to sales over competitors, just like Sony doing it towards 360. I'll wait and see before believing this.
(Free hard drive and controller)
Interesting figures though.
I have GTA 4, HALO 3, COD4, DMC4, and 3 others on my 360 plus LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 on my PS3. I still find MYSELF playing Brawl the most, matter of fact, my friends and I play Brawl first before anything, with HALO 3 trailing afterward.
What the hell does that even mean?
So either time playing the Wii makes you limp...
Or people don't play it for very long. Not making a strong argument for the Wii either way there bud.
If we go back in time to say...exactly one year before, PS3's "avid" fans would be running wild like Hulkamania on this here GG. Don't believe me? Then backtrack. Obviously, this piece of news makes Microsoft's console look good, so why not announce it? It's all just a matter of business. Like Sony with the PS2. They don't cease to announce here and there how well that last-gen console has done. And they should announce it, because it's had one of the best console runs ever.
------------------
DMD said something simple but imo, true as well. With the bundle deals that the 360 has for this holiday season as well as it's decent library, it's hard to disagree. I think of the 360 like last-gen's PS2...being in the middle of the three consoles in combat (in terms of price, power, etc.), being released before the other two, and of course, racking up on a library for everybody.
As i said from a corporate standpoint yes. If you own stock in Microsoft then this is something to celebrate. If you just own a 360 or PS3 though, why would you even care? The fact that more people are buying the same console you have doesn't mean much.
Personally doesn't affect me at all as long as I can get good games for whatever console.
Microsoft is down 46% overall this year according to Scottrade. Anyway, just thought I would throw that out there that all of this back and forth about which console is selling better is for nothing.
Just because your share price is dropping doesn't mean you should just abandon any chance of raising them up again.
"Right guys, our shares are dropping so were not going to do anything about it, were just going to let them drop"
Never once did I suggest anyone should abandon their stock in anything. I have quite a bit of my retirement tied up in stock and it DOES seem pretty helpless right now when you see THOUSANDS of dollars trimmed off in a matter of days and now weeks.
That's where I see benefit from this, more online players to compete against. Surely, I'm not a big online player as others, but when I do jump on, I like to get a diverse group in terms of style and such. And with the bundle deals, my friends and relatives are looking into a 360.
Last year...there were much more PS3 fans on GG. 360 owners didn't really stand a chance. Now it's a bit more balanced.
I suppose if someone were to thumb up a comment like that they'd be a 360 fanboy, or if the 360 is the only console that they have, they'd probably just agree with it and be done.
*Edit*
Scratch my theories, Dragonite hit the nail on the head.
That being said, PSN is still a damn fine and resilient service. I'm impressed with what they've done for a free service.
Face it: MS sold more then Sony on Black Friday, Sony's movie format won, MS grabbed up FFXIII, Sony grabbed up Bioshock, but as of RIGHT NOW, TODAY, MS has sold more consoles and has more exclusives. To the general populous, that's all they look at, and are quick to jump on the MS success train and insult Sony fans at every moment and make them feel like "you guys lose, sucks to be you."
This bullshit needs to stop, IMHO, I'll admit I've done it before, as have countless others last gen when PS2 crushed the other 2 consoles. All in all the only thing it accomplishes is it just makes GG a pretty hostile place.
Anyway... GG Microsoft, cool to see your console succeed.
My 2 cents.
Also 360 has more exclusives, but only a handful more. The exclusive gap isn't as big as fanboy's are making them out to be, and clearly neither parties can actually list a complete disc medium exclusive list. Which further proves the point that the whole exclusive gap argument was exaggerated. That's not to say they don't have a bigger amount, no they do, just not "massive" as some people make it out to be.
Well, to be honest, Gamegrep is only as hostile as the comments that's get posted that's meant to be hostile. And people acting like a fanboy to piss people off are trolls, and shouldn't be allowed on either site. In fact it's also instigating arguments and what's the cause of the so called hostility. If people stop being idiots and acting like fanboys to get people pissed off, maybe we wouldn't have any issues at all on both GG and Neo. Sadly that's not possible.
You can't possibly expect Sony to jump into this generation not having prior experience in the online network to compete at the same level of 360 XBL do you? Cause I don't think anyone expected this, I for one didn't. And tbh, I think the PSN is awesome. Sure it may not have those little things the XBL has, which to some is a need for online gaming, but for people who just loves to play online without those little things, the PSN does it perfectly. I think when Home comes out and time goes by, PSN will be really awesome. All the gaps between the two consoles are dwindling down, and if MS isn't watching it could all become dead even with no real advantage. And that'll be something to behold.
The PS3 get up and down, it may be leading for a while, but in the end, it doenst even matter. Itll end not being the best. I bet the 360 will take this.
This news story is archived and is closed to comments now.