Comments on: August NPD: 360 Way Up, PS3 Down, Nintendo Hardware Still Dominating

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:39:14 +0000

Looks like the beginning end for PS3 – the fact that a superhyped new console like the Ps3 cannot even come close to the 360 which is 14 months old – plus it seems the developers hate the PS3 and no-one can get a PS3 to run any game at 60 fps – only 30fps while the 360 purrs along at 60fps. The most interesting thing about this data is that Sony has really lost their market. The PS2ers are not upgrading to the PS3 – they are staying with the Ps2 and most of the PS2’s base also abandoned it for the Wii – so now people see the Wii and the 360 as the best next gen of both worlds. A simple Wii and a HardCore 360. The 360 is just going from strength to strength with a huge software attach rate – which is just what the developers want and why the PS3 has no good games and not much chance of ever having good games and so few also – So we now have the true high end next gen GAMES machine winning – take a bow 360! Oh and what about the PS3 being the ugliest console in existance – a huge shiny George Foreman grill But I guess this is all just karma for all those Sony lies we were told, the rendered graphics they tried to pass off as real, and the lies on release dates – remember? Plus their CD rootkits are coming home to roost – and even their Bur-ray is being seen as inferior to the HD-DVD graphically like the PS3 is inferior graphically to the 360.

By: john

john — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:14:20 +0000

Congrats Sony, keep up the great sales! even though even a $130 PS 2 couldnt out sell any next gen system except the PS3! Or the Lie Station3. Or is it Wait STation 3? What a great reception to the PS3 its getting from the world! Wow! May hit 6 million this year! The Wii is gonna hit 6 million in Japan alone but hey, lets be fair, it came out only a few days after the PS3. Yep. I can tell the world is falling head over heals for the sony brand

By: xx-Thor-xx

xx-Thor-xx — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:21:02 +0000

for some reason i had an image pop into my head where the Wii was running amok through San Fransisco breathing fire on buildings and eating trains, while little PS3 and 360’s were running around screaming GOJIRA!!!!

By: Numanthia

Numanthia — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:13:55 +0000

Refurbished Xbox 360 dies within 5 minutes – Worst Quality Console in the History of Gaming?

http://www.slashgear.com/refurbished-xbox-360-dies-within-5-minutes-147399.php

I just don’t know how anyone can put up with such horrible quality and still pretend to be happy with it.

I guess it does just speak to the desperation of what true hardcore gamers will put up with to play a decent game. This has indeed come as a result of the transistion time for new games for the PS 3 from the PS 2.

Microsoft is in serious trouble the moment satisfactory replacement games arrive on the PS3. I really think Microsoft is quietly freaked about this issue more than anyone understands.

With the launch of Halo 3 and millions of ticking xbox 360 time bombs everywhere it could truly be a much quicker end to the xbox 360’s future and alot of people know this.

By: Numanthia

Numanthia — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:53:20 +0000

Wow this is super bad news for the xbox 360!

With the horrible NDP results for xbox 360 for August. NDP’s numbers are primarily derived from the manufacturers and a few key retailers but that is it. And Microsofts numbers are ALL xbox 360’s SHIPPED not sold – what is worse is they INCLUDE DEFECTIVE xbox 360 replacements to the retailers in these numbers.

From what people are discouvering last years August numbers were 270k sold vs 276K sold this year. So let’s look at what this really means – the 276k includeds defective xbox 360 replacement shipments, as a result of the 3 year extended replacement warranty now in full swing, that the 276k will definitly have fallen short of comparable sales with last year.

So with a price cut, Bioshock released and Halo 3 on the way, the xbox 360 could not even beat last years sales again!

People this is year two for the xbox 360 if anything it is supposed to be growing not shrinking in sales. Microsoft has given everything it has to get the sales up and it is still failing.

There is a lot at stake in this console war – MS has not made a penny from its xbox division ever and they are doing whatever they can to turn the xbox 360 into a winner. But be aware that as of this posting Xbox 360 has not made a dime for Microsoft. The mistake people are making is thinking Microsoft can just go forever like this but they can’t, with the news of their 1.15 billion dollar write off on the defective xbox 360’s wall street analysts started to question hard when microsoft would make money of the xbox 360 and if this adventure into gaming really made any sense – people this is a problem for Microsoft.

The biggest problem is the PS3’s continued sales growth in both July and August sales were way up over the prior months of 2007 showing continued strength in the PS3’s market penetration, while maintaining a first year launch sales projected at between 6.5 million and 7 Million+ vs Xbox 360’s first full year sales of only 5.6 million (easily a more successful launch for Sony’s PS3 than Microsoft’s Xbox 360). So while Sony is maintaining a solid growth trend the Xbox 360 has continued to underperform its first year sales numbers; a worrying trend. And now the next problem is Sony’s vision or answer to XBL is starting to be paid attention to, bringing people to say Microsoft will have to adopt a defensive position with XBL and drop the subscription fee of $50 per year. Translation 2 major problems – 350 million loss per year of almost pure profit and they are still left with an inferior interface and online experience compared to that of Sony’s Home.

Home Beta Images – PS3 and PSP
[http://www.console-exploits.com]

It is pretty clear that after the Halo 3 release it is going to be down hill with the PS 3’s AAA games starting to come out. Most likely the quality problems and the lack of depth in game offerings are what are doing it.

The punchline the xbox 360 is in real trouble right now and price cut or not for the PS3 the xbox 360 sales might seriously grind to a halt after the Halo 3 release going deep into a further decline than Microsoft has seen this year.

By: Joelteon7

Joelteon7 — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:39:36 +0000

I find it hilarious that the ‘old and outdated’ past-gen of the PS2 is doing better than it’s generally better PS3.

By: Xboxlenny

Xboxlenny — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:30:25 +0000

YA outdated PS2’s and PSPs combined. The Xbox 360 sells more than the PS3 and the Wii sells more than both. nexgen console sales

vgchartz.com

http://vgchartz.com/weekly.php check it out fanboy.

1. DS
2. Wii
3. Xbox 360
4. PSP
5. PS3

or http://www.nexgenwars.com

Nintendo is on top. All over the place. do you work for Sony? Do you own a PS3?

By: Norbit

Norbit — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:03:26 +0000

Reality? Are you blind or just stupid? Sony sell more home consoles every month than Microsoft. That’s a fact retard.

By: otakugamergt

otakugamergt — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:32:36 +0000

“And still some idiots think Microsoft are beating Sony.”

..You are so PATHETIC, poor sony fanboys, closing their eyes to reallity!!

By: Norbit

Norbit — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:27:02 +0000

Its amazing that Sony are still streaking ahead of Microsoft in terms of capturing home console market share.

Microsoft – 276,700

Sony – 332,600

The fact is that even in Microsoft’s strongest region with a wide choice of 360’s to choose from far more people still opt for Sony when it comes to home gaming. When the big games are released for the PS3 next year the gap will become even more pronounced.

If you include the PSP as well Sony sold 483,800 which is over 200,000 more games machines than Microsoft in the US last month. And still some idiots think Microsoft are beating Sony.