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1:00 AM on 11.15.2009, Matthew Razak

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MW2 sells twice as well on the 360 photo

#Activision #Call of Duty #First Person Shooter #Sales #Xbox 360

Hold on. Let me get out my lighter fluid and my large fan because I'm about to douse some fanboy flames in the stuff then fan them until they're miles high. I know some of you had to be wondering which system would sell more of the most popular game EVAR, and now we have that answer. Sony fanboys, you lost. Xbox 360 copies of the game outsold PS3 copies by a ratio of 2-to-1.

Now, these numbers aren't official, but they do come from the Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, Dennis Durkin. At the BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, the probably very rich man said, "Initial feedback from retailers is that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [on Xbox 360] has outsold the PS3 2:1.” After lighting a cigar with a $100 bill he then went on to point out that Tuesday, Nov. 10, the day Modern Warfare 2 launched, was the day that the Xbox Live record for most users online at once was broken with over 2 million users.

Burn, fanboy flames, burn.

(Note: If I didn't enjoy being called unfair and biased so much I might mention that official numbers won't be known for a few weeks now, and it's very likely this could change.)

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Jon B

I would say this is because PS3 owners have taste, but I have a 360.
Alas. Forza 3 shall hold me out for a while regardless.

Patryk Godlewski

Cool story bro, I bet if I bought mine instead of renting it I would have saved the day. Well, that's a bummer :P

Anyway, it makes sense to me. I'd assume more people have 360s than PS3s.

Rammstein

Isn't this a big "duh?" I mean, Sony is inFAMOUS(c wut i did thar?) for mishandling their PS3 campaign and just plain getting the word out, so more peeps bought XBox, thus more XBox owners being out there to purchase a copy...

In before:

* shit storm
* Sony Defense Force
* Xbox apologists
* overall nerd-rage

Drakengard

Well, it IS the 360. You know, Halo. Shooters in general are a 360 thing. I'm not the least bit surprised. I mean, an American console selling a game about shooting people an supporting the good old US of A. Nope, I'm not shocked at all.

Besides, the PS3 still has KZ2 and Uncharted 2 and Demon Souls to play as far as recent games. The 360 hasn't had a big release in a while so they were all chomping at the bit to play this more than anyone.

Enduro

And this information matters how, exactly?

So sick of the sales discussions. So sick of fanboys. So sick of gamers posing as journalists posing as analysts.

Where's the post discussing how much fun you had with the game. Wouldn't it be nice if for every "news" posting about controversy or sales info, there was at least one about people actually enjoying the game?

Cowboy TTop

Not surprised. With Live on 360 and headsets as standard per console, it really counts for a lot with a game like this.

Next time Sony, get headsets in each PS3 box. It might not seem like much, but counts for a lot, to both devs and gamers. Asking gamers to buy them as extras is what's killing the PS3 from being consistent enough in this vital area. And if you want MAG to work as best as possible, it would help a lot.

Stoph

@ Rammstein

Wrong. It's actually due to the fact that the 360 released a year before the PS3. Due to the one year head start the 360 received, there is roughly a 2:1 ratio of 360's to PS3's out there. And how much more did MW2 sell on the 360?

Yep, you guessed it. A 2:1 ratio. Yeah, that's also known as logic. Use it.

Shadowiii

Using the power of fanboy logic, I will now conclude that MW2 on the 360 has double the graphics, double the enemies, double the framerate, and double the awesome of the Gaystation3 version.
Also double the twelve year olds playing it.
I'm curious as to see the numbers for the PC version, as it was an overpriced and overgimped piece of garbage.

Gatsby

ps3 has no games
rrod
wii is for kids

jase52476

Ok, just curious. Does it directly help Sony financially when people buy MW2 for PS3? I know this is a huge deal fir MS b/c it ensures ppl keep their gold membership, but other than publicity, what does Sony get if it were reversed, and it was 2:1 MW2 on PS3?

Sony has Uncharted 2, and I'm sure they'd rather see ppl buying that over MW2.

mr spooky

"Sony fanboys you lost. 360 copies of the game outsold PS3 copies by a ratio of 2-to-1."

Are you sure wait till Final Fantasy 13 launch in Japan, Europe, and U.S. because the ratio scale will change drastically.

KaL YoshiKa

In other news the PC version sold 3 copies - Activision to cite Piracy as the cause. Oh but I kid...I'm sure there are people out there that appreciate *amazing* features like mouse aim and not having to pay for matchmaking.

Rammstein

Logic? You mean that argument people try to throw at you when you don't see things their way? Head start or not, it's been 3 years. Sony/SDF can no longer claim that as an actual excuse for poor sales.

But feel free to keep claiming those who don't drink the same Kool-Aid� as you don't/can't use logic.

