Feature: Can PS3 Catch Up to Xbox 360?

Gamedaily: Is Sony's PS3 forever going to be stuck in third place, or can the console eventually catch the 360? We speak to leading analysts to see what Sony's strategy should be.

Remember how 2008 started? Sony and some pundits proclaimed that 2008 would be the "year of the PS3." With GTA IV, Metal Gear Solid 4, LittleBigPlanet, the launch of PlayStation Home, addition of Trophies and a new video marketplace, one could argue that the PS3 should have fared better. And while total PS3 sales in the U.S. were up 40 percent in 2008, the fact of the matter is that 2008 was anything but "the year of the PS3." Indeed, it was the year of the Wii, and to a much lesser extent, the year of the Xbox 360.

Sony has been losing market share and it desperately needs to convert the majority of those 50 million PS2 owners into PS3 adopters. It won't be easy, and clearly the biggest obstacle at the moment is the PS3's price, but analysts believe Sony definitely still has a chance to catch or even exceed Microsoft in the console race.

GameDaily BIZ picked the brains of five leading game industry analysts to get their respective takes on how Sony can "rescue" the PS3 before the hole grows any deeper.

[UnSelf]

these journalists i swear smfh.

LISTEN! UP!: FOR THE LAST TIME!!!!

IF THE PS3 DROPPED IN LATE '05 AT $399 (same time as xbox 360 in other words), IT WOULD HAVE SURMOUNTED THE 360

tattoo that on ur damn arms if u have too cuz we're sick of explaining it

[rucky]

Relax it's only Gamedaily.

[theKiller]

Feature: Can Xbox 360 keep its lead over ps3?
Feature: Can Xbox 360 Catch Up to ps3 in Japan?
Feature: Did Xbox 360 Really over take ps3 in Europe?
Feature: Can GameDaily suck up more of MS balls then it already did?

[00]

Key word is "if" but since it didn't release in late '05 you can't use that as an excuse.

[LightningPS3PS3]

Then it's possible. But, like everyone in the world with common sense knows, it needs a price adjustment, big time.

And it needs to be on the market a year after 360 is done, because they started a year later. If that balances out, then indeed the PS3 could catch up.

[PirateThom]

There's too many variables for timeframe speculation.

If the PS3 had launched at the same time as the 360, it wouldn't have Blu-ray and thus wouldn't cost as much, but Sony would lose their Trojan Horse for a new format and if that PS3 had failed, it wouldn't have pushed the new Sony format.

If the 360 had launched at the same time as the PS3, it might have had better build quality and HD DVD and the format war may not have gone in Sony's favour, and it might have been as costly as the PS3 was when it launched.

[UnSelf]

lol, oh thx man.

i really didnt kno it was GD. Just laugh and disregard ppl, keep it moving nothin to see on that site

@1.4: its much more than speculation and hypotheticals fueling my reasoning. Number clearly show that the ps3 did betta in its first 2 yrs den what the 360 did in its. The Trojan horse effect didnt help muc either Pirate and who's to say what about techinology? What i base it upon is that the ps3 is ONLY DOWN becuz of its own disadvantages and the 360's advantages (price cuts, cheaper initial price and headstart).

Think about it.......the ps3 isnt that much far behind the 360 GIVEN its disadvantages.........now imagine if it dropped with everything it dropped wit in 06, but in 05 at a 399 starting price?

im not merely speculating but drawing logical conclusions and evaluations from historical figures and number patterns.

If by Dec. 09 the pattern is the same as it is now (meaning with the 360 leading by 8 million), then i would neva open my mouth about the ps3 catching up to the 360

[IQUITN4G]

All very well Bubbles but it didn't

I totally agree with the arguement - Sony should have buried MS a long time ago but now has a real battle on it's hands

They did essentially p!ss away they're lead and it isn't guranteed they will get it back

Bad luck sure but some mistakes from Sony has meant they now have made room for MS

Bluray was in theory a smart move and still may be, but things are not always the same way twice and has resulted in Sony in a tougher place right now

[Tomdc]

I think it can easy from its current position, whether it does or not is an entirely different matter. It's 8 million sales behind, thats under what it sells in a year... Considering its pretty undeniable that the PS3 will have a longer lifespan than the 360 it could easily outsell merely because of the fact it lasts longer.

