5 PS3 predictions for 2008

by Andrew Yoon { Jan 1st 2008 at 8:45PM }

Disclaimer: None of these predictions were made by Miss Cleo.

Every year, PSP Fanboy made predictions on what will happen in the year ahead. So far, they've been quite successful with many of their visions of the future coming true. Now, we'll have some fun with the PS3. Here's what we're seeing in our crystal ball ...

PS3 Prediction #1: Warner Bros. will go Blu-ray exclusive.
Rumors have been quite persistent about this major movie studio's upcoming HD plans. With Blu-ray consistently outpacing HD DVD sales, we believe that Warner Bros. will finally feel the need to choose one format over the other. Of course, Toshiba's more than willing to get its moneybags ready for HD DVD. The war will still continue through 2008.

PS3 Prediction #2: A new color for PS3 will be introduced.
Expect some sexy new colors for PS3, many of which won't appear in the US. Our European and Japanese friends will get special skinned systems for high profile games, like Metal Gear Solid. America may introduce a new premium bundle in White that includes an even larger hard drive and a hotly anticipated game.

PS3 Prediction #3: Video rental service will begin this year.
Sony will finally allow PS3 fans to download movies from the PS Store later this year. However, just like Xbox Live, the movies available will be rentals only and will require the PS3 to be signed into the PSN for playback. Sony won't want to cannibalize its own Blu-ray sales with fully downloadable movies. At the very least, Remote Play will be enhanced so that you will be able to stream these movies to the PSP.

PS3 Prediction #4: Expect more price drops.
PS3 finally dropped to $399. Expect it go down even further later this year, so that it can remain competitive against the Xbox 360.

PS3 Prediction #5: PS3 sales will get better, but won't be able to beat Xbox 360 in 2008.
In spite of a much better library of games in 2008, the PS3 will trail behind Microsoft's competing system. The PS3 will do stupendously in Europe and decently in Japan, but American gamers will remain hesitant about Sony's system. Momentum will certainly help PS3, and critics and analysts alike will predict even better things for 2009.

Will we be as lucky with our PS3 predictions as we were with the PSP? We'll have to wait and see. We'll see you again in twelve more months.

Tags: joystiqfeatures, predictions

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Prefrences @ Jan 28th 2008 6:23PM

Hey guys!! warner bros already went blu ray exclusive. as more retailers start selling more blu ray movies, the idiots who always need to get the new hd video format will start buying blu ray players, which means the ps3 as its the cheapest of all blu ray players out there.

I hope the ps3 will get a silver colour, and theres already rumors abotu a new white 40gb ps3 with a new white dualshock 3 controller!

the video rental service will be huge, are they able to rent blu ray movies? I dunnio.

well with best buy discountinuing ( sorry english isnt my first language!) the 80gb models, more people will buy the ps3 special yat its 399 price tag. we could even see sony reduce the price of ps3 40gb model to 299 and make another sku at price ti at 399! but that would be incredibly stupid for sony, i think teh yshould jst only make 40gb models, release a update that makes it b/c and bundle it with some games.

ps3 sales will definetly get better, as people will start to realize that the xbox 360 has nothing more to give to gamers. if you think of it, the xbox 360 is dried up now. also people will want a new blu ray player and a cheap one as well, and thats the sony ps3. also the ps3 offers more thanm jusyt gaming, its a entertainmkent system. with games like mgs ps home and littlebigplanet, that will attract more peopel to buy the ps3

Sanjin Mehmedovic @ Jan 1st 2008 9:00PM

I agree with most of them, just not #5. PS3 Will be 2nd in 2008, 1st in 2009.

SKI @ Jan 1st 2008 9:42PM

For that to happen, I think that none of the AAA games can see a delay. Them maybe, the PS3 can finally move ahead of the 360.

Microdot @ Jan 2nd 2008 3:19AM

i still havent understood this argument from some people. is everyone aware, that globally, the ps3 has been outselling the 360 by large margins? it will overtake the 360 this year without too much issue, as long as the ps3 doesnt have any boneheaded setbacks. in its very first year, even with all the horrendous issues... it managed to make take the 360's 10 million unit lead, and dwindle to a 5 million unit lead.... and the momentum has only really changed here in the last few months.

i really dont see outselling the 360 to be a problem. the wii on the other hand, is an entirely different story. its now turned into a "i want one too!" fad.... and there is absolutely no telling what will happen. the bottom could fall out from under it tomorrow... or 3 years from now. fads and trendies are completely unpredictable.

