games  anime  |  toys
Destructoid is gaming news, community, videos, and sometimes love. Take the tour or jump in with Facebook:

 


Analyst: 360 owners 'defecting' to PS3 this holiday photo

The Xbox 360 has long been considered the superior option for multiplatform games thanks to Xbox Live integration and the fact that it is, more often than not, the lead development platform. However, OTX analyst Nick Williams believes that things are changing, and that Xbox 360 users are slowly "defecting" to Sony's Black Box o' Blu-ray.

Williams talks about "franchise lineage," which is a fancy way of saying "what platforms people are buying sequels for." The analyst believes that, while Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Assassin's Creed were more popular on the 360, their sequels are gaining more traction on the PS3 this time around.

15% of those planning to buy the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed 2 own the Xbox 360 version of the first one, and 7% percent of those who plan to buy the Xbox 360 version own the original game on PS3. Allegedly, the numbers are also similar for Modern Warfare 2. While to most of us, these numbers don't say much, the analyst reckons that it shows a "sizable portion" of these so-called defections.

"The PS3 seems poised to shift the ratio of Xbox 360 to PS3 sales for most major multi-platform releases in its favor among dual owners," adds Williams.

What do you reckon? Is the PS3 slowly catching up to the Xbox 360 in the third party battlefield, or is Williams reading more into these numbers than he should? Speak your mind!


Continue: More Xbox 360 stories





prev
next 50 comments

86 comments | showing # 1 to 50

Perfidious Sinn's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:45
Perfidious Sinn
"Defecting"? Kinda harsh. It makes me feel like Bill Gates will stop being my friend if I buy a PS3, which would really hurt my feelings because we were bros.
Blindfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:46
Blindfire
I can see the Assassin's Creed II thing happening. But Modern Warfare 2? Probably not. MW2 is very much a multiplayer game, and while there are a select few who don't tend to gravitate toward that multiplayer experience (such as myself), it appears to me that the overwhelming majority of Modern Warfare players are all in on the sequel for the multiplayer. And while the PS3 is an excellent platform, it lacks the kind of multiplayer framework that the 360 provides in the form of Xbox Live.
Blood And Beer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:47
Blood And Beer
Isn't MW2 selling 2 to 1 on 360?
RenagadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:49
RenagadePanda
That explains why MW2 and AC2 have twice the preorders on 360 at every store around here. And why they get twice as many copies to sell.

Wait a minute...
Berkowitz1337's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:50
Berkowitz1337
I've owned the 360 since launch and just recently (within the last year) got a PS3. I've still been buying multiplats on the 360 for the Live funtionality. I did get a couple on PS3 though because my PS3 collection is quite thin.
Infamy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:51
Infamy
Uh, isn't MW2 preorders 3:1 ratio 360 over PS3? Rofl@ random bullshit "analyst." People will say anything to make headlines on internet blogs, methinks.
enteringoblivion's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:53
enteringoblivion
He might be right. I have both, but I tend to get multiplayer games on ps3 because I don't want to pay for online play. (I know Xbox Live is suppose to be better but PSN is good enough for me.) If people switch to ps3, it will probably be due to the slow switch from dvd to blu ray, however long that lasts if downloading becomes the standard. That's my guess.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:54
Tarvu
Defecting? Or simply buying another console? I hate use of terminology that describes buying a console as joining a side.
ErigBurger's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:56
ErigBurger
That kid looks like a young Freddy Kruger. God damn. And I thought I was a weird looking kid.