These articles are getting tiresome and boring yes guys, but if you dont wanna look don't bump up its temperature by complaining about it. Lets face it though, if n4g wasn't spammed with these it would just be something else. This website is, due to its very nature, tiresome and repetative if you use it often. There simply isn't enough news in games to keep someone occupied daily. If you check here weekly and ignore articles you don't approve of you will maximise your enjoyment.

[Hiruma Youchi]

And??? Dint the Ps2 have year advantage on the Xbox? you werent up there complaining at that time I bet.

[cayal]

And??? Dint the Ps2 have year advantage on the Xbox? you werent up there complaining at that time I bet.

That argument might hold water if the PS2 just beat the X-Box, instead it was demolished.

[CrazzyMan]

m?
Bubbles to anyone, who can explain me that. =)

1. PS3 is selling on pair with x360 in Europe +-1 mln., though x360 had 1,5 year advantage.
2. PS3 has over 2 mln. userbase advantage in Japan and most GOOD games on PS3 easy pass 300k mark. While on x360 only some jrpgs can pass 100k sales mark.
3. Now, NA, it`s 7 mln. vs 14 mln., that is some difference, BUT because of that difference, NOBODY is going to ignore 33% of NA market share.

Time has changed, we live in a MULTIPLATFORM ERA, there is VERY low chance, that developers will start support x360 exclusively, because of those 7 mln. advantage.
There is MORE chance, that some Japanese developers will still exclusively support PS3, but for wesern developers, unless they are paid, there is no chance.
Well, slim chance, that western developers will want to utilize blu-ray disc space and cell power and create something amazing, but this will cost a lot of money, so not in near future so far.

Time has changed. Sales doesn`t matter anymore THAT much, as they did in PS2 gen. Wii is number one, yet we get more HIGH quality 3rd party PS360 games, then Wii.

And last thing, let`s assume, that PS3 in next 2 year outsells x360 by a lot, and will be like 20 or 30 mln. ahead of x360. That is 35-40 mln. vs 60-70 mln. So what, what will change?
Does anybody actually believe, that western developers will abandon x360 now?
The only winner now, who can make a profit. Sales doesn`t matter anymore. By the end of this year, all 3 console will pass xbox/GC sales. Now it`s only about GAMES and profit. =)

[Bitter Tears]

Before anyone reads this, I'm copying and pasting most of everything because I have no time for this, but anyone want to read a reasonably unbiased discussion on this article, read this thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

"Time has changed. Sales doesn`t matter anymore THAT much, as they did in PS2 gen. Wii is number one, yet we get more HIGH quality 3rd party PS360 games, then Wii."

I agree on you with the fact that PS360 gets more high quality 3rd party games than the Wii, but the Wii's third party line up is looking very good. The Wii's first party line up is the real show.

Sales really don't matter, it's more a E-Peen measuring contest.

Sales do matter to a certain extent, for Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo has it's pockets overflowing since the release of the Wii, quite a turnaround from the Gamecube.

The sales matter because Sony has been actually losing profit since the PS3 has been released though they are almost at breaking even, it also matters because the 360 was never suppose to even surpass the PS3 that much according to Sony's PR and fans back when the PS3 was almost released.

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From here on I'm going to copy and paste something from NeoGAF forums that I believe will be the trend UNLESS a drastic change is made.
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Q: "Can PS3 catch up to 360?"
A: In America, no. Worldwide, probably no.

Here's the reasoning behind my answer (which is a ridiculous guess far into the future):

Basis
1. 360 will likely not see a replacement until the end of 2011. PS3 will likely not see a replacement until a year later. Of course, they'll both continue to sell after that, but let's assume parity on their decay curves. This gives the PS3 an extra year at the end of the generation.
2. Microsoft currently has an ~7.5m unit lead worldwide: 1.5m in Europe (mostly in the UK), 7m in the U.S., -2m in Japan, 1m elsewhere.