TheCleaningGuy

So MW2 is the American Bayonetta?

tuoman

@enduro

no, that sounds like a terrible read.

Necro BABS

Wow some people are all ready jumping on that fire. It's a good game despite what ever pre-conseved notions that some of you had. It did a lot of sales which is good for video games in general. Who cares what console it sold for.

Corak

Is it really that shocking? Doesn't the install base of the 360 nearly double that of the PS3? If all things were equal I doubt this statistic would be so skewd. But, yup the system with a high install base sold more copies of a game than a system with a lower install base, nothing to see here, move along.

Rammstein

I own a PS3 too though, I criticize equally! (RRoD sucks!)

True I didn't own one until the Slim's debuted but that's neither here nor there.

Strife381

Yet some Wii waggle game will outsell this game 2:1.

HEL105

I know a few people who have a PS3 for the exclusives and a 360 for multi-platform games. Maybe that's what's going on? I know I'm getting it for 360, even though I'll probably have a PS3 by the time I buy it.

@ Drakebgard
The best selling games on both systems tend to be shooters, more often than not. That's just the game climate that we're living in these days. I'd take an RPG or a adventure game over a shooter 9 times out of 10, but that's not really the average 360 or PS3 fan's way of thinking. Not that there is anything wrong with that. A good shooter can be a lot of fun.

HEL105

Um, I meant @Drakengard, not @Drakebgard.

Gee-Man

I'm honestly not surprised. I know Sony fanboys will hate the truth, but when you say, "shooter" or "fps" to the average gamer (ie. doesn't visit gaming websites), they're going to think Xbox 360, not PS3. I don't know if it's Halo, or Gears of War, or something, but for some odd reason, people associate the 360 with shooters in general. Sure, the PS3 has great shooters as well, but I guess the PS2's reputation as the ultimate RPG console still lingers in most gamers' minds.

Or who knows, maybe it's the whole, "well my friends play it on the 360, so I need to as well" mindset? I know for a fact that if I had both a PS3 and 360, I'd still buy the 360 version just because MW2 would be boring to play without friends.

fakethis

@Rammstein
"True I didn't own one until the Slim's debuted but that's neither here nor there."
Why say something if you want people to disregard it?

Actually, that doesn't just go for that above comment, this article falls under the same category. If you know it's flamebait and doesn't really matter, why would you post the article? News that doesn't mean anything is just as useful as no news at all.

N0R3M0RS3

And in other news, the sky is not only BLUE, but is above your heads.

Oh, and, obligatory PC fanboy statement incoming...3...2...1...

My PC is better than the Xbox by at least 2:1.

Rammstein

I agree with @HEL105. I do the same. PS3 for exclusives, 360 for multiplatform. I've already established a gamerscore/reputation/community/friendships on the XBox so it's not like I'm going to give up on that now that I have a PS3. No one says I have to but I just don't have that much time and energy to start over from scratch again. I find it hard enough to get 360 time in, let alone work, WoW and social life :/. Besides, my friends are all on the 'Box.

TL;DR
LET'S ALL SHAKE HANDS AND AGREE THAT VIDEOGAMES ARE AWESOME NO MATTER THE CONSOLE!

(Oh well, it was worth a shot. :( In before 200+ replies >_>)

kinglazy1

the reason it sold more on xbox 360 is beacause they havent had a good game in a while also same reason haloodst sold like crack even though it sucked

Rammstein

@fakethis; For full-disclosure? I dunno, I'm tired, lacking sleep, ranting, I will just go to sleep now. :[

callmeAlex

Doesn't really surprise me. A Gamestop employee told me the other day that of the 500 pre-orders they had for MW2, only 50 were for the PS3.

dwolfwood

meh. who cares really. on the bright side, this just means ps3 sold 33% of the console sales and has another great 3rd party title.

i pity the fools who really care about this stuff unless it's their job of course.

WormFOODx

@kinglazy1
Uh huh. Ok then...

Dragon Age
DJ Hero
Forza 3
Borderlands
Brutal Legend
Halo ODST

Of course the PS3 has had some great games too, some also exclusive like Forza 3. The fanboy in you peaked a bit in your post.

(I have all 3 so who cares who wins. I win.)

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@ WormFOODx
I think he was talking in the way of exclusives more then anything (only two of those games are exclusive), as well as the fact most of those games are not what the MW crowd are looking for.

1. Demographics anyone? 360 is known to have *that* type of audience more so then the PS3. GeoW, Halo, and more are a part of that crowd. It'd be hard to deny this. PS3 audience while similar in many ways still differs. Multi-media freaks, perfectionists, and a more Japanese-styled audience exists on the PS3.

Just look at all the rappers getting into MW2 on the 360. This point is OBVIOUS.

2. There are more 360 owners.

3. As noted above, PS3 has had more exclusives as of late. It can be said that much of the same people that might buy Uncharted 2 would get into this, but many of them may not have the cash after Uncharted 2.

