The expected huge lead in PS3 sales in the USA has materialised, and it is no wonder Microsoft put a brave face on things – the PS3 even managed to unseat the Wii, and is currently the best selling home console in the much coveted US market.
The US sales for September:
1. Nintendo DS – 524,200
2. PlayStation 3 – 491,800
3. Wii – 462,800
4. Xbox 360 – 352,600
5. PlayStation Portable – 190,400
6. PlayStation 2 – 146,000
By comparison, the US sales for August, showing just how effective the PS3 Slim induced price cuts have been in spurring sales for all the home consoles:
1. Nintendo DS – 552,900
2. Wii – 227,400
3. Xbox 360 – 215,400
4. PlayStation 3 – 210,000
5. PlayStation Portable – 140,300
6. PlayStation 2 – 105,900
The crucial question is of course at what level will sales stabilise at once the console’s shininess has worn off…
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id guess about three months...after the rushing omg its a sony must buy it and bla bla bla thing, probably the DS and wii will get to the top then its a question mark...
will the ps3 outsell x360 or it will turn the table and outsell ps3 again?
too soon to speculate anything more than this...
DOWNFALL TO XBOX!!! money hoards and their shitty excuses for their incompetency for the RROD,
w/e xbox360 isn't selling a bluetooth headset for $40 more than it's worth -.-
Plus I don't see how $299 US, is too much to pay for netflix, twitter, dvd player, gaming console, and facebook now too. Not to mention it also can be used as a media streamer as well.
All that, and a RROD too >_>
As a console gamer, I can't help but say. You could keep those 300$ for something more reliable and with a greater selection of high quality games...
A PC. It does all that and more. Additionally, it's heatsink won't be the size of a piece of cardboard, it's power supply will be integrated with a much more efficient cooling system and it's CPU will not risk shaking itself and colliding with internal material, causing slow but permanent damage to the hardware.
For a console made by a company that makes Windows, one of the top three most renown computer OS (and additionally the faultiest of the three), who refuses to correct their hardware failures to focus on their software, something they're already notorious for failing at.
One has to wonder why defend the 360 over the PS3. As the PS3 is much more stable, runs on Linux and even has the option to install your own chosen OS.
If you don't like the bluetooth headset at 40$, don't buy a sony brand.
@ anon 00:37
its been like, a couple of months since i last heard about RRoD...
its past, face it, now they have other problems, but not this one...you fanboys uses the most idiotic argument to win a discussion....
even the ps3>>x360 is better than this....
DSi FTW!!!!
@shoranhimura
your mom just red ringed
Who can defeat Sony?
Wow. It's amazing.
The PS3 can do everything you mentioned and more!
You mean one more thing.
Oh but did we mention that you get to pay an extra $50 so you can use your own internet connection on the 360 to even have some of the aforementioned 'services'?
At least you can use any headset including dirt cheap ones, and use any hard drive unlike the $160 120gb HD.
lol @ the loser complaining about the cost of a bluetooth headset. You can use any headset you currently have - even the crap you get off Woot!
At least they don't charge us an arm and leg for 60gig and 120gig harddrives. Douchebag.
Did you really just list those things as pros for the Xbox? Netflix cost money regardless of whether you've got an Xbox but that's a nice feature. Twitter? Dumb as hell but still, its FREE. Same goes for Facebook. These are free services that you can do on the PS3's web browser, which accepts mice I might add.
And mentioning the DVD part is just laughable not only because PS3 does that too but just about anything today will, and a standalone player can be acquired for under $30.
When the ps3 first came out, it wasn't very popular because it was too advance for its time. blue ray was good and all with 60gb of storage space, but developers were not ready to fully use the functionality of the console yet, and consumers were not ready to invest 600 dollars on a console system. Now with the game developers starting to use the potentials of the ps3, and along with the now half priced and more affordable ps3 going at 299, the console's full potential is now blooming.
YAY!!!!!!!! NOW I CAN WATCH MY FAVOURITE THINGS TO FAP ON!!!!!!!!!!
GENITELIA!!!!!!!!!!!!
300dls... Now i can get a cheap blueray player :3
Its a sony.
Yo dawg, get a 360. It's got like Halo n' shit. Halo guys! Halo!
Halo is shit. The only thing Microsoft has going, as a Microsoft-only game that could actually SELL the system, is the fan-based Halo on which delivers an annoying plot where they stop rings from destroying the universe. Um, saving the world themes are quite over-rated. It was alright with Halo 2, but now that they can't add a "4" on the end, it's getting a bit stupid. Seriously, ODST?
