Sony, Microsoft argue whether GTA IV has sold more PS3s or Xbox 360s
By Dave Parrack
Grand Theft Auto has now been out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 for five days, and the arguments over sales figures, and which console it is doing better on have begun. Without any official figures yet available, both Sony and Microsoft have claimed early victory in the console sales push.
In the run-up to the game’s release, we heard from various industry analysts who all gave their opinions on which console would do better from Grand Theft Auto 4. Michael Pachter and Edward Williams both went with the Playstation 3, while Billy Pidgeon thought that the Xbox would do better from the title.
Now, after the first few days of sales, the companies themselves have felt the need to compare penis sizes.
According to Yahoo News, Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live said:
“We expect that GTA IV is definitely driving a lot of people to Xbox 360. … The fact that we know that we’re outselling [the PS3] two-to-one on the game is a pretty good sign that a lot of those games are going with a new console out the door.”
However, completely unsurprisingly, Sony begs to differ, issuing a statement claiming:
“As expected, the demand for Grand Theft Auto IV drove sales of the PlayStation 3 entertainment system within the first 24 hours, continuing the strong legacy of the franchise on PlayStation platforms.”
Until the first official sales figures are released, not only for the game itself, but the consoles in the aftermath of it coming out, then both are just bragging without any proof or documentation to back up their claims.
So far, sales figures have only been released in the UK, where Grand Theft Auto 4 sold more than 600,000 units in the first 24 hours, creating a new one day sales record for a videogame in Great Britain.
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May 3rd, 2008
well considering the two ststements. What is your article really trying to imply. There is no comparing penis size like you sugest. Microsoft is saying that the game is selling 2 to 1 which is probably correct as microsoft does not put out figures that are not correct. On the oter hand Sony is saying the expect to sell PS3 during the launch of GTA IV. That is probably true to as there are PS3 fans out there. Sony is not making a comparison here. Microsoft is. Why are you trying to start something that was not really said? It is obvious that the 360 will sell more, so for Sony to say that and then when the figures come out, they would look stupid and give 360 owners a reason to flame about. Blorge get a life.
May 3rd, 2008
Sony and Microsoft are the biggest fanboys.. EVER!!
I dont think the author was trying to start anything… I think you are reading too much into it… like the “sexier” controversy… he is just reporting what happened… your comment ” Microsoft is saying that the game is selling 2 to 1 which is probably correct as microsoft does not put out figures that are not correct.” may trigger another “articulate discussion….
May 3rd, 2008
dhw
shut up!
May 3rd, 2008
He is not reporting anything other then some random spin. He has two different quotes which he is trying to use to make up a false arguement. I agree with Cad on this one. He also fails to mention that 55% of these UK sales went to the Xbox
May 3rd, 2008
dear CAD…
MAKE ME!!
May 3rd, 2008
Of course more games are selling for the Xbox - Xbox 360 has a far larger install base vs. the PS3. This isn’t news. I’m a casual gamer, and I bought a PS3 just for GTA IV. That also isn’t news.
Who cares.
May 3rd, 2008
Cad has a small penis. very small and smelly
May 4th, 2008
Microsoft don’t put out figures that aren’t correct………………………………………………………………. Bah hahahahahahahahahah.
They all (microsoft, sony and nintendo) put out figures, comments etc that are “spins” or contorted in a way that looks good for the respective companies. A comment like that is “fanboy” at it’s best
+1 dwh. But don’t dare to have an opinion, or you will be told to shut up…lol
Oh and I disagree, they are comparing to each other. Sony did it a little diplomaticaly.
May 4th, 2008
CAD has a small penis
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
May 4th, 2008
@ b:
CAD has a small penis.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
If his penis size is proportional to his brain size. Then that explains why he writes such idiotic comments.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
May 4th, 2008
HAHAHAHAHHAha
XD XD XD
but seriously guys… no personal attacks.. its just a little too… childish (though funny)
thanks for sticking up for me anyways….
You made my day nomad… NEVER go away…
May 4th, 2008
@DWH
Hey,
I didn’t make any personal attacks. It was b: who brought up CAD’s penis to the topic.
May 4th, 2008
Unless you’ve seen and smelt his penis, then that should be stricken off the record.
Mine smells like cheese and feet….
Anyway, DAVE PARRACK is just trolling. The best way to kill a troll is not to feed it.
May 5th, 2008
DAVE PARRACK…lol Are your ears getting sore yet, all this shouting is driving me barmy…..
May 5th, 2008
you guys are measuring penis sizes… just like Sony and Microsoft XD
ohh well… it brightens up my day…
May 5th, 2008
DWH I wasn’t comparing size, I was comparing smell
May 5th, 2008
This is a sick discussion.
May 5th, 2008
So Nomad, are you a helmet or a skivvy brother?
May 5th, 2008
I’d say skivvy, he’s gone into hiding.
May 6th, 2008
Maybe he’s gone to check?
