Another outstanding month for Playstation fans as it has been revealed once again that the Playstation 3 is outselling the competition, despite massive shortages of the 80 GB PS3 in the United States. A few months ago, it was revealed that the 80 GB sales of the PS3 vastly exceeded the 40 GB version. Despite this, Sony made a tactical move that would potentially put them at a temporary lull for the next few months as they discontinue the 80 GB MotorStorm pack and would only be selling the 40 GB without PS2 backwards compatability.
Luckily for Sony fans, the wait will be worth it as the 80 GB will make a return on June 12th when the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle releases. However, given the massive shortages of the 80 GB PS3 inbetween this timeframe, we have seen less sales than what is usually expected of the very strong Playstation 3 brand. Dare we say it, the PS3′s closest competitor (the Xbox 360) has actually managed to sell quite close to the PS3 over the past few months, though the PS3 has outsold the 360 in terms of year-to-date sales. At SDF, we expect the PS3 to remain relatively close to the 360 until June, where sales of the 80 GB PS3 will skyrocket from pent up demand. From there, the Playstation 3 will not look back. Here are the May NPD numbers:
Current Generation Sales:
PlayStation 3 187.1K
Xbox 360 188.0K
Please keep in mind when analyzing these figures that the Playstation 3 is supply constrained with no 80 GB PS3s on shelves. Further, the Xbox 360 has no supply constraint issues, but many of those Xbox 360s sold are actually owners of the Xbox 360, they are simply buying an Xbox 360 for a second (or third, or fourth, or fifth..etc) time due to RROD failures. Clearly, the PS3 has sold to more first time customers than the Xbox 360 has in April. It should also be noted that the Xbox 360 is significantly less expensive than the Playstation 3. The entry price for the Xbox 360 is only $279, while it’s $400 for the superior Playstation 3 console. The Playstation 3 is clearly on top in terms of next-generation console sales worldwide.
Last Generation Sales:
PlayStation 2 124.4K (127,000,000)
Wii 714.2K (24,500,000)
Moving on to last generation console sales, we clearly see that the Playstation 2 continues to dominate. It has sold an estimated 127 million in its lifetime, meanwhile the Wii has only managed to sell 24.5 million, baredly edging it over the other last generation consoles such as the GameCube and original Xbox. Wii still has a lot of catching up to do before Sony Defense Force can start becoming worried of it ever overtaking the Playstation 2 in terms of the last generation hardware race.
@stickemup
It’s NOT fun though. You say about the “fun” of the site, but really it’s not funny. It’s sad. This site, makes the PS3 look worse. It slanders the PS3′s name, in my opinion.
Not only that, but calling sites like 1up and other gaming sites biased isn’t funny either. It’s giving the other sites linked on the side, a bad name (Well maybe not Major Nelson, he IS a big X box guy, I don’t read his stuff, but I’d imagine he’d be real supportive of the 360)
“Joining in the fun” as you say, just make you look bad. Paul and Hans are clearly biased to the point of me nearly being 100% sure they’re Sony employees, but they don’t help anything. Neither do you.
Now do ya’ll seem like you’re bad people? Of course not. But this just furthers the whole divide. Which is pointless.
@BLACKY
You can’t just project the 8 year sales like that. Despite the fervor for the Wii now, you can’t use that momentum for years. Eventually, those who rushed to have it now, will still have it. so the numbers will lower.
@stickemup
I will give LBP for looking (there I go again with the whole “looking” word again) fun and maybe has some interesting things going for it. The question is for how long will you be playing it? I thought I would be playing Brawl for a while and I didn’t. I had fun with the whole creating a level but even that gets old and eventually it got shelfed and no doubt the same will happen (unfortunatly) with LBP.
The Smash Brawl level creator is not anywhere near LBP’s league.
It got old because it’s terribly gimped and shallow. Not so for little Big Planet.
ok we get it little big planet you would fuck it if u could ok hans and yea level creator wasn’t that great and please can i c some defending not attacking
Hans, you don’t even know what LBP is going to be.
You haven’t played it.
@sm0ke – The fact that some developers aren’t skilled enough to make a game on the PS3 doesn’t mean the system is lacking in power.
Look at Uncharted, that game is friggin’ beautiful. And it’s a first-generation game. Look at the difference in graphics of the first generation PS2 titles to the ones at the end of it’s life, games like Shadows of the Colossus, God of War 2, FF10 and 12 look like they belong on another console.
If you don’t think so, look at Killzone 2, there might be speculation over how good the gameplay is going to be, but one thing is for sure, it’s going to look better than anything on the 360.
@six1s – Are you kidding me? You must really go out and play every shitty Wii game out there. There are very few decent third-party games on it. Even Zak & Wiki and No More Heroes are nothing too great, although I enjoyed the couple hours I played of both.
I apologize though, what I meant was that the high profile third-party games are going to be very scarce in the future, if things stay the same. Sales for Zak & Wiki and No More Heroes were pretty bad, and so was the support Nintendo gave them. I dont even think I saw commercials for either game.
Do you ever see Nintendo help promote third-party games? I don’t think I have. I’ve only seen Sony and MS do that.
That’s what I mean. If you don’t see that, then I would like to know what you do see.
@ColdYellow – You can’t possibly compare the level maker in Smash Bros. to LBP. I expect more from you OldJello
(Psst… although I was a bit dissapointed in Brawl, me and my buddies still play it religiously, and we love creating levels, and playing in other people’s levels. It’s so cool because other people create levels and do things in them that we hadn’t even thought of. Add it up.)
@stickemup
Yeah that was a shit comparison between the two games level editors. All I’m saying is eventually the fun of it will dry up or something else will come out and it will get shelfed
For all its worth I would like to play it.
