TheRagnCajun said:They'll be runner up in another couple years easy. Then another 8 years or so to overtake Wii. Sony's 10 year plan starts now.
Love it:lol
TheRagnCajun said:They'll be runner up in another couple years easy. Then another 8 years or so to overtake Wii. Sony's 10 year plan starts now.
Going from E3 confidence is restored.Baki said:Second place will be important for the PS4 but not necessarily the PS3. If they can secure 2nd place this time around, it will restore some publisher confidence in the brand.
I expect a holiday deal (during black friday) where they sell the MOVE bundle for $299 or PS3 for $249.99 (120GB).
Dedication Through Light said:Whoa, when was this bump in hard drive announced? I missed it?
In the middle but losing US and UK. Not so comfortable place =pV_Ben said:Yep.Its great to be in 1st, awful to be in last, but being in the middle is a comfortable place to be.
mujun said:Just like it's been hilarious pretty much up until the point they are going to actually pull into second place with all the people playing down 360 in second place any way you can think of?
MHP3. that oughta do it for Japan at least.Dedication Through Light said:So in one or even two of these quarters the PSP needs to sell at least 2 mln units, I guess? I guess that will be interesting to see pulled off this fall and winter.
Between MHP3, a price drop, and 15 different big name game bundles in NA/EU, they'll be close to or exceed 2M in the fall and/or winterDedication Through Light said:So in one or even two of these quarters the PSP needs to sell at least 2 mln units, I guess? I guess that will be interesting to see pulled off this fall and winter.
get that shit outta here.Baki said:This to me sounds like there's been an upshoot in R&D costs. Perhaps for the PSP 2?
Probably not. There's obviously a cost reduction somewhere, but I haven't heard about a 32nm CELL. In my opinion, we should be seeing PS3's with 32nm CELL's by Spring 2011 or December 2010.
That said, I expect a super slim by Sept. 2011 where both the CELL and RSX is 32nm and the Power Supply brick is external.
Baki said:Second place will be important for the PS4 but not necessarily the PS3. If they can secure 2nd place this time around, it will restore some publisher confidence in the brand.
shinnn said:In the middle but losing US and UK. Not so comfortable place =p
BladeoftheImmortal said:get that shit outta here.
Crakatak187 said:I don't know I'm not a sales kind of gamer.
Pffft. The best shooters are made in mainland Europe.shinnn said:In the middle but losing US and UK. Not so comfortable place =p
SEGA said the same thingFirewire said:But MS said the first to 10 million won the generation, so why are we still counting?
Baki said:Power supply being external means a much smaller console (atleast 15% size reduction I'd say).
spwolf said:and a power brick. which is stupid.
IoCaster said:Is there a prediction thread up for when PS3 overtakes X360 WW?
What's the consensus? This year or early 2011?
Unlikely to be this year due to the 360 S / 360 S Arcade. Will probably happen next year though.IoCaster said:What's the consensus? This year or early 2011?
spwolf said:and a power brick. which is stupid.
IoCaster said:What's the consensus? This year or early 2011?
IoCaster said:Is there a prediction thread up for when PS3 overtakes X360 WW?
What's the consensus? This year or early 2011?
like i said, they predicted 8.6 million in their FY 2009 results. or Fy 2010 results i can't remember if they are in 2011 or not...gofreak said:I don't know if there is a consensus.
Personally I don't think this year. If relative performance kept going the way it has been the last few quarters, it would, but I think over the next quarter at least the gap will widen again.
Too much is uncertain around the new peripherals too. If you were to be optimistic about Kinect it could totally change the growth patterns here and keep Sony at bay for much longer. I dunno how anyone can be confident about any prediction regarding it one way or the other however, it just seems like a very hard thing to judge right now. Which is why I wonder, again, if MS has provided a forecast for hardware for this FY. I would be curious to see what kind of impact they expect.
BladeoftheImmortal said:like i said, they predicted 8.6 million in their FY 2009 results. or Fy 2010 results i can't remember if they are in 2011 or not...
Baki said:March 2011. Then again, Kinect bundles are a massive wild card.
