Using the super factual NPD software sales numbers, various market indicators and a pinch of black magic, the analysts over at simExchange released their predictions for the holiday video game hardware sales. And 360 sales are predicted to be fantastic.SimExchange is estimating that, from now through the end of the year, Xbox 360 hardware sales will double that of the Playstation 3, moving 2 million consoles compared to the PS3's 1 million. And those estimates even take into account the PS3's recent price drop. W00t! But the holidays won't be completely Xbox green this year, because the Wii juggernaut is expected to take home the blue ribbon with sales estimates hovering around the 3 million mark. But if you're a firm believer of the "next-gen" war being between the Xbox 360 and PS3 then you can safely claim victory ... or at least claim analyst numbers victory.





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11-16-2007 @ 11:35AM
Tony said...
Hell, as long as third party software continues to sell strongest on 360 I doubt it'll hurt much for any of us lol.
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11-16-2007 @ 11:45AM
B1663r said...
It is over already. No more fanboyism is needed. The only thing left is for the suckers to have their money extracted from them. To wii fanboys and ps3 fanboys chagrin, Xbox is here to stay, and NOTHING is going to change that.
We will continue to have the best games. We will continue to have the best online, we will continue to have the best warranty.
The other two really only offer a sore shoulder and a raw ass.
Game over newbs.
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11-16-2007 @ 11:53AM
Boff said...
Good to hear the 360 is managing to scrape through the xmas season ;o)
@2: Nice line about the shoulder! Red Steel anyone? Only played it once on my mate's boy's Wii, the ache was worse than the first time I played Time Crisis!
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11-16-2007 @ 11:53AM
aBs said...
What B1663r said.
Cant wait for Ninja Gaiden II.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:00PM
thisguyrighthere said...
I almost bought a PS3 after the price drop but when I was looking at the library of games and realized I had no strong desire (at least not a $400 desire) to play any of them I passed on the idea.
Maybe I'll get one in a year or two.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:06PM
JJ said...
Well thats good that the 360 has the software wrapped up...because lord knows the Wii willc ontinue its worldwide dominance this holiday season.
its amazing what a 250 price point and mario can do for your system sales...
Granted i haven't touched my Wii in a while (Too wrapped up in my 360/PS3 games) but still... i gotta say i'm honestly surprised by how well the wii is performing hardware wise, if not software wise.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:07PM
IncredibleBulk92 said...
OMG the only people who should care about numbers and predictions like this are people who have a financial stake in Sony/MS/Nintendo. I'm nearly certain that everyone who posts on this post will not.
However, hundred of fanboys supporting both sides of so called "console war" will read it and post on message boards everywhere why X is better then Y. Then after Christmas there will be another post about 1 of the consoles selling slightly more which will also spread about the internet like wildfire.
At the end of the day tho only real losers will be the ones desperately clinging to these numbers. The multi-billion corporations that build the thing under your tv still won't care about you, and they'll still have got your money.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:12PM
JJ said...
Well bulk i liken the console wars to the brand wars when it comes to purchasing cars (Ford is the best, Chevy rules all...etc,etc) the only difference is... people have WAY more invested in their automobile than their console of choice... Either way it IS a pointless battle on all fronts. Because not one brand (or console) will be the end all be all for everyone.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:38PM
Knight Marquise said...
Hmmm...I thought my shares of Microsoft made me a "part owner" of the corporation......damn straight I want to see my investment grow, and having the games division finally start to show a profit rather then being a drain on the rest of the company helps, thusly my support for the xbox as well.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:41PM
Tony said...
On some level it is of interest to anyone who buys a console simply because these numbers help dictate whether or not companies will even bother to continue supporting the system in question. Do people not remember the GameCube?
At the same time, games are a hell of a lot more fun when I don't concern myself with this junk and just play what I like... This is quite difficult since every site in the world seems to post numbers now.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:47PM
Bravo6 said...
I'm as surprised as anybody that the Wii continues to do so good. I bought a Wii (When my 360 was being repaired) And I played it for about 2 weeks, it was just more of a novelty thing for me I guess, I don't think I've touched it once wine getting my 360 back.
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11-16-2007 @ 12:51PM
kp said...
I know i'll be buying a 360 pretty soon. not for me, but for my brother. he lives a few hundred miles away though...so now i just have to figure out how to get it out there to him...hmmmmm....
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11-16-2007 @ 12:54PM
TORO said...
I'm happy with my 360, there are so many games to play it's ridiculous ;)
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11-16-2007 @ 1:01PM
mike said...
whats funny about the wii is so many people buy it, purchase like one game and thats it. With the 360 people buy so many games. Attach rate is so much higher. My brother oens 1 game for his wii since launch (mario strikers). I own 19 games for my 360 since launch. And this is a similar trend.
