PS3 being outsold by xbox 360 elite

According to the latest sales figures from www.amazon.com , not only is the PS3 being outsold by the Wii and the xbox 360 premium, the xbox 360 elite console is also outselling Sony's next-generation effort.
Also worth noting is that all three Halo 3 SKU's are also outranking the PS3 on these sales charts.

[gta_cb]

hmmmm this is prob going to start a major flamewar.

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go!

[snoop_dizzle]

good for msoft

the flame war will start in about 3 minutes.

here it goes,......

[drtysouf21]

CHECK YOUR PS3'S!

[deeplies4]

oh no I am quiet late. I'll try my best to catch up....

[gta_cb]

anyway getting back to the article, cool maybe this is good as then Sony will be forced to push the price cut forward in there things to do list.

[DrWan]

well Halo release is near, we would expect xbox to perform well right? I mean i got my preorder already. I think we will see these numbers and pos go up and down as we near the release of game titles.

[snoop_dizzle]

is released the elite along with halo 3 and had a bundle pack, I think the elite would sell a lot better.

[God of Gaming]

Over 4 months is near?

[DrWan]

isn't beta going on? i didn't get into beta or buy crackdown though. so i am not sure how many original xbox player was getting the system to play beta??? becaues beta ID was selling for high price on ebay before. If beta is finished arleady, then i guess i am wrong.

But in the US, xbox has always sold better than ps3 hasn't it? exclusing launch days??

[ben hates you]

the elite is as hard to find as wii

[RBlaze]

Im pretty sure the beta is lasting into early july. Cant remember the date though. You should pick up crackdown for a while to try the Beta mate, its good, and crackdown is going for fairly cheap in most places.

[DADO]

NOT a big surprise because most of the 360 ELITES sold are being purchased by previous 360 owners. They just want to have the best console available.

[Eldon3]

I just bought a 360 Elite and is my first 360. I got a PS3 at launch and bought the elite because I am tired of waiting for PS3 games.

I did have to go to 3 different stores before I found one and it was their last one.

[tplarkin7]

Even if the Elites are being bought by previous owners, then the used console market is being flooded with used 360s. The install base will still increase, regardless.

[sak500]

@dado . So the ps3 owners will start ordering 80GB models from korea and hence we should see increase in ps3 sales as well. Right.

[MADGameR]

360 sales are going good, but they will have a limit. Just like X Box only reached 24M. The X Box 360 will exceed their previous X Box 6 year sale. But the growth will slow down dramatically. It will drop.

[Xi]

and what happens when they do a price cut?

[StateofMind]

Xbox360 Elite: It makes the red lights look much cooler! Also comes with gimped HDMI.

Playstation 3: Look at this amazing hardware! No..don't try to do anything with it, just look at it. You can't actually play it until the end of this year.

Wii: N64 games are awesome when you don't have to press buttons! No? Well...I'll give it to you for $350 then.

There, it's done. No flaming now?

[ErcsYou]

im still amazed how nintendo is dominating this gen......

[spacetoilet]

I really don't think they are. I mean, the Wii is crap. I know I don't want one. They are dominating the granny and 12 year old market. Which is HUGE!

[Devastator_oftheweak]

Who cares how they hell the elite is doing, its a waste of money anyway, still has the same damn problems. I own a 360 and PS3, my PS3 has been getting a lot more love than my 360.

The reason MS is selling so well is because they have an extensive library built for the system, and almost two years in I would think they had better. PS3 owners rejoice because update 1.8 upscales the old games and DVD's, great news as this will no doubt bring back the stragglers from before and the skeptics abroad. I see a decline in PS2 sales and a rise in PS3. Also PS3 has seen an increase thanks to the great news about Home and the soon to be released Warhawk Beta trials. People are having fun with these features from Sony. I have heard multiple people have formed various gangs and what not in Home, there is just something more entertaining about home than live...Oh yeah its the fact that Home isnt just someone's name and a gamerpic, its a virtual somebody to hang out with and do fun things.

MS will see a decline in profits as soon as Sony has more games coming out, look for the Halo 3 launch to be trumped by the likes of Heavenly Sword, Killzone 2, Warhawk and Home. Sony is doing great, they need to do their price cut soon, which they will.

This is not a flame, but an observation, an opinion. Peace!!

