Apparently, both Microsoft and Sony have reached slight gains in console sales, just like every other year before. According to PCWorld.com, in Jan. Xbox sold 333,000 units which was UP 7% year over year gain. In Feb. Xbox sold over 422,000 units which is an 8% year over year gain.
With Sony, the numbers are a tad lower, BUT the percentage is higher year over year. Sony Jan. sales were 277,000 units 
(up
36%) and in Feb. 360,000 units (up 30%). I think that is is common for sales numbers like this to pop up, especially since Sony hasn’t really been able to outsell Microsoft in consoles over the years. Sony will gain much more because of users buying multiple consoles, only choosing Playstation 3 as a second to the Xbox 360.
Microsoft is calling Feb. 2010, the “biggest February in Xbox 360 history” and they are attributing that to blockbuster game sales and fresh new content available through Xbox Live. There is also rumor that Microsoft wants to get into “controller free gaming” soon and that might have spiked console sales just a bit.
Sony, on the other hand, is saying that console sales would be much higher if they didn’t have such tight inventories, even though Sony claims there is a high demand for the console. I guess if something is NOT ever available, that it would be in high demand.
In my opinion you cannot beat the Xbox 360 and I think the console sales speak for themselves. Sony saying they have inventory issues and that is why sales are low, is just bad business. Give the customer what they want or they will go somewhere else to get it. It’s not that hard.
Exactly and that is what Im going to do. Im sticking with my pc games and buying a samsung blu ray player. Ive called 25 stores and none of them have had any in in 2 months
this is bullshit the xbox came out 2 years before the ps3
ps3 is much better than XBOX 360.i have had every sony playstation since they first came out on sale,personally i thinkits better than 360.
Over the past few years I have purchased both xbox, xbox 360, PS3x and PS2 and in my opinion xbox does not even come close to as good as PS3 is. Here are my reasons:
- Free online for PS3
- HDMI + PS3 HD effects = better quality
- more features > Blue ray, Built in computer
- PS3 has a higher variety of downloadable games and demos
- Free WiFi
- Controllers are simpler (this is by opinion though) and they don’t come with a removable charger or batteries (very convenient)
- no ring of death but there is a yellow light but that’s fixable by accessing the administrative files and restoring your PS3.. remember though that every console has it’s own lifespan and unfortunately xbox’s lifespan is pretty short. and finally a shitty online store)
- Xbox cons are way more than ps3 cons (have to pay for online, buy the WiFi add on, no blue ray, no built in HD effect like PS3, shorter life span, batteries or removable charger which can get lost and have to buy more which is more spending,
Theres millions of more reasons that I can keep listing to show why I love PS3 that much more than xbox but it would just be rambling on and on and on..
Most people can argue saying that “xbox’s online is better”…<the ignorant people would say that because that just depends on your router connections. They don't offer better online support than the ps3, they just charge you for it (Don't be fooled by Microsoft).
Ya, anyways… Xbox can be argued to be the better system but in the end it's all opinion. I like to choose the better quality system and the system with less additives to spend on.
honestly the sales are tight for the ps3 because it is the best bluray player on the market and sony is right if they figure out a way to make ps3′s faster and more effective then i guess they will take over 360 in no time