My only favorite for XBOX360 would have to be Fable 2. Other than that, you can keep your frickin' red rings (I've owned nearly 7 now and all had same problem). I'll stick with my other systems, my NES, SNES, N64, GC, all Gameboys and the DS Lite, PSP, PS1, PS2, PS3, SEGA Genesis, SEGA Mastersystem, SEGA Dreamcast, SEGA Saturn. Hell, even my Atari in storage is 50 times better than the 360, IT WORKS!!!
Like the Anonymous about a Page Up or two said, get a frickin' PC if you want "quality gaming". It plays so much more and with all emulators out there, what's not to love about it?
-Alone1sAgain
Dont worry next month everything will return to normal .
November, Thanksgiving in the US.
December, Christmas.
what i want to know is why is everyone buying up systems in september, i mean there is a obvious increase in sales for all the consoles compared to last month.
everybody was dropping prices. Wii got price cut. 360 got dropped to $299 with $50 temporary rebate bringing it to $249. PS3 got its cut to $299.
also a lot of ppl starts buying xmas presents around this time
You guys fail. You know this is sales for last month? PS3 has been out for how long?
Total sales the xbox is still raping the PS3. Wii rapes them both combined.
Microsoft isn't complaining because they know 1/3 households in the USA alone own an xbox vs PS3 with 1/8. We're not even including how many europe has and other asian countries. Don't expect asia to buy anything from japan, because japanese products in cambodia, phillipines and china are always 2x in price compared to US products.
Dude what? People in asian territories prefer other asian products because support from ms is shit there. I think Windows is the only this ms can sell.
Never stereotype. It's not always Asia loves Asian products. Most of us also love things that are foreign to us just like western countries like objects from Asia.
Don't forget PS3 is still more expensive than Xbox360 here.
I'd be guessing the same. The PS3 is nice and all but the only thing going for it is the web browser and the blue ray player.
The 360 has a shitload of exclusive deals as well as netflix streaming, and now with the net update it'll have twitter, facebook, and last.fm not to mention the zune store is taking over for the marketplace which doubles it's offerings in that department.
I think that it'll be a closer race, but 360 just has more going for it.
@ Shukero 00:20
keep trying to convince your self. what shit load of exclusives? gears of war? and that's it? PS3 can do all that twitter, facebook crap. if you didnt' know it has an internet browser. so basically PS3 has sankakucomplex, way better than facebook / tweeter crap.
I've used both consoles before, and personally...
I hate consoles.
GTA DLC FTW!!!
Anon PS3 fanboy BAWW
Browser doesn't mean shit. I assume we all have PCs, so what's the point.
Gimmicks don't make your games any less shit.
Shukero is right, there's more exclusive content on the xbox. Some timed, some complete. But even with timed exclusives they get to play it first, so I hope you enjoy all our old jrpgs 1 year into the next console generation you tool.
Not to mention XBLA rapes both VC and PSN. Unlike VC and PSN, the classics aren't blatant emulations subject to laggyness and bugs. They're remade for the xbox in mind, and updated with new content. All the great RARE games are on it, and if you honestly think PSN is better then you're in denial. I hope you enjoy FF7 (with no new content/upgrades i might add) at full price rather than buying a $5 copy off amazon. Sony fans will eat any shit coming out of sony's ass.
The 360 only has 3 kinds of exclusives.
1. Guys in armor shooting stuff.
(Halo, Gears, Crackdown)
2. Timed exclusives getting upgraded for the PS3.
(Tales of Vesparia, Star Ocean, Ninja Gaiden)
3. XBLA titles no one gives a s*** about.
(no one gives a s***)
In the end...Xbox really doesn't have it's existing value now...since timed exclusives are not important cuz we'll get it either way and hell shooting things in armour...uhhh looks pretty gay to me especially when everyone in gears of wars is like buzz lightyear... Xbox can go to hell
im sorry its late and i dont have time to finish reading the entire entry, also i apologize if my english seems odd since i barely use it
but seriusly netflix an xbox exclusive its already on the ps3, twitter is silly, facebook yeah rigth i prefer going out with my friends,,also dont forget that the 50 dollar price diference its over when you pay for one year of xbox live, im 23 years old i enjoy games since nintendo (nes) sorry i missed the atari and still i dont holde any grudge towards de xbox since thanks to them i play the ace combat 6 in the xobx one friend lend me, but really dont be fanboys just play the games you want to play and stop being childish anyways all companies will end taking money from you so stop defending them as if they where your own blood and flesh
shoranhimura, I agree. I started speculating it in 2006, and it's really confusing. Nintendo domination is easy, they target casuals anyway. The problem is the other 2, Sony and MS. X360 "beta user cases" surprises me, I predict X360 will keep 1st or runner up position till 2011 - 2012 depending on the games (X360 exclusive things, but it turn out to be a bullshit) then PS3 will start to be a new king because their features till next console generation
Now, my speculation ruins...
also got to consider codmw2, i know alot(currently 6) of people that are going to get a xbox just so they can play that on live.
