[QUOTE=''mjarantilla''] Right now I believe it stands at around 16-17 million sold. It was at around 12-13 million back in November, two years after it launched, and its second year sales were lower than its first year sales. The Xbox achieved 25 million in four years. It looks like Microsoft's second effort won't be much more successful at reaching an audience than their first.[/QUOTE] Make this conclusion after it has hit the $199 price pointThe 360 has achieved roughly half the sa ...
thge wii has achieved all the sales of the gamecube in 1 year
[QUOTE=''too_much_eslim''][QUOTE=''mjarantilla''] Right now I believe it stands at around 16-17 million sold. It was at around 12-13 million back in November, two years after it launched, and its second year sales were lower than its first year sales. The Xbox achieved 25 million in four years. It looks like Microsoft's second effort won't be much more successful at reaching an audience than their first.[/QUOTE] Make this conclusion after it has hit the $199 price point[/QUOTE] No thanks. Except for a small and very short spurt, price drops only sustain sales, they never raise them.
- It's kept a higher price point for much longer this time
- It's software sales are huge
- It's looking good for 35 - 40m sold by the end of this gen
[QUOTE=''the_h_bomb'']thge wii has achieved all the sales of the gamecube in 1 year[/QUOTE]
And?
I think the competition is much more fierce this time around. Also, the Japanese refusal to integrate the 360 in with its homegrown products is starting to show its effect.
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- It's kept a higher price point for much longer this time
- It's software sales are huge
- It's looking good for 35 - 40m sold by the end of this gen
only 40 that not that good
[QUOTE=''musicalmac''] And?[/QUOTE]and what?
the Xbox brand just isn't popular outside of Americagiven the RROD and if speculation that they are already pushing their next system out is true than it probably wont really surpass the original in sales
The 360 is doing way better than the xbox. When the xbox came out it struggled very much in sales and the ps2 kept outselling them by 5-6 mil each year. Amd it only sold abiut 26 mil after 4yrs. BUT.......the xbox never turned a profit for MS, even with the 50 bucks live offer, thats why MS pulled the plug from the 360 and this gen the 360 is making a profit within is 2nd year. So logically the 360 should stay for about 5-6yrs while MS hashas also confirmed the 360 will stay for 5+ years.
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good for it, i wish theyd fix the hardware though, as it stands right now next gen people will look back and say ''how many of those sales were because of replacement 360s?''
The 360 is doing way better than the xbox. When the xbox came out it struggled very much in sales and the ps2 kept outselling them by 5-6 mil each year. Amd it only sold abiut 26 mil after 4yrs. BUT.......the xbox never turned a profit for MS, even with the 50 bucks live offer, thats why MS pulled the plug from the 360 and this gen the 360 is making a profit within is 2nd year. So logically the 360 should stay for about 5-6yrs while MS hashas also confirmed the 360 will stay for 5+ years.
[QUOTE=''mjarantilla'']Right now I believe it stands at around 16-17 million sold. It was at around 12-13 million back in November, two years after it launched, and its second year sales were lower than its first year sales. The Xbox achieved 25 million in four years. It looks like Microsoft's second effort won't be much more successful at reaching an audience than their first.[/QUOTE]Didn't the original Xbox get a price drop to $199 in it's first few months on the market?The Xbox sold 24 million in four years and the Xbox 360 sold 16-17 million in two years, how is that roughly half?
[QUOTE=''mjarantilla''][QUOTE=''too_much_eslim''][QUOTE=''mjarantilla''] Right now I believe it stands at around 16-17 million sold. It was at around 12-13 million back in November, two years after it launched, and its second year sales were lower than its first year sales. The Xbox achieved 25 million in four years. It looks like Microsoft's second effort won't be much more successful at reaching an audience than their first.[/QUOTE] Make this conclusion after it has hit the $199 price point[/QUOTE] No thanks. Except for a small and very short spurt, price drops only sustain sales, they never raise them.[/QUOTE]You're right, just look at the Playstation 3, that didn't boost sales at all!
[QUOTE=''deadmeat59''][QUOTE=''DAZZER7'']
- It's kept a higher price point for much longer this time
- It's software sales are huge
- It's looking good for 35 - 40m sold by the end of this gen
[QUOTE=''BreakingPoint8''][QUOTE=''mjarantilla'']Right now I believe it stands at around 16-17 million sold. It was at around 12-13 million back in November, two years after it launched, and its second year sales were lower than its first year sales. The Xbox achieved 25 million in four years. It looks like Microsoft's second effort won't be much more successful at reaching an audience than their first.[/QUOTE]Didn't the original Xbox get a price drop to $199 in it's first few months on the market?The Xbox sold 24 million in four years and the Xbox 360 sold 16-17 million in two years, how is that roughly half?[/QUOTE] The Xbox 360 sold 12-13 million in two years. It's at 16-17 million NOW, three months after the two-year mark and after the big holiday season.
[QUOTE=''BreakingPoint8''][QUOTE=''mjarantilla''][QUOTE=''too_much_eslim''][QUOTE=''mjarantilla''] Right now I believe it stands at around 16-17 million sold. It was at around 12-13 million back in November, two years after it launched, and its second year sales were lower than its first year sales. The Xbox achieved 25 million in four years. It looks like Microsoft's second effort won't be much more successful at reaching an audience than their first.[/QUOTE] Make this conclusion after it has hit the $199 price point[/QUOTE] No thanks. Except for a small and very short spurt, price drops only sustain sales, they never raise them.[/QUOTE]You're right, just look at the Playstation 3, that didn't boost sales at all!
[/QUOTE] I can't tell if you're joking or not. The PS3's sales patterns haven't changed yet, despite multiple price drops and/or upgrades. It's still faaaaaar behind in North America, and it's ahead of the 360 but still far behind the Wii in both Japan and Europe.Also note that the 360 had a price drop this year AND an upgrade AND its biggest game, yet sold fewer than it did in its first year.
Consoles sell the most during the end of every generation.
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