PS3 Outsells Xbox 360 In Europe

PS3 Outsells Xbox 360 In Europe

Sony has sold five million PS3s in Europe, more than the Xbox, although its $600 price tag is almost double its competition – but it’s still lagging behind the Wii.

Sony is claiming victory – at least in Europe. There, with five million PS3 consoles sold – the cheapest goingfor $600 – it’s outsold its rival, the Xbox 360.   Speaking at a European Playstation event, Sony’s David Reeves claimed,   "Wehave been consistently outselling our closest competitor since October 2007, even with the latest price point," a reference to Microsoft lowering theprice of its console in March. He also noted that the Xbox 360 had been rolled out 16 months before the PS3.   Of course, what he didn’t mention, and didn’t have to, really, is that,when it comes to consoles, the Wii is far ahead of them both.   Reeves had other encouraging figures, too, saying that 48 million PS2s had been sold across thecontinent, along with 12 million handheld PSPs.   All this comes after a tough first year for the PS3, with games that didn’t impress and a number of out-of-stock problems for thosewanting to buy the unit. Analysts have predicted that the PS3 could overtake the Xbox 360 in America – but it’ll take two or three years.

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  1. gordon at 7:22am 17th September 2008 dont get too ahead of yourself - the ps3 actually is super expensive to develop for and the wii is a lot more next gen than you might think , it may also come as a surprise to you that the ps3 may have UNSEEN troubles that you may not know about.
  2. James at 11:53am 8th May 2008 Any idea what the U.S. PS3 sales numbers are? I bet they are catching up to the Xbox 360.

    The Wii is considered Next-Gen because it's a new console, its not about the technology, so don't look at it that way.
  3. rob at 9:02am 8th May 2008 It annoys me how the Wii gets classed as a next-gen console. It's motion sensor technology has been around for at least a decade, if not more, and by no other criteria does it meet the standards of a next-gen console. If anything it should be more on a par with the PS2. I don't hate the Wii, or love the PS3, I just don't think it's fair to compare the sales of the two proper next gen consoles, to one that has pretty much no next gen credentials. I think the prices are an obvious indication of this.
  4. superdynamite at 8:50am 7th May 2008 The takeover has begun.

    PS3 rules. Don't fight it, embrace it!
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