[carlman23]

Umm... even they admit that they're not doing great...

[Eclipticus]

they are having fun with something that isnt a game? great spankin News for Sony and its Game Console. Oh wait.
They are having fun with a beta of WarHawk.Well that is cool I like the original WarHawk, like what 10 Xyrs ago. and the cameo in TM:black was cool. Why dont they bring back BattleToads, and Bad Dudes. After they dig back so far. But that WarHawk looks cool, probably will play cool. But Incognito is most likely breaking away from camp Sony after WarHawk, which means Twisted Metal on XLBA? ooh laa laa

[Drew]

Nice stealth troll there, Devastator.

[Lacarious]

Who would by the PS3 today? Not many.... not enough games as of yet. Hopefully that will change in the coming months but it doesn't look good.

[warfed]

my friend bought one yesterday does that count?

[nice_cuppa]

/z_ TWANG !

wii, 360, pc, halo3, killzone 2, haze, mario !!!

....um.

look over there !

" activate SDF !"

look guy this is bad news for sony but it doesn't stop me enjoying my ps3 !

[razer]

This is flamebait.. Just like when someone sites Amazon numbers that are positive for the PS3. It's just 1 site and there are a lot of things positive coming for the PS3 so I think it's going to go toe to toe with the Elite. I still won't buy an Elite..

[reaperxciv]

Sony has to take a chunk out of the ps3 asking price

[Torch]

That's nice, dear.

<YAWN>

**Hurries back to playing MotorStorm**

[sonarus]

Don't take away any glory from Microsoft. They have done a good job providing good games. I do still believe that sony will come out on top in the end but as of now much props to microsoft you gave me gears and am still loving it.

[Eclipticus]

forza 2 is more popular than PS3. Score for MS
PS2(slim) is more popular than ps3. Score for well Sony.
and last but not least . . . Nancy Drew: something incredibly stupid they had to pay soomeone to put Nancy Drews name on it is more popular that PS3. Score for lil pre teen girls everywhere.
yes every thing Wii related is more popular than PS3.

[sajj316]

so is the Wii Nunchuck Controller. Damn thats HOT item right now! How about that Pokemon. Can't forget about those Slimline PS2 ... can't freakin beat em ....

Please ... Amazon.com? Updated hourly? Amazon.com??

[Dark Assassin]

Ms corporates probably enjoying themselves and praising Bill Gates as a God. Oh wait didnt he step down. Ohhh Well there still happy. But that will hopefully change when Sony finally drops that price and release the games people have been waiting for since November. Come on Sony be loyal to your fans.

[Bonsai1214]

as many 360 fans are rebuying it to take advantage of its better hardware.. while the ps3 is still suffering from its lack of good games.

however, like i've been saying, come late 07 and early 08, we'll be singing a different tune

[microgreen]

SAME SYSTEM SAME ISSUES LETS WAIT UNTIL LATE 07 EARLY 08 THINGS WILL CHANGE, I AGREE #17

[tehcellownu]

the good thing is that the PSP, PS2 black slim and silver is outselling the xbox360 elite and premium.Everybody lets be real the PS3 is 600 dollars its not goin to be sellin that fast..lol...Sony expect this to happen and so did everybody else.This news isnt suprising anymore.Sony just waitin to drop the big games and see if sales will increase ..and then they will think of doin a price cut..

[neogearzx]

if you actually look at the list its got psp AND ps2 on top of both halo3 and the xbox elite
Good game

[uxo22]

Didn't they say they were doing better than the PS3? What's your point neogearzx. Or are you just grasping at straws?

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

With all those red rings of death of course u gotta get replacement systems. Duh! LOL There goes my chance of every getting more bubbles..I could always make a new name...Fook It..SONY 4 LIFE...XBOx is cool then the Wii....Its going to be my second system

[BIadestarX]

I'm confused.. who are you flaming the PS3 or the 360? What's so bad about the PS3 that people rather to buy the 360 over and over eventhough they keep diying? (Asumming that people don't send them for repair). I think you should just stay quiet... you making things look worst... shhhh... just let it be.

[Eclipticus]

i swear i must be luckiest guy in america i got a ps2 on launch and it never broke. i bought it for dvds and used it straight through and i heard ppl sending theirs in. i still have mine and use it once and again.
i got my xbox the first month. no problems. still have it
i got my xbox360 in march of 2006, and no problems. not one ring of death, nada. my stuff doesnt break, or die or nothing. i am one lucky fella.

