Here’s a selection of some of the top games expected out in time for the holidays this year: “The exclusives for 360 look a little bit better," says Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities. Meanwhile, Halo 3, the latest version of Microsoft’s outer-space shooting game, will only be playable on the Xbox 360. What’s more, the makers of the game have said they’re working on Grand Theft Auto IV “episodes"-small, new chunks of games-that will only be available for purchase and downloading to the Xbox 360. With the new Grand Theft Auto IV, though, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions will be out on the same day, 16 October. For instance, previous editions of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s Grand Theft Auto-the racy, controversial urban adventure game that allows players to create mayhem on city streets-came out first for Sony’s console, boosting sales of the system. With this generation of games hardware, Sony no longer has some of the exclusive games that helped it win about 70% of the console market with its earlier PlayStation 2. So far, Microsoft’s head start has helped it win the lead in the market, with 5.6 million Xbox 360s sold in the US since its debut, compared to 2.8 million Wiis and 1.4 million PlayStation 3s, according to NPD Group Inc.
There’s been a better selection of titles for Xbox 360, which came out a year earlier than the PS3, but the Microsoft console still needs more hits to put it into the mainstream. Sales of PlayStation 3 have been lacklustre due to its high price and thin line-up of games since the console came out late last year. The appeal of these games will be key to helping Sony and Microsoft turn a profit from their money-losing game consoles.
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