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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 2963747" data-attributes="member: 4779"><p>Heheh, took a while for them to release the numbers, which is what I meant by "neither do you." <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>As for putting it to rest, it's interesting to see that MS is hitting their projections. Their are a bunch of numbers there, but they are "soft" numbers in spots. They said they wanted to sell between 4.5-5.5 million units in the fiscal year and said they sold about 5. What does that mean? It also says 1.8 were *shipped* in the Q4, which was April-June. They didn't say sold, which tells us nothing concrete. Articles like that released by the company are mostly propaganda for stockholders and a pulbic showing that things are going to plan and going well, to a point. Sony (and all other big companies) do the same thing.</p><p></p><p>So, does this put to rest how well the 360 is selling after the shortages were over? Absolutely not, because there are no solid numbers there.</p><p></p><p>I made an overstatement that "the 360 is sitting on the shelves" as it is highlighted in articles (not just the one you posted) as still being "in demand." But what does that mean? What is considered demand? And how many are they actually selling? Did they sell more than a million consoles after March? That would speak more to me about how popular the system is, considering how big the gaming market is now.</p><p></p><p>My original post was refuting your claim that "Sony will do ok in Japan, but they are going to take a beating in the US." The 360 will need to get a much bigger lead than they have right now if they want to do that, which is beat Sony in the US. And the must-have titles will need to start pumping out soon. MS will have to have a large library of games that you can't get anywhere else before the PS3 hits to beat Sony. They need to get all genres out there and in force as well. That is the secret to owning any generation of consoles.</p><p></p><p>To me, the 2 biggest wins for MS in the 360/PS3 era are launching first and getting a simultaneous release of GTA4. Those are big deals that should pull them closer to Sony. And there are few others as well that are a big deal like simultaneous release of other franchises such as Resident Evil, but then again Sony hasn't gotten the first of that franchise for a full generation, but it still matters for comparison purposes.</p><p></p><p>Actually, it's really a race to see who gets out a few killer titles first rather than when the PS3 launches vs MS's lead time. It will probably take at least 8 months before Sony starts releasing games that will make PS3 owners happy which gives the 360 a little more lead time to get their game library beefed up before all the Sony exclusives start pumping out and even if they don't get any more dwarf what MS will be offering, especially in terms of variety of genres.</p><p></p><p>Okay, I've rambled like hell now and I'm sick of me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> The bottom line is that gamers are getting 2 consoles that will be pumping out HD games and trying to one-up each other which means lower prices over time, promotions and all that. Plus, there is another console that will be something different and have the classic Nintendo games on it.</p><p></p><p>I just have a problem with anyone wanting it differently. Competition is good. These are huge companies that we shouldn't be caring about as they all have their warts. As long as we get the great games, it doesn't matter. I have no routing interest at all except for the developers to support all 3 consoles as much as possible and make it worth my while to plunk down the initial $400+. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 2963747, member: 4779"] Heheh, took a while for them to release the numbers, which is what I meant by "neither do you." ;) As for putting it to rest, it's interesting to see that MS is hitting their projections. Their are a bunch of numbers there, but they are "soft" numbers in spots. They said they wanted to sell between 4.5-5.5 million units in the fiscal year and said they sold about 5. What does that mean? It also says 1.8 were *shipped* in the Q4, which was April-June. They didn't say sold, which tells us nothing concrete. Articles like that released by the company are mostly propaganda for stockholders and a pulbic showing that things are going to plan and going well, to a point. Sony (and all other big companies) do the same thing. So, does this put to rest how well the 360 is selling after the shortages were over? Absolutely not, because there are no solid numbers there. I made an overstatement that "the 360 is sitting on the shelves" as it is highlighted in articles (not just the one you posted) as still being "in demand." But what does that mean? What is considered demand? And how many are they actually selling? Did they sell more than a million consoles after March? That would speak more to me about how popular the system is, considering how big the gaming market is now. My original post was refuting your claim that "Sony will do ok in Japan, but they are going to take a beating in the US." The 360 will need to get a much bigger lead than they have right now if they want to do that, which is beat Sony in the US. And the must-have titles will need to start pumping out soon. MS will have to have a large library of games that you can't get anywhere else before the PS3 hits to beat Sony. They need to get all genres out there and in force as well. That is the secret to owning any generation of consoles. To me, the 2 biggest wins for MS in the 360/PS3 era are launching first and getting a simultaneous release of GTA4. Those are big deals that should pull them closer to Sony. And there are few others as well that are a big deal like simultaneous release of other franchises such as Resident Evil, but then again Sony hasn't gotten the first of that franchise for a full generation, but it still matters for comparison purposes. Actually, it's really a race to see who gets out a few killer titles first rather than when the PS3 launches vs MS's lead time. It will probably take at least 8 months before Sony starts releasing games that will make PS3 owners happy which gives the 360 a little more lead time to get their game library beefed up before all the Sony exclusives start pumping out and even if they don't get any more dwarf what MS will be offering, especially in terms of variety of genres. Okay, I've rambled like hell now and I'm sick of me. ;) The bottom line is that gamers are getting 2 consoles that will be pumping out HD games and trying to one-up each other which means lower prices over time, promotions and all that. Plus, there is another console that will be something different and have the classic Nintendo games on it. I just have a problem with anyone wanting it differently. Competition is good. These are huge companies that we shouldn't be caring about as they all have their warts. As long as we get the great games, it doesn't matter. I have no routing interest at all except for the developers to support all 3 consoles as much as possible and make it worth my while to plunk down the initial $400+. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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