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PS3 has outsold Xbox 360 in Europe News
PlayStation 3 News by Ellie Gibson
SCEE boss David Reeves has told the audience at the PlayStation Day conference that Sony is beating Microsoft in the console battle - in Europe, at least.
"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 PS3 consoles have now been shifted in Europe, according to Reeves. "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.
Referring to Xbox 360, Reeves said Sony's machine has been outselling its closest competitor since October 2007, despite the latest price cut. He offered no comment on sales of the Wii.
Reeves also said 12 million PSP handhelds and 48 million PS2s have been sold in Europe. He added, "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."
Other stats revealed at the event included the fact that 3.2 million gamers have now registered on PlayStation Network, and more than 57 million items of content have been downloaded from the PlayStation Store.
Sales of EyeToy games have now reached 6.7 million, while for Buzz! the figure is 6 million and for SingStar it's 12 million. On average, each SingStar PS3 owner has paid for and downloaded six additional songs.
Reeves said new global hardware sales figures will be revealed in Tokyo next week. He reiterated that by the end of 2007 more than 10.5 million PS3s, 34 million PSPs and 127 million PS2s had been sold around the world.
So what's helped PS3 reach the 5 million mark in Europe? It's all about "the quality of the software", reckons Reeves. "And now with exclusive titles such as Haze, LBP, Resistance, MotorStorm, customers are buying into PS3 as the ultimate gaming system."
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Vice.Destroyer
06/05/08 @ 17:29
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Erm, and so it begins. Playstation has found a new home at the top of the tree in Europe. Congratulations. Let's hope that 360 fights back.
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I,m glad europe is making the right decision, there is absolutely no reason to pay for online gaming.....ever.
Never accept less than what you deserve, until Microsoft stop charging for online gaming, europe should really boycot them. Edit:missing word
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MrChallacombe
06/05/08 @ 17:34
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Quality of the software!!
Both Motorstorm and resistance are good at best - hardly system sellers LBP and Haze aren't even out yet. Most of the big games of the last year were either on 360 or both. PS3 is probably selling well due to being a cheap high-quality blu-ray player. Can't be the games (note to self - why did i buy one in january?) |
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CitizenGeek
06/05/08 @ 17:34
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My loyalties lie firmly with the PlayStation brand (for various reasons) so this news is great! :D
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GamesConnoisseur
06/05/08 @ 17:36
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Good news for SCEE, is it that much of a good news for European PS3 fans/owners? Just look at the other PS3 news today in EG regarding the MSG4 PS3 pack. Look at the difference what is available for US and Europe, the inclusion of DualShock 3 or SixAxis, that say much about how easy Europe is to win for Sony. We must be so easy for them not to consider more thoughtfully how to add value as available for our dear cousins across the pond.
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Inquisitor
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06/05/08 @ 17:49
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Ironic that Europe loves a brand that treated them so badly in the past.
At least Microsoft treat us as almost an equal with the states, with Sony we're simply the continent who are there to take a raping and, from these sales figures, happy to do so. |
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wewillselfdestruct
06/05/08 @ 17:57
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@ Inquisitor
"At least Microsoft treat us as almost an equal with the states" That's true - they sell us the same defective hardware they sell everybody else ;) But more pertinently - he talks about platform exclusives and mentions Haze but not MSG4? If either of those titles were to go multiformat down the road, the smart money would be on Haze. Ubi aren't known for their platform exclusives. So could this be a clear indication that MGS4 will be coming to 360 at some point? Probably not, but it's always fun to perpetuate a rumour.
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"As long my PS3 doesn't break and the AAA titles keep coming I don't find any reason to complain as that's exactly what I want from a gaming console."
For me the decision was easy.. All the games i wanted to play on 360 are out on the ps3 as well. But the ps3 has more EXCLUSIVES (that i cant play elsewhere) that i want to play. Added to which the blue ray drive and the hardware reliability and it was an easy choice. |
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wewillselfdestruct
06/05/08 @ 18:06
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Dear mem,
Please accept these as gifts from me to you: . , ! ? Use accordingly. Kind regards, WWSD PS Also is your Caps Lock key broken? |
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"it hasnt though really has it? it's been out for 3 years and has only hit 20 milion.. That's not much better than the original xbox."
That's an interesting point Smelly. It didn't occure to me before that in the same space of time as the original Xbox MS seem to have shifted less units. It makes more sense now why Sony keep referencing PS2 sales figures when talking about PS3 penetration rates. Their benchmark is their own figure with good reason... it's PS2. |
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@StixxUK
I know one person with xbox360(i've heard that he has it, did not see it dough), and around 10 to 15 ppl with ps3. I live in Serbia, and when you say console here, you either thing of Sega(mega drive 2) or playstation. its just like that, ppl asociate console with those words, and only acept playstation. |
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If these figures are correct then the 360 really is doomed.