Psychotext said:Unlikely to be this year due to the 360 S / 360 S Arcade. Will probably happen next year though.
IoCaster said:It seems like it's mostly a question of when, not if, at this point. I'm not a 'sales age' guy, but the trend seems to be pretty obvious, right?
IoCaster said:It seems like it's mostly a question of when, not if, at this point. I'm not a 'sales age' guy, but the trend seems to be pretty obvious, right?
MassiveAttack said:Japan is the X factor that will inevitably push PS3 sales past 360 WW. GT5 will push a lot of hardware in Japan this fall.
MassiveAttack said:Japan is the X factor that will inevitably push PS3 sales past 360 WW. GT5 will push a lot of hardware in Japan this fall.
Stumpokapow said:Europe is the x factor that controls the PS3's position relative to the PS3. Even the best-case scenario for the PS3 in Japan results in Japan+USA being a tie between the two systems. Europe is the tie breaker.
(Note that I also don't agree with your latter optimism, but it's moot anyway)
gofreak said:Sorry, I thought when you said that it was with reference to a prediction for last year. But they predicted 8.6m for the current FY? That seems terribly low, are you sure that's correct?
gcubed said:isn't EU its biggest area? (For GT5)
MassiveAttack said:Japan is the X factor that will inevitably push PS3 sales past 360 WW. GT5 will push a lot of hardware in Japan this fall.
Rapping Granny said:Yes.
Stumpokapow said:Europe is the x factor that controls the PS3's position relative to the PS3. Even the best-case scenario for the PS3 in Japan results in Japan+USA being a tie between the two systems. Europe is the tie breaker.
BladeoftheImmortal said:Actually, that is incorrect. number I remember seeing was 10 million.
IoCaster said:Yeah, I understand that it almost seems inevitable now and that's why I was curious about a prediction thread. The 'sales-age' luminaries attempt to predict just about everything else so I figured this would be a worthy topic. Not to mention fun and entertaining for the diehard console warriors. This should be interesting.
:lol
Man said:Do we have estimated RROD numbers?
Man said:Do we have estimated RROD numbers?
gofreak said:This has historically been true, and while it is still true that Europe is probably the biggest difference maker, since Slim the situation in the US has recovered sufficiently such that Japan is more a of a net contributor, if you wanna consider it in those terms. This year so far, for example, the balance with Japan+US is over 300k in PS3's favour.
I've had a look at their Q4 transcript and powerpoint and can't find a single solitary indication of any forecast about 360 unit sales. I guess they don't necessarily give this guidance as a matter of course?
Even 10m would seem too low. They did over 10m last year, and this year they have new models, and Kinect. I presume they are expecting growth! I think, unless someone could point it out, they're keeping their forecasts close to their chests.
offshore said:But second place is important isn't it? I think it's what gave MS the ability to secure the exclusive DLC, extra packs and exclusive bundles that they used to get for the 360, precisely because of the fact that they were ahead of the PS3 (as well as some money hats, I don't doubt that)
But if the PS3 is in second place, then it suddenly gives Sony more flex to able to secure those things from third parties, which would make the PS3 version the better choice for buying third party games, something which the 360 has enjoyed (and still does, just) for a long time. I think second place is important.
Baki said:Second place will be important for the PS4 but not necessarily the PS3. If they can secure 2nd place this time around, it will restore some publisher confidence in the brand.
tass0 said:Wow, PS3 is really close to 360.
Didn't know it was this close, thought it was a 6-7m gap.
PAL region is far too big to state that conclusively. Especially as it contains a number of (large in terms of games sales) countries where the 360 is far from weak.Baki said:The main reason why you won't see the Xbox 360 doing better than that is because it is weak in two major regions. PAL and Japan.
Psychotext said:PAL region is far too big to state that conclusively. Especially as it contains a number of (large in terms of games sales) countries where the 360 is far from weak.
Baki said:March 2011. Then again, Kinect bundles are a massive wild card.
DMeisterJ said:Keep fighting the good fight.
mujun said:Good job Sony, well deserved. They really turned shit around in a pretty short span.