American Sales Charts: Xbox 360 Outsold PS3 at 5:3 ratio

solidt12 - 756 days 7 hours ago

North America is the only territory where the 360 is out selling the PS3. Why don't they post an Article about that. The PS3 rules the rest of the world. For now.

Edit; I got a disagree, strange. I only posted facts and I got a disagree. Information came strait from the same source as this article. Since you disagree look for yourself. http://www.vgchartz.com/har...

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FF7numba1 - 756 days 6 hours ago

lol ps3 definately is outselling xbox in most parts of the world. I can't believe my country doesn't wanna get with the program. Oh wait yes I can, we're still saving and waiting.

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Snukadaman - 756 days 6 hours ago

the first year of xbox 360 in NA it was at 3 million. ohh xbox hit a half a million recently...but everyone knows how terrible it does in japan.

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Genuine - 756 days 4 hours ago

North America makes up roughly half the videogame market.

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Genuine - 756 days 3 hours ago

If the ps3 ever passes the 360, it will be years from now. If the ps3 outsold the 360 by 100,000 a month for the next 5 years it would just be catching up. Regardless of the spin sony fanboys put on this website, it's safe to say the ps3 will be in 3rd place at the start of the next generation of consoles. In the grand scheme of things, sony will consider the ps3 a success because they managed to shove blu-ray up millions of peoples a*ses. So you sony fanboys shouldn't feel bad, everything is going as sony planned.

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sonarus - 756 days ago

sony is still catching up but they are closing the gap however that gap needs to close faster. PS3 will outsell wii again when big titles hit, gran turismo, dmc4, mgs4, yakuzae e.t.c.. Ps3 has already over taken in europe and should overtake in uk soon. However they need america a lot more than you think. 5:3 isnt that bad i remember when it was 3:1 then again this is vgchartz

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unlimited - 755 days 23 hours ago

Europe is the biggest video game market and PS3 is outselling the 360 by few thousands there..Also the Sony PS3 sold another 180k or more in Japan in 4 weeks of NOV and 360 sold 1k or 2k every week there..In India i think it sold half a million PS3s there already..Why do fanboys pretend like the PS3 isn't catching up because its happening right in front of their eyes right now..

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richie007bond - 755 days 22 hours ago

noob

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joydestroy - 756 days 6 hours ago

haha yeah i can't wait to get UT3 for my PS3. some say it won't move any consoles, but i think it will.

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Genuine - 756 days 4 hours ago

How old are you? Also how many N4G accounts do you have?

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ry-guy - 756 days 4 hours ago

Yup, I agree.

Bioware has said on their forums the Mass Effect number is wrong.

Gee. Go figure, VG Charts wrong!?

I just wish people would stop using these unoffical sources as the gospel.

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Rick James - 756 days 4 hours ago

I dont know how accurate VGChartZ is. But NPD isn't accurate either. They dont include all data for all retailers. It's impossible to know the sales figures for each region and be anywhere close to 100% correct. People use VGChartZ as a reference because there is no other valid source out there on the internet that tracks sales on a worldwide basis.

For you to say that VgChartZ is lying because you want the PS3 to sell more than the 360 is hilarious. Instead of spreading lies and making up your own sales stats, try providing a reliable source to back up your numbers.

Total sales in Japan show PS3 > 360
Total sales in Europe/Other show PS3 > 360
Total sales in US show 360 > PS3

Biggest market for videogames is the US. So as has been the norm on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis the 360 outsells the PS3 worldwide when you combine all sales. Want to know something else. The Wii has outsold the 360 and PS3 combined over the past year.

I have no issue with who sells more to be honest. I think we all need to stop crying foul everytime we see a sales figure that doesnt favor our console of choice. Stop spinning numbers and accept that the US favors the Wii>360>PS3 in that order.

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ry-guy - 756 days 4 hours ago

I don't agree with Prime's number but the point is right.

VG Charts is not anything close to an official source.

The NPD gets paid to go out and survey retailers to determine the correct sales numbers. It is the NPD's job to get as close as possible to 100%. Companies will use the NPD's data to make future decisions. Companies will use the NPD's data for their own press releases.

When a video game company comes out and uses VG Charts's data in an official statement for one of their decisions then I'll believe it as legitimate. All this site does is add fuel to the fanboy fire.

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Rick James - 756 days 4 hours ago

Thank you for responding the way you did. I think this site would be better off if more people gave rational opinions like you just did.

In response to your post. All this article accomplishes is a gigantic flame war. But isn't that what all these articles do? I come here for news first. A good debate second. You will hard pressed to find any news item on here that everybody agree's on. I would rather argue about sales figures true or false than Blu-Ray/HD-DVD, Michael Bay, or anything else non game related.

Optimus Prime 2008 is entitled to an opinion like everybody else. But he has been reduced to that 1 bubble because all he does is spread FUD. I only own 1 of the 3 next gen consoles. So I have my preferences, but you wont catch me on here blindly defending my console of choice and spreading lies. He just needs to keep things real and keep the fanboy antics to a minimum.