Starfire @ Jan 1st 2008 9:00PM

I like your honesty regarding the PS3's success. It still has an uphill battle, coming late and having few stand-out games (though no longer none, thank goodness). The main success stiry it brings is that of Blu-ray, which while it hasn't won the formats-war, is at least established, something the stand-alone Blu-ray players were unable to do (Sony pressure to keep their price up, some might think, but the cost of parts counts in too, I'd say).

I expect that 2008 will see the release of the the PS3's biggest games- perhaps it's biggest ones ever. Even if it doesn't dethrone any other consoles, the owners will have a much better deal, the one a lot of us have been waiting for.

Derevartives @ Jan 1st 2008 9:41PM

I think the PS3 will sell more units per month then 360 next year, a lot of PS2 owners are waiting out for MGS4 and people associate franchises like DMC and GTA with the PS brand. And once Playstation Home is released the 360 will no longer have a clear advantage to the PS3. The only excuse people will have in 2008 for buying a 360 instead of PS3 is "all my friends play 360". But then again I'm European :P

ryan @ Jan 2nd 2008 1:18PM

this is so true. this is the main reason why i bought a 360 to play with all the people that i know. i still don't know anyone who has a PS3. but this will change next year most definitely!

nick @ Jan 1st 2008 9:24PM

I don't see Warner going Blu-Ray exclusive, as they are making money on HD DVD titles. I expect Warner to remain in the middle and offer titles for both Blu-Ray and HD DVD. If anything, I think Buena Vista will likely support HD DVD eventually, while they continue to support Blu-Ray. Disney is all about maximizing profits. And right now, they're not maximizing profits.

As far a new color for the PS3, I think that's a given. Usually a new color appears during a refresh or to spur sales. It'll definately happen. If it were, I'm thinking Summer or Winter holiday.

Video coming to the PS3 is also a given. Sony has a huge library of movies and it would benefit them to exploit it. It'll be interesting to see what they charge or how they'll handle DRM.

I think there will be another price drop on the PS3 at some point, but I'd be surprised to see one in 2008 unless they were forced to do so. Instead, I think bundling is a better option. We're seeing the five free Blu-Ray movie deal right now. Expect more of that. Nintendo has yet to drop the price of their console, and they have no reason to do so. I think Microsoft will have a price drop on the 360 this year for another $50. If greater, expect Sony to do something pricewise.

And I believe sales have no where to go BUT improve. This year the PS3 will do better. And the price drop has certainly increased interest. That was a huge step in the right direction. The console was too expensive out of the gate. Now that it's $399, it's actually on the high side of where it needs to be, but at least it's accessible. With some high profile titles this year, we should see units move in bulk. I think Metal Gear Solid will be a system seller, and Little Big Planet and Home will generate additional interest. It wouldn't be a bad idea on Sony's part to have a Grand Theft Auto bundle.

Christian @ Jan 2nd 2008 7:27AM

I think you misunderstand the dynamics of the movie marketplace. The total sales of both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are tiny compared to the sales of normal DVD's still and not a big economic driver for any of the studios. Hollywood is convinced that what is needed for high definition movies to start selling is one format emerging as the standard. So for a studio like Disney or Warner selling one or the other format is not so much about maximizing profit, but trying to build a market for later profits.

So for Warner to go Blu-Ray exclusive it will be perceived from their side as a way to decide the HD format war in Blu-Ray's favour and thus help create a financially interesting high definition content market.

nick @ Jan 2nd 2008 9:00AM

No, I'm totally aware the sales of high definition movies pale in comparision to DVD, and DVD sales, outside of box sets, have plateaued. However, that being said, DVD sales are still quite significant, and will be for some time.

I don't believe that studios are interested in deciding which format will succeed. The reason why we have some studios in one camp vs another camp is a number of factors, including but not limited to features/functionality, concerns over piracy (which is huge for them), and the perception in the case of Blu-Ray of quick adoption via the PS3, which has turned out to be the best selling Blu-Ray player by a huge margin. Generally though, a high defintion movie in either format is about the same.

I think movie studios are more interested in protecting their property, but at the same time, re-selling all their catalog titles again in a new format, and find a new revenue stream to continue what DVD and VHS started.

