PS3 outselling Xbox 360 in the US

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February 15th, 2008, 19:18
Shrygue

PS3 outselling Xbox 360 in the US

via Eurogamer

New NPD figures reported by MarketWatch have revealed PlayStation 3 outsold in Xbox 360 in the US last month, with 269,000 Sony machines shifted compared to 230,000 MS consoles.

Nintendo is still sitting on thebiggest pile of gold though; Americans snapped up 274,000 Wiis in January. The DS beat the PSP, too, with 251,000 units sold versus 230,000 for Sony's handheld.

Microsoft said the lower Xbox 360 sales were due to temporary stock shortages. The company assured shopkeepers it is working hard to churn out more consoles as fast as possible.

Call of Duty 4 was the best-selling game of the month, with 330,000 copies shifted. Wii Play came in second, followed by Guitar Hero III for Wii and Rock Band for Xbox 360. Other top sellers included Super Mario Galaxy, Burnout Paradise and Mario Party DS.
February 15th, 2008, 19:40
Mister Klownes

Wahoo!
February 15th, 2008, 19:44
sappo

I believe Microsoft. PS3 plainly sux.

I know a lot of people that bought PS3 only as a cheap Blu-Ray reader.
February 15th, 2008, 20:20
____anders____

mohaha!

all of you are OWNED by Nintendo! :D

EDIT: Yeah sony and ps3 sucks though..
February 15th, 2008, 20:55
Sterist

you got one part right. sony sucks. not ps3 ;)
February 15th, 2008, 22:51
Accordion

Quote:

Originally Posted by sappo

I believe Microsoft. PS3 plainly sux.

I know a lot of people that bought PS3 only as a cheap Blu-Ray reader.

i think we all know where that stock is going though.
February 16th, 2008, 00:07
Nicko01

How can you hate a game system? When someone says they hate a system or a company, it is most likely because they are a fanboy, like sappo and anders. Sterist is right though, PS3 is good but some of the things that Sony does are a bit annoying.

I have a PS3 and a Wii, and have played a 360, yet my favorite is still PS3. I like the interface more than the other two because of how organized and easily accessible it is.
Plus, it is the only of the consoles that is capable of playing high definition (disc based) video without buying another separate expansion.

And I also do believe that a PS3 is the best way to get yourself a Blu-ray reader.
February 16th, 2008, 03:13
Joe88

Quote:

Originally Posted by sappo

I believe Microsoft. PS3 plainly sux.

I know a lot of people that bought PS3 only as a cheap Blu-Ray reader.

same reason why the ps2 was popular in japan during launch
it was the cheapest dvd player on the market
February 16th, 2008, 14:27
phsychokill

I would rather a ps3 than a 360 with all the problems it has but I wouldnt pay £300 for a console its just stupid and not worth it would rather put the £300 to pc upgrades as it will do more. but the simple fact as said above bay saying you activly dislike something you are most likly a fan boy pluss ms are going to be going to sony soon if toshiba drops hd-dvd as if ms wants to keep hd movies on the 360 they will need blueray from sony.
February 16th, 2008, 22:45
Joe88

well you could just tell the outcome from the compnay support for each fomat
HD-DVD had like 2 big companies and a bunch of little small ones
Blu-Ray had bascially everything
tons of stores dropped HD-DVD from their shelves to make room for blu-ray (kinda like umd video...)
February 17th, 2008, 00:12
I xfire I

Quote:

Originally Posted by phsychokill

I would rather a ps3 than a 360 with all the problems it has but I wouldnt pay £300 for a console its just stupid and not worth it would rather put the £300 to pc upgrades as it will do more. but the simple fact as said above bay saying you activly dislike something you are most likly a fan boy pluss ms are going to be going to sony soon if toshiba drops hd-dvd as if ms wants to keep hd movies on the 360 they will need blueray from sony.

wrong, ms owns the codec that is used for blu ray, they dont have to ask anything.
February 17th, 2008, 07:04
Joe88

lulz @ people who bought a HD-DVD add-on for the 360
February 22nd, 2008, 19:26
JKKDARK

Just only one moth, that's really a good job for Sony. It will be interesting only when the total sales will be better than the 360 sales and who knows when it will happen..
February 22nd, 2008, 22:22
Shadowblind

Until God of War 3 comes out, I remain PS3-less. The quality is at the moment lacking. But the second it comes out....
February 22nd, 2008, 22:36
WhizzBang

I have an Xbox 360 and I am advising my friends who are potential console buyers to get a PS3.
February 22nd, 2008, 23:32
Eviltaco64

Go PS3! AND PSP!
February 23rd, 2008, 11:50
Dr._Zoidberg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowblind

Until God of War 3 comes out, I remain PS3-less. The quality is at the moment lacking. But the second it comes out....

I have similar thoughts, only the game I'm waiting for before getting the PS3 is GT5.

I want God of War 3 as well though. ;)
February 23rd, 2008, 12:18
jonezybaby

And MGS4 ;)
February 23rd, 2008, 12:24
Dr._Zoidberg

And Final Fantasy 13.
February 23rd, 2008, 13:57
JKKDARK

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonezybaby

And MGS4 ;)

Which will not save the PlayStation 3 ;)
February 23rd, 2008, 14:24
NoQuarter

playstation 3 doesn't need saving,It's clearly the long run winner.It only takes a little foresight to see where sony is going.They have learned from their mistakes and homebrew.

Microsoft is past it's prime.Nintendo,well they just rock.They're still innovators after all of these years.
February 23rd, 2008, 14:42
Prasoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by ____anders____

mohaha!

all of you are OWNED by Nintendo! :D

EDIT: Yeah sony and ps3 sucks though..

are you seriously like 12?
February 23rd, 2008, 16:08
Eviltaco64

PS3 is probably still gonna be supported in 2014. And that's what I like about Sony, they support their consoles for 10 or more years. (PS1 1994-2007) (PS2 2000-Present).
You know that if Xbox 360 started off as slow as PS3, they wouldve dropped support by like 2009.

Either way, they're both excellent consoles (wii is too!).
February 23rd, 2008, 17:06
Dr._Zoidberg

Quote:

Originally Posted by JKKDARK

Which will not save the PlayStation 3 ;)

Blu-ray has saved the PS3 already. :p
February 23rd, 2008, 18:26
Shadowblind

I'm just glad that Tales of Vesperia is coming to 360 (I hope it comes to PS3 too, but I won't lie--I hope its sales do good on 360. RPGs tend to fair poorly on 360 :( ...). If it had come as a PS3 exclusive, I would have bought a PS3 the day it comes out just for that game. Well....maybe when KH3 or GoW3 came out. But maybe to ToV...