Sony’s staying on top in the game console sales department according to an articles from Ars Technica. It seems the PS2 has outsold the 360 in every month since the November 360 launch with the exception of April.
From the article:
Since the release of the Xbox 360, Microsoft has averaged 246,000 console sales each month in the US, while the PS2 has seen an average of 473,000 units—a number bolstered by an estimated 1.5 million sales in December alone. Leaving out December, Sony's average drops to 302,000 per month, still outpacing the Xbox 360 by a healthy margin.
According to sales estimates from the NPD Group, the Xbox 360 won its first sales victory against the PS2 in April, outselling Sony's offering by nearly 90,000 units (295,000 units in all). The end of Microsoft's supply problems may have accounted for the leap in sales, but May estimates showed a return to more settled buying trends: Xbox sales decreased by 74,000 units, while the PS2 climbed to more than 231,000 units total, recapturing the lead with roughly 11,000 more consoles sold.
How much of this is Sony loyalty and how much falls in the realm of availability is the real question. Xbox is starting to straighten out its shipping issues, but that doesn’t mean the consoles are always on the shelves.
Last weekend we replaced the broken 360 in our house. (My husband was having severe withdrawals from Fight Night Round 3.) During the trek to one of Tampa’s Best Buy locations, we found a few consoles on the shelves, but people were swooping in like vultures to buy them. We nabbed a console, but it was by the skin of our teeth. Ten minutes later we would have gone home with a heavier wallet, but no Xbox 360.
These numbers will be very interesting to watch as more consoles make their way to market. Sony’s recent reduction in the price of the PS2 might help keep it in the lead, but for those who want a little next-gen action, it seems the only place to turn this summer will be the 360.
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