And yeah, the PS3 still needs to cover a lot of ground to catch up with the 360.
fangurl667's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 19:56
fangurl667
2 to 1, 3 to 1, lol looks like the analyst isn't the only one pulling numbers out of their butts. Kinda like Activision's 4:1 sales over The Beatles that turned out to be bull.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:00
ParaParaKing
I don't see the PS3 winning in the US anytime soon, but in Europe on the other hand it might get rough for the 360.
Neo Rena's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:03
Neo Rena
Hah, I defected MONTHS ago!
Seriously though, after getting a PS3 I find myself loathe to play my 360. This is mostly because I have a 20 gig HDD for the 360 and a 120 gig SATA drive for my PS3... Plus PS3 let's me backup saves onto a flashdrive (for the most part) and backup the entire HDD and if my PS3 fails I don't have to re-download EVERYTHING to get it to work on my 360 again...
Sigh, the 360 has great games but the console is just set up to FRUSTRATE and SCREW OVER users >_<
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:05
whormongr
I was reading that over 130% of people that once owned assasin's creed on 360 will be buying halo on the psp this holiday season
Brlito's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:08
Brlito
Hmmm, well for multiplatform games kids and the regular gamers CLEARLY DON'T GIVE A SHIT whether the carpet in Ghostbusters looks the same or not, they're enjoying the game is all. And we're in a very vocal, entitled, pinpoint-every-flaw minority (more "hardcore" gamers), and we LOVE to nitpick.

But for the regular folks they just wanna game, like we used to be, before we discovered the internet anyway.
Trowble's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:11
Trowble
I'm getting Modern Warfare 2 on 360. Then again, I like to be consistent when it comes to buying sequels on consoles.
PokeyStaples's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:14
PokeyStaples
as odd as it sounds this might have some weight to it although i don't like the wording. a few of my coworkers and a couple of my friends are planning on buying ps3's this christmas and they both own 360's.

i don't know about purchasing games though.

eh, i was considering "defecting" to a 360 as it seems that it is getting cheap enough that i won't feel too angry if it breaks.
Brlito's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:15
Brlito
@Perfidious Sinn:

Erm, Bill Gates won't even let his children have iPods. They use Zunes, granted for me I love my Zune (some people unjustifiably hate on it) but not giving your own children freedom of choice REALLY sucks :D.
dj-anon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:15
dj-anon
Didn't FIFA 10 sold more copies on the PS3? As 360 owner, now, I firmly believe that the PS3 will end up on second place, this gen.
Professor Booty's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:18
Professor Booty
"Defecting? Or simply buying another console? I hate use of terminology that describes buying a console as joining a side."

This.
Gamescook's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:25
Gamescook
With both consoles at the same price point, the PS3 is now finally looking to be of a better value with its free wireless wi-fi, Blu-Ray drive/player, the mildly interesting HOME (I haven't tried it yet, so let me hope), and not being charged to play online with other people. Besides that, PS3 versions of fighting games do not require you to purchase an additional controller with a decent d-pad when the Dualshock 3 does just fine as is. I will be buying a Playstation 3 around March or when Dell.com is having a particularly nice deal, like when I got my Xbox 360 for $170 (before I knew about all the extra, critical *stuff* I had to buy to get a decent experience).
pascuz46's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:29
pascuz46
"BOSS, Why did you defect! I cant believe this is happening!"
Arch649's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:30
Arch649
I own all three consoles now. I haven't "defected" to anyone's side.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:31
brainderailment
To those calling out random ratios of sales, read the article before commenting.
Brad Grenz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:32
Brad Grenz
I know people who have gone with PS3 versions of multi-platform games just because they're paranoid their 360 will RROD.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:34
Kraid

I'm defecting to the Sonyiet Union Snake.
CjnLion's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:37
CjnLion
This is the case for me. My 360 just died and though I sent it in for repair under warranty, they sent it back to me and said they can't fix it. Selling my 360 stuff and switching to Sony, I guess.
Axiom's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:40
Axiom
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=5742

Whos numbers are right? Vgchrtz has Modern Warfare 2, Assassins creed, Dragon Age: Origins and BioShock 2 having more preorders by half on the 360. With Xbox 360-Modern Warfare 2 having 1,063,808 more preoders than PS3. Just over 1Mil. more are going to be sold on the 360.
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:42
pl0x kthanxbai
TRAITORS!!!!

