14 DAY TRIAL // The Kinect is outselling the PlayStation Move by a ratio of 5:1, at least according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.
The two motion-control peripherals have been engaged in a fierce battle since their separate releases last year.
While Microsoft has been boasting its sales figures left and right, with its Kinect motion sensor even reaching the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest-selling electronics device ever, Sony has been relatively quiet about concrete numbers for its PlayStation Move.
This is because the Kinect has been grossly surpassing Move in sales, according to games analyst Michael Pachter, and Sony doesn't want to admit defeat.
"Under one-fifth of PS3 sales included bundles with Sony's Move controller, suggesting another modest month," he said. "Over 2/3 of Xbox 360 sales included bundles with Microsoft's Kinect peripheral, as Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles again outsold PS3 Move console bundles by over 5:1. We note that the top selling Kinect software titles easily outsold their Move counterparts."
Seeing as how the Kinect is now, officially, record-breaking, it's understandable that Sony wouldn't want to disclose official numbers.
Pachter continues, saying that with an upcoming price cut, Microsoft would seriously increase its profits and boost demand for its hardware, both the Xbox 360 and the Kinect.
"We expect demand for the Xbox 360 to remain stronger than the other consoles due to the popularity of Kinect," he added. "We expect Wii and PS3 hardware sales to continue to decline (despite February's up month for both) in the first part of 2011. Without further price cuts, we expect hardware sales to be down in 2011, and we think that the console manufacturers will position cuts around the E3 Expo in early June."
A price cut for the PlayStation 3 is already being discussed, while an official confirmation of the Wii 2 is also expected at this year's E3 conference, according to another analyst.