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Sony clearly lost the last battle in the console war, so it makes sense for them to try to undercut Microsoft in the next round. Microsoft seems to be making a

Sony clearly lost the last battle in the console war, so it makes sense for them to try to undercut Microsoft in the next round. Microsoft seems to be making a bet that people want their consoles to do more. Sony seems to be focusing just on delivering a better pure gaming experience. I get the sneaking suspicion that "gamers" are going to like Sony's approach more. Edit: Sony apparently didn't "clearly lose" the current-gen battle.

bvc32 13y ago
You must be an American with such sheltered views - with the exception of the UK, Playstation 3 is dominant in Europe and Asia.
- jordan0day 13y ago
  You're right, I am an American, and my perception has been skewed by that.
latch 13y ago
There's very little loyalty in the console business. Nintendo's the only exception, largely because their target audience is different, and even that brand is starting to suffer. You're only as good as your current console.
magoghm 13y ago
The PS3 installed based is larger than the XBox 360 installed base: http://www.vgchartz.com/ http://www.vgchartz.com/ And the PS3 was released a year later than the XBox 360.
- mehrzad 13y ago
  With Xbox Live Gold, Microsoft probably made more money, I'd say.
- KingLot 13y ago
  That only means they lost more money that Microsoft did. Consoles are to games what shaving razors are to blades or printers are to cartridges. They sell them hardware for a loss and try to make it back on the games. The 360's attach rate is higher with people buying a lot of games and coupled with XBox Live Gold, made much more money than Sony did. Small wonder you have to pay Sony for PS+ for multiplayer now.
- pyre 13y ago
  According to the chart, we're talking 77.6M vs. 77.5M. That's really splitting hairs about who is 'first.' The part that's missing here is that those stats are after ~8 years of normalization. Many people that only bought a single console at first may now have two or three from that generation (i.e. could only afford one console, but over the course of close to a decade could save up and buy one or two more, especially after price drops). The PS3 was also one of the first BluRay players, and IIRC in Japan Sony is a more trusted brand than Microsoft (or at least was). These are all factors at play here.
psbp 13y ago
Microsoft's dumb. Google, Apple, and very likely Amazon (I think amazon could dominate) are all going to compete in the home entertainment space. Meanwhile, Sony and (potentially) Valve will be stiff competition in gaming. This is why Microsoft needs to split up. They think that their ecosystem itself delivers more value than what it's actually worth. There's simply no focus on what their customers actually want.
ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
Well it's a tie technically. But you're right in the USA. Lifetime sales for PS3 are 70-77 million, Xbox 360 sales are 77 million. Consider that 1 in 3 people I know with a 360 got the red ring of death and bought another one I'd say a PS3 and 360 are more than tied.

bvc32 13y ago

You must be an American with such sheltered views - with the exception of the UK, Playstation 3 is dominant in Europe and Asia.

jordan0day 13y ago
You're right, I am an American, and my perception has been skewed by that.

latch 13y ago

There's very little loyalty in the console business. Nintendo's the only exception, largely because their target audience is different, and even that brand is starting to suffer. You're only as good as your current console.

magoghm 13y ago

The PS3 installed based is larger than the XBox 360 installed base: http://www.vgchartz.com/ http://www.vgchartz.com/ And the PS3 was released a year later than the XBox 360.

mehrzad 13y ago
With Xbox Live Gold, Microsoft probably made more money, I'd say.
KingLot 13y ago
That only means they lost more money that Microsoft did. Consoles are to games what shaving razors are to blades or printers are to cartridges. They sell them hardware for a loss and try to make it back on the games. The 360's attach rate is higher with people buying a lot of games and coupled with XBox Live Gold, made much more money than Sony did. Small wonder you have to pay Sony for PS+ for multiplayer now.
pyre 13y ago
According to the chart, we're talking 77.6M vs. 77.5M. That's really splitting hairs about who is 'first.' The part that's missing here is that those stats are after ~8 years of normalization. Many people that only bought a single console at first may now have two or three from that generation (i.e. could only afford one console, but over the course of close to a decade could save up and buy one or two more, especially after price drops). The PS3 was also one of the first BluRay players, and IIRC in Japan Sony is a more trusted brand than Microsoft (or at least was). These are all factors at play here.

psbp 13y ago

Microsoft's dumb. Google, Apple, and very likely Amazon (I think amazon could dominate) are all going to compete in the home entertainment space. Meanwhile, Sony and (potentially) Valve will be stiff competition in gaming. This is why Microsoft needs to split up. They think that their ecosystem itself delivers more value than what it's actually worth. There's simply no focus on what their customers actually want.

ChrisNorstrom 13y ago

Well it's a tie technically. But you're right in the USA. Lifetime sales for PS3 are 70-77 million, Xbox 360 sales are 77 million. Consider that 1 in 3 people I know with a 360 got the red ring of death and bought another one I'd say a PS3 and 360 are more than tied.