we must send em to the gulags
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:43
Tarvu
@Neo Rena

You're missing the point that you actually must back up your PS3 saves for them to survive a system error, it's a serious pain in the ass.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:44
parrothead
I think people will add the Ps3. Does not mean they are going to throw out their other systems.
Bigmoose85's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:51
Bigmoose85
TREY 4 LIFE
ninjalegend's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:55
ninjalegend
I buy a lot of big games that I will play for hours on the PS3. I bought a launch 360, it died in 6 weeks. They sent me a replacement. It died right after the warranty expired (before they extended it). Paid for my second 360. It lasted quite some time, then croaked. I now have the replacement, and am petrified it's time grows short. So I try to buy all the multiplatform games on the PS3. My PS3 is a 60 gig original, and it just won't die. That's my only reason for buying more PS3 games than 360 ones.
DarkSaint76's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:55
DarkSaint76
I generally prefer the 360 versions to their PS3 counterparts. No "Defections" here.
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:57
pl0x kthanxbai
pascuz46

"the world was once one, but the cold war divided it in two"
Miles Perzewski's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:58
Miles Perzewski
Out of the blue one of my friends said he sold everything 360 he had and is sticking with PS3. I know if a games multiplatform I buy it for the PS3.
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 20:58
pl0x kthanxbai
REPOST


pascuz46

"the world was once one, but the console war divided it into two"
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:06
peachboy
all i know is i currently own a 360 but i'd very much like to add a ps3 to the mix so as to enjoy all the games that are going around...'loyalty' or the whole 'choosing a side' thing has never entered into the matter for me.
Neo Rena's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:21
Neo Rena
@PokeyStaples
Trust me, with the process you have to go through to get everything to work on it again, you will feel angry.
Neo Rena's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:25
Neo Rena
@ Tarvu
I have no idea what you're talking about :/
I had a system error awhile ago and didn't actually lose anything...
However, with my 360 after the first one went RROD I also lost the HDD >_<
Not saying that both of those things happen to everyone, but that's been my experience and that's why after Mass Effect 2 I'm not sure I'm gonna get anything for the 360 until Mass Effect 3...
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:35
Qraze
"change is good, you go first".

i expect the ps3 to over take the 360 by late spring/early summer when sony has ff13, gow3 and gt5 out in all regions and microsoft just has halo:reach around, i also expect microsoft to release halo:reach around earlier because of this.

sony can do it unless president Obama tries to do a hostile takeover of the games industry, like he's been doing with every other industry. fuck the government.

also, cocks!
Genebeef's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:38
Genebeef
"However, with my 360 after the first one went RROD I also lost the HDD >_< "

it's easier when trolls point themselves out.

rrod does not wipe your hdd, everything on that is safe.
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:40
hpv
This is definitely the year PS3 catches up. Hell, mine has even been running hot and putting out a ton of noise by running its fans at high gear all the time. Soon it'll probably die and be just like an xbox!
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:45
Qraze
"You're missing the point that you actually must back up your PS3 saves for them to survive a system error, it's a serious pain in the ass."

do you think anyone thinks the ps3 magically backs up all your saves with just a thought?
necrozen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:50
necrozen
I "defected" before it was cool. I wasn't choosing a side, I just like the PS3 better and when I saw that almost every game that was "exclusive" came to the PS3 later I just decided to switch over. It was the hardware problems that did it for me.

