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December 9th, 2009, 17:51 GMT · By

The Xbox 360 Will Beat the PS3 3 to 1 for Christmas

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It's December and all console makers and videogame publishers are racing to make sure that their product is the best selling when Christmas rolls around, guaranteeing that they have at least one bright spot in a year that has not been good, until now, with the industry.


And one way of making sure that a product is successful is to create a positive momentum around it, sometimes by simply ensuring that potential customers know that they are actually “expected” to buy it. Simple psychology indicates that signs that the Xbox 360 will sell better might actually contribute to the Microsoft home console moving more units.

A statement from My Voucher Codes United Kingdom reads, “A couple of months ago, little separated the two in terms of units being sold through our site, but November has seen a huge surge by Microsoft's budget friendly console, backed by a stellar PR campaign. The PlayStation 3 is undoubtedly a fantastic console, but Brits are still extremely mindful of their bank balance due to the recession, and although they want Christmas 2009 to be memorable, are seemingly more than happy to choose the cheaper option.” The company is saying that, in November, for every PS3 sold, three Xbox 360 consoles were ordered.

My Voucher Codes United Kingdom is a website that has nine million monthly users and offers promotional codes for a variety of outlets like Game, Gamestation, Currys, Dixons, Comet, Asda, Tesco, Chips, Simply Games, Gameseek and Click A Game. It's not clear how it can actually evaluate the level of interest in the various game consoles but Microsoft is probably still very happy that the Xbox 360 is singled out as selling better than the PlayStation 3 from Sony, which recently got a new Slim version and a price cut.

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Comment #1 by: Sanzee on 10 Dec 2009, 07:59 UTC reply to this comment

It's possible, but I don't think the reasons you listed would affect the outcome between the two consoles this christmas. Yes, the 360 will likely win, but it's due to the fact that the 360 has almost always sold better than the PS3 in the UK.


Comment #2 by: teamster44622 on 10 Dec 2009, 13:47 UTC reply to this comment

If this article holds any truth I will be amazed.....ps3 and xbox 360 are both $299 and unfortunately for the 360 the ps3 has more to offer for the same price.


Comment #3 by: The Truth on 10 Dec 2009, 14:36 UTC reply to this comment

Analyst Michael Patcher (who was 100% right in his predictions for October and November) predicted Sony will thump the 360 this holiday.

Besides, better value, better graphics, better capability, better hardware, better reliability and most of all better exclusive games. O and yeah, that whole free online play thing. That's what PS3 has over the 360 at the same price.

So no...360 will not outsell PS3 at all this holiday, let alone at a rate of 3 to 1. Just say "no" to drugs.

But it's not all grey skies and thunderclouds for the 360...they have YET ANOTHER Halo game coming out next year...:P


Comment #4 by: Michael on 10 Dec 2009, 14:44 UTC reply to this comment

Maybe in UK only (small market). But world wide, PS3 has already won Sept, Oct, Nov, and probably will win Dec as well. PS3 is dominating 360 this season world wide.

PS3 is a clear winner no matter how you look at it.


Comment #5 by: mike on 10 Dec 2009, 15:12 UTC reply to this comment

Anyone her follow the sales charts? The PS3 has been smoking the 360 since its price cut. As a matter of fact the PS3 almost doubled the sales of the 360 (worldwide) the week of black Friday. Not a chance.


Comment #6 by: Brian on 10 Dec 2009, 20:42 UTC reply to this comment

OK, I have no idea where this bloke is coming from. Every analyist I've read about are claiming PS3 is the clear winner. I don't have either, but for the same price I'd want choose the PS3 for the dependable hardware, Blueray and no anual fees.


Comment #7 by: Daniel Keith on 11 Dec 2009, 03:36 UTC reply to this comment

This fanboy foolishness has to stop. If you don't want to believe this article, fine. But, if you read the news, you will see that Xbox 360 did, in fact, beat PS3 for the month of November by 100,000 units in the United States. And, in other countries (including, apparently, the UK) the ratio by which the Xbox 360 beat the PS3 was even greater.

It's one thing to prefer one console over another. It's another to be an impish fanboy.

And, for that matter, consider software sales. While 4.2 million copies of MW2 were sold for the Xbox 360, the PS3 mustered a scant 1.87 million (a ratio of about 2.5 to 1). Assassin's Creed II had a similar ratio. These software sales demonstrate that the Xbox 360 consumer base is far larger than the PS3's. Granted, the PS3 Slim drove sales for a couple months (Sept & Oct), but that blip in sales has not been sustained. And, these software sales (which do drive hardware sales, and vice versa) indicate that Xbox 360 will trend above the PS3 through the holidays.

Be realistic. Fine, you prefer the PS3, good for you. But, maybe you shouldn't get too ignorant in your claims.

As a side note, while the Xbox 360 sold 100,000 more units than the PS3 in November, the Wii sold 400,000 more units than the Xbox 360.

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