Right now, it's still too early to tell how things will pan out, but I think because we do have two formats, there won't be any rash decisions anytime soon. It's still business. If you can generate revenue selling to both formats, then why not?

The reason I said Buena Vista may consider selling HD DVD, is because they mentioned the possibility during a quarterly report.

Now I could be wrong about Warner, but I don't see where it's hurting their bottom line selling both HD DVD and Blu-Ray.

The only ones hurt by two formats, when you really think about it, is retailers having to carry both formats on their shelves. And they're already doing this.

ymmv @ Jan 2nd 2008 10:08AM

Yes, Warner is making money on HD-DVD titles but since they're supporting two competing formats they're also prolonging the format war and therefore limiting the size of the market. The majority of DVD owners aren't going to buy a HD video player when they're not sure if their investment won't become a dead format like DAT or DVD-Audio the next year. A format war will also bring more expenses since the same movie has to be authored and manufactured twice, retailers have to stock both formats, etc etc.

The longer the format war continues the less likely either format will become the true successor of DVD. If Warner would go Blu, they'd indeed lose a third of their HD movie sales, but they could also make Blu-Ray the de facto winner of the format war and create a situation where HD movie sales finally take off.

nick @ Jan 2nd 2008 7:55PM

See, but I don't think having two formats is necessarily a bad thing. It's happened before when VHS and Beta existed together. Laser came about, and was pretty much by itself, but wasn't a defecto winner of anything. Same with UMD. And after DVD came about, Circuit City's DIVX which no consumer really wanted (but movie studios did) managed to stay around for a while with absolutely dismal sales.

If anything, the competition between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is helping keep prices down, while the manufacturers compete for our business. I'm not sure we'd see any or many free or BOGO offers if there were only one format. And we probably wouldn't see cheaper stand alone players this quickly.

And I'm not sure, even hypothetically if Warner did go Blu-Ray exclusively if the 'war' would be over. I think both formats are going to be around for a while, since they've both made some inroads. There's too many stand alone HD DVD players to give up on an emerging market, and source of revenue. It's not like HD DVD is a complete failure.

I still say there's a market for both. And if publishers released HD movies in both formats, it really wouldn't be that big of deal. Personally, I'd only give up on a market if it were in recession. I don't think that's the case yet.

Jonathan Borja @ Jan 6th 2008 5:18PM

http://www.news.com/Warner-joins-Blu-ray-DVD-camp/2100-1041_3-5905540.html

nick @ Jan 7th 2008 6:05PM

Yeah, I saw the announcement the other day and knew my comments about it were going to come back to haunt me.

I got the impression even Toshiba and the HD DVD group were caught off guard by the announcement.

Oh well. I was definately wrong on that prediction.

Organic_Shadow @ Jan 1st 2008 9:41PM

With bullet #5 I think you have it backwards.

It's going to do OKAY in Europe and GREAT in Japan. The games that JAPAN has been waiting out on are coming next year, and Europe seems like no matter what good/bad happens with PS3, the sales always just kinda cruise at the same rate. No worries with Europe just yet.

I also think that while the PS3 may not surpass 360's sales next year, I DO think that it's going to outsell 360(as in how many sold in a month etc.) in the U.S. time and time again, due to exclusives and the game flow panning out.

Hyams @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:53PM

PS3 is already outselling 360 on an average monthly basis, you don't have to wait for that to happen.

PS3 is outselling the 360 - on average - by 0.13 million models per month.

Although, those figures were derived from the ones found on VGChartz, so I can't vouch for their accuracy.

Hyams @ Jan 1st 2008 9:28PM

Regarding prediction 5:

If PS3 and 360 sales both remain constant: by the end of 2008, the PS3 will have sold approx 66 - 70% the number of 360s.

Take into account that the PS3 will finally be getting it's most talked about titles (whereas the 360 seems to have dried up in this area): I'm guessing PS3 may well have sold 75 - 80% (or perhaps even more) the number of 360s.

I think it's improbable that the big name exclusives could boost PS3 sales high enough to overtake the 360, however.

So yeah, I think your prediction is accurate. ^_^

Haiddasalami @ Jan 2nd 2008 10:26AM

I think if MGS4 is not delayed thats itself could boost PS3 sales. I know ppl who are just waiting for it to be released. To quote kotaku "I were a magic 8 ball right now, I wouldn't have hands to type with and you wouldn't be reading any of this. I'd just sit quietly on my desk in front of my keyboard' and snicker

bs6268d @ Jan 1st 2008 9:41PM

ya let's hope for more games and some bigtime exclusives

DEMAN @ Jan 1st 2008 9:45PM

I would have to agree with those though if #5 is right so much for Sony's BS 11 million units by March '08 and 1st place.

