Prior to the release of the official July NPD video game sales numbers that are set to come out this Thursday, the gaming industry's best analysts have released their console sales predictions and things are looking peachy for Microsoft and the Xbox 360.Analysts Michael Pachter and Jesse Divnich both agree that, after a bad June, the Xbox 360's July hardware sales will overtake the Playstation 3 thanks to the announcement of the 60GB Xbox 360 and low price of the 20GB model. Pachter is pegging the 360 to have sales in the 275K range compared to the PS3's 250K, while Divnich is a bit more 360 optimistic setting July 360 sales at 325K compared to the PS3's 275K. Whatever July's NPD numbers end up being, we have a feeling that our analyst friends will be correct and the 360 will have had a decent July. Pass the champagne!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
8-11-2008 @ 3:12PM
Fenix said...
"Pass the champagne!"
I laughed :)
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8-11-2008 @ 5:55PM
kevin said...
dude w.e xbox will not they already juiced out all of the xbox's power ps3 is still a baby meaning devs are" we have only used 40 or 30 percent of the ps3s power" so xbox will die off this year ull see.
8-11-2008 @ 6:28PM
Jared said...
@ kevin:
Dude, you're missing some punctuation and helping verbs. But they'll probably cover all of that when second grade rolls around next year, slugger.
8-12-2008 @ 12:33AM
kevin said...
all u can correct me on is the way i spell cuz im right.
admit it jared. you know it all of you do.
8-12-2008 @ 2:41PM
rnr said...
power? is it all about power? ps2 is still very popular and kicked original xbox's butt. ps3 and 360 are both powerful and right now, it's up to the games and community, and I'd say 360 online community is more organized.
8-11-2008 @ 3:14PM
Garrison said...
Nice! Probably because everyone who got a ps3 for MHS4 got it in June... Go Xbox!
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8-11-2008 @ 3:19PM
Deezul said...
And wasn't MGS4 supposed to sell even more PS3s, just like GTAIV was going to as well?
8-11-2008 @ 3:18PM
Deezul said...
Guess that MGS4 bump didn't last long.
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8-11-2008 @ 3:19PM
Deezul said...
Argh, slow internets.
8-14-2008 @ 10:38PM
dartmerc said...
Must have been something else making the PS3 outsell the xbox then?
8-11-2008 @ 3:38PM
emirabal said...
Ill believe it when i see it
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8-11-2008 @ 3:39PM
emirabal said...
And you guys really need to do a release post, showing what games are coming out that week, pspfanboy does, joystiq does a limited one, ps3fanboy does it, why are yall slipping. Bulk all the arcade and retail games in one or even separate posts.
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8-11-2008 @ 3:39PM
emirabal said...
And you guys really need to do a release post, showing what games are coming out that week, pspfanboy does, joystiq does a limited one, ps3fanboy does it, why are yall slipping. Bulk all the arcade and retail games in one or even separate posts.
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8-11-2008 @ 3:41PM
John said...
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/08/11/shipping-this-week-turducken-edition/
Who's slipping now?
8-11-2008 @ 3:43PM
mirage said...
Nice double post. Do you mean one of these:
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/08/11/shipping-this-week-turducken-edition/
8-11-2008 @ 3:48PM
Sgt Barone said...
ps3 fanboy's opinion doesnt count.
8-11-2008 @ 11:08PM
Nick said...
The reason you missed it, oh brilliant rocket scientist, was because 360 fanboy actually puts out regular, relevant subjects. Could possibly be that the 360 is a console that still, after 3 years, buzzes like a bumblebee in an electric chair.
Or like Ruby Rod from Fifth Element
8-11-2008 @ 3:58PM
Devin said...
With a $50 pricedrop, I can't imagine why they wouldn't especially since there wasn't anything amazing that came out for PS3 last month that could overturn it in Sony's favor, but who knows....
Is this globally or just NA?
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8-11-2008 @ 4:02PM
Bluemanrule said...
Remember folks, this has nothing to do w/PS3 sales and everything to do with the price-cut aggrevating sales growth.
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8-11-2008 @ 4:03PM
vahdyx said...
Personally, I don't think july will be a Xbox month, I think PS3 will hold it down until Fall where xbox will be high up there.
Nothing is coming out on both systems really except some exceptions, but blu-ray is what everyone wants. So people will be getting the ps3 for that then, when the fall rush in good games comes out, everyone will be yay!!, good old xbox.
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