A critical 6 months for Sony.

Continuing on my previous post.

The next few months, util four weeks of Killzone 2's launch, it is necessary for Sony to reach critical mass. Why is this so important ???

It has be touted as the year of the PS3 but there are several factor's that might actually extend the lead for the 360.( Not the least of which being the price and the looks).


Microsoft has always had really strong holiday sales since launch. It has chosen to invest in more MMO and RPG's than Sony currently. Fable 2 and Last Remnant to name a few. Gears of war is also a huge factor as it has been the poster child for 360 after Halo series.


Sony on the other hand has Little Big Planet and Resistance 2 followed by Motor Storm and .....
Not to forget metal gear solid 4. Truth be told apart from resistance 2 in the action genre nothing else is stellar. It is the genre that drives the hardcore gamers.


The Looks......
If you look at the sales number for the 360 and PS3. The cuter and less glossy 360 can be identified by moms who are planning to buy a console for their kids. This is a majority of the buyers for the holiday season. Not to mention that price also plays a factor in the scenario.

The PS3 with its more sexy appeal and looks wouldnt neccessarily be something that can be identified by moms as something appropriate to buy for kids. The Ps3 looks more or a menacing machine than the 360.

No matter how many cute pictures of the sackboy you put up for marketing the sheer looks of the PS3 bypass the cuteness of Sackboy for a few buyers.


My call for the holiday season.

Xbox will lead the PS3 in sales by about 340 thousand starting october.

The numbers game Sony, Microsoft and Wii

It has been a really tough couple of years for Sony Entertainment and particularly Sony's gaming division. A lot has been said about Sony's wrong strategy, what actually is the cause for concern.....

Being an Sony loyal myself and having spent 3 days and four nights in a store to buy the PS3 at launch...
It really pains to see that a product so great did not catch on as expected.

Many would say that Sony is doing well outside the US.....
Firstly we must acknowledge that it is doing well in Europe

Since I do consider Wii catering to a younger and older generation compared to the PS3 and 360's targeted audience, I would not consider that as competition from a serious gamers perspective.

But that doesn't hold when we are comparing this from a business perspective...

EUROPE -------------------------------------------------------------------------
VGChartz comparing the three consoles in Europe starting from Wii's global launch

Analysis of Europe's Number's :
Despite Sony starting really really late.
I was march 2007 that it launched compared to Wii December 2006 launch and XBOX360 launch way back in November 2005.
Despite having a late start Sony actually beat XBOX 360 as of this day in Europe

PS3 sold 6.4 Million consoles
XBOX 360 sold 6.0 million consoles

JAPAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------
VGChartz comparing the three consoles in Japan starting from Wii's global launch
Analysis of Japan's Number's:
Sony's sales have been mediocre here than what I would expect.
Microsoft lack of brand and awareness and regional attachment towards Sony lets it maintain its numbers well ahead of Microsoft.

PS3 sold 2.4 million consoles
360 sold 0.75 million consoles
Wii sold 6.8 million consoles

AMERICA -----------------------------------------------------------------------
VGChartz comparing the three consoles in Japan starting from Wii's global launch
Analysis of America's Number's:
Sony's sales have been less than mediocre. It is a real cause for worry.
Microsoft's great head start and continuing the momentum of the original XBOX gave it a great start.
Many would say that Microsoft has been ahead by a year and that it is unfair to compare the total numbers...
Microsoft sold 4.3 million consoles more than ps3 before Sony started shipping adequate consoles in Feb 2007.

PS3 sold 6.6 million consoles
360 sold 12 million consoles
Wii sold 14 million consoles

Comparing the numbers from Feb 2007
Microsoft maintained a steady lead until the holiday season came thru and the lead bumped by a million and a half....




WorldWide ----------------------------------------------------------------------
VGChartz comparing the three consoles Worldwide starting from Wii's global launch
PS3 sold 16 million consoles
360 sold 21 million consoles
Wii sold 33 million consoles


Sony has sold almost the same number of consoles as 360 in the time frame from its launch despite microsoft head start and a growing fanbase in 2006.
It is only a matter of time that Ps3 will overtake 360 in worlwide sales.

Does this mean its all good for Sony vs Microsoft.....
There will further analysis of the industry in future posts.. so keep reading

Opening with a bang

This being my first personal blog post an obvious way to start is to talk about myself.

But instead I'd like to talk about what i do.

An avid gamer myself. I spent a lot of my time on reading gaming news, following gaming trends and trying to understand what the future has instore for us...

It's like something inside drives me toward games and being able to play, win, lose and learn and try to get better all the time. It give me a chance to live out different scenario's whenever i want.

Although i have a general passion for games and the game industry, How well do i play games... you ask ???
Well not as well as well some of the people i know... Then again we all have different interests.....

Im not a fan of strategy or MMO's
In fact, i have never ever played a strategy or an mmo.

I do play the action/adventure genre but racing is my zone.
I have a thing for cars and speed.


Here is a pic from my score in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III on the PS3.
Ranked 55 in my Ferarri F430.

The best rank i could get so far in on the same track with my Acura Integra is 26th.




What you can expect further postins is a view of my worlds and some tech articles you.


Oh did I mention that I am software engineer.