PS3 trails 360 by only 3.3 million units

[Sub-stance1]

Thank God that pointless discussion is over with.

Well, it wasn't pointless but I can see why you would want it to end.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Because I was repeating myself but you wanted the last word.

Never was a big deal to me. I bought PS3 first this gen anyway. Next gen it will be vice versa. Gotta share the love.

Yeah because they love us back.

Dunno bout anyone else but I make love to my consoles. TV too... sometimes.

[Sub-stance1]

Because I was repeating myself but you wanted the last word.



Yeah because they love us back.

Dunno bout anyone else but I make love to my consoles. TV too... sometimes.

I know that mine love me. They tell me everyday. But my TV can be a little stubborn. Its a Sony.

[AaronSOLDIER]

I could say the same with a MS product, but I've never felt the need to buy one.

[Sub-stance1]

I could say the same with a MS product, but I've never felt the need to buy one.

Of course not. That would mean that they would make a possible "profit". And we know you don't like talk about that.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Yep, which is why I pirate their shit.

[Sub-stance1]

Yep, which is why I pirate their shit.

Not me dude. I'm in love with their products. As a matter of fact, I'm balls deep in love:

[radgamer420]

Sales matter, just not to me. Sony games don't sell well, yet for more than three years they have had the biggest line up of core exclusives released. So, why should I personally care? Sony are showing 20 games at E3. lol

+rep

[radgamer420]

I guess a 1yr head start isnt as big a deal as some make out.

Apparently not.

[Soldier 95B]

I remember when it was only 2 million like a year ago. What happened?

[Nitey]

Isn't it still $250 in the US? If so, nice - with a price cut on the horizon hitting the magical $199 will shift a ton of PS3s. There's millions of people out there that'll wanna hop on the PS3 train once it comes down a bit. We saw it with Sony's system last gen and we'll see it again this gen, and you can bet it will continue to sell very well once PS4 is out too!

Of course I care about sales, hence why I post Japan's sales every week. I enjoy following sales and seeing how consoles are doing, but it doesn't affect me directly because ultimately I only care about the games. I don't even know why we're discussing this when my first post was about a prediction I made that Wii wouldn't be above PS3 or 360 forever.

Oh, I know why..

[Dennis Dyack]

I thought sales didn't matter.

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[Sub-stance1]

I thought sales didn't matter.

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I think they matter more than some are willing to admit, but from a business point of view they are very important.

[Nitey]

I thought sales didn't matter.

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If you're referring to my post in the other thread, I was talking mostly about profits of Sony. At the end of the day, profits still don't matter to me but it's good to see that the PS3 is still able to pull in more consumers, the higher install base Sony has with the PS3 the more likely it is that they will continue giving us what we want

[Soldier 95B]

So in November it was a 2 million gap:

http://gamer.blorge.com/2011/11/03/p...op-in-profits/

So the Xbox made up 1.3 million units since then. My guess is that it's time for a price drop with the PS3 starting to fall back.

[Dennis Dyack]

If you're referring to my post in the other thread, I was talking mostly about profits of Sony. At the end of the day, profits still don't matter to me but it's good to see that the PS3 is still able to pull in more consumers, the higher install base Sony has with the PS3 the more likely it is that they will continue giving us what we want

I wasn't referring to you.

Others have made comments like "sales don't matter, games do" when it's convenient to say that. Funny how that works.

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[AaronSOLDIER]

Not me:
http://www.psu.com/forums/showthread...=1#post5258254

Directly, sales/profits don't affect me, was the point I've been making throughout the thread (must be the 3rd time posting this now).

What I find funny is you know exactly whose gonna come into these threads and try to downplay Sony, its hilarious.

[Ghost-Rhayne]

Sometimes when the games are sparse...sales are all some people have...

[AaronSOLDIER]

Sometimes when the games are sparse...sales are all some people have...

Funny you should say that because its what I was thinking.

[Soldier 95B]

What I find funny is you know exactly whose gonna come into these threads and try to downplay Sony, its hilarious.

I have to agree with this.

[Dennis Dyack]

Not me:
http://www.psu.com/forums/showthread...=1#post5258254

Directly, sales/profits don't affect me, was the point I've been making throughout the thread (must be the 3rd time posting this now).

What I find funny is you know exactly whose gonna come into these threads and try to downplay Sony, its hilarious.

Lol. Not you. But you are right about the usual suspects. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum seem to have banded together and are now joined at the hip. It's like they're in love with all of the +repping back and forth.

Profit/sales do matter though. If a console isn't selling well devs will shy away from it. If devs see that genre "A" doesn't sell on console "Y" they will shy away from developing that genre on the console.

For someone to come out and unilaterally make a statement that sales don't matter, it is very naive and short-sighted. It's more than just stature to have the better selling console.

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[Cuguy]

Sometimes when the games are sparse...sales are all some people have...

oh two way street here...

sometimes when sales go in their favor, it is all that matters.

just depends on the trend. sales down? games matter.. no games coming? let's try to focus on sales.

It happens all the time here man

[Nitey]

oh two way street here...

sometimes when sales go in their favor, it is all that matters.

just depends on the trend. sales down? games matter.. no games coming? let's try to focus on sales.

It happens all the time here man

I'd be interested to know why people would jump on sales if there is no games coming? Weird. Games should always matter (to us) - that's how I view it lol

If Sony was making a ton of profit, this place would be a graveyard, cos you just know the games will come..

[Cuguy]

on a moderation note.

i noticed the finger pointing is coming "usual suspects" and the like.

when that happens, it means people are no longer capable of civil discussion, so must be time for the thread to die.

[J3ff3]

sales are important, kind of. interesting is probably a better word.

i'm not sure why the gap is now days. realistically looking at the gap over 6 or 7 years just muddies the waters. looking at month on month differences is interesting, looking at lifetime sales isn't really. who cares if sony is behind? as long as sales are good, and sony are getting their reward for their line up.

the whole 'gap' thing is just a way to get hits on sites imo.