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Modern Warfare 2: Gamers will favor PS3 version – Analysts

Modern Warfare 2: Gamers will favor PS3 version – Analysts

By: Alan Ng | November 5, 2009 | 37 Comments

Well heres a story that is sure to get your juices flowing. A new study from analysts has concluded that gamers will favor the PS3 version over the Xbox 360 version of upcoming shooter Modern Warfare 2.

That’s according to this MCV report, who have quoted a new study from analyst firm OTX. Apparently, Modern Warfare 2 isn’t the only multiplatform game which the PS3 version is coming out on top, as the report also reveals that gamers are also favoring the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed II.

This is quite interesting as we can recall that after the first Modern Warfare came out, it was the Xbox 360 version that emerged on top in sales, so if the report is true, it is definitely a surprising turnaround.

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  • Slippy Sloppy

    Due to M$ and $ony’s recent pricing structures, the PS3 is coming out on top for me as best value for money, after long favouring the 360 but this has to be complete bull. Most people will be buying MW2 because of the online play and for Live.

    I don’t know where these analysts get their figures from, it can only be $ony.

  • Del Boy

    I can smell a cow, no wait it is BS that I smell.

  • Andrew

    Who ever wrote this artical should be fired. 1st of all their arent enough people who own a ps3 2 even compete with the sale the 360 version will bring. Next according to pre-order numbers the 360 is doing MUCH better than the PS3. Plz fire this writer and hire someone who know something about the gaming industry. Just 1 last thing this is 1st and foremost and multiplayer game, and XBOX LIVE runs circles around the horrible lag and terrible players that fill up ps3 servers.

  • Nowell

    Wowwww what kind of dumm ****** ***** wrote this. who would want to play mw2 on psn rather the xbl live. Even though they already pireted the xbox version of the game the 360 version is going to out sell the ps3 version by large numbers is common sense seriously they should highly consider firing the ***** idiot that wrote this bull. btw im not a ms fan boy i own both and i have both version of cod4 i never even finished the campain on the ps3 i realy couldent get into it my ps3 is only good for exclusive games wile my xbox360 takes cares of exclusive and multi platform games.

  • Georgestark

    Hang on “gamer” and console noobs in the same sentance.

    Real Gamers are PC users not Xboxed auto aim kids.

  • Franko

    Yep, this article is Bogus. I seen some preorder number estimates and the 360′s are about double what ps3 has. I have both consoles as well and the competition and quality of players seem to be better on XBL, I take more pride my posistive KD ratio in CoD4 on the 360 than I do for the ps3 version. CoD is mainly bought for online play, I’d say about 70 to 85 percent of the people buy it only for online multiplayer; I am. I think in the end the 360 will have more purchases than ps3 version. This is evident by the number of increasing ps3′s sold since the price drop but the software only had 2 games in the top 10 in sales with about half million games sold total, according to NPD figures for september. The 360 had 5 spots in that same top 10, and 4 of the top 5. So, yea…I think this article is BS. Makes you think that the fine folks at OTX are Sony fanboys.

  • Mohsin

    Ok these analysts are definitely Sony fanboys but all of your replying are obviously MS fanboys, PSN isn’t bad, there is relatively no lag and the players are more adult than the kiddies screaming on XBL. To the obvious fanboy that has “both consoles” why would you buy the same game for both consoles? That just gave away your lie. 360 dominates PS3 install base in NA and that’s where most of the MW2 sales will be made. 2:1 install base in NA equates to a roughly 2:1 win for the 360 simple as that. JAP won’t factor in this equation and EU install bases are roughly the same.

  • talha

    haha ohh yee ps3 babe thtats what im talkin about made my day happy cum on sony

  • Bill

    u guys are retarded psn is pretty much as good as live now were even getting crosschat u stupid xbox fanboys.yah thats not all assasins creed 2 has more preorders for ps3 to, so owned and dont blame the guy who wrote it maybe theres another side of the story so shutup.ps3 has been proven a better console, game developers have said so,they no it,u no it,i no it and i own both consoles,and everybody else knows it.

  • mike

    AND U KNOW IT PS3 RULES,END OF THE RUBBISH 360 HAD ITS RUN NOW THE PS3 IS A ROUND THE SAME PRICE, ALL U 360 OWNERS WATCH OUT PS3 IS CATCHING UP & WILL OVER TAKE FAST!!!!
    HAHA LONG LIVE THE PS3!!!

  • Franko

    If you are referring to me, I have them on both systems becuase at the time we only had 1 xbox 360 in the house and I wanted a bluray player and my own game system, so I bought a ps3 and Cod 4 was free with purchase. My son didn’t like the ps3 controller but he like CoD 4, hence is why we bought CoD 4 for 360. THATS why I have it on both!!! I liked XBL better than PSN so I bought my own 360. We have 2 360s and 1 ps3(40gb) that collects dust. XBL gtag= Karnage XL, PSN ID= Justafett. Look me up if you want.