The PS3 has had no AAA titles, it's been reasonably expensive (you can argue a same 360 would cost the same but Joe Bloggs perception has been that it's expensive), Cross platform games have mostly been less than equal 360 ports, BC removed, second rate yet free on-line, no rumble and in my opinion the sixaxis/dual shock controller is and has always been a poor controller. And yet it sells by the bucket load. This can't just be for Blu-ray surely. When the games do, hopefully, arrive it's going to be a monster! |
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"@ Madlax
Give it a rest already, you say the same thing over and over and it's beyond boring. Just because you believe one thing doesn't mean others should." Calm down MIke, i,m not pulling a gun over your head to agree with me....this is simply what i believe. And to be honest with you, the reason i hate Microsoft is not the gaming devision, its Windows. ;) |
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TagemandBagem
06/05/08 @ 18:25
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"Ironic that Europe loves a brand that treated them so badly in the past."
'Your problem Bret, is the kind of girls you go for. You're attracted to bastards. Bastard girls.' |
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@ swam
"Early indications are that the Ps3 has benefited more from GTAIV than the 360 as a platform, even though the larger install base of the 360 saw it sell around 80% more units in the US." PS3 sales apparently "grew" by 127% over the first week of GTA IV's release and the 360's hardware sales grew by 125%, so not much of a difference. Not nearly as much as I had expected, anyway. 360 version of GTA sold about 100k more copies. This is in the UK only, of course. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/30468/360-outs... So it looks like this generation will end up with the Wii, of course, taking all territories while the PS3 takes Europe and the 360 takes the US. Before you counter the US claim, know that the PS3 would have to outsell the 360 by 100k a month for the next 4 or 5 years to overtake it. |
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Most people I know have a Xbox360, and my friend often points out how rubbish the PS3 is. I still want to replace my own 360 with a PS3 though, don't ask me why, possibly its the PSP-PS3 compatability, perhaps its the prospect of PlayTV, LBP or Resistance 2. I just want one.
I'm not really suprised about Sony beating Microsoft in Europe, Microsoft is only a real dominant force in the US from what it would seem. |
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GrandpaUlrira
06/05/08 @ 18:31
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So part of the boast is about how the PS3 has sold about the same as the PS2 but costs 'significantly' more? Awesome. Awesome to the Max.
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hula hoops
06/05/08 @ 18:36
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That article should actually read:
"The PS3 is winning in Europe even though we have shafted the european gamers by waiting for the console a year after the Japanese and a few good months after the Americans. We, Sony Entertainment, are proud to be once again the preferred console maker of these fools". The End. |
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schoozzzmmii
06/05/08 @ 18:51
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I was a big fan of the original Xbox and have been loving the 360 since it was released. But recently i've been thoroughly screwed by Microsoft customer services. When the wireless racing wheel got recalled I sent mine back as per instructions. After six or seven calls to customer support over a period of a few months and with them telling me each time to be patient on the repair, finally a threat of court action caused them to say they'd never received it and that it must have been the fault of the courier. They have since been quite happy to see me out of pocket by 70 quid.
After the way they've treated me I'm pretty much rejoicing in this news and am planning on getting a PS3 as soon as little big planet is released. The only thing that has me hanging on to my 360 is RezHD and Ikaruga which I really don't want to lose. |
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Well I hope those these new PS3 owners feel better about their purchase than I do. I bought one at launch (the hype got me) and i'm totally underwhelmed. Most people I know have a 360 and take the piss out of me for spending so much on one (I evently bought I 360 too). 'Quality of the software' - complete bollox! Come on Sony, justify my purchase!
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CitizenGeek
06/05/08 @ 18:55
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Considering most people branded the PS3 a failure after the first two months, this news really flies in the face of those doomsayers.
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pollster, Justify your purchase? Go and buy some games, man. Oblivion, Burnout, Warhawk, Resistance, Motorstorm, Uncharted, GTA, Tekken, Super Stardust, Everyday Shooter, Gripshift, flow and CoD4. Then look at the games coming this year. What more justification do you need? If you're not happy then get rid, but stop spouting uninformed bull.
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While the PS3 may have out sold the X360 in Europe, I suspect that the X360 has sold more in the UK. We seem to be more similar market to the US than mainland europe.
Also, claiming dominance through the quality of their games and then naming games not yet released, betrays the argtument slightly. To be honest, I'm a little mystified at the PS3's success, I have no real desire to get one - it's exclusives don't really appeal to me. That said, if I didn't have an X360 and was contemplating the purcahse now, BluRay would be a powerful lure. |
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byron_hinson
06/05/08 @ 18:58
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I still find it funny that people are surprised by this - the PS3 has been outselling the 360 over here for months so how is it a surprise that it has managed to overtake the overall sales of the 360 in a shorter timeframe? People state they have been screwed over by Sony in the past which I agree with, yet MS had been selling everyone faulty 360's that they knew were problematic and that's just as bad if not worse in my view.
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