Projection
A. Japan. PS3 exceeded 360 by about 600k units in 2008. It has far bigger games coming this year (like FF XIII exclusive), but on the other hand the 360 appears to be doing better week to week than before. I think we'll see about a 1m unit lead in 2009, then 1.2m in 2010 and 2011, and 1.6m in 2012. PS3 versus 360 from here out: +5m
B. Europe. The two HD consoles are neck and neck there, with a little extra momentum on Microsoft's side due to the recent price cut. Sony has more room for those in the future, though. I'd say next year Sony might be a little behind again, rising to parity in 2010 and beyond. PS3 versus 360 from here out: +2m.
C. U.S. PS3 was behind by 1.2m this year, all from the second half of the year. That means they move into 2009 with lower momentum. A price cut will help, but I still think they'll fall behind overall by about 750k. As 360 reaches a price floor and PS3 can drop comparatively further, I think they can almost close that gap in 2010, but not until 2011 will they outsell 360, and then only barely. The following year will give them their only big win, but it won't be enough. PS3 versus 360 from here out: dead even.

Total until generation end: PS3 +7m.

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This is also from NeoGAF that I thought was kinda funny and in a sense somewhat true.
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http://i36.photobucket.com/...

Have fun bickering, I'm done for a while.

[Bitter Tears]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

I just noticed CrazzyMan is also on NeoGAF. Hah.

[gametheory]

"In USA no, Worldwide probably no"

Well, I'm guessing you're American since it has to be "USA and the rest of the world". LMAO. Now that we cleared that you're probably a bigot (hell, you're probably not, but who cares? Your line of reasoning is as shoddy as this one anyway, so it's not like you can complain), we can move to the actual argument.

My answer is: In America? Unlikely. In Japan? It already did. In Europe? The gap has already closed on most countries and/or PS3 is already beating it in some. Only UK sees 360 beat PS3 by a significant margin. PS3 had actually surpassed 360 in Europe a long time ago but, with 360 dual price drop in Europe, the 360 caught up and regained a minor lead of 1 million consoles (give or take). However, considering all it took Microsoft to regain such a minor lead, it's very likely that the PS3 will beat 360 all over Europe except the UK (I guess that by your logic it's "UK europe and non-UK europe" right?).

In "the rest of the world" (i.e., Latin America, India, China, the middle east, Korea, Africa, etcetera) , it's a mixed bag. Some people will just not put up with shoddy hardware, others won't put up with delays and expensive prices. It probably depends on the economic situation of each country.

Now, why is regional stratification important? Because each region buys games differently (some genres are more important than others) and because of currency; basically, each region has a different strategic position (not like Bitter guy understands any of this but I hope others do).

Even though as of now there is a minor lead in Europe in terms of 360 against PS3, PS3 games consistently outsell 360 games. It's likely that the 360 is used as a second console. Take Italian and Spanish charts for example. PS3 just keeps pwning 360 despite 360 launching earlier.

Considering the dollar is very weak compared to the Euro, and that prices were already much higher in Europe than in America, you shouldn't be surprised to see the big development houses have a higher revenue from PS3 games than from 360 games. PS3 games cost to develop just a little more than 360 games and that's just a maybe, since that was back in 2006 when PS3 dev kits were rare and PS3 was unknown.

Now that PS3 is well known by devs, it's likely that development houses make as much profit from PS3 games if not more, regardless of attach rates, NPD and whatever 360 fanboys seem to be clinging from as of late. In the end it's the bottomline that counts, and with the current state of the economy, it's likely that a game sale in Europe will matter more than a game sale in America. Therefore, if PS3 beats 360 in Europe, it's likely to get many games that were formerly exclusive to 360 (See: Gears of War (owned by Epic), Mass Effect (owned by EA), Ninja Gaiden 2 (Owned by Tecmo), Fallout, GTAIV and Tomb Raider DLC (each owned by their respective non-Microsoft Studios dev houses)). Just remember that most of the big development houses revealed that they were making more revenue off PS3 than 360, just a fact that you have to consider before you come to "bicker" ;).

It's always funny how guys with nicknames such as: "Bitter tears", "Voiceofreason", "truegamer" and seemingly "neutral" avatars that supposedly come to make fun of all fanboys equally end up being fanboys themselves. Their nicknames are usually pretty ironic, isn't it Bitter guy? lmao

[The Lazy One]

that was one of the better thought out posts I've ever seen on N4G.

The PS3 has to outsell the 360 by 2.5 million units per year to overcome the 360 in the next 3 years.

For the past 2, it has been selling on par, and just recently trended worse globally. I find it very hard to believe that M$ would 1. not announce or release a console in the next 3 years and 2. not respond in any way to any action taken by sony to increase sales.

