PS3 Sales in Perspective

[bajor27]

No matter how you slice things, the numbers will be skewed in one way or another.

360 outsold the PS3 in the US which has a very different gaming market for games than Japan where it sells very poorly. The % also get skewed by the fact that 360 owners have different exclusives than PS3, so people who own a PS3 and not a 360 might pick up a game that is on both consoles instead of a 360 exclusive.

Giving the benefit of the doubt to Sony for not having a bigger install base isn't really fair either, as the Wii launched after the PS3 (by a few days) and has gotten pretty close to catching total 360 sales.

The fact remains that it is currently more profitable to put certain types of games out on the 360, or on both consoles. Until this changes, the PS3 won't really 'win'.

As I always state though, I don't hate the PS3. I personally feel that the 360 has some great games to offer, and more that appeal to me personally. I only bought a PS3 because of it's blu capability. I don't feel the PS3 is doing as bad as some people say it is, but it isn't doing as great as some people think it is either.