Just one day after Microsoft announced it had sold 2.5 million Kinect units in 25 days, Sony has fired back, announcing new sales figures for its motion-control technology, the PlayStation Move.
Last month, Microsoft upped its estimates for its Kinect motion-sensing camera peripheral, saying it expected the add-on to build an installed base of 5 million by the end of the year. Analyst firm Screen Digest believes Microsoft will ride that momentum in 2011, naming the Kinect one of a handful of top tech stories it expects to cast a large shadow in 2011.
For all its majesty of integration and penchant for pwning noobs, we can’t help but look forward to the PS3’s list of 2011 exclusives with just a smidgeon of envy. Here, therefore, is the list of PS3 exclusives that might make us dust off the old bugger…
Xbox Live is a good enough reason to own an Xbox 360, but exclusive games definitely don't hurt - and Microsoft's got quite a few lined up for next year.
Now the last releases of 2010 are out, we're looking forward to what next year will bring, and have rounded up ten games that will definitely be exclusive to our favourite platform.
Agreed although I never really played NPD numbers because of the volatility.
What I find disappointing these days is the distinct lack of volume and as a result, bad pricing. TSE doesn't predict much these days whereas it used to be surprisingly accurate.
Wedbush's Michael Pachter reports that sales of Sony's console were below expectations; Microsoft's motion-sensing camera outselling PlayStation Move 5-to-1.
Following NPD's report of US November sales yesterday, both Nintendo and Microsoft announced sales figures for their respective game machines. The DS was the best-selling platform for the month with 1.5 million units, followed by the Xbox 360 with 1.37 million units, and the Wii with 1.2 million units.
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