More Japanese defections to the 360 in 2007

We\'re as sober as the Pope. Watch and see how other Japanese publishers react. Mark our words here: Other publishers, other big-name Japanese publishers aside from Capcom (how we love thee, Capcom), will begin putting their once Sony exclusives on Xbox 360. And, in some cases, they\'ll put them on Xbox 360 first. Don\'t believe us? Watch for Namco and Konami in 2007. We\'re still not certain whether Metal Gear Solid 4 will hit Xbox 360, but if numbers (of units sold) do the talking, count on its arrival to Xbox 360 sometime after the PS3 version. What about Namco? We\'re sworn to secrecy, but the tide is changing here too. Prepare for some real Namco hardcore gaming love in 2007. Overall, Sony has reacted with alarm, anger, confusion, and is now realizing it must deal with this new situation: It isn\'t the console leader anymore. Oh yeah, almost forgot. Then there are Mistwalker\'s Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, two highly anticipated Japanese RPGS exclusive to the console. And, oh yes, did somebody say something about Resident Evil 5?

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So I\'m thinking we\'ll see a new Castlevania on the 360.  I have a feeling Metal Gear 4 will be on 360, but it will be a delayed release from the PS3 version.  Silent Hill will probably go multiplatform, too.  Thing is is that all those franchises have been on the Xbox before so I\'m not sure what Sony exclusives he\'s talking about.

As for Namco, the next Soul Calibur going multiplatform is a no brainer.  I suspect we might see a Tales of ... game for the 360 and PS3.  I also wouldn\'t be surprised for Tekken to go 360 and PS3 as well.

I ll wait for more sources until that is clairified 100%

Depends on numbers, of course, but the PS3 is passed .5 million now, and I would imagine it will continue to sell right off the shelves until around 3 million units.  The 360 is going to all but halt after Christmas, and the Wii is almost at 2 million, and will slow around 2.5.  By April next year, my prediction is 9.5 million 360s, 3.5 million PS3s, and 4 million Wiis sold.

I have a feeling that by the end of 2007 the PS3 will be back on top or close to it.

Depends on numbers, of course, but the PS3 is passed .5 million now, and I would imagine it will continue to sell right off the shelves until around 3 million units.  The 360 is going to all but halt after Christmas, and the Wii is almost at 2 million, and will slow around 2.5.  By April next year, my prediction is 9.5 million 360s, 3.5 million PS3s, and 4 million Wiis sold.

I have a feeling that by the end of 2007 the PS3 will be back on top or close to it.

360 will halt?  2007 has a rockstar line up of games; Lost Planet, Mass Effect, Too Human, Crackdown, Halo 3, Bioshock, Grand Theft Auto IV, Virtua Fighter 5, Forza 2, Blue Dragon, Trusty Bell, and many more.  Not to mention there\'s a great probability of a price drop in Q2.  I predict 12-13 million by the end of April.

I don\'t predict Wii slowing down at all.  Nintendo will have about 6 million sold by the end of April.  

PS3 is unknown.  I very much doubt it will be on top at the end of 2007.  I don\'t think that\'s possible given production capacity, and I doubt consumers\' willingness to spend so much after the initial launch phase.  We\'ll see though.

Its going to be a fun year.  I always to prefer predicting something unlikely and very specific, so that if it happens to come true, I feel extra smart.  I\'ll never be  like Notradamus or anything though, thanks to that.

I think 13 million 360s is generous, but we\'ll see.  They\'ve sold 9 million in a year and a bit, including two Christmas seasons but anything is possible - their deals certainly make it a tempting choice.

I\'ll buy a 360 when Halo 3 and/or GTA 4 come out.  PS3 when Tekken 6/GoW 3 come out.

\'07 is a great year for PC too

It\'s strange, but I feel that Wii will slow down. For a time, anyway.

There will be a drought or two. You wait and see.

360 will halt?  2007 has a rockstar line up of games; Lost Planet, Mass Effect, Too Human, Crackdown, Halo 3, Bioshock, Grand Theft Auto IV, Virtua Fighter 5, Forza 2, Blue Dragon, Trusty Bell, and many more.  Not to mention there\'s a great probability of a price drop in Q2.  I predict 12-13 million by the end of April.

I don\'t predict Wii slowing down at all.  Nintendo will have about 6 million sold by the end of April.  

PS3 is unknown.  I very much doubt it will be on top at the end of 2007.  I don\'t think that\'s possible given production capacity, and I doubt consumers\' willingness to spend so much after the initial launch phase.  We\'ll see though.

360 wont be alone anymore and PS3 and Wii will be gettimg good games as well

Oh and also production issues are being solved. They are supplying now

Oh and also production issues are being solved. They are supplying now

I know they are in production now, but it\'s not like they can make as many as they want.  That\'s why I said it comes down to production capacity.

I know they are in production now, but it\'s not like they can make as many as they want.  That\'s why I said it comes down to production capacity.

It wont be a problem forever. I think until March they\'ll be having enough to gain a satisfactory userbase....if people will be interested enough to get them that is

It wont be a problem forever. I think until March they\'ll be having enough to gain a satisfactory userbase....if people will be interested enough to get them that is

oh my god, you\'re so not reading what I\'m writing.  I\'m saying that Sony can\'t just make a bajillion PS3\'s.  There was an article some time back that said it was impossible for the PS3 to top the 360 in 2007 simply due to production capacity limitations.  In other words, they won\'t be able to make enough PS3\'s in time to overtake the 360 by the end of 2007.

They\'re talking about producing some 600k consoles in December alone, over the next twelve months, without increasing the rate further they could make a total of about 8.2 million PS3s (including 2006), which would be behind the 360s sales regardless of future performance.  That said, with production ramping up, I\'m sure they\'re going to aim to produce 10-15 million total by the end of 2007, and while I doubt they\'ll pass the 360 in 2007, by next Christmas the race will be very close.  When I say they\'ll be back on top, I think it\'s that by the end of 2007 the PS3 is what most people will be buying, rather than a Wii or 360, the PS3 is going to have all the momentum.

oh my god, you\'re so not reading what I\'m writing.  I\'m saying that Sony can\'t just make a bajillion PS3\'s.  There was an article some time back that said it was impossible for the PS3 to top the 360 in 2007 simply due to production capacity limitations.  In other words, they won\'t be able to make enough PS3\'s in time to overtake the 360 by the end of 2007.

No actually YOU dont get ME. PS3 doesnt need to sell a bazilion to keep its support and no I didnt imply it will reach 360\'s sales in one year either

No actually YOU dont get ME. PS3 doesnt need to sell a bazilion to keep its support and no I didnt imply it will reach 360\'s sales in one year either

That remains to be seen.  It\'s quite clear they\'ve lost some brand power.

Hopefully, in time consoles will be like DVD players.  Every DVD player can play every DVD movie,  but the choice of which DVD player you want to play the DVDs with is your\'s.  

One DVD playermay have better sound,  one better resolution,  one may have this feature etc and all this will go into making your decision on which one to buy

May this be the case with consoles sooner rather then later