In the end though, who gives a shit, right? Pick the one you like and play games.
the7k's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:52
the7k
Working at Gamestop, I can tell you I have seen a good number of people who say they are switching to the PS3. Not a lot, but it is noticeable. I'd say 15% is about right,
DUFFMcWALIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 21:52
DUFFMcWALIN
not sure if there are droves of people defecting to sony but the ps3 has been catching up with the 360 in terms of consoles sold and great triple AAA titles coming out exclusively for the system
NubPhiSh's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 22:29
NubPhiSh
i own a xbox and i played till last year when i bought a ps3 ever since then i just don't seem to want to play on the xbox,
one of the main turn offs is its so damm loud unless u install which i cant since its already full but also i grew up on ps1 and ps2 so controller just comes more natural to me

as for xbox live being better i really don't think that is really true more of a myth since all games are p2p on both consoles either way i cant really say i see better performance out of any game on xlive anyway that's just my opinion i am sure many disagree
bmanilow13's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 22:29
bmanilow13
i have and enjoy both consoles, but any cross platform games i always go (and can see no good reason anytime soon for switching) xbox for the following reasons

1) far better online experience on Live (wah if you cant afford the 3-4 dollars a month)
2) far better user interface (sony's ps3 UI after a million firmware updates is still appalling)
3) better controller
4) better community
5) IRL friends active on live 6 - on psn, 0.0

sony should be thankful for the few worthwhile exclusives they have (demons souls, uncharted 2, valykria chronicles) - besides them my ps3 collects dust as a game system and is used exclusively for blu-ray from netflix :)
Your Moms Hot Lover's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 22:33
Your Moms Hot Lover
that's just a % of the ass creed 360 owners who answered that survey. I don't know how they found those people but it's probably not a significant number.
Companies always do this, throw pointless numbers around that are 'true' but without revealing the methodology on it, it's impossible to judge the weight of their conclusions.

It's possible I guess that lots of 360 owners have picked up a PS3 slim recently and want to buy something for the new shiny console.
fundando's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 22:47
fundando
Wise move. Welcome to the dark side.
prev next 50 comments

Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

Comments policy

Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?

Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!

 
New on Destructoid.TV play all videos

Loading
Loading Destructoid Videos

    Win this!
    Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC

    Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com

    Reviews & Previews
    Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review
    Left 4 Dead 2 review
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review
    Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review
    EyePet review
    more reviews
    Chugging along with Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
    Online Lessons 101 Monster Slaying in Monster Hunter Tri
    Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2
    PS3's 256-player MAG
    Rooms The Main Building
    more previews


    - The Dtoid Army is 50650 strong -

    Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all

    Call for entries: do the wrong thing
    New to Dtoid? Read the survival guide




     Originals
    Chad Concelmo: The Memory Card .76: Brotherly love





















    More Destructoid Originals



     Popular now more






















    Team Destructoid   tips@destructoid.com
    Nick Chester
    Editor-in-Chief    		 Niero
    Founder, publisher
    Jim Sterling
    Reviews Editor    		 Hamza Aziz
    Community Manager
    Dale North
    News Editor    		 Rey Gutierrez
    Video editor & director
    Anthony Burch
    Features Editor    		 Colette Bennett
    Tom Fronczak Brad Nicholson
    Ashley Davis Ben Perlee
    Conrad
    Zimmerman    		 Chad Concelmo
    Jonathan Holmes Jonathan Ross
    Brad Rice Jordan Devore
    Will Maddock Matthew Razak
    Dyson Joseph Leray
    Topher Cantler Samit Sarkar
         
      Dexter
    Adam Dork
    Daniel Lingen
    Hollie Bennett
         		Joe Burling
    Mikey
    Stella Wong
    Josh Tolentino




     

     
      get involved

    register or login
    post a blog
    post a forum
    enter a contest
    contribute a news tip
    suggest a feature
    be a guest editor
    		 support

    new member's guide
    login assistance
    tech support
    report abuse
    email our editors
    read our dev blog
    nuclear crisis?
    		 keep in touch

    RSS feed
    Twitter
    Facebook
    Myspace
    Flickr
    Game nights
    Meetup+play online     		seriously

    about Destructoid
    advertising
    terms of use
    privacy policy
    jobs at MM
    buy our crap     		our network

    Tomopop
    Japanator
    Despingation?



    Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press
    living the dream since March 16, 2006