In year 2008, xbox 360 and playstation 3 were head to head fighting for the top spot. According to the gamer.blorge.com both consoles sold/shipped approximately 10.8 million for the entire year.
The PS3 had a best games line up in year 2008:
METAL GEAR SOLID 4
RESISTANCE 2
Better games line up was the PS3’s saving grace. According to NPD PS3 sold more than doubled the sales of the XBOX 360 after the metal gear solid 4 was released.
The XBOX 360 also sold as many as the ps3 because of the massive price cut near the end of the year. The XBOX 360 also had a good games like Gears Of War 2 :
But the low price moved XBOX 360 head to head with PS3.
With PS3 and XBOX 360 getting sold same amount, the exclusive games: Gears of war 2 and metal gear solid 4 also sold around the same amount around 5 million.
So year 2009 will see the interesting race between xbox 360 and ps3 as ps3 is cutting their price.
According to nexgenwars.com , they are showing the current sales number of consoles:
Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 sales numbers
In year 2008, xbox 360 and playstation 3 were head to head fighting for the top spot. According to the gamer.blorge.com both consoles sold/shipped approximately 10.8 million for the entire year.
The PS3 had a best games line up in year 2008:
METAL GEAR SOLID 4
RESISTANCE 2
Better games line up was the PS3’s saving grace. According to NPD PS3 sold more than doubled the sales of the XBOX 360 after the metal gear solid 4 was released.
The XBOX 360 also sold as many as the ps3 because of the massive price cut near the end of the year. The XBOX 360 also had a good games like Gears Of War 2 :
But the low price moved XBOX 360 head to head with PS3.
With PS3 and XBOX 360 getting sold same amount, the exclusive games: Gears of war 2 and metal gear solid 4 also sold around the same amount around 5 million.
So year 2009 will see the interesting race between xbox 360 and ps3 as ps3 is cutting their price.
According to nexgenwars.com , they are showing the current sales number of consoles: