ONeillSG1 wrote:LOL!
Sony's American depositary receipts fell 16 cents to $39.94 at 4 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange trading. They have dropped 2 percent this year. Each ADR is worth 1 ordinary Sony share.
November 15, 2006
Merrill Lynch: Xbox 360 To Win Next-Gen Battle Through 2011
Merrill Lynch: Xbox 360 To Win Next-Gen Battle Through 2011 A new report from Japanese market analysts at financial firm Merrill Lynch has predicted that Microsoft's Xbox 360 will gain the greatest worldwide market share of the next-gen consoles through 2011, with PS3 and Wii marginally trailing.
According to an International Business Times report citing Yoshiyuki Kinoshita, research analyst for Merrill Lynch, the Tokyo-based division for the financial giant has predicted: "The winner in the next-generation console battle is likely to be the Xbox 360, which is the leader in North America, the world’s biggest market."
In addition, Kinoshita's research note revealed: "We forecast respective market shares [in March 2011] of Xbox 360 [at] 39 percent, PS3 [at] 34 percent and Wii [at] 27 percent, thus overturning Sony’s domination of the market with its PS2-based share of 69 percent, and doubling Microsoft and Nintendo’s respective market shares."
Kinoshita clearly believes that no one company will dominate all territories however, suggesting that Sony will still have 57% of the console market share in Japan by that date, with Nintendo's Wii at 39% and an unspecified small percentage for the Xbox 360.
However, it is his prediction for the North America market that is most startling and perhaps debatable, with his suggestion Microsoft will have 50% market share by 2011, of while the PlayStation 3 has just 27% and the Nintendo Wii 23%.
AtomicHyperbole wrote:Better cacheing on games like Oblivion, space to download free demos over Xbox Live Silver, loads save space... you'll need a memory card if you want to save otherwise.
TonyWilson wrote:Ok so I need some advice. I just bought a mobile phone over the internet and I get a 360 core system as a free gift. It has no hard drive and one wired controller. Do I need to buy anything before I can save games? And what are the benefits of a hard drive anyway?
ONeillSG1 wrote:TonyWilson wrote:Ok so I need some advice. I just bought a mobile phone over the internet and I get a 360 core system as a free gift. It has no hard drive and one wired controller. Do I need to buy anything before I can save games? And what are the benefits of a hard drive anyway?
You have to be kidding! How much was the mobile phone that a 360 came with it free?
That's insane!
TonyWilson wrote:ONeillSG1 wrote:TonyWilson wrote:Ok so I need some advice. I just bought a mobile phone over the internet and I get a 360 core system as a free gift. It has no hard drive and one wired controller. Do I need to buy anything before I can save games? And what are the benefits of a hard drive anyway?
You have to be kidding! How much was the mobile phone that a 360 came with it free?
That's insane!
The phone's free and it's 35 quid a month. That gives me 900 free landline or any network minutes.
ONeillSG1 wrote:TonyWilson wrote:ONeillSG1 wrote:TonyWilson wrote:Ok so I need some advice. I just bought a mobile phone over the internet and I get a 360 core system as a free gift. It has no hard drive and one wired controller. Do I need to buy anything before I can save games? And what are the benefits of a hard drive anyway?
You have to be kidding! How much was the mobile phone that a 360 came with it free?
That's insane!
The phone's free and it's 35 quid a month. That gives me 900 free landline or any network minutes.
What carrier?
Xbox 360 - What a difference a year makes
As we mentioned last week, the Xbox 360 is the most mature of the new generation of gaming platforms. This gives it a massive advantage in terms of available games and accessories. It also gave it a massive advantage in terms of available units. Early numbers (Black Friday, Cyber Monday) suggest that even though both the Nintendo and the PlayStation 3 could have outsold it, manufacturing limitations kept their true potential from being reached. In addition, parents who can't get either of the constrained systems are now apparently shifting their buying behavior to the system they can buy, the Xbox 360 - rather than giving their kids an IOU or paying excessively high Ebay prices.
This showcases the importance of actually having a hot product available in sufficient numbers when the buyers are ready to buy. Because of shortages of the Xbox 360 last year, both Sony and Nintendo got a little pop, while Microsoft could have sold more than four times the game systems it had in supply last year.
A year later, Microsoft has plenty of supply and the other guys are constrained. And, according to early information, Xbox 360 sales are ramping sharply, indicating that it will be the clear winner in terms of installed systems. This fact is critical as game developers are not religious about systems. Generally, they prioritize their efforts based on the number of potential customers in a given market. If Microsoft has several millions more of these potential users, they will get the cream of the games coming out from independent developers. And it is the games that make or break a system.
No matter how you look at it, this has all the earmarks of a solid win for Microsoft in the gaming space.
This fact is critical as game developers are not religious about systems.
AtomicHyperbole wrote:Zune was really badly developed.
I think this is important -This fact is critical as game developers are not religious about systems.
As being showcased by the developers jumping onboard with previous PS3 exclusives... not just that, the Xbox360 is quite simply easier to develop for.
On paper, the PS3 is more powerful. In reality, it’s quite inferior to the 360. Without getting into too many details, the three general-purpose CPU’s the xbox360 has are currently FAR easier to take advantage of than the SPU’s on the PS3. I suspect a few years down the road some high budget, first party PS3 exclusive titles will come out that really take advantage of the SPU’s and do things the XBOX 360 can’t, but I don’t think the console is worth buying based on this speculation (for some it will be though, we'll have to wait and see how these games turn out).
wonkabar wrote:http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-348-1.htmOn paper, the PS3 is more powerful. In reality, it’s quite inferior to the 360. Without getting into too many details, the three general-purpose CPU’s the xbox360 has are currently FAR easier to take advantage of than the SPU’s on the PS3. I suspect a few years down the road some high budget, first party PS3 exclusive titles will come out that really take advantage of the SPU’s and do things the XBOX 360 can’t, but I don’t think the console is worth buying based on this speculation (for some it will be though, we'll have to wait and see how these games turn out).
ign wrote:so where are all the pitfalls? Unfortunately, they can be found everywhere... especially if you've played the Xbox 360 version released earlier in the year. A quick comparison reveals those differences right off the bat. Be it with multiplayer options and online capabilities (360 has a point system and voice support, PS3 doesn't), or the visuals (Xbox moves at a smoother framerate with few hitches, while the PS3 version stutters often and boasts a more "washed out" color palette).
MonkeyM666 wrote:If I could go to gaming sites at work I would have a look right now. Sadly, I cannot....
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