Xbox 360 shortage ends; sales drop
This is interesting. Despite all the hype and an end to Xbox 360 shortages, more people bought a PlayStation 2 in May than a 360. In fact, more PS2s have sold each month except April. And in May, 13 of the top 20 selling games were for the PlayStation 2 (five were Xbox 360 games).
The people buying PS2s at this point are probably not crazy gamers. Certainly the $130 price tag would be enticing for those people, but it seems pretty significant that the 360 isn't taking charge. If the 360 sales don't pick up significantly, that one-year head start won't be a big deal when the Wii and PlayStation 3 launch. 250,000 360s sold a month is only 3 million for a whole year. Nintendo and Sony can make that up easy. This console war is going to be interesting.
The people buying PS2s at this point are probably not crazy gamers. Certainly the $130 price tag would be enticing for those people, but it seems pretty significant that the 360 isn't taking charge. If the 360 sales don't pick up significantly, that one-year head start won't be a big deal when the Wii and PlayStation 3 launch. 250,000 360s sold a month is only 3 million for a whole year. Nintendo and Sony can make that up easy. This console war is going to be interesting.
2 Comments:
At 16:04, Chris M said…
Let's see how many DS lites sell this month. I hope that beats both PS2 and 360 sales!
At 21:11, Khan of the Wastelands said…
At $500 a unit Vs. just about $100 a unit, I'm not suprised that PS2 is still outselling the 360.
I myself, who've been an avid Xbox guy since it's original release, plan on picking up a PS2 in the next month or so and exploring the 100s of titles available from Sony.
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