Christian @ Jan 2nd 2008 7:45AM

I don't know what stories you have been reading, but I haven't seen Sony claim anywhere that 11 million sold by March would equal having sold more units total than either of their two competitors. All they have said is that they expect to have a total of 11 million units sold by March. Which is not improbable that they achieve if the spring heavy hitters do not get to delayed. The PS3 is at 8.8 Million units today according to vgcharts, so that means only 2.2 Million more units to reach that goal. European sales of PS3 due to titles like Gran Tourismo Prologue, Haze, UT3, DMC, Ferrari Challenge and MGS should be enough to cover that gap by itself. And also expect Blu-Ray's increasing dominance to increase the positive feedback loop for the PS3.

Vincent @ Jan 1st 2008 9:53PM

Yeah I disagree with number 5 too. The PS3 sales are raising all over the world, and just recently, in one of the most important sales weeks of the year, it was ahead of the 360: http://n4g.com/gaming/News-95398.aspx

I expect it to be even better the rest of 2008

xXcrisisXx @ Jan 1st 2008 9:51PM

i wonder if this will be true. because it's been near confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4 is making it's way to the 360 about 12-14 months later than the PS3. I wonder if this will keep people from buying a PS3 for this and wait. This will be dicey.

RiouV97041 @ Jan 1st 2008 9:58PM

If by "near confirmed" you meant "just another rumor beating on a dead horse" then yes it has been "near confirmed."

Clupula @ Jan 1st 2008 10:53PM

Near-confirmed? LOL. In other words, it's a rumor that you hope will become true.

B1gC72 @ Jan 1st 2008 11:46PM

if you can wait an extra year or more for a high profile game like MGS4 then you probably didnt want it that badly in the first place. i think alot of PS2 faithful will finally upgrade to PS3's when MGS4 comes out though.

Mike918 @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:52AM

@B1gC72: Yeah i am actually waiting for either MGS4 or another price drop to upgrade to the ps3, i am no too much into the fps that the 360 has and i think that the wii is just for family fun....and i like to play alone :P (except rock band)

ryan @ Jan 2nd 2008 1:23PM

dude, as a 360 owner I would not like Metal Gear 4 to come out for it. The PS3 is obviously a superior piece of hardware, and I'd like MGS4 to get the best treatment possible.

I'm just not owning a PS3 now because there's nothing for me to play really. next year this will change indeed.

Vincent @ Jan 1st 2008 9:53PM

Also, I expect Warner to go Blu-Ray exclusive as well. they are supposed to announce their decision in Las Vegas during some event in the beginning of the year (I think April)

seansloan @ Jan 1st 2008 10:05PM

expect more price drops...way to go out on a limb there.

Dasgooch @ Jan 1st 2008 10:06PM

I must say by some of the comments in this thread PS3fanboys can be very ill informed.

Vincent I believe you are talking about CES and that is in January, next week. Also one week of hardware sales hardly equates to a trend.

As far as Warner going Bluray exclusive, give me a break. There is a rumor circulating on Bluray.com that a meeting took place last week between toshiba, warner, universal, and microsoft. It is rumored they are announcing something big at CES. They are already a confirmed presenter at the HD DVD presentation. I think your new color and price drop predictions are true enough though, the rest are pretty damn hopeful imho.

SnipersParadise @ Jan 1st 2008 10:11PM

warner bros has been purchased by Microsoft, dont expect any blu-ray to happen.

WTF iz dat about @ Jan 1st 2008 10:27PM

I agree with all but #5 and it seems like im not the only one either the PS3 is beating the 360 in Japan 7:1 and is dominating parts of EU and is shrinking the difference in install base in the UK also the PS3 outsold the 360 in the past two months all while still being the most expensive console,having no REAL killer aps, and media bashing. Just imagine when the killer aps are released and home gets introduced by the end of the year or early 2009 the PS3 will at least be second or close to 360 by a very very small margin. I thought this was PS3fanboy but to predict that the behemoth that is the PS3 to stay in thrid place AGAIN is kinda of unheard of. I mean first the whole talk about a multiplat game and say it is also available for the 360 then the whole Call of duty 4 (multiplat) being what you guys consider the - PS3 GOTY and know this some times you guys make me wonder -__-

Starfire @ Jan 1st 2008 11:02PM

I think we can be fanboys and also see a continued 3rd place next year as more realistic than getting to second. There's not much that can make the PS3 overtake the 360 in the USA and that being the largest market, it makes all the difference in the world.