[00]

One systems being ousold by another.....lets have a party.

EDIT: I also smell flamebait.

[sonarus]

Sales will increase with killer games. But what if those games aren't so killer. The talk about blu ray this and cell that but so far we are yet to see anything Ps3 can do better than the 360 besides foldin. I own a PS3 and right now all i have to play is spiderman i pretty much buy every new game that comes out jst to have something to play cus there are really no games. Not like any new good games have come out for the 360 recently either. The bottom line still is 360 is cheaper and it has been succesful in showing its superiority something PS3 fails to do. If they don't do it this fall with the likes of heavenly sword, haze and uncharted, Then its pretty much bye bye PS3 they will be coming in last for this console generation and not even final fantasy and MGS can save them. If on the other hand these games comeout and completely overshadow anythin microsoft can put out for a yr then the tides will turn. A 100 bucks price drop wouldnt help much either. Now that i think about it if i didn't get my PS3 during launch i would probably still be playing gears right now... sigh a gamers life:(

[MoonDust]

Add that to the 4mil. plus gamestop pre-orders.

[lil bush]

a price drop and a couple of games, and then sony will be doing fine...

[BIadestarX]

Anyways... I think Sony should pay close attention to what's going on.. and bring a price drop quick. Heck, if they drop the price by $200 I would probably buy one even before final fantasy or metal gear are released (1 year from now) just to play blu-ray movies and any games that may be worth buying. Come on Sony.... make my day!

You can tell when things are bad... when the elite is selling for more than the actual PS3.

[call_it_like_ic_it]

aint you the guy that once got piss off on a guy on here that ask u if you have live but you got so angry at him cuz u thought he had said if u had a life or to get a life anyways u started bragging that u work with computers playing your 360 all day at work and making 6 figures. How can you be making 6 figures and cant afford a ps3?

[sonarus]

I doubt the elite will stay above the PS3 for long. Its a new product it will probably drop below in a month or two

[WilliamRLBaker]

any where on that list...so how is it outselling the ps3?

[Odion]

Baker did u even read it? the premium and elite are outselling it not the core

[sumfood4u]

PS3 is pricey, only reason why it's getting out~sold! Even when people bring who's better at what System out, Bottom Line is People Like $hit either Free or a Lower Price!

[Boink]

and games would help immensly

[Odion]

elite is pricey

[microgreen]

ELITE WITH HD-DVD WIRELESS NETWORK TOTAL PRICE $779.97 PS3 WITH WI-FI BLU-RAY AND HDMI CABLE $669.98 THATS $109.99 CHEAPER THAN THE ELITE AND LESS TRIPS TO BEST BUY TO EXCAHNGE A BROKEN 360 !!!! AND FREE ONLINE GAMING

[Boink]

the caps lock thing isn't necessary.

we know you're an angry fanboy, there is no reason to yell about it.

[power of Green]

Hmmm.... being different owning a black back to the Xbox roots console getting a 120 gig HDD + HDMI cable for an extra $80 bucks is seen by many as a deal/steal, plus the price; its no suprize these are core elements folks care about yet is still more affordable than other HD consoles.

Its just not Halo people, people are talking about many games that have made it to the mainstream(Too Human, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Forza 2, Dirt, IPTV etc.) and don't forget about XBL Video market place is doing very well its only natural with HD content and future HD content, 1080p through HDMI will be as good of a reason to purchase the Elite as games.

MS was smart to test the waters only releasing the Elite when the market called for it because people can see and know why they're paying more for HDMI they see why they need to invest in HDMI instead of just boasting about its tech, MS was wise in giving a glipse of whats to come then saying hey look! we can give you a way to fully use what we have already provided.

[LoveHateTragedy]

Too bad MS spent an entire year copying the competition to get those features out the door. Well, ok they didn't Really copy. The Elite uses HDMI 1.2, while PS3 uses HDMI 1.3 AND Optical output. Still uses DVD. I wonder what color the next 360 is going to be...

[USMChardcharger]

LOVEHATE...all versions of the 360 does optical output...i have my surround sound headphones running through it right now.

[drtysouf21]

CHECK YOUR PS3'S!

