Pachter Says PS3 Will Overtake Xbox 360 By 2015
Posted by Ashish on 06.30.2009
Says Wii HD will be out by 2010...
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says that the current console cycle will last until at least 2013, adding that the Wii will remain dominant in the U.S. and European markets in 2009 with 49% of the market, followed by the Xbox 360 at 29% and the PS3 at 22%.
But Pachter goes on to say that he thinks the PS3 will catch up to the Xbox 360 by 2011 with each grabbing 26% of the market (and the Wii at 48%) and will overtake the the Xbox 360 by 2015.
In Japan, the Wii is expected to dominate with 65% of the market. Pachter says that a new Wii HD will be out by 2010 and cost under $200.
Um... if the current generation is being predicted as being over around 2013, what does it matter if the PS3 overtakes the 360 in 2015?
That being said, if Sony will drop the price, I can see this happening sooner than later.
Posted By: Todd Vote (Registered) on June 30, 2009 at 04:09 PM
this guys a moron...
PS3 will never overtake the 360
Posted By: Ser Drake (Guest) on June 30, 2009 at 04:15 PM
I LOL'd.
Posted By: Meirsch (Guest) on June 30, 2009 at 04:48 PM
The last time Pachter predicted the PS3 starting to outsell the 360, it wound up about a million more in the hole than it was at the time of his prediction. He's not bad at short term stuff like first month sales of games - for the most part - but his long-term predictions are ridiculous.
Posted By: Rod Oracheski (Registered) on June 30, 2009 at 04:56 PM
funniest thing ive heard all day
Posted By: Guest#7945 (Guest) on June 30, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Michael Pachter you silly bunny.....
Posted By: Another Analyst (Guest) on June 30, 2009 at 06:16 PM
Wait, so the PS3 will overtake the 360 after this game generation is over?
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA, that's funny.
And what's this about a Wii HD "by 2010"?
As in by the end of this year?
Oh please god let this be true, I've been longing for a HD Wii ever since I upgraded to a HDTV.
Please let a HD Wii happen soon!!!
I want my Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid - Other M (as well as SSBB) in HD!!!
Posted By: Guinness (Registered) on June 30, 2009 at 07:38 PM
I'll take my Wii HD in black please. Can I also get a nintendo made wireless nunchuck & a redesigned wii-mote with motion plus already built in?
Oh, and a that japanese classic controller, but make it so it doesn't have to connect to the wii-mote (not sure if the redesigned one still does that or not, but always thought it was stupid with the existing one)
Posted By: Byzdalmyt (Guest) on July 01, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Funny; we told pachter this in 2007 AND he still has it wrong.
PS3 take over in 2010.
Posted By: superdynamite (Guest) on July 01, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Funny; we told pachter this in 2007 AND he still has it wrong.
PS3 take over in 2010.
Posted By: superdynamite (Guest) on July 01, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Why is anybody gonna care if the PS3 catches the 360 4 years from now?
Posted By: Hugo (Guest) on July 01, 2009 at 11:33 AM
I bet whoever he was talking to was cracking up inside. Guess they didn't have the heart to tell him 2013 comes before 2015
Posted By: Guest#1082 (Guest) on July 01, 2009 at 05:13 PM
