Uh oh, Microsoft is being smug again.
According to the platform holder, the Xbox 360 enjoyed "record breaking sales" this Thanksgiving weekend, allegedly outselling the PlayStation 3 at a 3:1 ratio. The system saw a 25% increase in sales over 2007's Black Friday. The 'Soft also continues to boast having the highest game attach rate with "8.1 games per console."
"We entered into the Black Friday sales period with cautious optimism, knowing that dollar for dollar, Xbox 360 offers more social entertainment value than any other console on the market," boasts Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. "Record Black Friday sales in the US, coupled with our existing global install base of 25 million and an online community of more than 14 million Xbox LIVE members, have laid the groundwork for continued global sales momentum in 2009."
After seeing that video of people acting like chimps to get Xbox 360 consoles on Black Friday, I'm not surprised the console saw big sales. That said, if Microsoft gets any smarmier, you'll be able to spread it on your toast.
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8:21 AM on 12.02.2008
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Its just fact!
PLus i would like to add, how stupid are MS to make all the different system errors do a pretty red ring...did they not see an onslaught coming with nicj names etc...??If the thing just stopped working what would the epidemic been called...oh my xbox is broken..omxib...hasnt got the same handy let the media run with it ring!
I don't really care what one Hell all of them could die at once and pull dreamcast death with a special press meeting and I would not care that much.
Allegedly.
ALLEGEDLY.
1-bad economy(its ok to call it a recession now)
a-360 has way more games
b-360 is 100-200 bucks cheaper
c-bluray feature not as appealing during recession-why pay 25 on bluray when you can buy the dvd for 3.99 and it upscales too
You are right to have your opinoin, however this is on sales...the dreamcast was pumelled!! it lost before the genration was over...the megadrive did have a firm lead until the snes was in its 3rd year or something like that then the exclusives where just oooooo much.
Id recommend an xbox, i for one hated the original xbox and have never really stuck to a brand loyalty alone...dont get me wrong i love my Nintendo but if there were no games i wouldnt buy it..(darn appealing gimmicky wiimote!!)... The 360 took me back to my days of playing my Snes (or my mates megadrive) games were fun again not just cool and stale which is the product of the playstation era!!
Also if you got mates with an xbox, Achievments are the new highscores, give more of a sense of purpose!!ive played too many games in the past where the story loses my attention and i put it down never for it to grace the tv again..however this time id play that extra bit to get the achievment and you never know the story may pick up and you find that the lul in the middle was just a hick up to a brilliant game you may have missed out on...
well worth the cheap price it is, FUN is the word and fun is what you get!..also touchwood my xbox hasnt had to go back..infact none i know have had a faulty one..toch wood..touches it again...didnt look a gift horse in the mouth...
You sure are right but even with all the black friday shoppers being bargin hunters a 3:1 ratio still is amazing. I'm really interested in the NPD numbers now. We will see if the 360 will manage toget its 10 million units lead back by the end of the year.
Did you guys SEE those 360 deals? Things like the Arcade System, a 20gb drive, an extra controller and an extra game (not the live games pack) for around $200.
That's all you need to start actually playing the system and having fun.
With the Wii you need to AT LEAST buy an extra controller set since it's a party system. It's similar with the PS3, as well.
Simply put, the PS3 didn't really have any amazing bargains last week, and what they did have (even if they were a great value) were still TWICE the price of the 360 deals.
It might beat them in consoles sold. Games that are worth a shit though 360 and PS3 destroys the wii. I think the Wii is actually the dust collecting machine these days.
I love the software for 360 but I've already had RRoD, now after getting that fixed by M$, I have "Unplayable Disc"!
Damn you M$!!!!!!!
Worst system ever! The 32X was a piece of crap, but at least it worked!!
Look, I just think it's funny everytime Sony or MS bring up sales numbers, they pretend that the Wii doesn't exist.
BUY MORE! WE NEED TO TOP ALL THOSE FUCKING CHARTS, OTHERWISE WE WON'T SLEEP AT NIGHT!!! MOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE
As long as you like your system who the fuck cares who well/bad the other systems do? It's not like your going to wake up and your PS3 has RRoD on you....ZING