matt357 said:anyuone use common sense to think that the damn thing was ore than likely preordered?
most peeps went to pick them up today ...
you guys are ultra ignorant
IGSaint said:
nappy said:
Good manmatt357 said:you dope...
you see how much the system costs and its still selling
Why February's NPD Numbers Don't Condemn Sony
Sony's PlayStation 3 is actually outselling the 360 -- from a certain point of view.
By Luke Smith, 03/23/2007
Last week's NPD sales data confirmed Nintendo's dominance at the register in both the handheld and console spaces. The Wii's lower price point pits the most heated (and arguably "next-gen") console war between Microsoft and Sony. When NPD reported that Sony sold just 127k PlayStation 3s in the U.S. in February, it's easy to suggest that the company is in dire straits, but looking at the path tread last year by the Xbox 360, Sony is actually on familiar ground.
During its first four months at retail, Microsoft's Xbox 360 was supply constrained but still managed a sell-through in the U.S. of 1.02M consoles through February 2006, according to NPD figures. With suffocating supply constraints during the November launch period, Sony's PlayStation 3 still outsold the Xbox 360 during the same four-month launch window with 1.06M consoles sold through February 2007.
Briefly ignoring just how supply constrained the 360 was during that four month period, the fact that the PlayStation 3 has outsold the Xbox 360 over the same period in its life span despite costing $200 more per unit isn't a something that should get lost amidst the cries of doom and gloom for Sony's platform. How much more would the Xbox 360 have sold had supply not be so constrained in the first four months after launch?
After selling 160k units in February of 2006, the Xbox 360 went on to sell 192k units the following month before bouncing back in April's NPDs with its biggest month since the November launch with 295K units sold. That 295K units would also be the second biggest month for PlayStation 3 sales, but Sony's biggest month wasn't the November launch, rather it was December where the system sold 491K units.
What does this mean for Sony? Considering the system's higher price point, if the platform can keep pace with the Xbox 360 through the first year (while the software matures), regardless of the installed base, the system has to be considered semi-successful.
A concerning statistic between the two platforms' first January and February months is the drop-off in sales for those two months. From January 2006 to February 2006 the Xbox 360 sales trailed off 36% (250K units down to 161k units). At the same point in its lifespan, Sony's PlayStation 3 experienced a drop-off of 48% (244K units down to 127K units). That drop in sales, considering the units are available at retail, is cause for concern. Yet, despite trailing off by 25% more than its supply-constrained predecessor, the system does still cost $200 more.
Neither console had major exclusives during their first February (Virtua Fighter 5 on the PlayStation 3 sold 53K units) -- PlayStation 3 has Motorstorm and Oblivion in March, where Xbox 360 had Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Oblivion at the same point in time last year. Ubisoft's GRAW, which just shipped a sequel this month, sold 486K copies in March of 2006; Oblivion sold a combined 356K copies in March 2006 (there was a limited edition of the game, too). Yet, while software surged for the Xbox 360 in March of 2006, the system only sold 191K units -- its third worst month to date.
What does that mean? Even if Motorstorm and Oblivion-PS3 sell with Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Oblivion-360 type performance at U.S. retail (the latter seems less likely considering pretty much the same game is coming to market a full year later), based on the Xbox 360's March 2006 sales, the PlayStation 3 may not see the sales surge some folks (myself included, albeit erroneously) said the system needed.
In addition to selling more over the first four months of its lifespan than the Xbox 360's first four months, the biggest software seller on PlayStation 3 outsold the biggest 360 title during those same four months. According to NPD, Insomniac's Resistance: Fall of Man sold 430K units through February -- the biggest selling Xbox 360 launch game over same period -- Perfect Dark Zero -- sold 396K units across two SKUs. The system is selling better over the first four months of its lifespan than the 360 and its major launch game outsold the 360's best selling launch game during the same window.
spin it however you want... the thing is selling and outselling your precious system ..and dufus that was AT A MIDNIGHT LAUNCH..THEIR FIRST FULL DAY OF LAUNCH WRAPS UP IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO...You act as if the thing ain't selling...its high yes i will say that but the thing is still coming off of shelves whether you giuys like it or not its a proven fact the thing is doing better than the xbox was at the same time last year..thats fact
IGSaint said:
matt357 said:you dope...
you see how much the system costs and its still selling
Briefly ignoring just how supply constrained the 360 was during that four month period, the fact that the PlayStation 3 has outsold the Xbox 360 over the same period in its life span despite costing $200 more per unit isn't a something that should get lost amidst the cries of doom and gloom for Sony's platform. How much more would the Xbox 360 have sold had supply not be so constrained in the first four months after launch?
