Newer than price cuts? It exceeds the Xbox 360 which PS 3 lowered price by unit sales worldwide

As we arrived at the end of October, various companies announced the results for the second quarter of 2008, but according to Microsoft and Sony's performance announcement PS 3 worldwide sales exceeded Xbox 360 It was revealed.

Just in the second quarter of 2008, it is a time when Xbox 360 and a new type PS 3, which we lowered markedly, collided abroad, is that many people chose a new type rather than a price cut?

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According to this article, in the second quarter from 1 July to 30 September 2008, Sony said that it sold 2.43 million PS3 worldwide, which is nearly twice that of last year. And Microsoft said that it sold 2.2 million units for interviews with AFP communications.

Incidentally, both Microsoft and Sony, in SeptemberPrice reduction of Xbox 360 main unit priceWhen,We are launching a new model of PS3 whose HDD has become 80 GB with the price unchanged for overseas marketsIt seems that the army ran up to PS 3.

Considering that the release of "Metal Gear Solid 4", which was a leading software for PS 3, was not in the period of aggregation period, it is not because there was special demand, but the introduction of a new model rather than a price cut and Blu - ray software Was it such a reasonable need for viewing, etc.?

However, despite being downgraded one year earlier, despite price cuts, the number of Xbox 360 sold in Japan staying at over 700 thousand, which took a great delay behind Wii and PS 3 released later, gradually increased Because it began to grow or for leopardsMicrosoft has made further substantial price cutsConsidering that again, it seems that there is a big impact on price cuts.