May 6th, 2008
Maybe Nomad is a girl and has a hooded warrior instead?? (if your a bloke Nomad, my apologies lol)
May 6th, 2008
Think of me as you will guys. It doesn’t mean shit to me.
May 6th, 2008
We are only joking Nomad, playing with words, not having a go at you at all dude.
May 6th, 2008
the preceeding conversation brought you by: The Low IQ of PS3 Fans.
May 6th, 2008
You calling winner a PS3 fan?
(not having a go at you winner, me and you have been getting on pretty good lately)
May 6th, 2008
spidey - no, just you, hammy, and the darkwhite hair loser.
May 6th, 2008
Are all your comments flawed Kevin…. If I’m not mistaken, winner (well known 360 fan - no offence winner) is making some of those comments in there as well. Or as usual you look at information and pull out only the relevent information you want….
There you go fellas, a very good clear example of how kevin thinks and applies his rational and well thought out answers. Your IQ comment is goin against you kev…??
May 6th, 2008
so now you’re going to whine like a little girl? fine… YOU too winner…. feel better? lmao
May 6th, 2008
Im a loser?? why because I play all the three consoles before making a comment???
You obviously havent played a PS3… you probably “saw a friend’s PS3 and he hates it and I hated it”
so… we will take your comments seriously when you actually bother playing PS3 games.. other than that.. you sound like a little kid… banging his hands and stomping his feat… because the other kids dont agree that Spongebob is the greatest cartoon ever…
May 6th, 2008
dwh - no, you’re a loser becuase you CLAIM to have all three consoles. even a modded xbox that ms repaired due to a rrod. lol. face it; you’re a loser becuase you’re a liar. no offense; all professional liars are losers.
May 6th, 2008
I didnt claim MS repaired my broken 360.. WHEN did I claim that?? SHOW ME PROOF!!!
At least I can play games on all three consoles before commenting on them.. you have no idea about anything other than the 360 (and you dont even know anything about that either)
Youre an idiot who keeps bringing in a subject that is already resolved.. if you read my previous comments.. youll see that I SAID…
that I sent my 360 to the shop where I bought it from/… NOT microsoft… are you literally retarded?? seriously… dont bother replying to me.. I feel like Im talking to a Republican with a bad case of verbal diarhhoea… if you can prove that I claimed to have sent my 360 to mS.. then Ill gladly accept it.. otherwise… well.. youre just proving you are the idiot and the loser… XD
LMAO
May 6th, 2008
The fact you claim a retailer fixed an RROD kinda proves you’re a liar. you change your stories more than your socks. geez. so; how about that link of sony’s getting sued. like it? lol.
May 6th, 2008
let’s tally, shall we.
1. you said your “modded” xbox was fixed by a retailer. b.s.
2. you said you only buy pirated 360 games, but not ps3 games…again..from a retailer. again..b.s.
3. you said sony was never sued for the ps2 lousy quality. once again…b.s..
4. you said hd dvd drives were 360 elites…they’re not…again…b.s.
so far these are only off the top of my head. face it; you know nothing.
May 6th, 2008
I said he replaced my motherboard… my 360 motherboard.. you think ALL retailers DONT have people who can fix ANYTHING??
Get this… in most of the weekend markets in Sydney.. you can find people who take up a stall and can install a mod chip… I checked it out on 2003.. when I tried to get my PS2 modded….
The “SHOP” I take it to… they install mod chips as well… I went in with my RRODed 360.. they said that it somehow affected the motherboard… they changed it… (they had the motherboard of another broken 360.. incase you wanted to know)
and it hasnt been a problem since now… because I play the 360 an hour at a time…
took it to the same shop too.. I dont know what they are gonna do now….
your pathetic “sherlock-holmes-wannabe” investigation is REALLY… well… pathetic… as usual you are reading ONLY wha you want to read… so go on.. keep telling yourself you’re right… it looks to me that YOURE the liar… and a waste of bandwidth and a disgrace to the 360 owners…
May 6th, 2008
1. you claimed MS never got sued- BULL SHIT!!!
http://www.today.com/view/microsoft-settles-xbox-360-fall-update-lawsuit/id-55007/
2. You claimed GTA 4 has better graphics on the 360.. BULL SHIT!!
3. You didnt know that MS could tell whether someone was using a modded 360 or pirated games…
4. You didnt know the 360 had a 4 DVD game till I TOLD YOU!!!
I never claimed Sony didnt get sued… I said I wont believe it till I see some proof…
I said I have to get the shop to import the PS3 game for me… after I pay them half.. they bring it from another country…
Not my fault you think the world revolves around what you think… may I suggest you crawl out of the hole you currently live in.. and perhaps see that not all countries are the same as the one you are currently living…
Im surprised you still have a job with your “intelligence”… how is it that it hasnt been outsourced to India???
