Xbox Gonna outsell PS2 in US?

[nimbles]

Apparentnly Xbox will out sell PS2 ver a month for the first time ever in the US :eek:


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp may be forced to cut the price on its PlayStation 2 video game console as soon as the coming weeks or risk being outsold in the U.S. market by rival Microsoft Corp., analysts said on Tuesday.
Sony forecast earlier on Tuesday that PS2 sales in the business year ending March 2005 would fall by as much as 30 percent, a much sharper decline than analysts had expected.
Unless Sony cuts the price on its PS2 in order to spur sales, U.S. game software makers, many of whom track Sony's fiscal year, may find sales growth targets harder to reach, analysts said.

American Technology Research analyst P.J. McNealy said the Xbox was likely to overtake the PS2 on a units-sold basis for the first time ever in the United States in April. He estimated Xbox sales of 275,000 units this month, versus about 200,000 units for the PS2.
PS2 sales have been falling in the United States this year, and in the just-ended fiscal year Sony said PS2 unit shipments fell 37 percent in North America.
There has been a rising clamor from game publishers for Sony to cut the price of the PS2 by the opening of E3, the video game industry's annual trade show, the week of May 10.

[Mr Snatcher]

Yep, its about time.

[nimbles]

its probably all the current users by these new special editions- like you guys ;)

[I-wanna-be-unfamous!]

nah, don't think so. there is no way that the xbox can beat the ps2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[old engineer]

Why can't it?

[Memphis]

Why can't it?
As above. If you're so sure, back up your argument at least with a decent reason.

[smokafatty]

His reason is because he probably doesn't own an xbox. :)

[LiquidMercury]

Well I'm adding to the sales by finally getting my LE Xbox. :) Fonty's behaving, albeit posting uselessly as usual.

- Merc.

[old engineer]

As above. If you're so sure, back up your argument at least with a decent reason.
:wavey:

:director:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp may be forced to cut the price on its PlayStation 2 video game console as soon as the coming weeks or risk being outsold in the U.S. market by rival Microsoft Corp., analysts said on Tuesday.
Sony forecast earlier on Tuesday that PS2 sales in the business year ending March 2005 would fall by as much as 30 percent, a much sharper decline than analysts had expected.
Unless Sony cuts the price on its PS2 in order to spur sales, U.S. game software makers, many of whom track Sony's fiscal year, may find sales growth targets harder to reach, analysts said.

American Technology Research analyst P.J. McNealy said the Xbox was likely to overtake the PS2 on a units-sold basis for the first time ever in the United States in April. He estimated Xbox sales of 275,000 units this month, versus about 200,000 units for the PS2.
PS2 sales have been falling in the United States this year, and in the just-ended fiscal year Sony said PS2 unit shipments fell 37 percent in North America.
There has been a rising clamor from game publishers for Sony to cut the price of the PS2 by the opening of E3, the video game industry's annual trade show, the week of May 10.

[old engineer]

His reason is because he probably doesn't own an xbox. :)
:idea:

[Mr Snatcher]

old engineer, I think Memphis meant to quote Fonty.

[handyguy]

People want to buy the new green box so they can play Halo2

[Memphis]

old engineer, I think Memphis meant to quote Fonty.
I was speaking to 'Fonty', not you old engineer.

I was asking him to backup his 'can't beat PS2' statement by quoting your question.

[old engineer]

Ahhh, righttttttttt

...U 'ad me confused there, which 'aint difficult :)

...Come on then 'Fonty', we all know the the Xbox is the best machine, therefore making the most sense, PS2 always had the headstart by being released earlier, about time the Xbox started to catch up...

[Memphis]

No worries m8, I can see why you thought I was gettin at you.

I think Fonty's reply is the start of this reaction he has to message boards. (You know, the one that makes him act like a muppet and then get banned... again)

[Neo]

nah, don't think so. there is no way that the xbox can beat the ps2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


For all you guys that don't know, this is the fonty/jenny lornez/case27/etc.. idiot.

[freakit]

For all you guys that don't know, this is the fonty/jenny lornez/case27/etc.. idiot.
If its that fool Jenny Lorenz then he finally stopped using those dumb smileys to throw us off.

[smokafatty]

hehehe:D:bigthump::bigthump:s

[Mr Snatcher]

hehehe:D:bigthump::bigthump:s
nope, you did them wrong hehe :D 's

[Neo]

Thats him. Snatcher, why isn't he banned yet?

[Mr Snatcher]

Because we really love him. j/k wiz, We have yet to prove its him.

[LiquidMercury]

Nah, we know it's him. He's our own personal 'village idiot'. All forums need one. :D

- Merc.

[smokafatty]

I don't mind him as long as he keeps just 1 username. :)

[I-wanna-be-unfamous!]

hmm... I just have to give a one big laugh for today. It's just amazing how this thread is still ongoing with a bunch of non-xbox-topic related post and is still hasn't been lock yet.

sorry nimbles, sorry to ruin your post with only one single of my reply in it. That's why I just want to be unfamous for the time being but all this folks over here just can't keep their heart close for me but always want to give me some more and more loves each day.

oh god, why thee have to give me smartness, why thee have to give me handsomeness, why thee have to give me coolness.

- I-wanna-be-unfamous :wavey:

[Memphis]

That's it Fonty, get back into it, we'll have you banned again in no time.

[freakit]

check out his post here:
http://www.dvdrom-guide.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2032

the smileys are back

[LiquidMercury]

oh god, why thee have to give me smartness, why thee have to give me handsomeness, why thee have to give me coolness.

- I-wanna-be-unfamous :wavey:

This God, erm, I mean Mod is going to give you 'get-the-hell-outta-hereness'. Bye Fonty, t'was nice seeing you. Hope you liked it here and I guess it's back to all your other pseudonyms at CDRG...again.

- Merc. :wavey:

[Van Nugent]

Yeah, we knew it was him the first day he appeared and we also knew it wouldn't be long... :laugh:

[Memphis]

Was only a matter of time.

[nimbles]

check out out fonty's latest post on the xbox forum at cdrg (Overclocked his xbox- he claims)

thing is the average "newbness" in that forum is increasing drastically, and some poor members are gonna believe it for a few seconds!!

[Memphis]

So much for the 'We've survived before, we'll survive this'.

You've got to wonder why the place is still on the net to be honest.