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PS3 Off To A Fast Holiday Start

The holiday season is always critical for video game manufacturers and most agreed that Sony had the definite edge heading into Black Friday. Well, so far, things are going quite well.

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FishCake9T46032d ago

Sales numbers please instead of whats in the top 20 and whats not. Slightly bias if i do say so myself.

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sonarus6032d ago

Well looking at black friday sales of people buying new consoles it seemed the PS3 and 360 were pretty neck n neck. But LOTS of people buying consoles. Didn't see many wii purchases especially not like i saw last yr but lots of ps3 bundles got sold as well as 360

Saaking6032d ago

Now that the PS3 has hit a lower price, PS2 owners will migrate over to the Ps3. Like Sony themselves said:

"The PS2 owners of today are the PS3 customers of tomorrow."

It's the third year of the PS3 and just like the PS1 and PS2 before it, it's around this time when they go on fire and destroy the competition.

DJ Pillz 3176032d ago

Actually, its the fourth year...

silvacrest6032d ago

the PS3 was released november 11 2006 so unless my math is wrong somehow, its 3 years

DJ Pillz 3176032d ago

You're math is wrong because today is November 28th, 2009. We're now in its fourth year

topdawg1226032d ago

The ps3 bundles ive seen online have been pretty amazing deals, so it would be crazy not to get one those. the only 360 bundle ive seen is with a lego game and pure.
If i was shopping around this holiday i would def pick up a ps3 bundle.

boodybandit6032d ago (Edited 6032d ago )

Sorry but I just have to :) a little bit after reading your reply. You just summed up most articles written today. Honestly it is hard to find an unbiased article in gaming today. There is no doubt Sony is cleaning up with their recent price drop and all these enticing bundles for black Friday.

If I didn't have all the games in these bundles I would have already picked up to have a spare unit. I am still considering taking advantage of one of these deals and just reselling or giving the games as gifts to others.

Shadow Flare6032d ago

DJ Pillz is right actually. We've literally just broken into ps3's 4th year.

2006/7 was its 1st year
2007/8 was its 2nd
2008/9 was its 3rd
And now we've past november 11th, ps3 has entered its 2009/10 period so it is in its 4th year

Saying that, ps3 is still in its 3rd year in europe cos it launched here in march 23rd 2007

Sheikh Yerbouti6032d ago

I went to four electronic stores here in Indy. I saw mostly people buying 360's. I didn't see many PS3's,...especially on the shelves. All the PS3's on the floor were gone when I got there.

I arrived after the lines and I'm still feeling the effects of shoplag.

calis6032d ago

"DJ Pillz is right actually. We've literally just broken into ps3's 4th year.

2006/7 was its 1st year
2007/8 was its 2nd
2008/9 was its 3rd
And now we've past november 11th, ps3 has entered its 2009/10 period so it is in its 4th year

Saying that, ps3 is still in its 3rd year in europe cos it launched here in march 23rd 2007 "

Actually both are right.

PS3 was "born" November 2006
It turned 1, November 2007
It turned 2, November 2008
It turned 3, November 2009

If the PS3 was a child, it would be 3 years old. But it is in it's 4th year.

It turns 4, November 2010

zeeshan6032d ago

It had to! I am sooo not surprised :0

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skatezero2466032d ago (Edited 6032d ago )

I knew this was going to happen there was what 140 million ps2's sold? the ONLY thing that was holding the ps3 back was the combination of the economy and the price

Edit: a disagree? someone is butt hurt ... facts are facts and the console sales for the holidays will prove it

DJ Pillz 3176032d ago

What's so great about sales? I guess the Wii is the best console this generation

Sarcasm6032d ago

"What's so great about sales?"

Ask the Neo Geo, 3D0, Jaguar, Dreamcast, Xbox, and Gamecube.

They all have one thing in common. Not enough people bought it.

Look at the SNES, N64, PS1, and PS2. They all have long lives and support.

So HARDWARE sales are pretty damn important. Software sales on the other hand is just banter.

skatezero2466032d ago

haha seriously? without console/game sales we wouldn't get any new games or accessories .... so yea sales are important

not to mention it's fun to rub it in the 360 fanboys faces considering they like to play the sales game every chance they get

like the saying goes: what comes around goes around ....

xaviertooth6032d ago

i was thinking of winter... people did not buy a heater? strange.

skatezero2466032d ago

lol that was great made me lol bubbles for you

PS3= It only does everything

TheTruth20096032d ago

Still waiting for a non-biased site to validate and substantiate the assumed news.

PS3 FANS are so used to getting kicked around, they jump the gun and assume the best.

I just hope it works out for them. It would be a sad day if PS3 fell short. :-)

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THOSE BOOMING SOFTWARE SALES TO GO ALONG WITH THE BOOMING PS3 CONSOLE SALES! SURELY EVERYONE WILL PICK UP THOSE AAA EXCLUSIVES THAT SONY HAS PUT OUT ALL YEAR!

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

UNCHARTED 2 AT NUMBER ONE?
DEMON'S SOULS AT NUMBER TWO?
INFAMOUS AT NUMBER THREE?

I CAN'T WAIT FOR NPD NEXT MONTH!

EVERYONE HAS BEEN CLAMORING FOR THOSE AWESOME PS3 TITLES! :-)

THERE'S NO WAY PEOPLE WOULD PICK UP PS3'S WITHOUT BUYING UP THOSE STATE-OF-THE-ART EXCLUSIVES!

RIGHT?

Uh... Right?

Ummmmmmmmm.....

Hello?

TheTruth20096032d ago

The reason that I like it so much is because the beat is catchy, the video was over overblown and original, and it reminds me of when the last time the Playstation Franchise was on top.

THE EIGHTIES. :-)

Spin?

I would say that the person spinning is the one that tries to divert the topic of conversation by posting YouTube Videos.

Now THAT'S irony. :-)

Now run along and buy a game...

CHOP! CHOP!

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joeyisback25856032d ago

ps3 plays blueray free online netflix thats only 8.99 a month if u want it wifi made into it not 100 dollars to add it wow xbox is last gen wow and also doesnt make their systems cheap so they can get more sells haha walmart kmart target and gamestop r all sold out of ps3s here the gamestop here had the xboxs coming out of the storage room cant sell many systems and have the ps3s line up selling them

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot37d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle37d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7737d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer46d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde44d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy44d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12544d ago (Edited 44d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7745d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga45d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199245d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga44d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman44d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger44d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box45d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion44d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7245d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7545d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit45d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14945d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7745d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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