Lifetime PS3 Sales Overtake Xbox 360's in Europe

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The ongoing PlayStation Day conference in Europe has brought about a number of announcements, including word from SCEE’s David Reeves that PlayStation 3 has officially sold more than the Xbox 360 has in Europe, depsite the tremendous head start Microsoft had.
“I am delighted to be able announce today that we have sold more PlayStation 3s throughout Europe than Xbox 360 - even though they launched sixteen months before PS3,” he said. More than 5 million consoles have been sold, according to Reeves. He expressed his excitement that the PS3 had accomplished this feat in a similar time frame that the PS2 did, even with the PS3’s much higher price.
“We are particularly proud of this as it has been achieved in a similar time frame as PlayStation 2 which retailed, if you remember, at a significantly lower price,” he said.
While Reeves pointed to the PS3 outselling the 360 since October 2007 (a period which includes the 360’s latest price cut), he made no mention of the Wii, which we all know has been putting both Sony and Microsoft to shame. So it’s not particularly surprising for that to be the case. He did, however, reveal some other numbers regarding Sony’s other platforms. In Europe, the PSP has sold 12 million units, and the PS2, 48 million. He said, “These numbers are a testament to the strength of the PlayStation brand throughout our region, the ever-increasing number of titles being launched, the rich content on offer and its appeal to different demographics and cultures.”
Things are certainly looking up for Sony in Europe, but with Japan a complete failure for Microsoft, don’t expect to see Microsoft sit idly by.
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[QueenB]

Good for the PS3, I expect the 360 to overtake any minute........now . Nah, the PS3 rocks so its no surprise (yup I just said the PS3 rocks, dont quote me or I'll remove the quote buttons entirely ).

[Bex]

Originally Posted by QueenB

Nah, the PS3 rocks so its no surprise.

Lol...............




Nah, the PS3 is cool but overtake the 360 sales? No way . That actually makes me sad Maybe its cuz Sony have had so many different consoles, people have panicked bought, to make sure they get it before its discontinued. Sony do suck in that way, if i buy another PS3, which I'd hopped to do, I woulda wanted the 60GB one, but, cuz its discontinued, they lost a sale shame more people dont think like that

[FallenSamurai]

About time PS3 out did Xbox in sales.

Well, theres a new 80gb bundle coming out. You can catch that.

[auflame00]

well the ps3 has been catching up incredibly to the 360 in terms of sales and games of course, in Japan the PS3 is the best seller next to the Wii, in America i think only twice in the past year that PS3 sales surpassed 360 sales