UK: PS3 lags behind Xbox 360 in spite of GTA IV
- May 29, 2008 08:21 AM PST
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Grand Theft Auto IV is an immensely popular title, but it still wasn't enough to get the PS3 up to speed with the Xbox 360.
Still the king of second place, for now
The launch of Grand Theft Auto IV created a boost in hardware sales all right, just not as much for the PlayStation 3 as it was for the Xbox 360.
This according to a report at Eurogamer, where it was revealed that a new report from Chart-Track found sales of the Xbox 360 are 18% ahead of the PS3 in the UK since the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Adding insult to injury was the fact that official GTA IV sales figures for the first four weeks revealed the Xbox 360 is the format of choice for UK gamers. Fully 57% of the total sales of the game went to the Xbox 360, compared to 43% for the PS3.
The bad news came as Sony chairman Howard Stringer told attendees at the D6 Technology and Media Conference that the PS3 was actually on "life support" early on its lifetime, and that its profitability curve was "mildly catastrophic."
That said, Stringer promised the PS3 was now in good shape following a few price cuts, and game titles were finally generating profits.
It's not good news for Sony, but it isn't a "catastrophe" either. If this starts to spread to other territories (like NPD numbers for US), then watch out. Regardless, Sony and MS are still fighting tooth and nail for a distant (increasingly distant, actually) second place.
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- May 29 2008 at 08:26:39:AM PST
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BlackScorpion Posted at: 05/29/08 at 8:26 AM PST This is surprising.what, that the PS3 is mildly catastrophic? or that it's finally generating profits?
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reg1985 Posted at: 05/29/08 at 8:33 AM PST i told everyone that the ps3 will never catch up to the wii or 360Dude The PS3 is ahead of the 360 in Japan and Europe, This is only refering to UK i.e. England.
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dammit is Sonypro why would you post bad PS3 news...360 rules and the PS3 drools...
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truth411 Posted at: 05/29/08 at 8:34 AM PST reg1985 Posted at: 05/29/08 at 8:33 AM PST i told everyone that the ps3 will never catch up to the wii or 360 Dude The PS3 is ahead of the 360 in Japan and Europe, This is only refering to UK i.e. England.way to steal his thunder
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who cares about europe or japan ........i dont over here the 360 is king
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I would have bought GTA IV for 360, even if I had a PS3, for 3 reasons: Xbox Live, achievements, and episodic content. I thought that PS3 was much more popular in the UK than it is here, so this news is a little surprising. I wonder if others thought along the same lines I did and went with the 360 version.
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I don't know how Sony is making any money off the PS3. They have to be getting killed on each console sold plus the expense of PSN. Their attach rate also sucks compared to the 360. Microsoft should take some notes from Sony if the PS3 profitability is in the black. I wonder how things would have turned out if the 360 didn't have the RROD issue.
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