Yahoo: PS3 Sales Rising, 360 Dropping
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion when it comes to the console war, but when it comes to sales, numbers are numbers. It'd be difficult to assemble any and all relevant statistics, but it helps when someone succinctly sums up the situation.
According to Yahoo! Tech's Christopher Null, it's very simple: PS3 sales are headed up, Xbox 360 sales are falling off, and Wii...well, that thing just keeps selling as if it came with a free $100 gas card (ooooh, what a good idea!). Null did admit that everything isn't entirely perfect in the world of video game hardware, but there's a reason for that (it's pricey, and systems are quite expensive). Anyway, here's the quote in question:
"Front and center is a sour economy and an industry that still expects consumers to pay a minimum of $400 for a PlayStation 3. But PS3 sales are rising (and will continue to do so as prices fall). Xbox 360 sales are headed down. And of course, the Wii is a success story that no one can contest. The future of this generation of consoles is in flux, but there still seems to be plenty of activity in an industry thats now worth some $10 billion." (Source- Game Rush)
Actually, we think it topped $11 billion in 2007, but that's not the point. It seems that there is a distinct path for each of the three consoles right now, even though the Wii is more like a straight line. The PS3 really is making up ground, folks; let's hope they can keep it up. Competition begets quality!
6/21/2008 Ben Dutka