Sony takes gloves off: PS3 outsold Xbox 360 in PAL territories 3 to 1
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | By: Daniel
Posted on: January 25, 2008 | 35 Comments
It looks like Sony is taking the gloves off and according to David Reeves (SCEE president, CEO); the Sony PS3 outsold Xbox 360 in PAL territories 3 to 1.
They have said that “2008 will be the year that the PlayStation 3 takes the gloves off and makes a nasty dent in the UK games market”.
Although they are only talking Europe, in December just over a million Sony PlayStation 3’s were sold across all PAL territories and around “20-22% of that figure was sold in the UK alone”.
Do you think Sony will bring out the big guns in 2008?
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It’s not separate to purchase johnny, it on a separate disk. that just means good things for mgs4 cos the game must be massive and oh so detailed. oh
and in regards to the GTA4 episodes downloads, their not exclusive to 360 u just cant download them on the psn. simply because their already on that lovely big blu ray. couldnt fit it on a dvd. check your facts out.
People keep forgetting the 360 has been out longer than the PS3. And only third party games that are multi platform get canceled
You Ps3 fanboys are so…..ghetto. I actually stop reading when I see Microsoft referred to as Microshaft or M$. It was never cute, and it says alot more of your ignorance than anything of Microsoft.
The Metal Gear series is not nearly as relevant as it once was. Look at the decline in sales over its life. Now couple that with a lower install base in the Ps3, and you have a serious dissappointment on your hands.
And using M$, or Microshaft in place of Microsoft was never funny, and speaks volumes more of your ignorance than anything of the company you are attempting to bash.
ps3 is 62 weeks into its life and according to vgcharts has sold at the same rate as the xbox360 62 weeks into its life. in the last 5weeks its sold faster and is actually nearly 1million units more and rising!!
http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php
about 20% of the xbox console sales are due to people buying another one because their original died…i personally know half a dozen people who did that (before microsoft increased the warranty) dont get me wrong , the xbox 360 is an awesome machine too. i have one and a ps3. i enjoy using both of them. just that it gets me when people say that the ps3 is dead when its sold just under 9.4million units - more than the xbox360 (at this point in its life) and rising.
what titles have been cancelled? 2 or 3? and if youre refering to the THQ titles theyve been cancelled from ALL platforms.
who cares about backward compatiblity, ive had a ps3 for nearly a year and not played a single ps2 game. and im sure many other people arent bothered either. if u want to play a ps2 game then stick it in a ps2! if it is a big deal then buy the 60/80gb ps3 version.
over the next few months theres several big exclusive titles on the ps3…and of course Home aswell. The price of the ps3 will gradually come down more and more titles are being released all the time, it can only mean an increase in sales. Warner Bros switching to Blu ray exclusivly will be another factor… end of the day it will be very hard to kill the ps3. sony have deep deep pockets. they kept the very dead minidisc alive for 20 years. theyre certainly goin to do everything they can to keep the ps3 going!
johnnyb - You are talking rubish.
Sony’s install base is 9.43 mln, Micro$oft 16.64 mln (VGchartz). Take it easy, fanboy. Hmm, xboy, I should say. “8″
@johnnyb. According to nexgenwars.com, the 360 has sold just under 17mil and the PS3 just under 8mil. So i would say your a fanboy by bumpbing up 360’s sales by a million and pushing down the PS3’s by two million. Anyway, this year there are barely any good exclusives for the 360.
MGS4 includes online. they are two games bundled together.
saying “xbox’s catalogue of triple A titles that have sold way past 6 million each.” implies each 360 game sold past 6 million. this is not true. only a select few have.
Jesus, MGS 4 is very relevant, more than any of the others, its the exlusive equivelant of halo 3 except its underhyped unlike halo 3 which is an overhyped piece of turd, any cheap ass that cheaped out on a 360 must have cheaped out on their tv and not have a HD one, because i played halo 3 on a 37 inch tv and it looked almost blurry. Also to johhny b, your 18 million user base is probably a bit lower considering the failure rate and everyone having to buy 2 or 3 360’s. If you havent noticed microsoft is feeling the burn right now then you are clearly not looking for faults with the 360 you MS fanboys.
Its a shame 360 was rushed to the market and turned out to be a piece of Sh!t break down console because it could have been so much better.