That’s according to Xbox group product manager Alan Greenberg anyway. In speaking to Gamasutra this week, Greenberg mentioned some stats that fly in the face of a recent NPD report. According to him, the 360 is the only console that outpaced its 2008 sales from January to June, and it did so by 20%.
Greenberg’s view is a bit larger than the NPD report for June, which put video game sales down a whopping 31%. He also said Xbox Live downloads are up 73%. That’s all good news, for Microsoft anyway. But what of the other manufacturers?
Far be it from Greenberg to hold back his comments. He says Sony’s big problem was relying on Blu-Ray to sell consoles, instead of games. Now that they’re back to selling core games, Greenberg thinks the PS3 could start to sell some more units. They need to. Sony’s June sales were nothing if not pathetic.
