The article implies that 2010 the PS3 will have "turned the tables" on the 360 in terms of multi-platform sales. That's an extrapolation on the "data" they have which doesn't take into account the mix of users within the install base and the sort of games they are likely to be buying. The implication is, the PS3 is somehow outperforming the 360 in software sales just because it has a smaller install base.
The 360 is at $199, has been out longer and recent months have seen the Arcade unit sell very well. It's hardly a massive jump to suppose that the 360 has made greater inroads into more casusal markets at this point in time.
I don't see any source for the data they are using either.
That sales of multi-platform titles on the PS3 have gotten closer to the 360's over time is obvious but this article really doesn't tell us very much apart from that, certainly not a pointer to future trends.
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The article implies that 2010 the PS3 will have "turned the tables" on the 360 in terms of multi-platform sales. That's an extrapolation on the "data" they have which doesn't take into account the mix of users within the install base and the sort of games they are likely to be buying. The implication is, the PS3 is somehow outperforming the 360 in software sales just because it has a smaller install base.
The 360 is at $199, has been out longer and recent months have seen the Arcade unit sell very well. It's hardly a massive jump to suppose that the 360 has made greater inroads into more casusal markets at this point in time.
I don't see any source for the data they are using either.
That sales of multi-platform titles on the PS3 have gotten closer to the 360's over time is obvious but this article really doesn't tell us very much apart from that, certainly not a pointer to future trends.