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June NPD In-Depth

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By Matt Matthews

July 21, 2008

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Sony continues to strongly signal that profitability, not marketshare, is its near term goal but at some point a larger installed base will be necessary to realize greater profits from the PS3 venture.

After more than a year and a half, Sony's PlayStation 3 has earned a moment in the sun: a non-holiday month selling over 400,000 systems and the exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 at #1. In this month's analysis we look at:

  • How MGS4 affected PS3 sales, along with MGS sales figures from the PS1 to the present
  • How the Xbox 360 price cut could affect hardware sales in the near term
  • The timing of Nintendo's successful software strategy
  • An indication of how the industry might hit $25 billion for the year
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grognard66's picture
On July 22nd grognard66 said:

Matt Matthews detailed NPD analysis is, by far, my favorite feature on this site. Keep up the great work, Matt!

Thom's picture
On July 22nd Thom said:

If these systems weren't so damned expensive, I don't think there would be this fanaticism with which brand was taking the sales lead from month to month, or week to week. Personally, I'm just looking for games that are fun/visually stimulating/mentally engaging/introducing new and fun game mechanics or even a bad game that has something cool in it I can't find somewhere else (though admittedly I would probably only rent that one). Who really cares that Xbox sold more than PlayStation, or that Wii beat them both, unless your real concern is that the system you hitched your star to will fail and crumble to dust, leaving you gameless and without the financial means to leap over to another brand?

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On July 22nd papalazaru said:

totally agree .. its all about software for me, and who has the software i want to play .. sadly for my poor wallet all three have something I want ..

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On July 22nd Dan_Chippendale said:

I agree. It should be less about the popularity contest and more about providing the consumer with polished, enjoyable experiences. I can really see the utopian dream of a one console future. All developers focusing on one standard and not having to use resources on knocking out sub par conversions for all and sundry consoles. I know that there is choice for the consumer with the big 3, but surely all developers working with the same specs would boost the industry. I really expected Sega [when they dropped out of the console race] to really become one of the top developers/publishers as they could concentrate first and foremost on games, but this never really came to fruition. I guess they've been cranking out shoddy games across a wide range of formats so the quality is diluted a little. Just imagine a one console future... No more silly 'our machine's better/sells more than yours'. it would be more about the games.. now this will never happen.. but we can at least dream...

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On July 22nd E. Zachary Knight said:

Here are the charts I loved when the site was Next-Gen.

Thanks guys.