PlayStation 3 finally beat the Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

Jakarta - After a long period, or approximately 5 years, the popularity of the PlayStation 3 game console finally surpassed theXbox 360. For the first time, the adoption of the PlayStation 3 in the global sphere now more than the Xbox 360.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 was released a year earlier than the PlayStation 3, namely in 2005. The console is more popular thanks to the presence of Kinect, control body movement-based gamesthat sold well. But it did not prevent PS 3 match it slowly.

The reports record sales footprint until it closed in 2010 suggests the Xbox 360 sales eroded because of its popularity declined in Europe and Asia. Until the end of 2011, the Xbox 360 is predicted to total 56.6 million units sold and the PS 3 as many as 59.1 millionunits.

However, the ruling segment remains the Nintendo Wii game console. This product has a total of 75.5 million users. However, the growing popularity of the Wii is projected to decline in 2011 because potential buyers are still waiting for the truth of the issue ofthe possibility of the presence of the next generation.