Haha, Haze got a 4.5 on IGN. All flash and no substance. Sounds a lot like a game that will come out on the PS3 soon…. It starts with a K but I just can’t get my finger on it.
It’s still a weak argument.
I’ve played way more third party games which were good, then which were bad. High profile or no, they were good, and they were third party!
Also.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/875/875229p1.html
Another PS3 game that was supposed to “Kick Halo 3′s ass!”, but failed.
The problem is that too many fanboys buy into the hype that they themselves generate. When you play a game expecting perfection, and it’s not exactly what you hoped for, it’s devestating!
@stickemup
I’d imagine it’s easier to make a game run smoothly at 1080p when the color palette for the textures is all shades of gray.
I shouldn’t have said the PS3 was less powerful based on that. It’s really more about what the developers can do with that power, and obviously the engine Haze is running on is poorly optimized.
Right now, more than anything else, I’m looking forward to Strong Bad’s Awesome Game for Attractive People.
So Haze is effecctively Lair 2, eh?
More PS3 shovelware.
Its Krapzone Poo, by the way
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/875/875229p1.html
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Another POS3 exclusive that sucks donkey dong!!!! Another epic FAIL for $ony.
Oh, in case Raul, Phans and nextgenloser read this, the Good Samaritan Hotline is 1-800-POS3-SUCKS!!!
You ALL FAIL!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
PS3: Hey 360! Hey 360!
PS3: Hey 360! Haze is going to be better then every 360 fps ever made!
360: Haze got a 4.5
Ps3: Nyoro~n…
@Iwiipforsony
I fail to see how reviews for Haze directly affects into how Killzone 2 reviews will be.
So what your saying is this, “since Haze sucks, killzone 2 will suck since Haze is getting pretty poor reviews.”
That doesn’t make sense and neither do you.
@ColdYellow
I think he means that since KZ2 is all just graphics and boring, non-innovative FPS gameplay he predicts it will be like Haze…..Which was kind of the same thing. All flash and no substance.
@ROFLCOPTER
http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1781/Haze.html
your right about haze heres a link to a review hahahaha and i wanted to play this 2 but o well another ps3 game with all the hype and little that delivers
@WAFFLECOPTER
I predict all future 360 titles being lousy also. This is loads easier being able to predict the future.
@Random frog
The over-hyped under-achieving crown will always remain atop the Master Chef’s head. These predictions are coming at you free of charge (unlike the halo 3 scores).
Haze gets a 6.25/10 from GameInformer. In the meantime, MGS4 got a 10/10.
“…One man knows the answer to that. His name is Paul Fitzpatrick and he’s written the world’s first review of the game for the UK’s Official PlayStation Magazine. And he very happily gave it a none-better 10/10 score.”
Killzone 2 has previewed well. The shooting mechanics are solid, the graphics are amazing. The game doesn’t need to revolutionize the FPS world in order to be great. So far from what I’ve seen, it’s definitely great. Multiplayer will determine just how good it actually can be though…multiplayer is a bit more important in a FPS these days.
I take it that Paul and Hans can’t accept that it didn’t live up to the hype.
And it’s not just IGN saying that Haze is crap.
@Hans
ALOT of games preview well because thats what they are: previews. Turning Point previewed well and it turned out like shit and so did the first Killzone as well. Remember a preview is optimistic but not a final build of the game so the best thing to do is take it with a grain of salt.
@Hans
No shit multiplayer is an important part of a fps nowadays and the first killzone did look better than halo 2 it wasn’t as fun.
@paul
yes i am somewhat dissapointed wit halo 3 but lets c your killzone do the file share and not have crappy online
Arcade game limit on XBL was up to 350MB. Just news in light of the Street Fighter problem.
I’m still waiting for Haze 11/10 review from .
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/933103.asp
*snicker*
Better than Halo 2.5 you say ?
I’m not gonna lie, Halo 2&3 isn’t that too great. The ending sucks but the gaming experience is fun, sadly it’s too short.
Where is your “Halo killer” now SDF!?
*insert evil sinister laugh here*
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/875/875229p1.html
lair was innovative, but no one noticed that reviewing the game.
i don t understand why ppl still trust reviewers, you didn t even try the game yet.
@Sixaxis
Did anyone even mention haze in the last couple of weeks? If it turns out to be a disappointment then so be it, another 100 or so and we’ll be catching the 360′s number.
@Random frog
I’ve owned both consoles and tried most of the exclusive FPS games, RFOM is better than any 360 effort (in single player and definitely in multi) and that was a launch title!
@Nark
When a game’s as bad as halo 3, is it’s shortness not a blessing?
Another game hyped by Sonyboys to be the next coming, falls short! And they can’t STAND it.
Which one of the “2008 is gonna be the year of the PS3 because of the games like *title*!” is next to fail? Place your bets people?
So Haze is a flop. You didn’t have to be Nostradamus to predict that. Ah well, the system still plays movies well.
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I admit, I loled six1s.
Its Interesting to see comments in responce to my post. Comments like
Stickemup “It’s so unfair to compare the Wii to any current, or past videogame systems.”
and
Duck “You can’t just project the 8 year sales like that.”
Well here we all are logged into SDF reading “reviews”and “articles” that do exactly that with the PS3 day in and day out. Nuf Said.
Stickemup “… one more thing BLACKY, the PS2 wasn’t being used by middle aged women doing Yoga.”
Just close your eyes and convince yourself that possibly half the of PS3 sales aren’t being used just as a cheaper Blu-Ray player.
After a borderline failure, SDF goes: Hey, wait! The PS2 destroys the Gamecube and Xbox!
Everyone knows, and nobody cares about last-gen consoles. There should be nothing wrong with the PS3, right? So couldn’t you never take your focus off of it?
and when this gen is over the ps3 will take the place of the ps2 as best console of all time and best selling console of all time