[40cal]

Almost every analyst thinks that the PS3 will over take the 360 in sales this gen. They all seem to think it is just a matter of either when/and or price cut.

On a side note, I love how some people still think that Blu-Ray is just for HD movies. If it was not for Blu-Ray some really awesome games would have not been able to be made, Metal Gear Solid 4 anyone?

[RussDeBuss]

i aggree, ps3 is rumoured to be into profit now, so as long as it keeps selling, even if it doen't passs 360 sales by the end of this gen it will still have made sony money, and from a business point of view it will be a success.

i don't know if 360 is in profit yet because of big price drop and rrod issues, but i am aslo sure it will be in profit by the end of its lifetime, again a success, doing more than xbox1 which i read never made profit.

[Helghast]

Oh no this sucks for Sony! If Pachter said it, it's NOT going to happen! The dude is consistently wrong.

I.E. On the Bonus Round he said "PSN is like a park; it's where all the losers and low-lifes hang around." *5 minutes later he says* "Have you guys played on PSN? I NEVER have!"

So if Pachter hasn't played PSN how does he know that it's where the low-lifes are? He bluntly admitted that he has never actually been online with PS3 and basically said "You know, I'm just pulling all this out of my a**." If he did ever go on PSN he'd see it's where the mature gamers are. The ones who do NOT scream into the mic, insult your mom and call you a noob even though you just owned them.

Pachter seems like a nice guy, but when it comes to predictions and assumptions, he really out of his element.
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[rCrysis]

It's not the matter of can it catch.

What really matters is when. =P We know it will catch up.

[SCThor]

-PS3 life cycle is about 10 years
-360 life cycle is 5-7 years at best

Now do the math and ask again....damn MS payed journalists!

[Kushan]

Why do people keep thinking the 360 wont last as long as the PS3? Because it's under-powered? Yeah, I don't think we've had a single generation where the most powerful console both "won" and lasted the longest.

Take last generation - Gamecube AND Xbox were more powerful than the PS2, yet the PS2 is still selling extremely well today.

Previous generation - N64 was more powerful than the PS1, yet the PS1 both outlived it and sold more (Admittedly it had a couple of years head start, but in this instance, so does the 360).

And most importantly, people don't get that it doesn't matter if one console has sold 8million more than the other, or they're both neck and neck - at the end of the day, they'll be around for as long as they're good for making money on. The 360 is raking in plenty of cash and the PS3 isn't doing too badly either, so expect both to be around for a couple of years yet. And you should be happy! If there was no competition, neither Sony or Microsoft would give a crap about you, they'd happily push out a new console every 3 years, charging enough that they make a profit on and keeping the prices of all games and accessories high, that's what happens without competition.

So, will the PS3 catch up to the 360? Who knows? More importantly, why does anyone care? By the time it does catch up, we'll all be waiting for the next generation anyway. Call it a draw and marvel at the good things that's come from it, for your sake and everyone else's.

[pippoppow]

It should catch up. It's exclusive catalog of games will grow as the years go on which will outdistance the competitions. The PS3 should just keep doing what it's doing, except advertise more. If it's must have high quality games that sell gaming consoles then Sony will be more than fine.

[Kinetix]

Another one of these? Where's the good stuff?

[PirateThom]

You know, last year, I would have said 2009.

I wasn't someone who was like "PS3 WILL DESTROY THE 360 IN SALES FOR 2008", I was being realistic, but Sony seem more concerned now with making a profit than coming first and are trying to sell the console through games, which is fair enough. I'm sure if Sony wanted to come first (and that was all they cared about), they'd drop the PS3 to $99 and be done with it.

I don't hold shares in Sony, but if they continue to pump out the games, I have no reason to worry about their sales or their desire to make profit. When they put their number of consoles sold above the games they're releasing, then I'll be concerned.

2008 was a good year for the PS3, 2009 will be a good year for the PS3 and anyone who uses "install base" as a reason to discount this games, isn't a gamer.

[games4fun]

are making me feel really old. I get tired of telling people the common sense answer. Blu-ray for instance i didn't really care about which held how much it just mattered that there was Disney and Many others supporting blu-ray it was an obvious choice.

Will sony catch up? yes and here is why, sony will win every territory in the long run except the USA they will end up even in the USA. So sony will win this will take at least 2 to 4 years though.

Sony will pass msoft in numbers only for msoft to launch thier next console and claim victory over last gen even though it isnt over.