Edit: Wow the Phantom Disagree strikes again. I got 2 Phantom Disagree's for asking if the HD-DVD add on for the 360 could do native 1080P and DVD upscaling in a different article. It's so lame to disagree without leaving a comment. They need to change the rules of this site to require people to state the reason why they take bubbles and hit disagree. Whoever is doing this BS grow some NUTTS and tell me why you disagree next time.

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ry-guy - 756 days ago

Agreed.

I come here for the news first and the debate second. Most of the time I find myself typing out a comment or rebuttal only to think to myself "Wow, that sounds more fanboyism than a well rounded opinion".

I think you get the disagrees cause you pissed off some fanboys along the line.

I also think the BluRay vs. HD-DVD and PS3 vs. Xbox 360 vs. Wii debates are rediculous. I think the biggest point that gets overlooked is that these "wars" and "races" only benefit the consumer. I do not own a high definition player. DVD movies work just fine for me on my HDTV. Scrubs, The Office, and House will always look good on DVD or some high definiton DVD.

I own one console right now. I plan on purchasing the other 2 for various reasons. This is the same strategy I used with past generations. The only generation I did not own all the systems at that time was the Sega Genesis/NES generation. Only had the Sega :( But I played the NES at my buddies place. It all works out in the end to our, the consumers, favour.

Bubble to you Rick James for keeping it civil.

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gogators - 756 days 7 hours ago

they need to stop including this in the weekly software sales. Keep track of them separately under each games file, like Forza sold around a million copies and another million were included as freebies.

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wAtdaFck - 756 days 7 hours ago

Hard figures. Care to give a link?

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dazzalfc - 756 days 6 hours ago

Darnit, the Xbox360 is selling almost 1000 more consoles a week in the UK than the PS3, PS$ iz dooooomed!!![/sarcasm]

Facts are facts, and you cant ignore one complete territory sales. Each country matters sales wise, whether it be the UK, France, Belgium or Spain, the fact is PS3 is outselling the 360 by quite a margin now on a weekly basis, and the only territory its selling more than is the US. We wont even talk about Asia for the sake of not embarrassing Microsoft.

And overall, they are on the same sales patterns anyway worldwide, so i dont see how either side can give each other stick.

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Snukadaman - 756 days 6 hours ago

its at 500k in the uk and 400k in spain......the most in europe....everywhere else is either 250k..but numbers look more immpressive when they are lumped together...xbox is at 1 1/2 million in the uk...shmee likes too say ps3 is dominating the uk charts...he is full of sheit.

http://vgchartz.com/ehweekl...

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gogators - 756 days 7 hours ago

neither of which takes away from the beauty of both games.

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season007 - 756 days 6 hours ago

hey what makes you think currently it buys more games = it will buy more games in the coming 10 years?

show me some statistics before you try to say things like this

and oops, i am not quite familiar with politics but how come the US Presidency vote is being voted on number of states accquired but not absolute votes? ehh, i think territories do matter huh?

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gamesblow - 756 days 5 hours ago

So, in order for a good game to be good to you, it has to sell good to others? Strange... you must be an assistant to someone, right?

Uncharted, R&C... they're fine. They're funded by sony. Sony is the one footing the bill for these games, don't you understand that? These games will hit 1 million units world wide, easily. Think of them as investments for sony. Though none might eclipse the sales of moronic Mario games or Buggy ass ubi-soft games that crash and are complete ASS... They do generate profit for the companies involved.

How long that takes...? Well, usually a year but it matters none to Sony or Naughtydog or Insomniac cause that money is all invested and tied up anyways. Tied up in further development.

You see... your job as a consumer and gamer is to do 2 things.

1 - Buy the game
2- Play the game

Oh and 3... shut the F*CK up about mindless sales cause they have no effect on you at all. Sony isn't worried about the sales of these games, so why should you be? They'll make plenty off these games and they'll do it when they need it most. At the end of their fiscal year.

you'd make a lousy business study.

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FirstknighT - 756 days 3 hours ago

Actually total sales should matter to a true gamer. Atleast to games that he or she enjoys. If that game did well in sales than you expect a sequal or two. If it bombed than most likely it will be completely dropped. In other words if your a fan of Lair, don't expect a sequal.

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FPS nut - 756 days 3 hours ago

What do you think you can "magically" change the outcome by whining about it? Got news for you, the PS3 has seen many bombs this year. Who's fault is that MS, Nintendo or "America"? place the blame where it needs to go, Sony and the PS3 owners that don't buy the games. Sales do matter, just look at the Wii it has stomped both the 360 and the PS3 and people still buy it like drugs. Whos fault is it that the game realy wasn't all that good? Whos fault is it that HS was only 6hrs long all the while Sony was selling the idea that Blu-Ray makes for longer games? Whos fault is it? Now STFU, you whine more than anyone on this site.

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Ju - 756 days 2 hours ago

If UC bombed, then so did AC. This is the first week UC outsold (the overhyped) AC. And the reason why UC is counted with 3 weeks, is, because some stores sold it 2 days (on a Saturday!) before release. And its the best selling PS3 games this week, not counting Motorstorm, which is bundled with the 80GB model. That sure is a bad result, no ?

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Cellypower - 756 days 1 hour ago

Are you the Ms PR team I hope your getting paid. Best thing to do is get a ps3 and a 360 you will have the best of both worlds.

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