I have to say I am suprised by this, especially since no new SKU’s were announced at GDC.
While it is virtually impossible to tell whether or not there is a Xbox 360 shortage in the States it is easy to see that Sony are taking full advantage of it.
The latest hardware and software sales are in and in hardware sales at least Sony are smiling.
PS3 – 80,214
360 – 79,204
Wii – 47,702
So the PS3 is keeping a very slender lead over the 360 at the moment.. However in software sales the picture is very different indeed….
360 – 1,161,963
Wii – 692,114
PS3 – 446,805
To put it in local terms, the 360 PK’d the other two again. The royalty from those software figures must be making the Redmond giant very happy indeed.
Now if they could just sort out the hardware side and take advantage of the complete unavailability of Nintendo Wii’s and to extend it’s very limited 1.6 million total lead.
VG Chartz | American Weekly Chart
Last Updated: February 21, 2008
Burns ZA
February 21, 2008 at 12:04
Pk’d. lol.
NoMaD
February 21, 2008 at 12:12
The Black cloud is coming!
JP
February 21, 2008 at 12:19
The white cloud is already here.
Fox1
February 21, 2008 at 12:24
There was a green cloud helping MS out some time ago 😉
With Gears 2 announced and maybe some good classics the 360 will be back on track. Yes I do think there is a shortage of both 360 and Wii.
doobiwan
February 21, 2008 at 13:07
Uh, shortages folks. It’ll be interesting to see if the trend holds and for how long.
Abe
February 21, 2008 at 13:09
Well atleast now if the xbox claws its way back, us psboys will also be able to claim shortage 😉
I wonder what the global figure must be like for the year so far? I think its possible that the ps3 may even be outselling the wii!
LazySAGamer
February 21, 2008 at 13:18
according to VG Chartz the Wii is still the best selling console by far….
http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii®1=Total+Other&cons2=PS3®2=Total+Other&cons3=X360®3=Total+Other&start=39453&end=39495
Evilredzombie
February 21, 2008 at 13:18
U will join the dark side soon….
Messiah
February 21, 2008 at 13:57
The interesting thing is there have always been shortage problems with the Wii yet it has always done very well, and now all of a sudden it is falling behind on both consoles.
Banana hammock
February 21, 2008 at 14:14
It’s not shortages boys, the only console with stock issues is the Wii.
I mean thnk about it; are you telling me that MS only made 1.6 million 360s more than the Wii with an extra year of manufacturing? I don’t think so. The XboX is selling well still but it’s by no means sold out.
Fox1
February 21, 2008 at 14:19
@Banana hammock
Take a look at our local retailers. There an no 360’s.
There are shortages local and int the US.
Fox1
February 21, 2008 at 14:34
@Evilredzombie- I’m on the Elite dark side 😉
Banana hammock
February 21, 2008 at 14:49
@Fox1, you’re kidding right?
I was in Look and Listen on Monday (Fourways) they had plenty of stock.
Unless there was a mad rush that i missed in the last 3 days.
Fox1
February 21, 2008 at 15:05
@Banana Hammock- Those 360’s are old stock. They don’t have HDMI.Retailers in Durban are out. I was out helping my friend to buy one. If we found one then it didn’t have HDMI. No HDMI means old hardware and a RROD a definite RROD contender.
Burns ZA
February 21, 2008 at 15:32
Cape Town is also having a drought of 360 premiums.
Abe
February 21, 2008 at 15:50
But Fox your average consumer doesnt know about stuff like that!
Darthdad
February 21, 2008 at 16:11
@ Abe, I disagree, I find most gamers are pretty clued up when it comes to the technology of consoles. I don’t know anyone that is interested in buying a Xbox that is not aware of the
hardware to look out for.
doobiwan
February 21, 2008 at 16:50
I guess the numbers are just too early. If the PS3 can maintain that for a few months, good for them, but as MS said, the figures just don’t follow trend.
Maybe it’s a “reverse shortage”. They did oversell in December but need to start stockpiling for GTA4 and Too Human in a few months time . . .
Banana hammock
February 22, 2008 at 07:39
@Fox1, just cause it’s old stock doesn’t change anything. Then Sony can say they have stock shortages because all the 60Gbs are gone and only millions of 40gbs are left.
Stock is stock, if people are not buying a product it’s because the model is inferior and they are waiting for something better, not because they are sold out.
As for HDMI, i thought MS said you don’t need it 🙂 Oh wait, they said the same thing about the built in HDD. Also, were MS using the new RROD proof models at GDC when one of their show 360s died?
Nope, sorry, only the Wii is sold out. 360 and PS3 selling very well indeed but only Nintendo are selling out.
BTW, this is a good thing and also a very bad thing IMO.
Jinja
February 22, 2008 at 11:21
Personally I think this is the most important bit of info…
http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php
If you compare the consoles from their launch date, PS3 has sold 1 million more consoles worldwide.
Thats a lot of consoles.
(I blatantly ignore the Wii’s 10 million more consoles than either of them 😛 )
doobiwan
February 22, 2008 at 13:03
Hammock, you smoking those bananas? 😉
Sometimes stock runs out, fact, deal with it.
Abe
February 22, 2008 at 17:49
And sometimes fanboys make up sulky stories to cover fact 😉
doobiwan
February 22, 2008 at 22:16
From you Abe, I take that as fact 😉