[N4360G]

LOL it won't just catch up to the Xbox 360,the PS3 will surpass the Xbox 360 in total sales once SONY drops the PS3's price tag.

[ultimolu]

...Faildaily.

...Anyways...who played Persona 4? That game is awesome!

[Danja]

Currently on the last Boss..hard as f*ck...

[NewZealander]

at the end of the day does it really matter if ps3 catches up to 360 or not?

it may catch up or it may be in third position for the rest of this generation, i dont care either way whos on top just aslong as there is great games and you have fun with whatever console you own then nothing else matters.

trust me i owned the failed saturn before getting a ps1, and the failed dreamcast before getting a ps2, atleast the consoles this time are here to stay.

[Kyur4ThePain]

They don't need to.
Now get over it and report on something interesting and worth our time.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Cry if this and but that all you guys want. The ps3 is still getting beat.

[Kyur4ThePain]

There are more 360's out there than PS3's.

Now what?

[PirateThom]

Well... there's more of them... which means... something....

[GarandShooter]

It's MORE guys. What more do you need to know about more that could possibly make it any more meaningful or more important than it already is?

What's more...we need more of these comments about more of the articles and more news about gaming on the moors...

Sorry...got carried away a bit there...

[bunbun777]

Who the heck are you? Thanks Captain Obvious, I'll remember your irrevocably wise statement when I go home and play LBP and Dead Space tonight.

What do you expect- that your heavy hand of truth will synapse shock the PS3-tards into licking MS's ballz?

How does it feel when someone tells you to shut up and stop crying because the Wii is "beating" the 360? Do you even care?

[cayal]

"Cry if this and but that all you guys want. The ps3 is still getting beat. "

So is the 360.

[Cajun Chicken]

Probably, some big guns come out this year, but I'm not personally bothered, as long as the machine gets taken seriously and the stupid biased media stops.
I'd love 2009 as 'the year the journalists and gaming media eat their words and stop saying that the 360 is the second coming of Christ'.

[Cajun Chicken]

Okay then, so our lord Jesus Christ has been here for about 5 years reincarnated as a console with hardware manufacturing errors now, apparently according to that disagree.

[Mr_Zkaar]

Does a bear sh!t in the woods?

[MerkinMax]

Not on trash day...

[Sez]

to answer the question? No it won't. unless the 360 stop selling any systems for the whole year. it's not going to happen. even there 09 lineup can't help it. since the 08 lineup didn't do it.

[PirateThom]

Funny enough, I'm saying the same things about Microsoft's claims of an 8 million lead.

[Traveler]

I have no good reason to doubt that the 360 is ahead by 8 million units, but I do believe that the PS3 has a very good chance of catching up to the 360 and possibly even surpass it. 2008 was a very good year for the PS3 and 2009 will be even better.

[Unicron]

Ah.. Gamedaily. I won't waste my time then, More useless trash, speculation, and FUD.

Could it? Sure.
Will it? NO ONE can say.

Should anyone really care? No. As long as the games keep coming, PSN keeps improving, the price keeps dropping, and most importantly, as long as gamers are having fun, then I could care less who wins the "console war." Nor should any of you. If you care that a toy you bought sold more than a toy someone else bought, you have bigger issues.

Stop being armchair analysts like the biased media gets paid to be. Start being gamers again people.

[Droid Control]

Not with the ecomomy as it is...

Sony could come out with 50+ AAA exclusive games this year, but at the current price point, consumers won't pay...

People are thinking with their wallets at the moment....

[sajj316]

So if it outsells the 360 by 1 console in 09, does Sony win. If it comes 1 console short, does MS win. Sony, when it comes to sales, will always approach it YOY. The goal for next year is to further reduce costs and chip away at marketshare. This is not a North American only battle of sales. Japan will play a huge role in sales this year. Europe is where the battle lies. It'll be even in NA for the next couple years. Sales will pass 360 LTD but not in 09

[The Lazy One]

it didn't this year... o.O

[Synex]

Isn't it already outrunning it?

[DNAgent]

I mean why bother making pretty much the same article every week or so (usually from the same site). You would only need to write something like this once. Writing multiple articles like "Sony is doomed!" or "Will the PS3 every catch up?" just feels like the person writing them is scared that it isn't doomed & that it will catch up. All these multiple articles just shows their fear cause if you really believe something then you'd only have to write it once.