[gta_cb]

i have seen you post this in alot of news.

[sak500]

Yeah the update is avail now " CHK your P!S3"

[EZCheez]

All of these intelligent posts pretty much leads me to believe that even though everyone on this site argues, we can pretty much agree on one thing. The PS3 WOULD be great if it cost less and had more games. I love my PS3, but only because I can afford to. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with waiting to buy one until more games come out. Can we all just agree on this?

Man, I feel like I'm losing my edge. Guess I just get tired of playing defense.

[chrno6]

Is it only happening in the US?? Americans surely like to think they represent the world.

[kingboy]

U.S only

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Remember though home is going to bring so many new ps3 gamers...Most people don`t know wtf it is!

[Pika-pie]

NEWS FLASH...!!! Everybody knows the PS3 is being outsold by other consoles. Tell us something we dont know.

[xg-ei8ht]

DAMM.

PS3 HAS ALREADY SOLD 3.6 MILLION AT THAT PRICE.

AWSOME.

WITHOUT ANY GAMES!!! HA HAH HAH

[FeralPhoenix]

Yeah one of the reasons why I think the NPD sales numbers dropped for the 360 in April was because alot of potential 360 customers decided to wait to buy an Elite once it was officially announced and since it wasn't released until April 29th I'm sure it had a effect on normal sales.

As far as this news is concerned, I do believe the Elite is selling fairly well but Amazon sales or popularity stats change all the time so its only a "snapshot" in time of whats selling well on any particular hour or day, so you would have to constantly follow all the updates for a month to get a real feel of how well or how bad a product is really doing.

[BIGBAER]

It was the re-stocking of the Elite after its initial sell-through that has allowed the surge in Elite 360 sales on Amazon.com.

The surge has been going on for days....

And yes, April's 360 sales drop was certainly affected by the forthcoming Elite system. It is May's sales figures that will be most telling.

[level 360]

Get this, here in Australia ( as of now ) - an XBox 360 premium sells for around AU$530.00, a WII AU$420.00 while the PS3 60gb is a whooping AU$980.00. You can actually get both the XBox and the WII for the price of one PS3!!! Now tell me why it is'nt selling well??!!! Only numbnuts and fanboys will try to buy it. Sony if you're listening - really listening, bring your prices down, for the love of all well minded gamers bring it down....

[PhinneousD]

it's a phenomenon.

[Odion]

They need to start the hype train for Lost Oddessy considering that screen shot is in game that is going to become a flagship JRPG

[SpinalRemains138]

How many cheap a55 people live in this world. They dont wanna spend an extra hundred bucks for a better system. i think the xbox customer is an a55hole. This is getting to be real bad for the SONY lovers

[BIGBAER]

I reported this a couple of days ago in the Wii60 thread. In any case, it is important to note that not only is the PS3 being outsold (substantially!) by the Elite 360, it is ALSO being outsold by the Premium 360.

The theory that the Elite is being purchased primarily by existing 360 owners is wrong. Microsoft's Xbox 360 has gone mainstream. With the huge volume of available--and high profile software, coupled with even higher profile, upcoming games, the 360 has become the next-gen HD console of choice.

IF Sony's PS3 will ever catch up, or surpass, Microsoft's 360, it will not be anytime soon. With every month that the 360 outsells the PS3, that outcome looks dimmer and dimmer.

[Anything but Cute]

Didn't people check April's officle NPD numbers? XBOX 360 sold like 170k and PS3 like 82k.

[ReconHope]

good job microsoft. If only sony would stop delaying games maybe they would have more customers.

[microgreen]

I'm not an angry fan boy you can't understand facts or are u just pretending they don't mean anything.Mr XBOT

[BIGBAER]

The PS3 being outsold by Xbox 360 Elite--AND the 360 Premium.

The reason? It's the GAMES!

[kewlkat007]

It is what it is, how can you dispute a true FACT? or disagree at the time being.

I would hope "microgreen" understands the actual FACTS as of TODAY.

Not the POTENTIAL one.

[Anything but Cute]

XBOX 360 outsold PS3 2 to 1. I still think PS3 is just ahead of the market and things will only get better with time. PS3 pushes blu ray and the majority of the population doesn't even have HDTV's yet. What Wii is doing to 360, 360 is doing to PS3. As far the elite, well that version is practicly new, people are excited about it.