I'm also not so sure Sony even want to compete with Microsoft for the 'hardcore gamers crown'; even if their machine is right for that, it may not be their chosen image. They want to sell a PS3 and an HDTV, or a PS3 and some blu-ray disks, or (as an option) a PS3 and games. But, PS3 being such a high-tech console, it will have some amazing games. We'll just have to see if it really catches on that way when the really big releases come out.

I want the PS3 to be number one, as I honestly believe it's the best system out there, but it needs more exciting games to do that.

Laurens Holst @ Jan 2nd 2008 5:46AM

“or (as an option) a PS3 and games.”

I think, given the sheer amount of studios owned by Sony producing games for the PS3, I don’t think they want to ‘optionally’ sell games too. They’ve been in this business for many years now, and shown that they are dedicated to providing a great gaming platform with great games.

~Grauw

Twelve @ Jan 1st 2008 10:59PM

For once, I would love for PS3Fanboy.com to sound like true fanboys. But they are linked with the fanboy version of the other consoles, so I suppose they can't be TOO biased.

The fact is, the PS3 is ALREADY outselling the 360 worldwide, hence the chances of the #5 prediction turning out true are pretty much zero.-----12

Xiru @ Jan 2nd 2008 12:50AM

PS3 is already beating 360 in worldwide numbers every week and if it keeps up, #5 will be the first rumor out of the bunch to be wrong. I'd love to have a rental service, lets hope that rumor is true. Another price drop would be awesome as well.

Art @ Jan 2nd 2008 12:56AM

Actually dont know much about the warner bros thing but I would assume most companys are gonna be bluray only. Kmart is sticking with hd-dvd only and well we all know how well kmart is doing as a store lol. Blockbuster and Target are now both Bluray only stores. So if xbox belive the hd-dvd will be won by them all i can say is shell out another 7 million dollar 6 month contract for the rights. From a 360 source no less lol.
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14094/Target-to-Only-Sell-Bluray-Disc-Players-in-Stores/

blueraycrazy @ Jan 2nd 2008 1:42AM

The ps3 world wide is doing great.There is 8 million ps3s world wide and 15 million 360s. There is only 3 million ps3s in the USA and 10 million 360s in USA . Im getting these facts from vg charts. I think we will do better WORLDWIDE in 2008. I believe #5 alot. I'm a true HARDCORE PS3 fan boy. But face it its like 7 million away from 360. I TRUELY BELIEVE that ps3 will rule 2009 and 2010 and 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 and then will last tell 2017 outselling 360 by far. PS4 will be maybe out in 2014 or 13. then the new xbox 720 or w/e the name is.

but look at it here PS2 is still KING really no body is making there move to next gen : ). so there is a lot of PS fanboys still out there and right now they are buying Wiis trust me. I think the wii is going to be maybe higher numbers than 360 but ps3 will pass the wii because its very future prof and of course long lasting just like the ps2.

scratch @ Jan 2nd 2008 5:21PM

i think you have one thing very wrong, here. The PS4 might be coming out in 2014 or whatever (10 yr PS3 life-span), but I'm sure the 360 isnt going to last that long. microsoft will definitely release a new console before then, as it will become clear how much better the ps3 is than 360 way before then. the question is whether the next xbox console will see more success because it will be better than the ps4, or if all the 3rd parties will want to stick with the ps3 since they finally figured out how to code to maximize it's power. 3rd parties want 10 yr console life cycles, not the measly 4 yrs or whatever the first xbox had...

vlueraycrazy2006 @ Jan 2nd 2008 7:47PM

Yes i know there is going to be a 10 year life span that doesn't mean that there will be no ps4 6 years from now look ps2 is still living and is still great trust me cause 360 wont last and Microsoft might push new console 2011 2012
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2007/03/13/next-xbox-720-to-launch-in-2011-2012-according-to-microsoft.htm

leiwei @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:40AM

I would love to see a link to MS purchasing Warner or paying them big bucks for exclusitivity. That thing w/ Michael Bay saying MS wants to prolong the format war to enter into the market w/ downloadable movies/content seems like it could be a possibility if the Warner-purchase is true.

