1. Microsoft Points Generator
The 360 stayed in the lead for almost two years until the Wii pulled ahead and hasn't looked
back. The PS3 has been in last place since their console released and Sony was dealing
with a lot of problems for quite some time. The marketing wasn't on point, the games were
lackluster, and the PS3 was lacking features people who owned the 360 had grown
accustomed to. Many people called foul when a slew of titles that were exclusive to Sony
consoles for the last two generations moved over to the 360 as either multi platform titles or
timed exclusives. The two biggest announcements that shook gamers were the Grand Theft
Auto series going multi platform and the Final Fantasy series also going multi platform.
These were two games that could have potentially been console sellers for the PS3 had they
stayed exclusive and not gone multi platform.
This stirred mixed feeling for Sony fan boys and some fans of both franchises because they
were accustomed to these games being exclusive to Sony consoles. Sony and the
PlayStation brand seemed to be losing momentum after the first year the PS3 was on the
market and it put Sony between a rock and a hard place, but it actually turned out to be just
the position Sony needed to be in. Sony's strategy had been copied by Microsoft this
generation to perfection, I even think that Microsoft initially made better moves than Sony
ever had, but then something happened that no one saw coming, and some still don't see
today.
Sony decided that instead of trying to buy exclusivity from third party developers or
depending on third party developers to create new exclusive franchises for them, Sony
invested in their own intellectual properties instead of padding other people's pockets. It took
some time, but the fruits of that labor are starting to show, whether we all see it or not.
Obviously, the Wii has had tremendous sales numbers on its first party games, but I am
going to only talk about the PS3 and the 360 since they are in direct competition.
Sony has released several first party exclusive titles in the past two and a half years, and
there are many more on the horizon (announced and unannounced). Almost all of Sony's first
party games have sold well. I will use VGChartz as a reference even though people do not
agree with the accuracy of their reports (but let's assume that if there are errors, they are
across the board and will balance out). The first exclusive release was Resistance: Fall Man
which has gone on to sell over 3.5 million copies, Motorstorm has sold almost 3.5 million,
Ratchet and Clank: Future tools of destruction has sold almost 1.5 million, Uncharted:
Drake's Fortune has sold almost 2.5 million, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has sold over 3
million, Little Big Planet is on its way to selling 2.5 million, Heavenly Sword sold almost 1.5
million, and both Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 have sold just over 1.5 million copies. Even
games like SingStar, Socom: Confrontation, Hot Shots Golf, Warhawk, Buzz Quiz TV,
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, MLB 2008 (MLB 2009 is almost on this list) have all sold between
500,000 and 1 million copies. Thorough info about Microsoft Points Generator, Microsoft
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