[FirstknighT]

Not only is the elite outselling the ps3 but the premium is also. That says alot. The 360s lead expands by the day. And with our big guns coming out this year, the ps3 will never catch up. The ps3 is an expensive flop. Can you say "the next 3DO?"

[IRISHCALIBER]

..is working flawlessly. Do you think Sony really thinks it's going to lose it's install base when it made comments from the beginning like:"we will sell 500k units without any games" or "we want people to work more hours to be able to purchase the PS3". Think about it, Sony knew with Microsoft's entry into the console world that it would be only a matter of time before they blended the seems between PC and console gaming. So, they went a different route and that was to sell a high end media hub that focused on the Blu-ray format, a Trojan horse if you will. This would push the HDCP standard hence all the corporate support, They believed Sony = pwnd consumer. What do you do when you own a PS3 with no games? This is a no brainer, you buy BLU-RAY movies!!!!! Now you get it!!!! PS3's are for tools! Now that the truth is out you can all sleep much better now. LOL

[PS360PCROCKS]

Ok I am going to say this once and only once and I agree with alot of you and the whole 'the games are coming' thing and I have a PS3 also, I like it, it's great but it's also really boring right now, as I have been loving Forza 2 and the dirt demos and Halo 3 beta. K well anyways spin this all how you want but the 360 is just simply doing a better job right NOW. And their is a ridiculous amount of good 1st and 3rd party titles coming out for the 360. Bioshock, Mass Effect, Forza 2, Dirt etc etc... anyways and I get the whole 'games are coming' believe me I cant wait for HS. But seriously I dont even remember who said it but you mentioned 'HS, home, Warhawk, and Killzone 2' Are you serious? Ok first off HS looks amazing yes, but it could end up not being as amazing as I and we all hope it is so blind faith their a lil bit. Warhawk is retarded it's a half assed game that couldn't be a game cause it was leaking like a siv in the finance department. Killzone 2 is about the most ridiculous idiotic thing to be excited for. The first game sucked ass and yes the CGI trailer was 'wow' but uh it was just a trailer, what if it's as crap as the first one? and than on to home...ok I get it yes this is very cool but um features are nice and all but it's a GAMES machine. Like I dont care if the ps3 cooks me dinner I bought it to play games and games only...Believe me a 360 update comes up and I am like 'meh' unless it's noticeable I could care less. Anyways what I guess I am trying to say is that it's really bleak right now for Sony they NEED games to come and the fact that it's like nothing is coming soon is scary. I mean now DMC4 AND MGS are mid 2008? BOOOOO their could be amazing games coming in 2008 that is like 'wow just fuc8ing wow' and sell systems. But does any of that matter if by the time those games come everyone is like 'sony who' because everyone wants the games they want NOW not later. Blah and I am just rambling now, HEY SONY RELEASE THE GOOD FUC8ING GAMES AND THESE ARTICLES WONT EXIST. Oh and yes I understand the 360 had this same problem, but I dont think it was as bad personally but I am affording Sony the chance to make it up to me in the end for the dissapointment I feel right now. COME ON HEAVENLY SWORD

[BIGBAER]

Well, the PS3 is finally outselling the Elite as the 360 Elite has sold out on Amazon.com.

Just think about it, a new sku & model for a year-and-a-half old system and the demand is greater than the supply! Amazing!

And, for the record, the Premium 360 is still outselling the PS3.

It IS about the games.

[Veryprettyboylovesth]

yes it is only in America "Chorno6" the way of America is the way of the world my dear. we can make or break a Game system or a political one, why do you even think the 1st xbox lasted despite worldwide failure? because we deem it the console of the world.

[BIGBAER]

Conspiracy theories and meglomania aside, the original Xbox survived for the very same reason the 360 now thrives. Games. Good ones. Even GREAT ONES!

The difference now is that the 360 has an icredibly deep library of next-gen games, rich in diversity and creativity.

There is a simple rule in retail: give the customer what they want, at a competitive price, and you'll be a success.

Conversely, overcharge your customers by including features not all will use and in the PS3's example, fail to provide adequate and varied software during the launch window, failure becomes a strong possibility.

[Saint Sony]

*Offers Sony THE GOLDEN PRICE GUILLOTINE* .. use it well, use it NOW.