Tue, Mar 11, 2008 | 11:09 GMT

Pachter on late 2008: “PS3 will likely outsell the 360 in Europe by 20-40%, and will kill 360 in Japan”

While Xbox 360 may look attractive in Europe after today’s price cut, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter believes that year-end will see PS3 move ahead of 360 month-on-month in the US, a strong surge in sales for Sony’s machine in Europe and the practical death of 360 in Japan.

“In the US, I think it will be close all year, with 360 outselling PS3 most months due to its lower price points (at least as long as it remains lower priced),” Pachter told videogaming247. “Sony gains a huge competitive advantage when HD monitor sales pick up at holiday, as I expect retailers to push PS3 as a Blu-ray player to anyone buying an HD monitor. By year-end, I
think PS3 will outsell the 360 in the US by a little.

“PS3 will likely outsell the 360 in Europe by 20-40 percent, and will kill 360 in Japan.”

Pachter’s comments came as Wedbush Morgan predicted both a monthly lead for PS3 in the US for February and a 27 percent increase in NPD data for the month year-on-year.

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3 comments

Zumi
10/03/08, 5:58 pm

The thing is, in this generation, everything seems to be doing quite well. Sony are last at the moment, but the PS3 isn’t exactly flopping, and its best is yet to come.

patlike
10/03/08, 6:30 pm

I agree with Michael completely. By the end of this year, PS3 will be in an obvious monthly lead in Europe.

Blerk
11/03/08, 8:07 am

Didn’t PS3 already kill the 360 in Japan? That’s not much of a prediction!