For whatever reason, the analysts over at EA decided to put their betting chips on the PS3 as the predict its sales to eclipse the 360's in 2008. For reals.EA released their 2008 hardware sales estimates saying that the Wii (not surprisingly) is predicted to outsell all consoles, but EA's second place prediction is what has our heads confused. In Europe alone EA believes the PS3 will move 5-6 million consoles while the 360 only sells a measly 1.5-2.5 million units. EA goes on to predict that North American sales of the two consoles should be equal and, after the dust settles, worldwide sales in 2008 should put the PS3 at 9.5-11.5 million while the Xbox 360 will only manage 6-8 million. Either EA is smoking a lot of illegal drugs, simply decided to agree with Sony or they've gone off the deep end, because we do not see the 360's 2008 hardware sales to be that bleak. Eesh, eesh, eesh.
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2-04-2008 @ 11:06AM
Brucie B said...
*EA Knows All*
So I Assume they know they make Garbage Games.
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2-04-2008 @ 12:10PM
prometh3rus said...
That is awesome...!! Laughed pretty hard over that one! :)
2-04-2008 @ 11:09AM
bigciafan said...
I wonder how much Sony paid ea to say that?
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2-04-2008 @ 11:12AM
Michael Paul said...
They are following the Blu-Ray Hype: the PS3 is the one Blu-Ray player already matching the 2.0 Profile specs, and everyone hyping that point expects a PS3 to be sold strictly as a Blu-Ray player with game playing thrown in for free. When someone wants to play a game instead, there's the PS3 ready to go.
Frankly, I want a PS3, but the lack of a IR interface for controlling it makes me think people who know what they are doing will NOT flock to it to play videos. But I thought the Patriots were a lock, too...
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2-04-2008 @ 12:18PM
Mark said...
There are ways to get an IR port on the PS3 if you really need it for a universal remote. It won't have the full function of the PS3 Bluetooth remote, but you can get play, pause, FF, REW, and anything else mapped to the controller buttons.
2-04-2008 @ 11:14AM
Trekster_Gamer said...
They are all wrong. the C64 will make a comeback and sell more by far in 08 ;P
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2-04-2008 @ 11:18AM
ZEBRA NINER said...
Meh... as long as I keep buying tons of games for my 360 and the rest of us do the same(like the numbers say we do), we'll be fine.
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2-04-2008 @ 11:19AM
emaxximus said...
Where are you knight marquise? Defend the 360's honor!
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2-04-2008 @ 11:23AM
Tony said...
I'm not so sure about the US considering absolutely NOTHING has pointed to Sony doing better... Certainly not sales after multiple price cuts or the system finally getting games of note. I just don't see that changing... At this stage I would be surprised if Killzone 2 or MGS4 (given MGS3's sales and a FAR smaller userbase) will make any major difference in console sales either.
However, overall it's a hell of a lot harder to say. It's becoming very clear that Europe overall seems to prefer the PS3 and obviously the same is true of Japan. It might be enough to make up the difference over time.
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2-04-2008 @ 11:23AM
xtremesniper said...
In the end, because Sony still loses money on every PS3 sold, this means nothing. If people are buying PS3s because of the blu-ray functionality, then what are the chances they are going to own nearly as many games as 360 owners do?
If nobody buys games, the console is barely a success. Let them predict all they want, they left out an important piece of the puzzle in their predictions though. Software sales.
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2-04-2008 @ 11:52AM
Justin said...
I buy PS3 games :P
2-04-2008 @ 12:03PM
xtremesniper said...
Liar! Hah I joke... No but seriously I know people obviously buy PS3 games. If anything, they'll look at their blu-ray player and think "hmm this thing is supposed to play games too" and go to the store and pick something up only because they already own the console...
But overall I can't see those types of PS3 owners to still buy more games than actual gamers with a 360 would. As it stands now I have 13 Xbox 360 games. I can't even count 5 for the PS3 that I would be interested in even renting... *sigh* and yet I know that one day I'll still consider one solely for the Blu-ray functionality, just like everyone else.
2-04-2008 @ 11:43AM
SadisticHam said...
Don't really care. The 360 has a bunch of games i want this year, the PS3 doesn't. 2009 who knows, maybe but I'm guessing gears of war 2 and a few other big hitters will be out then, so yeah, not to bothered who out sells who as long as i keep getting the games i want.
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2-04-2008 @ 12:00PM
ogvor said...
The news about Europe isn't suprising. Save for Britain, the 360 has never done their as well as it has in the US, and the PS3 (and PS2 and PSP) have always done well there.
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2-04-2008 @ 12:03PM
Milly said...
I had the opportunity to basically get a PS3 for free. Problem is there is only 2 games I want to play on it (Uncharted and Ratchet/Clank). For xbox 360, I own 31 games (i just traded in 4 and this doesn't included xbox live games). So instead of getting a PS3, I decided to get a backup xbox 360 for free that I can use in my bedroom. Choice really wasn't that tough.
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2-04-2008 @ 1:55PM
dude305 said...
a back up 360? that really shows that you think your primary one is gonna give up on you soon. unlike owning a 360, you dont have to worry about your console turning on every time you want to play a game if you got a ps3.
2-04-2008 @ 7:08PM
Premo said...
@16
Why would i be worried about my console turning ON when i WANT to play a game?
Think before you type, psfag.
2-04-2008 @ 12:05PM
fidgetwidget said...
The predictions for Europe I don't wholly agree with, but I do believe that world wide, the 360 doesn't have the marketing to sell as well as the PS3.
Xbox may be a known quantity in North America, but to the rest of the world, the one they know and want is Playstation. Regardless of what one has better games, its about what they know, and Xbox hasn't been doing a very good job marketing itself (not just its games) world wide.
Its going to be a tough battle in Europe, and in Japan, they already lost... so world wide, I can see Playstation doing better.
And I own a 360, not a PS3. I don't say this as a fanboy of the PS, but rather as an informed fan of the 360.
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2-04-2008 @ 12:20PM
Robert Aitchison said...
Not sure I agree with their numbers but I still would expect PS3 sales to increase more than 360 sales because a lot of people have been holding off of the PS3 will buy one this year as a blu-ray player and a whole lot of people who wanted a 360 already have one.
I actually expect that Wii sales to plummet this year to the point where it's doubtful it will be the #1 seller at the end of 2008, the shortage has already started to disappear and already most of the people who really wanted a Wii have one.
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2-04-2008 @ 12:21PM
expandedflame said...
EA is like that little kid at school who thinks he's so tough and cool but really has bigger balls than dick. The kind of kid you just wanna beat the crap out of to make him cry.
So shut the hell up EA, everyone hates you and nobody cares about your opinion, just give us your sports games and dont even try to advertise your highway-robbery marketplace content cause nobody's interested.
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