Xbox 360 Gets Slapped In Europe
Remember how the Xbox 360 outsold the PlayStation 3 five to one for the month of September? Not so in Europe. Sales ending the week of October 21st show the Xbox 360 being outsold by nearly every system except the GameBoy Advance. If that weren't enough, the PS3 outsold the 360 two to one. Here are the figures from VGChartz:
- DS: 171,260
- Wii: 70,322
- PS3: 64,087
- PS2: 57,152
- PSP: 54,449
- 360: 37,303
- GBA: 22,861
- Total: 456,859
I am a bullet pointin' fool tonight! The PS3's spike in sales is no doubt due to the recent price drops in Europe. The continent "which saw the launch of a cut-down 40GB PS3 for £299 and the 60GB model slashed to £349, has launched PS3 sales to a touch over 64,000 in the same week, falling just 6,000 sales short of Wii. " As you can see, however, the DS is still the king of that castle. Good job, Sony! Now get us some good games, not more PS3 SKUs.
Euro PS3 sales spank 360 2-to-1 [CVG]
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Super Timsy
Posted to Video Games on 24 October 2007
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It's actually not the price which is A-OK considering that there has always been a mark-up for the euro market. Censorship is what wrecks all the fun in Germany, with dead rising (not a big fan, actually) and GoW not getting a rating and thus not being promoted or even released here and we're still waiting for Halo 3, too. How do you sell a system without system sellers like these?
It would be interesting to see how that price drop will translate in the North American market, because the XBOX360 outsold the PS3 by almost 6 to 1 on that same week in North America.
Even though I’m extremely tempted by the price drop, due to the lack of games (at least games that I find appealing) available for the PS3 I think I’m going to wait for next year to get one.
2,2861? ;)
Thanks for noticing that, Mr. Big. That's exactly how it is from the site I got the information from.
The PS3 is at a very attractive price right now - and this is for the 60GB version! 349 pounds if Im not mistaken. Shame about the games which is why I'm holding back, but it is a very cheap Blurray player!