braindead people… specially braindead fanboys say the darndest things…
May 6th, 2008
dwh - a lawsuit settled over a glitch online is hardly the same as forcing people to buy more than one ps2 at $299 each, but if it makes you feel better, you go right ahead. it’s funny tho; psn has gone down, gta won’t work online, and sony is doing NOTHING to fix it; give it time, sony’s gonna be sued again for the ps3 since ms was sued for similar problems. it’s not the same as quality control that sony was sued for. not even close. you’re right..i didn’t know or care about lost odysey. it got meh reviews and i don’t like japanese developed games..too much fluff, not enough stuff. again, using ONE game against the HUNDREDS available is not only pathetic, but laughable. what are you going to say when a ps3 game comes out on mulitple disks? start working on your answer now…
no genius, my contention is that ms DOES know when something is modded. that’s why you changed your story to “a retailer fixed my rrod”… one has to wonder how when retailers don’t have the diagnostic tools needed to fix it. then again, just one more pathetic lie from a desparate fanboy.
keep typing..it makes me laugh.
May 6th, 2008
and yes..you DID say sony did not get sued, until you saw it for yourself. dumbest. stance. ever.
May 6th, 2008
“a retailer fixed my RROD” when did I write that?? I wrote they CHANGEd my motherboard… you see.. if they are good enough to fit mod chips into the UBER PROTECTED 360.. then they are probably good enough to change the motherboard…
I wrote about Lost Odyssey because its the LATEST game on the 360… the latest game which already shows the future of 360… the PS3 has a LONG time before games come in multiple blu ray disks… because a blu ray holds thrice as much data as a dual layered DVD.. something else you didnt know…
Its funny how you dont like ANYTHING japanese.. even though their products are selling more units and arent as shoddilly made (not recently) and I bought my PS2 on 2003… it hasnt had a “Disk read” error…
whats wrong with not believing till I see proof?? Blindingly believing in something without proof is the most retarded stance.. EVER!!!
I did not believe Sony being sued over PS2s because you didnt show me proof UNTILL 3 days later…
Keep typing… Im gonna submit your comments to “World biggest Retards awards”
itll be a stiff competition between you and Bush baby…
May 6th, 2008
riiiight…the retailer changed your motherboard. happens all the time in stores…oh wait…no it doesn’t… i’m not suprised you’re congizant of such awards. i’m thinking you’ve won on occasion. lol.
sony being sued for the ps2 quality and rumble is a part of gaming history. blame yourself for not knowing the history of your beloved sony. and you call yourself a fan…
May 6th, 2008
youre telling me that they can crack through copy protection that a BILLION dollar corporation placed… make a mod chip… install the mod chip on the 360… and not change a simple motherboard???
Your arguments and “observations” are as weak and pathetic as the insults you throw at me…
I dont call myself a fan.. the same way I dont call myself a gamer… I dont see the need to label myself as a 10 year old child who plays 360 all day would.. I play games for entertainment… not to get the approval of an insignificant ignorant man?? from half way round the world…
May 6th, 2008
no such word as “congizant”… go back to Junior high brainiac… maybe youll learn something…
May 6th, 2008
man, i was just talking about penises. haha
May 6th, 2008
Well you have now come to the dark side and joined our ranks mwah hahahahhahah. Well on the IQ side of things anyway, apparently.
May 7th, 2008
dwh - when you’re reduced to pointing out my typos as a rebuttal, you know you got nothing. sorry, but “cognizant” is a word. just not one you’ve covered yet in the 6th grade. hang in there, little buddy…you’ll get there.
May 7th, 2008
if you don’t call yourself a gamer or a game fan, why are you on game related site? if you’re THAT desperate for attention, buy a dog. at least he/she won’t be able to see thru the huge amounts of b.s. that the rest of us already have.
May 7th, 2008
rest of us?? since when is ONE stupid insignificant retard fanboy “us”???
I dont have to be a “gamer” to look at a web-site which has game related news…
the sad thing is you call yourself a “gamer”… I never heard a grown man.. or anyone mature albeling themselves so vehemently… its something a child would do… (and you tell me to go back to 6th grade when YOU make the typo XD)… stupid silly retarded boy…
And no.. Im not looking for attention… because I try to look at the good and bad sides of both consoles… whereas youve been Anti-PS3.. anti-Wii.. and generally licking 360 ass… even when other web sites and REAL facts prove otherwise…
NO.. Im not a big pet lover… maybe istead of a dog.. I can just buy you… itll be the same… you’ll stay loyal.. NO MATTER WHAT I DO… the problem is that you’ll lick 360 ass rather than your own… but Im willing to look beyond that…
youre telling me you can fabricate riddiculous claims against me.. and I cant even point out a simple typo??
ROCK ON big gamer dude… like its so cool.. like .. its awesome.. like you know… like a true gamer.. man…. like I need some more Halo mountain dewy dew bio fuel.. like you know.. those over priced… over hyped product placements… you know gamer dude??