PS3 Fanboy

Those NPD figures that people are discussing are for the US only. In Japan, the X360 is getting it's teeth kicked in. In Europe, the Wii rules on units but the PS3 is doing well.

The one thing everyone forgets is that the PS2 has an install base of around 117 million units. The PS2 is still selling, but there will come a time over the next two years that more and more PS2 owners will naturally upgrade and stick with Sony.

If only 25% of PS2 owners upgrade, Nintendo and MS will have a serious issue. The original Xbox managed 20 million units, if I remember...

So - no positive spin needed.

Put simply, the Wii will outsell on units because it's cheaper than either of the other two consoles but is about even on actual revenue. The PS3 is newer than the X360 and so it needs time to catch up.

If you look at the trend lines and match up the launch dates, the PS3 has tracked the growth of the X360 and is now just started to grow at a higher rate than at this exact momnent in the history of the MS box.

It's funny how people think America is the most important market. But Europe has about 700 mio. citizens, compared to US/Canada's 330 mio. citizens.

And in Europe the PS3 is doing very well. But can't wait to buy PlayTV. I don't think the 28th March date "leaked" from Play.com is real, because many PS3 games get a 28th March date on Play.com.

Just mine 25 øre.

Ahh not so, in the US many OTA signals are in HD, both 720p & 1080i. Also remember the Feb 2009 cutoff date when all OTA signals must be digital, ie. HD. so yes this could work fine in the US. All they need is to have an ATSC tuner instead of the DVB, (i believe) tuner for europe.

Although watching Blu on a PSP would really defeat the object of Blu-ray :P

@Dan:
Buying a movie (as opposed to renting it), and watching it once and never again would really defeat the point of buying it :P.

I only buy movies I really like, and I like rewatching them from time to time. I'm glad I can rewatch them on the PSP, without the need to buy/rent the UMD version (which might not exist).

@steve
I know that the PS3 isn't constiantly running at 200w. Test had been done and PS3 ran in different wattage depanding on what the PS3 was doing. If PS3 is left on in XMB but nothing is happening this consumes less power. I think when your playing a game and the fan spins it gets to 180w. While recording it may not reach that? however it may be more than 200w, who knows?

In my region digital TV isn't available so I'm waiting for the turnover. I don't watch much TV anyway but it would be good for watching a sport and rewinding to see a goal or whatever.

erm except location free costs nearly £200