1.3 million consoles in just one month in the US only for a 7 year old console is just impressive.
I don't think this has been done before.
Hahaha you actually tried to equalize a Windows 8 integration with a dead console like the PS Vita. :D
And the multiplat argument is as fresh as ever. Look at CoD Black Ops 2, Skyrim or Mass Effect. These are arguably the biggest games of this gen and are all way superior on 360.
Xbox Live Indie Games. $1 per game.
One of the most overrated developers this gen. Make a PS3 exclusive and people will praise your mediocre product.
There is a reason InFamous 2 sold only half of InFamous 1. I think this goes the way of Resistance. Make a 3rd game that sells even worse, make a vita game (like fanboys are cheering for) that will be as relevant as you can be on a dead platform and let the franchise die.
15 disagrees for a fact. N4G never fails to make me smile.
Look it up guys, overall the Xbox 360 had the most games this year. That is a fact.
What a messed up graph that is?!
The games I played on my 360 and are available only on 360 are not exclusives?! That makes zero sense.
The author sperated Xbox 360, XBLA and Kinect as individual platforms. I played all of those on my console.
Why not compare PS3 (including PSN and PS Move) and Xbox 360 (including XBLA and Kinect) etc etc?
Of course the Xbox 360 won this year. This isn't up for debate. Of course N4G will ...
Why are the same people hating on MS for 'going after the casuals' hating on MS for 'making just another shooter' and 'not offering variety'? This makes zero sense.
And since when is another big FPS franchise a bad thing?
I mean some of you are looking forward to Killzone 4, aren't you?
And the lacking sales are the reason the developer did not renew the contract. They will develop for XBLA from now on.
History tells us that the Vita is selling slightly below Dreamcast numbers and we know how that turned out.
The PS Vita is pretty much irrelevant already. Smartphones killed it before it even launched.
Black Friday:
1st Xbox 360: 750k
2nd PS3: 525k
3rd Wii U 400k
People criticise MS and the 360 for
- developing too much shooters!
- Focusing on Kinect / Casual games!
- Relying on 3rd party games!
- Focusing on entertainment applications!
- exclusive DLC!
- pushing digital distribution of games and movies!
at the same time.
All this tells me, that MS is doing an outstanding job and the 360 is a hell of a console.
MS sold 50% more XBL gold subscriptions than last year.
http://majornelson.com/2012...
Please check the 2012 best sellers in video games on Amazon.com
1st: 1600 MS Points (digital)
5th: 12 months of XBL Gold (digital)
5th: 12 months of XBL Gold
17th: 3 months of XBL Gold (digital)
49th: 3 months of XBL Gold
75th:...
Can't wait to see what they are up to.
343i
Black Tusk
MS Victoria
Twisted Pixel
That is quite a nice addition to a first party lineup.
Awesome sales. So that easily puts them at 900k for one week.
And for the XBL is a ripoff nonsense: XBL subscriptions were up 50% YoY.
Sorry I overestimated your intelligence. I am saying MS gives us a pretty big exclusive early next year and another year of excellent third party support. They will announce new hardware and new exclusive games for it at E3, because the timing fits much better than the VGAs and it is the bigger event. Got it now?
I guess MS will stay quite for VGAs. 2013 will be the release of Xbox 3, so they don't fire the big guns just before the E3 announcement.
But with Dead Space 3, Crysis 3, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Gears of War: Judgement, MGS, BioShock Infinite, GTA V there are quite a few games to play anyway. There are other ways to end a gen. I am looking at you, Nintendo.
the Xbox 360 is always doing fantastic during the holiday season. It has the best holiday lineup this year, so this is totally deserved.
movies maybe.
games no way José. Never Trevor. No chance Lance.
"Crytek have just announced that their upcoming free to play shooter has attracted over 500 million sign ups in Russia alone"
Impressive with a population of 143.1 million!
Forbes vs Sonyrumors.net!
I lol'd.