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July Hardware Sales In Japan and US.

Ps3 outsold 360 by a heavy margin in Japan and by slight margin in US, for the month of July.

chaosatom5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

No wonder we are seeing software sales for the ps3 a lot closer to Microsoft's software sales, then we did a year or a month ago.

I don't even get why people see that 360 will lead Japan (or Europe) in future. It doesn't even make sense. 360 are so much cheaper compared to ps3 - 360 price difference than US, and yet ps3 outsells.

Fat Princess5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

LOL

VGChartz is banned from most websites for good reasons you know. They're full of crap and everyone knows it. Shame on Cyrus for submitting all of their BS to N4G.

Voiceofreason5750d ago

I dont think any credible source has ever claimed that 360 could lead in Japan. Yeah they might outsell them for a week or two around some big release but American electronics do not sale in Japan.

clintos595750d ago

And quick note for those that are stunned the 360 is still getting outsold.

No matter how low the price cut, consumers arent dumb. They can see a great product when it is in front of them. Yes the 360 does have a bigger lineup of games compared to the ps3 but at the same time u should know the only reason why this is the case is because of the early launch the 360 had over its competitors.

The ps3 maybe over priced but at the same time, the hardware is very durable and long lasting and it has alot to offer with wifi, hdd, bluray player, ds3 controller with a cord to recharge your controller and u can get online and play games with no charge. To me that is one hell of a bargain especially if u buy the MGS4 Bundle which also includes MGS4 which is the best game this next gen period thus far and u can play almost all your ps1 and ps2 games on that bundle, for only $499.

U may say it is a high price but at the same time people will take quality and a bargain over faultyness.

Chuck Norris5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

"No matter how low the price cut, consumers arent dumb."

don't be too sure..

Torch5750d ago

"don't be too sure.. "

LOL...Took the words right outta my mouth!

clintos595750d ago

Dont be so sure of what? July NPD numbers speak for itself. If the MGS4 bundle which is 500 dollars can outsell the 360 arcade which u can get for 199. That right there shows u just how much an impact MGS4 and how great a value that bundle is despite the 360 having a bigger library of games. And also u got to also consider alot of that reason is due to the problem the 360 hardware has with RROD. U dont have to agree with me because of my opinion, but at the same time ill let the sale numbers do the talking.

Common Sense5750d ago

The Ipod does. America doesn't manufacture nearly as many electronics in comparison to Japan.

jaysquared5750d ago

"Dont be so sure of what? July NPD numbers speak for itself. If the MGS4 bundle which is 500 dollars can outsell the 360 arcade which u can get for 199. That right there shows u just how much an impact MGS4 and how great a value that bundle is despite the 360 having a bigger library of games. And also u got to also consider alot of that reason is due to the problem the 360 hardware has with RROD. U dont have to agree with me because of my opinion, but at the same time ill let the sale numbers do the "

Yawn... Let me know what the year end NPD data is. Dont look into too much summer numbers when its the holiday season is when the consoles sell the most. That's why Sony dropped their price last year before the holidays and that's why M$ is doing it this year as well..

The Lazy One5750d ago

Though you are right that summer pales in comparison to holiday, a solid summer can easily make up for a loss in the holiday. As long as you don't flop the holiday compared to the other systems, a summer can catch you right up if not surpass.

I do think the 360 will probably take the holiday though. They have a lot more coming up for this winter all around. Games, price, services, and reliability in new systems. PS3 almost certainly won't flop comparatively though.

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LightningPS35750d ago

I mean 360 needs a huge release like Tales of Vesperia just to slightly outsell the PS3 for a week.

chaosatom5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

RPG will push 360 for a little while, but when ps3 gets the same game, it will push a hell of lot ps3 more. Developers will then make loads of money of the ps3 version in JAPAN.

Then onwards, Developers will be making multiplatform games that will release same time in the future for Japan because they know that 360 is going to get pumbled, no matter how good of a game they release. They can make a lot more on the ps3, unless microsoft uses it's dough.

Microsoft seriously needs to see the light of day, and say that it's NOT a RPG CONSOLE to the JAPANESE consumers. They don't see it as one, so why pretend.

Microsoft is only doing this to entice Japanese customers, and yet with so many rpgs, it's continues to fumble around.

Aclay5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

Yeah, it will take a big JRPG for the 360 to outsell the PS3. But, the Tales of Vasperia hype in Japan wont last for about another week or so and it will all be over. When MGS4 came out on the PS3, the PS3 sold 80,000+ units in week (and even outsold the Wii that week) and then next week after MGS4's launch in Japan, PS3 sales almost immediately went back to normal.... if the hype for MGS4 lasted a good week in Japan, then the Tales of Vasperia wont last too much longer, because Tales of Vasperia is no Final Fantasy calibur JRPG.

March 2009 + PS3 Final Fantasy Advent Children bundles = the true beginning of PS3 domination in Japan.

When FFXIII drops in Japan on the PS3, it's going to be PS3 pandemonium.

The only other times in which I can realistically see the 360 outselling the PS3 in Japan for another week or two is when Infinite Undiscovery comes out, and when Star Ocean 4 comes out, but until then, the PS3 will continue to dominate the 360 in Japan... but FFXIII for the PS3 will almost put an end to the 360 in Japan for good.

And personally, I think that Microsoft has been paying to have some of these JRPG's on the 360 because Japanese developers know that the 360 isn't the hottest console in Japan and Japan devs. know that they could easily make double or tripe the profit from a game if they released it for the PS3 but Microsoft has to be paying them off just to make the game on the 360... a 360 JRPG struggles to reach the Million mark, but a JRPG on the PS3 would easily sell a million and more.

Microsoft wants the 360 to do better in Japan, and they know that once the PS3 get's some JRPG's in Japan, it's over for the Xbox 360 in Japan and the PS3 will be hot on their tails and that's got to be why so many JRPG's are on the 360 and not the PS3.

AStupidXbot5750d ago

I'm A Stupid Xbot, the PS3 is outselling the fixme dvd player in Europe, America, and Japan, I wasted my money.

dro5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

once again proof vgc chart is bs....im i the only one that thinks n4g should stop letting people posting vgc numbers :/

omodis4205750d ago

Please tell me why in your opinion are the VG charts false. Give a few reasons. It seems to me that this is the trend on this site. Yet no one ever states why VG charts suck.
I have been using N4G sense the new year began. (right about the time PS3 started beating 360 almost every month)So back when PS3 was flailing, did all the Xbox people support it?

Spydr075750d ago

Because their numbers are way off when compared to official numbers like NPD. Yup, that pretty much sums up why they're crap.

omodis4205750d ago

Its pretty much dead on with the NPD this month.

JasonXE5750d ago (Edited 5750d ago )

vgchartz is showing that ps3 is getting it's ass handed to them for a couple of weeks now. Right now this is the 3rd or 4th week in a row i believe that the 360 outsold the ps3 worldwide. This week charts showed that they also outsold them in Japan by a margin of 13.5k. Anyway

"Ps3 outsold 360 by a heavy margin in Japan"

O RLY?? Captain obvious lol

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Mao5750d ago

Posters on their own forum pages are bashing them. OUCH!

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Vader821d 2h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1822d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere1d 21h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere1d 21h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 7h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere1d 21h ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 7h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX2d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 1h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno2d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno2d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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