[Guitarded]

Patcher thinks it can pass the 360 so we know for sure it won't.

[Hiruma Youchi]

8million is alot.Without A price cut soon My Answer is No.

Watch Them(sony people) rape my bubbles for no reason just because of my answer.

[AnimeRaven]

A price cut is needed (coming from a Playstation fan not fanboy) 8 million is a lot of systems to sell when so many are loosing there jobs. With a more attractive price point I would see no problem with them catching up with the 360. I would buy my second one at a 299 price tag to sit beside my 2-360's.

[flakko]

it already HAS...in 2007. Remember Xbox has an 8 million lead and came out a year EARLIER. So if sony even matches the total life 360 sales in 09, then yea. It will be major pwnage. All the ps3 has to do is sell more than 8 mill in 09 to stay on track with the 360 and i dont think SNE will have any problems in doing so

[Hiruma Youchi]

I find those articles intersting.

[ForROME]

Who Cares? Seriously, they are so neck in neck its a win with eithier one you get. 8 million with a good 3 yrs left in this gen, who cares...

[Whoooop]

Of course it can.... The question is when and at what price tag.

Now, the real question is Who the f*ck cares???

When we cared we read more than a 1000 articles about it. Now it's just retarded to keep reading the same articles all over again.

[hac-hunter]

with all the negative biased media coverage, dirty monopolistic business practices, smear campains, propaganda and viral marketing from microsoft.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Of course not. I been saying this from day one. Impossible for the ps3 to catch up. The 360 has beaten the "mighty" ps3.

[AnimeRaven]

Who really cares if they catch up or even outsell the 360? Do we have stock that we don't know about? As long as I get games I could care less who is 1st or last place. This gen has gotten way out of control with the constant complaining and bickering. Can't we all just sit back have a beer and play some dang games? To me this dribble is not news its a waste of time. On a side note i find myself strangly addicted to to Online demo of Lord of the Rings: Conquest! Who would have thought?

[flakko]

i was actually thinking about investing in sony. seeing that they dropped after the 1 bill loss was announced now might be a good time to buy a piece of sony

[AnimeRaven]

now would be a great time to do that always try and catch the stock while its low as long as you see growth in the future. 8)

[Surfman]

f*ck Gamedaily, this website is a real joke. Should be called xbox360daily intead of GAME

[PimpDaddy]

Need a tissue?

[panasonic23]

stop doing this lol the tears of droids across the globe

http://www.tradebit.com/fil...

[Z501]

When the 360 is finally done with production. Be it 2013-14-15.
The PS3 will still be in prodction 2 to 3 years after 360 production.
Sony will still be supporting the PSP, Specifically the PS3, and PS4 til AT lEAST 2014/2015.

So the question is WHEN will it catch up? Not. Can it?

[Sonyfanclubpresident]

First to last in one gen........amazing.

[Traveler]

This gen isn't over yet.

[Bathyj]

The only reason I care about who sold more is because if Sony was in front, Xboxers would shut the hell up about it.

Thats it.

I really dont need to have the most of my favourite sold. I dont care if Xbox is 5M or 10M in front. Sure, when Xbox was 10M and PS3 was 4M is might seem like a big deal, when they're both over 20M or 30M it becomes a moot point.

PS3 is delivering on every level I care about, and thats all I care about. Awesome games, good services and features, and reliable hardware. Period.

PS
Last Night I got my 3rd RRoD. I was playing Tenchu and the thing just blanked out and I saw the 3 red lights, something I haven't seen in nearly 2 years. Thankfully I turn it off quickly, swore and cursed and promised never to buy another one, while I waited for 2 minutes. Then I was sad cos I thought I'd have to buy a Wii game to play Tenchu. Turned it back on and it worked. I was pretty happy, but I cant help but think its on its last legs now and could go anyday.

Thats what its like owning an Xbox, the unceratinty, like having a cheating girlfriend, never knowing if you come home early one day you might find her in bed with 3 midgets with red faces.

And that highlights the peace of mind the PS3 gives, you dont have to flinch everytime you turn it on, but Xbox owners do and thats probably why so many feel they have to knock PS3 so much.

[MerkinMax]

YES!