  • yomama

    As of right now, the 360 is in the lead in MW2. In the long run(maybe next year to 2011) the PS3 will be dominant of the 360. PS3s are selling fast, and 360 does not have a huge lead. It just shows you that PS3s are in high demand more than 360, and the only thing that was holding it down was the price tag. The only thing we need is God of War III and it will take the lead(Americans love God of War). PS3s are pretty much over 360 everywhere except North America. Almost in lead again in Europe. My prediction is that the sales will eventually even out. COD4 was basically even with the consoles. 360 had little over a million lead over the PS3 version, and that was 2007-2008.

  • Blaise

    PC gaming is for grandparents and fat slob WoW players.
    Get with the times gramps.

  • Blaise

    The only reason you don’t hear the “kiddies screaming” on PSN is because only %10 of players ACTUALLY USE HEADSETS.
    Get into a REAL online community and maybe you’ll understand.
    I will own this game for 360 and rent it for PS3 (yes, I also own both). I’ll rent it on PS3 just to play with the 1/100th of my online gaming friends who were stupid enough to get a PS3 instead of an XBox.

  • Devon

    Excuse me? What developer that has made a game on both systems has admitted the PS3 is a better console? They HAVE admitted that is is MUCH easier to make games on the 360 and BTW its MUCH more profitable. And check your numbers PS3 fails at pretty much everything.. its just a bluray player that happens to play games.

  • Roy

    If somebody I know happens to study psychology, I would recommend to make Xbox360 fanboyism his thesis, then perhaps we’ll have a better understanding why one would heavily defend the platform he has. Be open, folks, both consoles have their own merits. PS3 has Blu-Ray and its exclusives, as well as 360 with its most comfortable controller and its own share of exclusives. If you can only afford one, stick with it and don’t bash the other because the 360 or PS3 is the only you can have. Maybe there is truth to the article, and it’s probably due to what’s called a “shift of market forces”. Sony might become the more dominant console later, but maybe not. It depends on how Microsoft or Sony chomp at each other for you $$$.

  • http://hotmail.com snuff05

    xbox fanboys are idiots ps3 will not take over in sales xbox will have project natal and what do ps3 get…. a ******* stupid wand thing fail just a sh*tty rip of wii you ps3 fanboy bell*nds

  • MArio

    if ur ps3 is collecting dust then send it to me dumbass. PLus 360 which i have is hella expensive. the dam wii has wifi come on now.. And xbox live is the same ****. the only tight **** is cross game chat.

  • Mjolnir

    The REAL online community is PC its what started Multiplayer and it will always hold the multiplayer title if you look at numbers of specs (if you can understand them) every console has always been behind PC’s and soon Consoles will be nothing its a simplified PC and its running out of simplifications

  • Ryan

    This defending of consoles is stupid. I don’t understand why these owners diss something just because they don’t have it. I have both 360 and PS3 and find they both have great points. I bought the 360 purely because a lot more of it’s titles are 1080p and for the exclusives, but the PS3 is awesome because I don’t have to pay to play games online, so my copy of MW2 will definitely be for that.

  • illw1ll

    listen to u xbox heads…ur all in denial,MS rapes u every which way possible n u take it with a smile,c’mon who cares that the developers says the xbox is easier to workwith ,they also said the ps3 is more capable,so get over it,yea they do a lil better in sales,but every1 knows thats its a popularity contest,n for some reason ppl want xbox,because if ppl bought consoles just based on facts,stats,specs and more bang for your buck playstation wins hands down in every category,face it xbox is obsolete

  • joke

    whoevr wrote this obviously didnt read that 360 version has sold 65 to 35 percent over ps3…sony fanboy with nothing 2 back it up

  • Franko

    Well, I do watch blurays on my ps3. And as far as wifi goes, that doesn’t matter to me, wired connection is always better than wireless and I dont use it. My ps3 has a wired connection and it has built in wifi. And XBL is not the same as PSN. That functionality is better on XBL and smother, its laid better. The damn PSN in store has to load up on your screen, its not instant. Plus, with XBL you can see exactly what your friends are doing. It doesnt just say your friends ID and “Call of Duty 4″ like PSN does. With XBL it says “playing Call of Duty 4: team death match on Vacant” It even lets you know if they are joinable or not. You dont see that on PSN. You can just send blind invites and pester your friends. lol. Like I said XBL functionality is alot better.