Even if there were 30 million wiis sold and only 10 million xbox 360s, developers would still have their games sold better on the 360. Im pretty sure most developers all ready know this from current numebrs, which is why I dont care if the wii sells so well because the games will still be coming to the 360. Not to mention the wii cant even pull off the type of games the 360 can. Sorry but I didnt spend $3000 on an HDTV only to play a wii which is makes my tv look like crap with its standard defenition output. Hell im already waiting for next gen so I can get 1080p graphics from all my games.
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11-16-2007 @ 1:08PM
Scarby Jones said...
"We will continue to have the best games. We will continue to have the best online, we will continue to have the best warranty."
It's to bad that Microsoft took their time announcing the extended warranty. I am about to be on my 3rd Xbox. If MS could make a reliable product they would not need to extend the warranty to 3 years. Granted I am glad they did but I wish it came a little bit sooner. I do agree with your other points B1663r, but come on if they made a console like Nintendo makes one they would not even need a warranty on the system... BTW I am pretty sure PS3 will have some games maybe some day and NG2 looks awesome. Oh and whoever thought MS was going to leave the market or something is crazy they are just now finally making money. I am pretty sure as stated from the other posts the only people that should really care about the numbers are the share holders/investers.
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11-16-2007 @ 2:00PM
useedems said...
The 360 has a big warranty because Europe threatened to sue due to the ridiculous failure rate. You'd think that by now they would have removed the failboat component.
Good sales means more software, it's a win for everyone.
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11-16-2007 @ 3:18PM
ccc said...
The only thing I have to say to this blog is, no shit. Except I don't know about the ps3 selling a million a month but whatever.
Keep in mind though MS is not invincable yet.
Its the little gay things they do that risk them loosing everything they have.
Like this Xbox original downloading bullshit.
Only MS can take a fantastic idea and completly fuck it up.
Just like achievements and gamerscore.
The latest rage in gamming but MS seems to do nothing with it.
To add to this MS has been making gamers change thier names due to the fact that the names are considered "offensive".
I have had to friends on my list forced to change thier names due to this. And thier names were........ A Broken Trojan and DeathKlock. WTF MS?
If they try to Disney up xbox live they will find very quickly the hardcore gamers will abandon this machine and Sony will take them Creed style, thats with arms wide open.
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11-16-2007 @ 5:11PM
Thegameaddicts1111 said...
Why do you all like the 360 so much? As a owner of all the ps3 and the 360 i think the ps3 is better. I liked the 360 more but i am on my 5th 360 so i bought a ps3. I immeadiately fell in love. Yea the 360's good but look the ps3 is better. The only 2 areas where ppl say the 360 beats the ps3 are online and games. i can undersand online but hey its getting better and i think it will eventually pass the 360.Look at it,frequent updates,HOME,Demos and next year its getting a music and video store, Tournaments. What more can u want? And secondly games. I hate this statement because it is not true. Come let me list some games (2007 -2008) Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Grand Theft Auto IV,
Need for Speed ProStreet, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Resistance: Fall of Man, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Unreal Tournament 3, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavenly Sword, Haze, FIFA Soccer 08, Devil May Cry 4, Warhawk , Final Fantasy Versus XIII, The Eye of Judgment, SOCOM: Confrontation, Folklore, Soulcalibur IV, The Simpsons Game, MotorStorm, Tekken 6, Time Crisis 4, Army of Two, Killzone 2, Stranglehold, Dynasty Warriors 6, The Orange Box, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Burnout Paradise, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, LittleBigPlanet, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, SingStar, FIFA Street 3, Metal Gear Online AND i can go on.Yea some are not exclusive but if you all think the ps3 still has no good games then I dont know what MS has done to you. The price is a none point and ill draw it out to you. PS3 40gb =$399 Xbox 360 =$349 BUT + Wifi= $100, HDD =$200 it has already become more expensive. Conclusion Ps3 is better than the 360. Forgive me for my English I recently learn english.
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11-16-2007 @ 6:02PM
Killer said...
@Thegameaddicts1111
I'm just going to point you to the hyperlink:
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Why do you all like the 360 so much?"
You would think that Xbox360Fanboy...would explain itself...This is the 360 lovers site, the other site which I gladly supplied you is the ps3 lovers site...
"as owner of all the ps3 and the 360 i think the ps3 is better."
Which that statemnent then goes to the hyperlink...just click the hyperlink and leave...please before you get attacked and there is this huge flamer war.
REMEMBER KIDS...Only you can prevent flamer wars.
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11-16-2007 @ 7:19PM
ccc said...
@18
Of all the games you mentioned that were any good, guess what, they are on the 360 already and they look better not to mention have a better online service available. Like COD4. Warhawk is a dissapointing pile of garbage.
And as far as MGS4 goes lets see what it gets rated first off, then lets see how much replay value it has. PS3 is hurting so bad they can only try to imatate what MS has already done interms of online functions and even achievements, or, I'm sorry, trophies. How gay is that? If you have both and your buying it on ps3 when it's available for 360 well, your just stupid.
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