IMO it's completely senseless for Warner to go the other direction when media sales for their BD movies are 2-4 times greater than their HD-Dvd counterparts. NPD #s show this and Amazon sales charts show this. It doesn't even matter anymore if Walmart #s aren't included since chances are it's probably similar, afterall they carry BD & HDdvd movies there.

Carlton @ Jan 2nd 2008 6:33AM

Microsoft buying Warner? That was a joke. Ha ha. Fat chance.
That would be the biggest business news of the year. Hell, maybe even the decade. The merger between Activision and Vivendi would pale in comparison, and look at the stir that caused in the industry.
Microsoft need to distance themselves from HD-DVD as they are not benefiting from it at all. If Warner have been paid off, it is most likely just so they will not announce blu-ray exclusivity. Siding with HD-DVD would lose them so much money that a pay-off would have to be huge, and even if they did, Blu-Ray would not be killed off.

Imbro @ Jan 2nd 2008 11:54AM

@ Carlton:

MS nothing to gain on HD DVD? Not so. A success for BD would really set out the ps3 as the crown of the high end console war (wii is not high end). And I don't think the xbox is not so much about making quick money off of games now, but by some day monopolizing the media (music, movies, games) distribution market as they did on the desktop.

Allso they basicly seem to own the HDi standard. They want to push a windows ce into every movie player. Imagine the royalties of this.

leiwei @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:45AM

Forgot to mention, I praise Toshiba for keeping HD-DVD alive and not giving up so easily like Sony did w/ Hi-MD versus the age of iPods. But they should just quit it when their own home turf are almost completely blu. Every Japanese tech website I've been to laugh at the mention of anything hd-dvd related. That's pretty sad =P Besides, thinking about it, Panasonic in Japan developed the world's slimmest (9.5mm) blu-ray disc player/recorder for laptops.

Darko @ Jan 2nd 2008 4:03AM

My prediction #1 for 2008 is that I will still be playing my 360 more than my wii or ps3. Mass Effect = Best Game Ever!

My Prediction #2: Sony will continue to be D-Bags and not unlock the full potential of linux on the PS3.

PS3 Prediction #1: Warner Bros. will go Blu-ray exclusive.
God please, this may end the war

PS3 Prediction #2: A new color for PS3 will be introduced.
whoop de do

PS3 Prediction #3: Video rental service will begin this year.
ive used this feature once on xbox live.... neat but netflix is cheaper/ better selection

PS3 Prediction #4: Expect more price drops.
doubtful

PS3 Prediction #5: PS3 sales will get better, but won't be able to beat Xbox 360 in 2008.
who knows, but i doubt the ps3 will take the 360 ever, maybe after the third xbox is released. And for those who care the wii and ds already beat the 360's sales. and the DS broke the PS2 sales in less than 2 years.

Games of 2008 to look forward to (no particular order):
Devil May Cry 4
Turok
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Battlefield: Bad Company
Dark Sector
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Mercs 2
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Grand Theft Auto IV
Soulcalibur IV
Fable 2
Too Human
Super Smash Bros
Haze
Killzone 2

Popfrogs @ Jan 2nd 2008 4:33PM

Nice bit of trolling there. My favorite part was this, "and the DS broke the PS2 sales in less than 2 years". Wow, isn't that a shocker? A handheld beat console sales. Yeah and the gameboy color outsold the Sega Genesis. Fascinating comparison.

Christian @ Jan 2nd 2008 5:47PM

Well the claim is also wrong. The article in which he picked this up was about sales in Japan only. Globally the DS still have about 40 million units to go before having outsold the PS2.

Darko @ Jan 2nd 2008 9:43PM

Christian, I apologize for my misstatement on the DS I was not aware that it was japan only. My bad.

Popfrogs, you are the troll, your comment adds nothing to this article. What I said was not trolling its my opinion dumb ass. The only way it would be trolling is if I didn't own a PS3. I own: PS3, Xbox360, Wii, PS2, Xbox, gamecube, DS lite I could go on with older ones but there is no point. I have been playing video games since you were in diapers and have no loyalty to any one game system, thats why I tend to buy them all. I was just calling it as I saw it.