If you've never held a weapon in your life, and are not currently in and don't know anyone in the military, then buying a 360 just to play a COD game makes you a loser. If any of your friends don't meet those specifications, kick them for me.
I would understand if your 6 friends were Vets, ROTC, or something similar, but if they aren't, again, kick them for me.
Being a Sony fanboy doesn't make you a winner either. If they want to buy an Xbox just to play that, let them be. It's their money and will not make them a loser for buying one as against for fanboys who insults anyone who is against their way of mind. At least they play manly games unlike you who is just courageous in the internet.
I don't mind if you have any or both of these consoles. They'll just get old and have to buy new ones. This blind worship really is very irritating and will just cause stupidity.
Don't tell me that they will have RROD because the Xbox 360 now has the new chipset which like Sony's new PS3 is more energy-efficient and emits less heat.
These console war is really pointless. Why just we all get along as gamers and fight against censorship in gaming (bad games are subjective).
Tough talk for someone who can't even make up a fake name for himself.
Keep trolling Anon
At most this is just a sales spike due to people holding out for years for a price drop. This is not even close to an accurate sales number, since the true numbers won't be out until the beginning of January after the Christmas rush. It's not surprising that it beat the Wii since most consumers who wanted it, would have already bought one. To claim victory right now is just pointless without waiting to see if the sales continues in momentum by the end of the year.
This.
Stupid idiots think a ONE MONTH sales ESTIMATE declares them winner. Then again, they say that whenever a new exclusive comes out regardless of how mediocre it is. They don't take into consideration the fact that most people have xboxes and wiis already so it's not surprising the sales are lowering. Where as nobody wanted a PS3 because it was an over priced piece of shit until the slim came out, so now it's a competitively priced piece of shit.
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I couldn't have said it better myself.
Apart from their price cuts, Microsoft doesn't have any game changers coming out for a while. Sony on the other hand will have an excellent round of hardware bundles this winter. They've already confirmed a 250GB PS3 slim for $350, and will likely have both the PS3 and Go packaged with games. Sony also plans on adding PS2 emulation via system update, and are apparently trying to put every PS2 game on PSN for download.
I suspect Sony's sales will balance out to be the same as the 360, at least until the Motion control wars kick in. The game will really be on when they both go after the Wii's user base.
the shine to worn off? that won't be anytime soon cuz not many people had a PS3 before, in the other hand, everybody has a Wii, and the XBox doesn't seem as atractive as it used to be when the PS3 was too expensive
Consider that the Wii has been out for a long time but still sells this much. If the PS3 needed all this to come out 30,000 sales on top while it's new, think of what happens after time passes and the PS3's "new" factor is lost just like the Wii's.
Cuz wii has more kid friendly games face it parents will buy their kids gifts, movie games do not count. Also if we are comparing console sales ps3 will, in the end sell more cuz of its japanese only games that still affect ps2 sales by a lot even thou its been like 12 years. If the ps3 would still be selling games that appeal to its fans then even if it gets old ppl will still end up buying it.
Unlike the wii and the xbox they go for the quick buck scheme, in that they integrate twitter facebook and all those apps that in the 2 years will be replaced by another net sharing site. Nintendo is only for kids and the reason why no one defends it on these sites is that barely anyone here is below 12.
"the reason why no one defends it on these sites is that barely anyone here is below 12."
Lol fanboy much? Sorry but just because people may not be 12 or below, doesn't mean they don't sound and act like 12 year olds and below. And by gods there have been plenty on this site.
"Unlike the wii and the xbox they go for the quick buck scheme"
Uh.. You think Nintendo and MS are the only companies that goes for a quick buck scheme? Have you forgotten completely about Sony's PSP Go? That thing is nothing but a quick buck scheme.
- Higher cost for smaller parts.
- Requirement to buy peripherals and cables that are only made by Sony.
- Complete control of prices on direct download products, which means no competition to drop the prices down.
- UMDless but the battery is half the size, which means the same battery life as the original PSP.
And many more points everyone has already indicated.
If you think that the Wii is only for 12 year olds, have you even paid attention 1/3rd of the PS2's game library? I can guarantee you that the PS3 game library would've had the same result if it was popular right from launch.
Get off your high horse and start to realize that all three consoles have it's own strengths and weaknesses, and start caring about the actual games instead of the console brand that hosts these games.
Sorry Im 12 and what is this site?