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NPD charts show PS3 selling less than GameCube |
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GamePro grabbed NPD's records of hardware sales, and stumbled on something interesting along the way. When the Sony PlayStation 3's sales numbers during the first 10 months after release is compared to Nintendo's last generation console, the GameCube, Sony's home entertainment powerhouse is obviously lagging behind.The GameCube, which most consider as a distant third-placer behind the PS2 and Microsoft's Xbox, sold 2,120,000 two months before it celebrated its first birthday. The PS3, on the other hand, sold only 1,742,000 during the same period. At this rate, if NPD's numbers are accurate, Sony's entry in this generation's console race might fare worse than the GameCube.
Kaz Hirai blamed production issues (not Sony PS3 pricing), which is apparently the reason why Sony took a step to cut DRAM chip development costs. Our two cents here is that gamers are waiting for premiere titles to hit the Sony PS3, and time will tell if we're right on the money.
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Get some high quality exclusives and drop the price.
Loosing to the cube?, Amusing.
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Why they didn't say that the X360 sell less then the PSP in there first year?
I didn't remember that Nintendo was so diss when Sony crush them.
I just hope that Sony will be back on the #1 spot just to see what they will have to say.
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and i mean worldwide not just North America numbers (cause that chart above obviously is just for North America)...
i'm sorry NPD but i'm from Australia and i've got three PS3s, 17 Blu Ray Games, and 57 Blu Ray movies... and i do believe that people like me deserve to get counted if you are going to make claims such as this and why not mention anything about the 1st 10 months of the 360, a console which went into the generation without competition for an entire year.
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Some of you might say but the gamecube was made 7 years ago and so on and so forth...
I am talking about what these two systems had and have to offer in comparison with their rivals. These sale numbers indicated absolutly nothing. Why? Because when the ps3 drops to 360 prices by then it will have a huge number and better games than any system out there. Not to mention that the differences between the games will be obvious due to the age of the 360 (some are even suggesting that the 360 is already maxed out) and the better understanding of the PS3!
For those who chose to live the now and ignore tomorrow, they should expect black days to come!
Constantinecy
(lol lol)
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lol Am joking, anyway this kind of press is useles unless somebody pays you to cause negative press to your rival (Halo 3 special edition Xbox 360s given away as what...?? pre-christmas presents?????). And lets face it why did NPD chose to puplish this kind of data? What purpuse whould it serve other than the obvious!?
Common lets get serious even if something like this came out for the Xbox side I would ignore it!!
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The main complaint at the moment seems to be lack of games. This holiday season seems to be a good one for Sony (game release wise), and they have a lot of top notch titles coming next year as well.
I just can't see something as powerful as the PS3 lagging behind as the months go by.
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