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.