4. 360 owners are the type to buy over-priced DLC type games like this from evil companies like Activision, I mean they already PAY MS hundards of dollars that they are forced to use on top of the basic console.

Hear's someone while reading this: *OH NO U DIDNT!!!*

kinglazy1

forza 3 lmfao are you serious ?

ArrestedDeveloper

Dang it

the7k

Did anyone not see this coming? More people have a 360, and most people who have a 360, choose it for the exclusive shooters like Halo 3, Gears of War, and Left 4 Dead.

Not to mention almost every ad I've seen for Modern Warfare 2 ends in an Xbox 360 logo, telling people about the MW2/360 bundle. No PS3 logo in the ad at all.

@ Cowboy TTop
I could say the same about Microsoft not packaging a Wireless Network Adapter with their systems - which, if you need it to play online like I do, adds another $100 to the price - but I won't.

Except that I just did.

sprigan41

I have to say that this at all doesn't surprise me. As others have said, the 360 is the FPS console and the PS3, well really hasn't become a specific genre console yet. I own all three systems and there are good games an all of them. When it comes to which gets the most use out of me well its my 360 hands down. The controller fits better in my large hands and is just more comfortable for me to play games with vs. the ten year 15+ year old controller design that Sony has been using. I know people like it, but in truth it has always felt to small and chincy to me.

TechmaN

@Stoph

Xbox sold 33.06M consoles... PS3 26.35M.... 2:1 ratio right... Right ?!
Checking sales before posting is also known as Logic... Use it...

Optimaximal

@Cowboy TTop - 'Next time Sony, get headsets in each PS3 box. It might not seem like much, but counts for a lot, to both devs and gamers. Asking gamers to buy them as extras is what's killing the PS3 from being consistent enough in this vital area. And if you want MAG to work as best as possible, it would help a lot.'

Your argument is flawed. At launch, the Xbox 360 chased the online crowd whilst the PS3 went after the media aspect. Surely its more apt to chastise Microsoft for missing out key components such as the Wifi module WHICH AIDS THE GOAL OF THE CONSOLE - Sony kitted the PS3 with a Blu-Ray player, which was their primary goal all along. Who gives a shit if it has less Modern Warfare 2 players when they've cornered a significant chunk of the future of disc-based movie sales?

RulesTheyDontApply

id say those commercials with only the 360 logo at the end worked real well.

IronPikeman

LOL, flamebait fail... Jim does it better.

theinternat

that's because modern warfare 2 is a bro game and xbox is a bro system. And there are a lot of bros in the world. No surprise.

Kaden101

TechmaN,

I was thinking the same thing. I assume that they're probably just looking at console sales in America. After all America "is" the world, & the rest of the planet is just some 3rd world backwater that isn't American enough to count.

Forgetting about my sarcasm for a minute, it wouldn't suprise me if there are twice as many 360's in the old US as their is PS3's, but that's not the whole world picture.

360 owners have been lacking a good amount of outstanding exclusives recently. Apart from Forza 3 (from what I hear Halo ODST isn't outstanding), there hasn't been a lot out there.

PS3 owners are still playing Uncharted 2 & Demon Souls at the moment.

I also think that PS3 owners aren't as much into online as 360 owners. A big part of MW2 is online, & the SP is a bit short for a full price game. I'm not suggesting that PS3 owners don't go online, just that 360 owners are more passionate about it (they pay extra money for the privilege, after all).

bruceleethree

bad journalism, there are double 360 owners than ps3 owners...

bad bad journalism..

hpv

Jon B: Taste and top shelf exclusives to play. Even if the install base of the 360 and PS3 were identical in size Modern Warfare 2 would be selling better on 360 because there's basically no competition there. Other than FIFA 10 there hasn't been anything this fall that I've wanted to play on my 360.

Cowboy TTop: You sure about that? When I was playing the MAG beta it sure seemed like most people had headsets. Not that they shouldn't pack in the excellent official bluetooth headset, but for a game like MAG I think most of the people who are going to be interested in it are going to have the hardware already.

Gatsby

Hey guys guess what, if you're legitimately debating about this, you're completely retarded.

NubPhiSh

no surprises there,

personally i went with ps3 version i own both consoles but my live membership expired 2 months ago and i have no intentions of renewing it, game is great on ps3 as i am sure it is on xbox, already got 26 hours in mp must sleep sometime this month not sure i can make time for that

G Julian Williams

These love stating the obvious eh? Article fail...

Woggerman

One Reason it probably sold better on 360 is because they are going to get the maps first. If I remember correctly it was announced at E3 that the map packs will be released first on 360.

wardprod

This could also mean that PS3 owners are waiting for something else (better) doesn't it? :)

Zero_armada

...K.

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