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New Hardware Projections Favour Xbox 360
Posted by: Luke Date added: 10.23.06
Categories: [ General Xbox 360 ]
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International Development Group has released it's Q3 report on the future of the gaming industry.

The report contains very detailed information on predicted hardware and software sales in North America, including average pricing and digital download stats.



You've got to wonder how such detailed predictions come into existance - but as a gamer, for the time being I will just gaze in awe.

The first thing to note from the report is that it predicts Xbox 360 will be the number one console in North America until 2010. Great!


IDG

Sales of Xbox 360 hardware have remained on a path to achieving an estimated 4.9 million units sold through in North America in 2006 – a significant improvement over the original Xbox’s first full calendar year of 3.4 million units.

However, sales still trail the PS2’s impressive “GTA‐fueled” 6.1 million units in its first full calendar year of 2001, and the system continues to be outsold on a monthly basis by the PS2 today. The 2006 holiday season will prove particularly important as the industry’s first live test of next‐ generation console market share.

IDG does not anticipate a price reduction on the core Xbox 360 hardware in 2006, but bundling at the retailer level seems likely. Sales should also benefit from the constricted supply of both PS3 and Wii. The installed base of the Xbox 360 is also projected to lead all other next‐gen platforms until 2009.


It appears that Microsoft's head start will pay dividends, but the PS3 will slowly catch the 360. The trendline suggests that early next decade the PS3 will prevail, but a lot could happen between now and then.

The report also suggests that Wii will initially prevail over PS3, if only for a couple of months. It will then preceed to bite the dust of the other two consoles.

Very interesting stuff - it is just another piece of corporate guesswork - but sure provides a rosy outlook for the Xbox 360 console.

Source - Next Gen



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