PS2 didn't start off like that. Neither did PSOne. Those shits were selling so fast you couldn't get them shits for months unless you put money down first. Excuses...mastermental said:
Finally, you say something I can agree with. Sega's always been ahead of the rest in terms of the features their gaming hardware offered. This is true of the Sega's arcade hardwares and home consoles. They were the first to have an online gaming console with the Sega Genesis (not widely known) and then with the Saturn and Dreamcast. The Gameboy-like memory card that the Dreamcast used was innovative as well. Then if you lived in Japan you could actually play almost any Sega Naomi-based game that got released on the Dreamcast with your Dreamcast controller plugged to the arcade machine. Capcom heavily supported the Dreamcast by releasing any of their new arcade games simultaneously on the Dreamcast...the very same day it hit arcades! So in some way, Sega is partly responsible for the death of the video game arcades. Too bad Sega's only true failing is that they can't fuckin market their game consoles for shit. They kept all the hottest games in Japan...until their consoles failed elsewhere then they released them. They had some real dummies in charge at that time. Now they only focus on software. Sad that such an innovative group failed so miserably when they had a top notch product.matt357 said:
Sony has overplayed their hand. Not the justified explosiveness that we got from PS1 to PS2 with the PS2 to PS3. This is what Sony gets. Expect a price drop in the near future to try to recoup their losses. But the big thing is not about the price...OK, its not JUST about the price for some people, EA put out a subpar Madden for PS2 and a worse one for PS3 and XBOX 360. Poor games, games that don't look as great as expected. When you have a system that costs $641 including tax-not including a game, you expect more. Much more.
matt357 said:
Rocky Miavia said:
@ niggas mad cuz they can't afford a ps3 admit it.
Pussy Krook said:
Stupid post...I bet you still think Clinton is President too. Go back to lurking. I'll be playin some Wii Sports and Ghost Recon:AWF 2 amongst others.Afrikan said:damn I didn't know BGOL had M$ viral marketers working 24/7.....shit is sad....I'd expect this from some kids on videogames forums.... OMZGS....OWNZeded...lol..... but not BGOL......
anyways how them 360s working out for yall.........if they're working that is.....
Rocky Miavia said:
Who is bashing the PS3?Afrikan said:
nappy said:
Mine works just fine, about to get on some Marvel Ultimate Alliance.Afrikan said:damn I didn't know BGOL had M$ viral marketers working 24/7.....shit is sad....I'd expect this from some kids on videogames forums.... OMZGS....OWNZeded...lol..... but not BGOL......
anyways how them 360s working out for yall.........if they're working that is.....
Pussy Krook said:
That's what they say when they have nothing else to come back with. They treat that high price tag like it's a status symbol or something. Most people on here have jobs and CAN afford a PS3 but as I've said before, there is no value in it. Why pay up 200 dollars more for a system with the same games on the other that's 200 dollars cheaper and has the same graphics and gives achievements? It's not about who can't afford it. People that buy it, buy it on the name and that's it. What do they have to play on it that I can't play on 360? Resistance? Please. Like I said, no value for the money spent.Devilstrider said:
MS is going for the win with stuff like this.Rocky Miavia said:They some fools at Microsoft for doin this...
[FLASH]http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?umid=51547[/FLASH]
Game One coverage of Microsoft shamefully crashing the French PS3 launch event by sporting an "Xbox 360 loves you" boat for PS3 shoppers to take notice of as it made its way down the canal.
Pussy Krook said:
somebody got some explaining to do 