[OlvaR]

i don't know if ps3 can catch up xbox 360 but i believe its going pretty well if you keep in mind that ps3 had a bad start...if they drop the price at least 50-100 dollars or something it will sure sell a lot faster

[DJ]

And maintaining steady growth. All Microsoft seems to care about is convincing developers to stay with the 360 platform and not touch the PS3...ever. If you watched their E3 2008 presentation, this was pretty obvious.

PS3 doesn't even have to 'beat the 360' to be successful. It can stay on par and still end up making more money. So far, Sony's been very confident and patient. They went from selling 8.5 million PS3s in 2007 to selling 11 million consoles in 2008. If they can hit another 11~12 million units for 2009, the install base for their platform will be very healthy.

[deadie]

Of course it can - its been catching up every day.

[Firstkn1ghT]

You must been under a rock for the past few months. The 360 has been crushing the ps3 every day.

[dylantalon]

CAN THE XBOX 360 RUN KILLZONE 2?
CAN THE XBOX 360 RUN HEAVY RAIN?
CAN THE XBOX 360 RUN UNCHARTED 2?
CAN THE XBOX 360 RUN GRAN TURSIMO 5?
THE ANSWER IS NO, why does forza 2 look like gran turismo 4?
can the xbox 360 play blu ray movies?
CAN THE XBOX 360 MAKE A GAME THAT LOOKS BETTER THAN A 2007 GAME CALLED UNCHARTED DRAKES FORTUNE? WHY DONT WE HEAR THESE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED.

IM A GAMER FIRST AND LOVE VIDEO GAME TECH.

PS. the talon stands for talented

[kewlkat007]

Go ask NINTENDO and they will launch at your post.

[kewlkat007]

-7+ Year lead with the Original PSone
-120+ million potential buyers before Xbox ever was created.
-140+ million more PS2 gamers vs 28 million Xbox fanbase

It's quite a joke when I hear some whine about MS 1 year launch.

Sony got the PS3 as Blu-Ray player that adds to it's Hardware sales.
Millions of PS2 fanbase waiting to buy.
Strong brand name.

MS can only play spoiler, this gen. It's really the Next Xbox that could really do some damage. Depending how support is after this gen, from developers.

[Neo604]

average 360 sell $300 x 28mil unit = 8.4bil
average ps3 since launch sell $500 x 20mil = 10bil.
make sense?

[cjflora]

Well, with flame bait stories like this one, ANYONE can get hits like those big sites! Come on down to DOUCHE BAG INC. where we're practically GIVING away these stories! Limited time offer, get 2 PS3 doom stories for the price of 1!!! WOOOH!!!!!

[gano]

I wonder if there weren't for so many ps3 is dead
articles the last two months hard i wonder
what people would have gotten.

Hell over 700k was awesome. But they are fine, and
i'll never support MS, never. This gen was the
worst ever and there are alot of ill informed kids out there.

Edit: Below your a great example of why that is.
Don't talk to me kid.

[Belasco]

Ill informed milky eyed sony cool aid drinking morons like you make me sick.

[call_it_like_ic_it]

Sony sales would go off the roof if they would slash the price. I usually post new/use ps3/360 games for sale on craigslist at a huge discount price and every time i get someone calling me up asking if I also be selling ps3 consoles. I tell them that I only sale games. I concluded that once sony decides to cuts the ps3 price we can play that song Another once bites the dust to all the media critics that want us to believe that sony is not going to survive this generation.

[gano]

Price was not the problem when it first hit. But that changed.
Price is not the issue, it hardly ever was, it's american
media and heavy 360 supporters. Since it came
out their have been lies and false info about it.

What i don't get is why is there a bashing for a system
almost three yrs straight? I'm so tired of the the
same thing since it came out. A system breaks and nobody
questioned it or put ms on blast.

I'll never support MS.

[smurfie4]

It's the bitterness of Microsoft that's to blame. They will never get over losing to Sony winning last gen. 100 million units worth of a$$ whipping has to be a tough pill to swallow. They need hysterically constant re-assurance that they've "beat" Sony and they are the winners when in fact Nintendo is the one on top. All this boasting while disregarding the fact, (until proven cured by the jasper) that they have the worst h.r. of the 3 consoles. They will resort to every dirty trick in the book out of desperation to not lose again. I've learned to laugh at these anti-sony articles. You have to learn to keep your sense of humor.

[AriesFury]

Not unless it's priced down and have better PSN selections