Console Wars: Playstation 3 vs Xbox 360
Sony vs Microsoft…who would win? Who knows since they are both large businesses and they both sell a ton of different products. However, if you put it as Playstation vs Xbox there is a clear current winner in the race. According to NPD (who by the way is the most legitimate and trustworthy marketing source out there) as of February here are the results in the ongoing console war:
Top Consoles purchased:
So as you can plainly see PS3 is indeed beating out the Microsoft Xbox 360 by a little less than 30,000 units. As another little tidbit of information the PS2 is stomping them both by about 80,000 units and the original Xbox didn’t even make the list! This information will of course piss off many Xbox fans, and spark even more forum trash talk throughout the internet. Why gamers feel they need to take a side instead of enjoy the technology of both is beyond me. But who am I to stop a 12 year old from battling for his/her passion? Anyway, lets take a look at the top selling games of the year so far.
Top-Selling Games:
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) - 296,200
- Devil May Cry 4: (Xbox 360) - 295,200
- Wii Play - 289,700
- Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 233,500
- Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (Wii) - 222,900
In case you looked at those numbers like “uhh what am I looking for?”, take a look at the top 2 games. They are both Xbox 360 games, and they sold more than the actual console itself. So Xbox 360 does have the top 2 selling games at the moment, but they are losing their flare on console sales. Just to take a stab at you either way…whether or not you are PS3 fan, Xbox 360 fan, or both…Nintendo is really stomping them both by over 500,000+ console sales. Yes…those kiddie graphics, novelty based gameplay, and games like Ninjabread Man are defeating two systems that come closest to PC gaming. Wtf?! ![]()