Fighting Games Jumping Ship?
I've been playing a bit of Soul Calibur IV recently. Actually, I've decided that I'm going to make every attempt to play SCIV seriously and attend Evo2k. The point of this post however is to point out that recent NPD data has shown that Soul Calibur is moving more units on the 360 than on PS3. It seems that the hardcore audience is probably buying this game mainly on the PS3 but even so. Are we seeing a shift toward X360 for modern fighters? VF5 has a 360 release, Street Fighter 4, and Soul Calibur as well. Personally, I hate the 360 d-pad but I'm willing to invest in a quality stick once I progress for tournament play.
This is all speculation obviously, but as a current 360 owner, I would love for Xbox to become an accepted platform for tournament play. As a developer, I'm against the closed and proprietary nature of Microsoft even though they make a superior console experience. The advantages that the PS3 offers in the openess of their platform and the available technology (PSP and Blu-Ray especially) make the PS3 a system I'd actually consider making games for.
Source: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080815-sony-rising-ps3-opens-up-lead-on-xbox-360-in-july.html