  • illw1ll

    N THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW DUMB U XBOX HEADS R…”yea they do a lil better in sales,but every1 knows thats its a popularity contest,n for some reason ppl want xbox,because if ppl bought consoles just based on facts,stats,specs and more bang for your buck playstation wins hands down in every category”,ITS SIMPLE NUMBER CRUNCHING…,MORE XBOX’S MORE XBOX GAME SALES DUMMY,BUT THATLL ALL CHANGE WITH PS3 SALES DOUBLING AND MS SALES DWINDLING,OH YEA N XBOX CAME OUT 1 FULL YEAR BE4 PS3

    FYI:PS3 HDD IS CHANGABLE,XBOX U CAN ONLY PUT ON A HDD THEY PROVIDE

    OUR NET IS FREE,U GOTTA PAY 50 A YEAR

    PS3′S R WIRELESS,XBOX WIFI ADAPTER IS $100

    OUR CONTROLLERS R RECHARGABLE,XBOX CHARGE PACTS LIKE ANOTHER $40

    WE GET BLU-RAY U HAD 2 PAY $200 FOR A HDDVD?

    C,MON FACE U GUYS ALL GOT PLAYED NOW TAKE IT LIKE A MAN N GET A PS3…I HAD A XBOX ELITE N I SOLD IT THAT SAME MONTH,XBOX HAS NOTHIN ON PS,WHY R U GUYS SO BLINDED

  • Codename 76

    These so called analysts are totally brain dead. I have a both and XBOX360 and PS3. I will be buying it for the XBOX 360. XBL have much larger and fervent multiplayer base.

  • rogo

    YAYEH!!! oh n btw xbox live is the same as psn, actually, i get less lag on ps3 exclusives (killzone 2 , R2 n Uncharted 2) then the 360 exclusives (GoW LOL fails ass, ps3 wins and will fly past 360. end of story ps3 wins 360 fagboys. PS3 FTW

  • John

    I’m really sick of these insane console fans spewing venom at the console that they don’t have. Both consoles are great. I personally dislike the PS3 controller for FPS’s but love it for sports games. So I’ll be buying COD on the xbox. If you prefer the ps3 for fps’s then get the game for that system. Noone needs to angrily justify their like of a system. It’s the same game either way, and either way there will be plenty of people online to compete with.

  • PlayingwithFirex

    It saddens me to see all the little kiddies screaming on hear, more like sickens me actually. If you read the article the reporter never says the PS3 version’s sales will top the 360 version’s. But what he does say is that gamers will favor the PS3 version.

    Possibly hinting at PS3 version exclusive features?

    Or maybe the PS3 version is slightly graphically superior?

    We already know the reason Assassin’s Creed II for the PS3 is favored by Gamers is because of the exclusive connectivity of Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines for the PSP.

    Remember this is not coming from me but clearly from the article and the article says its coming from an MCV report.

    Flame on! lol

  • PlayingwithFirex

    lol I spelled here wrong my bad.

  • Martin

    yea… your not a fanboy lol…

  • Warren

    Haha, you’re such a clown!
    Go play Halo you scrub.

  • Warren

    PC gaming is legit man.
    I have a lot of respect for PC gamers.
    Not specifically ones playing WOW.

    I bet you’re a fat slob Blaise.

  • Bob

    Why do we pay?
    We pay for quality, and for a great service…
    You have come up with failed attempts to make playstation “look” better. Face it, the consumer wants the xbox 360. Do you think they would buy it if they didnt like it? secondly, we get what we want from it. You can say its shit all you want. Why do think i havent bought a ps3 if you think its so good? if you were telling me something mazingly better, i would have bought it. I have money, in fact im honest to say i bought another xbox 360 because my other broke. if i wasnt happy with xbox 360, then i would have changed. But guess what? I havent, so please making patheitc excuses and get with the roll…

  • Bob

    But it has not. laughable. My god, another pathetic excuse. You cant even come up with a valid or correct fact to support your point, you un-educated louse.

  • Jay

    The only reason the PS3 version may sell so good is because of the number of people Microsoft banned from Xbox Live. Sure it’s fine to ban the people playing on modified console’s but when they are even banning legitimate unmodified console’s saying they were playing burnt game’s is a little much. I’m read alot of forum’s recently and have noticed ALOT of Xbox 360 owners refusing to purchase another 360 knowing they can be banned for BS at any time so they went and purchased a PS3. Microsoft has brought it on themselves this time around and in my opinion they deserve it. I myself own a PS3, Wii, and 360. I own Modern Warfare 2 on PS3 and 360 and I can honestly say I will spend most of my time on the 360 version just because the game feel’s so much better due to the controller.

  • Georgestark

    Hey Console children, you would not stand a chance agains PC players even with your AutoAim and Kill boxes the size of barn doors.Nothing to do with age, if you are 30+ and use a PC thats Cool. If you over 30+ and use a console you are probably a Nonce.

  • Ben

    loool tbh, who gives a shit about this, u have to be pretty fukin sad to argue with other console users about which console is better. “ahaa ps3 ftw uncharted = OMG xbox sucks we get free online and gears of war is gay. IMAO XBOX is AWESOME live is much better PSN sucks dick laggy servers ROFL ROFL ROFL” JUST FUUUUUUUUUUCK OFF YOU SLAGS